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"Yeah, can I get a number six without tomatoes and with a large Dr. Pepper?"
"Sure, anything else for you?"
"Not today, thank you!"
"Alright pull around to the first window and we will have your total there."
I took my foot off the brake and slowly creep around the turn to the first window. I am absolutely starving and I need to have some focus and energy for the day.
"That'll be eight fifty eight." I hand the lady my card and wait for my receipt. She hands my card back wrapped in the paper before wishing me a good day. I return with a nod and smile before pulling up to the last window.
"Here you are miss, have a good day!" The man hands me a bag and a large drink. I can already smell the fries and can tell they are fresh.
"Thank you!" I yell back while fumbling with the straw and gas pedal. I needed to hurry back home, they will be waiting for me on discord. I make the green light and speed off towards home.
By the time I pull up to my apartment, my fries are gone and my sandwich is halfway finished. I check the time and realize that I am ten minutes late. I shrug and finish my sandwich before grabbing my drink and walking to the stairs.
I live on the third floor of a quaint apartment complex. It was just a studio apartment, but for someone who's life was just work, sleep, and video games it worked out just fine. I opened the door and could hear people yelling from my headset.
"Yeah yeah, I'm coming." I yell while locking my door and drinking my soda.
"Hurry up!" I can hear the guys yelling. I sipped at my soda loudly, hoping they would hear but doubting it.
"I won't put on the headphones until you guys shut up!" I stand by the headset and wait for them to stop yelling.
"Sorry." I hear one of them call out. I chuckle while sitting down in the overly comfortable chair.
"Alright, hey guys." I say into the microphone. My two monitors are on, one with installing software going and the other with discord.
"Hi!" Badboyhalo chimes at me, then the other three say hi at the same time.
"So, have you guys started planning out the video while I was gone or just yell at my empty apartment?"
"I tried to start planning, but Sapnap decided to yell at you until you answered." Bad said quickly.
"No! I started planning, but then Sapnap did start the yelling." George defended himself.
"George, you agreed with him!" Bad yelled back.
"Yeah, he's right." Dream laughed while George gasped.
"I would never! How dare you think I would stoop so low!"
"What do you mean low!" Sapnap joined the argument leaving me shaking my head and questioning why I was doing this.
"Boys! Focus!" I yell to stop the arguments.
"She's right guys, we need to start planning and installing everything." Dream was catching his breath from laughing at them.
"I already have my headset installed." I chimed in while drinking my soda loudly again. Just to add a little sass.
"Well good for you!" Sapnap sassed back at me.
"Wait, do you not have yours yet?" George asked Sapnap.
"I thought we were doing it now?" Dream at this point was wheezing in laughter again.
"You idiot, we said we would start it up now! not install it." He said between breathes.
"Crap! Hang on!" We could hear Sapnap ripping open a box, again we were all laughing.
"Oh this is fucking chaos already." I wiped away tears.
"Hey!" Bad yelled at me.
"Sorry sorry." I laughed again, how did I forget to watch my language around him.
"Do you have it going now?" Dream asked.
"Yeah it's going."
"Ok, well in the mean time I suppose we can go over what's going on." Dream started the conversation. "This is The new Virtual Realty Headset for PC Gaming. It should run smoother and be more immersive. I was testing it out earlier in Minecraft and I really was in it."
"Like how?" George asked.
"As you have seen, it's just a helmet. You just put it on, lay down somewhere, and BAM you're in the game." Dream exclaimed.
"Wait. Like that one anime?" Bad was confused as well.
"Which one?" Sapnap yelled and laughed.
"Didn't you guys read what you bought?" I asked. "It literally says it on the box and on all the ads."
"Well, yeah but it's still incredible!" I could tell Bad was excited. I rolled my eyes at his dorkiness.
"Well anyways, as soon as we are all ready I set up a small SMP for us to learn the controls and get comfortable." Dream sounded so proud. "It'll also be our first time meeting."
"How?" I asked blindly.
"Well, it'll be our look from our Minecraft avatars. But it'll be more like outfits. It'll be us in it, perfect copies."
"Wait!" George, Sapnap, and I yelled in unison. "Will we see you!!"
"No." Dream laughed. "I have a full mask and my usual green outfit." We all sounded disappointed but understanding.
"Guys, mine is done!" Sapnap yelled in excitement.
"Alright! Let's go!" Bad yelled.
We all jumped up and grabbed our headsets. I went to my couch and laid down while sliding the helmet over my head. I saw a little loading screen but soon enough I felt my body relax and my eyes close.
"Whoa." I suddenly felt myself standing up. I opened my eyes and looked around at the world. It was Minecraft! All around me! I was in the game!
"Oh my god!" This is the coolest thing. We spawned in an open field with a birch forest to my left and the ocean in front of me. To my right I can see a village a ways away. I look down and see that I have my Minecraft skin but in real clothing. Blue Jeans and a black boots fit perfectly along with the dark red flannel with a black undershirt. A black beanie sits on your head to complete your avatar's look.
"Hey! Y/n!" I hear my name behind me and when I turn around I almost scream. There they are. I see all four of them standing a little distances away.
"Guys!" I yell and run over. The first one I see is Dream. He has bright green pants with white tennis shoes on. A matching green hoodie with the famous white smiling mask to cover his face. I run up to Sapnap first since he is already hugging everyone. I run into his open arms and hug him back. He has on his white t shirt with a flame on the front and black sleeves under it. He has on the black pants and shoes. When I pull away I can see the wind tossing the back of his hand band. Bad behind me is yelling at Dream and hugging him. I turn around and hug George, I feel his white glasses move when I hug him tighter.
Bad taps my shoulder and I turn to hug him next. His hood falls over my head, I can hear the other guys laughing and talking.
When we finally break apart and relax I get a full look around at everyone. George had his blue shirt with a red rectangle in it, Bad has the full red and black hoodie with the brown weapon belt going over his shoulder. Dream looks over at me but we just smile.
"Alright! Now that that's done, are we ready to check this out and get a feel for the game?" Dream yells. We all yell in agreement and race to the forest to get wood. I actually turn back and run to the village.
"Where are you going!" I hear Bad yell after me.
"Don't worry about it!" I yell and jump up the small hill to the village. I pass by random chickens and sheep that greet me with their calls. I notice that I'm not running out of breath or getting tired.
"You guys are missing out!" I yell back at them, but I don't hear a response. "Guys?" I stopped running and looked back towards spawn. I could see Dream cutting down a tree and George laughing. "Must be proximity voice, just like real life." I laughed then darted back towards the village. I slowed down my run when I got to the path and walked past the villagers. They looked, moved, and sounded the same as if i was playing on my computer. I saw some hay bales and started breaking them to make bread. I also saw a blacksmith building and ran inside. In the chest, there was a few diamonds, some iron armor, and an iron axe.
"Jackpot." I laugh and head back to the guys.
As I get closer I can start to hear their conversation. I open my inventory and click on the armor and axe. I feel a shift in weight and look down and see the iron chest plate and pants. A helmet fits snug on my head as I grab my axe and walk towards the guys. They have a crafting table set up and while a few of them continue chopping down trees.
"Hey! Why did you run off OH MY GOD." I heard Bad yell. The other guys looked up and ran over.
"There's a village right over that hill, I saw it when I spawned in."
"Was their anything else?"
"I have hay bales that can be made into bread, and some diamonds." Dream gasped and Sapnap punched at the air in delight.
"Nice, I know we're not playing the game officially but still that's awesome to find!" Sapnap hit my shoulder with a smile.
"Thanks Sapnap." He smiled while I handed George the hay and diamonds to be crafted into bread and a pickaxe.
"So, how do you guys feel about playing the game like this?" Dream asked.
"I love this!" I said happily.
"Agreed!" Bad laughed.
"This will be interesting." George smiled.
"Yeah, Manhunt is going to be intense." Sapnap rubbed his hands together in an evil way.
"Great! That is what I was thinking of doing first. We could do it with a twist though."
"Like what?" George asked.
"What if we did two speedrunners and three hunters?"
"So two against three?"
"Yeah, same rules though. Even though there is two of us, if one of us dies that's it for that person." Dream explained.
"Ah I see." Bad said.
"So who wants to be the hunters and who wants to be the speedrunners?" Dream asked while pulling apart some bread.
"Well, we make a pretty good team." Bad said while pointing at George and Sapnap. "Well, for the most part."
"You two could be fun to hunt." Sapnap said darkly. I grimaced at him while Dream shook his head.
"Does that sound alright, Y/n?" Dream asked.
"Yeah that could be fun." I smiled at the group.
"Alright, well we can do some practice on our own for a week and get back together to plan out when to do the video."
"Sounds good Dream." We all say to him. I smile up at Dream before waving to the guys.
"Nice to finally meet you all."
"Yeah! We have all been friends for so long that I forgot about us meeting for the first time!" Bad said while hugging Sapnap again.
"Yeah, this is super cool!" We all shared a laugh before Dream waved and vanished. I waved bye to the other guys and tapped the power button in my inventory before the world turned dark.
I lifted my arms and took the helmet off. I look back towards my computer and see that it's only been thirty minutes.
"Well, now to get good enough to help Dream win Manhunt in just one week. Not to bad right?"