Ka1yp50 ·Ready Player One·

< Ch@p73r 7w0 >

    Promys sighs in exhaustion as she walks out of the portal. She had quit the Marvel game she was playing at the very last second. She didn't want to be disliked anymore than she already was. She was a Beater, a Beta Tester. No one liked them. Parzival was the exception. Promys stretches her tired limbs as she looks around the hub. People were still walking around, some going from portal to portal. She called those people Jumpers. Jumpers were people who never stayed in the same game for too long or always restarted their progress because they weren't happy with their current stats.

  Promys smiles slightly as she jumps down from the portal and walks towards the OASIS Library. It was one of the first buildings that was built once OASIS was used as the new school system. Only students visited to study or do homework and hardly anyone else went there but Promys loved the place. After all, she learned how to hack and program from this building. Promys walked into the building with a bright smile, ignoring the glares and whispers from everyone around her. She's used to them inside and outside of OASIS. A robot walked up to Promys with a bright smile as he waves.

  "Ka1yp50! I haven't seen you in a while," The robot says, making Promys smile widely at the robot. She puts her hands in her pockets.

  "Busy with beta testing. A lot of good games in the future," Promys says as she looks around the large library. This place always put her in a good mood.

  "You seem tired. You alright?" The robot asks, making Promys chuckle lightly as she smirks. The robot was always worrying over her.

  "Yeah. Just some things in reality stressing me out. Any new books that would interest me?" Promys asks as she looks back at the robot. The robot smiles brightly as he opens a screen in front of him and sends a list of books to Promys's inventory.

  "New programming books. Psychology books as well."

  "Ooh. Haven't had any new programming books in a while. Thanks Murphy!" Promys says as she closes her screen and walks out of the library. She wave dos goodbye at the robot, now named Murphy, and continues walking through the hub as she looks at what she got. Promys avoids bumping into people as she looks at what she has in her inventory. She was about to close her screen when she sees someone video calling her. She smiles at the name. She answers the call, making a screen pop up in front of her. It was Parzival.

  "Parzival! It's been forever! How's it going?" Promys asks excitedly as she stops her walking. Parzival smiles brightly at Promys through the screen and laughs in agreement.

  "It's good. I've missed you a lot," Parzival says, making Promys smile brightly as she blushes in embarrassment.

  "I missed you too. Guessing from where you are right now, your with the rest of High Five?" Promys asks, making Parzival blush lightly in embarrassment at being caught as he smiles sheepishly.

  "What! What makes you say that Ka1yp50?" Parzival asks sheepishly before chuckling nervously. Promys rolls her eyes while smiling in fondness. Parzival smiles back with just as much fondness as he tilts his head.

  "You never call me unless something's happened. Is everything alright?" Promys asks, easily masking the worry in her voice. Ever since their mother died, they both made a deal that they wouldn't call each other unless something happened.

  "No. I was just worried. We don't get to see each other much inside OASIS or in reality," Parzival says, making Promys sigh in relief as she gives him a small smile.

  "The rest of the High Five want to see me, don't they?" Promys asks with a deadpan look, Parzival chuckles nervously as he smiles. Promys immediately got the answer and rolls her eyes.

  "Yeah, but I'm seriously worried about you Pro—I mean Ka1yp50," Parzival says, slipping up with the name, making Promys laugh lightly as she begins walking again. She was about to say something when she feels someone following her. She turns her head to look behind her as she begins walking slightly faster. Parzival notices this and tenses slightly in worry.

  "Ka1yp50, what's wrong? What's happening?" Parzival asks in worry as Promys looks back on the screen.

  "Could you get everyone in a secret chatroom? Send me the IP address and I'll join soon," Promys says before she hangs up. She looks around for the closest portal and almost groans out loud when she sees no portals near her. She almost jumps in surprise when she feels a hand on her shoulder. She turns around to face a man wearing a suit and glasses. The Clark Kent disguise.

  "Who are you?" Promys asks as she rips her shoulder out of the man's grip. She backs up, making the man take a step forward. Promys takes a few more steps back before turning around and running away. She could hear the man sprinting after her. She sighs in relief when she sees a screen pop up in front of her.

Parzival has sent you a chatroom invitation!
Accept                     Decline

    Promys quickly presses accept, feeling her stomach twist in knots when she is immediately transported to the chatroom. Promys stumbles slightly but quickly regains her balance as she breathes heavily in relief.

  "I told you to send me the IP address," Promys states in annoyance as she glares at Parzival. He just rolls his eyes, his arms crossed.

  "You were in trouble," Parzival says, making Promys roll her eyes before glaring at him angrily.

  "If I get motion sick, I'm blaming you," Promys says, making Parzival roll his eyes as he chuckles in amusement.

  "If I get hacked, I'm definitely blaming you," Parzival says, making Promys snort. Promys hugs Parzival tightly before glaring up at him.

  "Next time a big corporation tries to kill you, I'm hacking Parzival," Promys says, making Parzival nod as he just chuckles nervously.

  "I wouldn't go that far," Parzival says, making Promys smile brightly before laughing. Promys hugs Parzival one more time before breaking the hug. She looks around, finally noticing the rest of High Five. She smiles kindly at them while waving.

  "Hello. I doubt Wa—I mean Parzival talked about me. My gamertag's Ka1yp50. I'm this idiot's little sister," Promys introduces herself, making the High Five look at her in complete shock.

  "What?" Art3mis asks in shock and confusion, making Promys and Parzival laugh while smiling sheepishly. Promys sighs in exhaustion when she notices the High Five looking at her then at Parzival for a few minutes.

  "We have a lot to explain don't we?" Promys asks, making Parzival sigh in exhaustion as he nods his head.

  "Yep. They wouldn't leave me alone earlier."

  "Fantastic."

Hey! Sorry I took so long to update! Hope you like the new chapter! It's not as long as the last one but still, I hope it's good! I'm already at 50 views! Isn't that crazy?! I really do hope you like the story. Bai!

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