SVirt+ (Not your average game)

[Ario]

Welcome to SVirt+.
This may seem like a sburb adventure with a different name, but it isn't.
The adventure is called SVirt+ to distinguish the game from the adventure, which are two separate things.
All will be revealed in due time.
Also, this will mostly be text-based with some images here and there, mostly at key points and when introducing new characters.
Now let's start it.
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A mid-aged teen sits in the basement of his uncle's game store, finishing a boss fight on Final Fantasy 6, even though the cartridge says Final Fantasy 3. It may not be his birthday, nor will it be for quite some time, but he remined himself that today is the day that his pre-ordered game, SVIRT+, comes in today! now, if we could just grab his attention... He is very good at turn based RPG games, and he usually 100% completes them when given the time.



Oh! it seems he's done and saved his progress. Now, what is his name? He would tell you if he wanted to, but he knows in almost every classic RPG, you can name your characters even though a default is given.

(Well ok, I've decided on names for all of the characters, but you guys can suggest silly ones!)

[wlzrobert]

douchebag mechgee

go to store, try to get Svirt, end up being sold out, get skyrim, and 100% it.

[Ario]

> Douchebag Mechgee
You're pretty damn sure this isn't your name. Try again, dipshit.
> Quilace Insanus
There it is.

Your name is Quilace Insanus, and you are INSANE. This has no relation to your last name however, because you only claim to be insane when in fact you can do many things at once and not lose track. You are a huge RPG fan, mostly of the turn based game kind AND the explosive kind. Your other interests include MUSIC, GAMES (of other genres), MOVIES, and MUSIC. You are known online as insaneMusician and you have very In+eres+Ing way of +ypIng. You also use dual swords to keep your hand-eye coordination in check while in the bad parts of town and against rowdy customers, and you have a music tune captchalogue deck.

>Go upstairs to get SVirt+
You go upstairs and see a shipment has come in, and in it is a smaller box labeled 'SVirt+ beta'
This is it!
You store it on a card with the song of time.
> Also get Skyrim
That game isn't out yet, unfortunately for you. You never signed up for the beta of that. Oh well. Not like you won't ever get to play it...

>What now?

[Doomtoast]

>Discover that the box is empty; Search for an explanation at once!

[Ario]

> Look in the box
You look in the box...
And find only one of the two discs!
You know that there's two discs...
You bet your uncle hid it.
==>
But it looks like someone is pestering you, so you may have to leave it for later!
Oh hey, it's Kwardos!

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-- wordySwordsman [WS] began pestering insaneMusician [IM] at 21:57 --
WS: []--]so-dude>
WS: []--]you-get-SVirt-yet>
IM: only one of +he dIscs, man.
WS: []--]which-one-DID-you-get>
IM: +he clIen+
WS: []--]you-mean-client>
IM: you should know my +ypIng s+yle by now.
WS: []--]good-point>
WS: []--]so-anyway>
WS: []--]you-have-the-client>
WS: []--]and-i-have-the-server>
WS: []--]do-you-want-me-to-run-it>
WS: []--]or-should-i-wait-until-you-obtain-the-server>
IM: woah, bIg sword.
IM: I'm fIne wI+h runnIng I+ now man.
WS: []--]hold-up>
WS: []--]fel's-trolling-me>
WS: []--]maybe-i-should-deal-with-her-first>
IM: you should
IM: you're her... wha+ was I+ agaIn??? +he one you saId was assocIa+ed wI+h a dIamond.
WS: []--]Moirail>
IM: rIgh+.
IM: you saId you became +ha+ sInce you're +he fIrs+ person +o learn abou+ her eye and NOT make fun of her.
IM: and +hen you became a bI+ more +hen frIends, bu+ no+ enough +o be lovers.
WS: []--]7-FUCKING-SWEEPS>
IM: uh.. +ha+'s abou+ 15 on ear+h... yeah +ha+ would be awkward, huh???
WS: []--]NO-SHIT>
IM: man, +roll romance Is wIerd...
WS: []--]yes>
WS: []--]but-we-trolls-have-to-learn-about-your-romance-too>
WS: []--]since-we-live-in-the-same-universe-thanks-to-what-happened-eons-ago>
IM: ear+h eons or al+ernIan eons???
WS: []--]either-or>
WS: []--]nobody-kept-track-of-the-date>
IM: so, I should le+ you +alk +o fel now, huh???
WS: []--]yes>
WS: []--]you-should>
IM: alrIgh+, ge+ back +o me when you're ready, I'll be lookIng for +ha+ server copy.
WS: []--]right>
-- wordySwordsman [WS] ceased pestering insaneMusician [IM] at 22:05 --

Well, looks like he had something to do.
And you have some free time to look for that server!
Where should you look first?
Storage room, the store, upstairs, or your room AKA the basement?

Ario's note:

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This will hopefully be an infrequent thing, the whole 'arios note' idea.
anwyay, if you don't like the idea of the trolls and the humans being in the same universe and being friends... well...
tough cookies. I think hussie pretty much already did that anyway, but for my story, there will be 3 trolls and 3 humans playing the game as players.
if you don't like how I did it, please leave now, I don't want to have to deal with flamers.

[Ario]

...I was really hoping people would push this along.
but maybe more people will see it now that it's mirrored.

[Ario]

ef it, I'm updating.

>Go to the storage room.
You're here already. You've already searched all the boxes.
try another place.
> The store!
Yes... knowing your uncle, he hid it among the other games. It's a good thing your uncle hasn't opened up the store yet.
But... where to check?
> PC games.
Duh. You would hide it in the most obvious place, because it's so obvious that it SHOULDN'T be done. You know how reverse psychology works, thankfully.
==>
It's here! You remember what one of the characters from StarWars might say right now.
Clever man, your uncle is.
-variation on C-3PO
You're pretty damn sure that's how C-3PO would speak.
> Tell Kwardos you got the game.
You go to your computer...
And find he's offline. Oh, well.
Maybe you should pester one of your other friends.
BUT WHICH ONE?

JW, CC, GT, or FO?

[Dario EON]

>Pester FO.

[Lazro]

CC! CC! CC...

[Ario]

> Pester FO
You may as well, he IS in a different country.

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-- insaneMusician [IM] began messaging foreignOddities [FO] at 18:54 --
IM: Hey Zan.
IM: You awake over +here???
FO: Ja.
IM: Good enough.
IM: DId you ge+ +he game ye+???
FO: Was für spiel?
IM: ...
FO: Oh, right... English.
FO: Sorry, I keep forgetting some of my freinds have it as their...
FO: PRIMARY language.
IM: Nah, I+'s alrIgh+ dude, you +augh+ me a few basIc words In german.
FO: Ja. And what game were you talking about earlier?
IM: SVIr++.
FO: You mean SVirt+?
IM: Yes.
FO: I am still waiting on a language disc.
IM: huh???
FO: There is a third disk given if you request it that will put the game into your...
FO: NATIVE language.
IM: Oh. So you have +he ac+ual game ready.
FO: Ja.
IM: I feel lIke I'm +he las+ guy +o ge+ +hIs game In our group of sIx.
FO: I don't beleive JF, CC, or GT have it yet.
IM: Oh.
IM: Well, I'm doIng be++er +hen +hem a+ leas+.
FO: huh?
FO: I thought you said you didn't have the game.
IM: Actually, I do.
-- foreignOddities [FO] is now an idle chum! --
-- insaneMusician [IM] stopped messaging foreignOddities [FO] at 19:26 --

Whoa. He dropped out.
Well, it's not like you were at a critical moment.

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-- foreignOddities [FO] began messaging insaneMusician [IM] at 19:59 --
FO: Sorry.
FO: My connection gave out.
IM: I+'s alrIgh+, man.
IM: So JF, GT, and CC don'+ have copIes of SVIr++ as far as you know.
FO: Ja.
FO: Along with WS now that I think about it.
IM: Ac+ually, I +alked +o hIm.
IM: He does have I+.
FO: Ah.
FO: So, only three of us have it.
IM: Be++er +han none.
FO: Ja.
FO: Have you decided the order of playing yet?
IM: Order of playIng???
FO: Who will be the first in?
IM: Ah yes, +he all-Impor+an+ fIrs+ player.
IM: The wa+er +es+er.
FO: I vote myself not to be.
IM: ...alrIgh+.
IM: I wIll call everyone when +he +Ime comes.
IM: We shall decIde +hen.
FO: I shall wait.
IM: Yes.
IM: Even +hough you are no+ goIng +o be fIrs+, you wIll s+Ill a++end so you can hear +he plans.
FO: I...
FO: SUSPECTED as much.
IM: AlrIgh+, ca+ch ya la+er, Zan.
FO: Auf Wiedersehen!
-- insaneMusician [IM] stopped messaging foreignOddities [FO] at 20:05 --

Hmm.
You may want to check up on the others...

But you're not Quilace anymore!

You're this guy!
What do you think his name is?

[Dario EON]

>Kagiran Poworks.

[Wheeeeeeatthins]

Carousel Freewheeler

Toyota Corola

Madd Blackwoman

[Ario]

>Kagiran Poworks.
Nope.
>Carousel Freewheeler
Nada
>Toyota Corola
Zilch
>Madd Blackwoman
[]--]Do-I-look-like-a-woman-to-you>
[]--]I-may-as-well-give-you-my-name>



You are Rongar Kwardo.
You are 7 sweeps old, and a troll with blue blood.
You have various interests, mostly involving SWORDS, LITERATURE, ACTION/ADVENTURE GAMES, CHIVALRY, and COOKING. You are very fluent in Alternian and English, thought you don't do slam poetry. You aren't very musically talented. Most of your friends call you Kwardos, but online you are known as wordySwordsman and []--]your-words-make-your-sword>
You just got done with one of your swordsmanship training sessions. You only use one sword, and it is what humans call a claymore. Your friend, Quilace, uses two swords at once. You never understood how he is able to. Maybe he uses ones that aren't long enough to accidentally cut him but are still effective? You are still waiting on your copy of SVirt+ to arrive. The postal service won't come for another hour, maybe you should do something?

[SkyKat]

> find a random innocent creature and KILL IT IN COLD BLOOD

[Ario]

> find a random innocent creature and KILL IT IN COLD BLOOD
N-no!
Not only are you pretty damn sure trolls are warm-blooded, you won't kill something innocent!
+=>
And yet, the huge mutated rat crawling on the floor...
wait.
Is that your jar of peanut-butter?
> STRIFE!
Strife? what is strife?
> Affray!
That word, you do know!
You take your sword and jump into the air...
And strike down on the mouse with great force!
+=>
The rat is slain.
So is your jar of peanut-butter.
But none of the rat blood got into it, so you can still eat it, you just have two halves of a jar.
> Pester CC
Ah yes, one of your troll friends.
You will do this once the blood is cleaned.

[Ario]

>Pester CC
You're getting there... good. the blood is gone.
Good thing it wasn't your lusus!
Your lusus is an over-sized centipede.
His legs always grow back.
It's kinda creepy.
> PESTER. CC.
fine, goddamn, no patience these days.

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-- wordySwordsman [WS] began trolling complicatedCrazyguy [CC] at 21:09 --
WS: []--]Hey.>
CC: [talk]Hold on.[/talk]
WS: []--]hmm>
CC: [talk]I'm about to do something really dangerous.[/talk]
WS: []--]what>
CC: [talk]Putting sodium into a flask filled with fluoride.[/talk]
WS: []--]what-is-wrong-with-you>
CC: [talk]nothing.[/talk]
CC: [talk]IT'S SCIΣNCΣ!!![/talk]
WS: []--]oh-fuck>
CC: [talk]Don't worry.[/talk]
CC: [talk]I have concrete barriers.[/talk]
CC: [talk]3 feet thick.[/talk]
WS: []--]oh>
WS: []--]well>
WS: []--]tell-me-the-results-later>
CC: [talk]I will![/talk]
-- complicatedCrazyguy [CC] gave up trolling wordySwordsman [WS] at 21:13 --

Oh man.
You don't know much about elements, but he loves blowing stuff up.
You guess it doesn't help that you know he lives underground.
Or maybe it does to help contain the explosion.

What should you do now?
the time now is about ten minutes before the postal service comes...

[Lazro]

>Guy: Suddenly remember this adventure.

What ADVENTURE?

Ohh, THIS adventure!

Right.

>Fourth wall: BREAK: "Sodium+Chloride=Salt."

[Ario]

>Guy: Suddenly remember this adventure.

What ADVENTURE?

Ohh, THIS adventure!

Right.

>Fourth wall: BREAK: "Sodium+Chloride=Salt."

It's sodium and Fluoride.
Sodium is very reactive, Fluoride is very reactive.
...update coming tomorrow, too damn tired right now.

[Lazro]

>Ahhhhh...

>AAAAAAAAAGH!

[Lieutenant Fish]

> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

> WHY ARE WE SHOUTING??

[Dalmationer]

CC: clean your teeth with sodium fluoride.

[Ario]

>Be CC

You are CC, but he cannot be named yet!
He is blowing stuff up!
> Do it!
You make your auto-drop rig drop the sodium into fluoride...
...
+=>?
You are temporarily Kwardos for comedic effect.
You could have sworn you felt a thud in the ground.
> Be CC again.
You are.
The sodium/fluoride combo made an explosion that you could hear and feel through your concrete barriers.
> See results.
You take your lighter with you to burn all the toxic gasses, after putting on your fire-proof suit of course.
+=>
You burn off all the excess gasses...
And find you made sodium fluoride.

What. This is the result?
TΣΣTH CLΣΛNING PRODUCT?
Oh well, at least the explosion was probably cool.

You should probably check the high-speed camera.
>Introduce yourself
Ah right!
It is rude of a self proclaimed alchemist to not let people know his name, yes?
What do you think it is, though?
Hint for guessers: Your first name starts with an S, and your last name starts with an M.

[Lieutenant Fish]

> Steve Martin

[Lazro]

SMITTY BLACK

[Ario]

> Steve Martin
You suppose this might be your name...
If you were a human.
But alas, you are a troll.
> SMITTY BLACK
Funny, but no.

>Schelp Markus
There it is!

You are SCHELP MARKUS, and you are a MASTERMIND. Your interests include chemistry, solving puzzles, and figuring shit out. You call yourself an ALCHEMIST because you can put almost ANYTHING together using the right chemical combo. Everyone calls you either Markus or Schelp, but never both. It's odd. Online, you are complicatedCrazyguy, and [talk]You spend too much time on forums.[/talk]

What shall thou do now?