MagiStream

Early in the morning the sun shone brightly amidst a perfectly clear blue sky. With only a slight breeze, the weather was otherwise perfect. In a field dotted with wildflowers a young Magi played with her Ethereal Amagnae. "Nooo Mister Fluffles," she accosted the Amagnae, "You're supposed to fetch the stick!" Grumpily the girl retrieved the stick she had thrown, with the Amagnae forever clinging to her ankles. "Sheesh! Why are you so clingy!" The girl let out a laugh, "Not that I mind," she rubbed the bird's head. Mister Fluffles looked into her eyes as she pet him, enjoying the moment. The moment only lasted a second, as the girl suddenly yelled, "Okay this time you have to go get it!" She threw the stick once more. Seemingly rolling his eyes Mister Fluffles decided to humour her, so he chased after the stick. Happily he brought the stick back to the girl, who greedily snatched it up. "Haha, you're like a dog!" The girl laughed at Mister Fluffles so hard she fell down into the grass. She quickly regained her composure, and readied herself to throw the stick once more. While winding up her throw, she caught a glance of Mister Fluffles eyes, a look of recognition appeared on her face. With a sad sigh she dropped the stick and gave her Amagnae one last hug. "Aww Mister Fluffles, I wish we could be together forever! Just make sure you come back soon!" The Amagnae blinked out of existence without a moments notice, ending their hug.

An older man with greying hair removed a device from his head, and stared at a blank screen in front of him. He set the device on a table, then removed some unusual gloves from his hands. The man stood from his chair, and moved to a small table in the corner, picking up a picture of a young girl. It bore a striking resemblance to the Magi that was with her Amagnae. A single tear rolled down the man's cheek. "I know you're not her," the man mumbled to himself, "But I wish we could be together always too...If only I didn't have to work." Glancing at a clock on the wall the man let out a sigh, and set the picture back on the table. With a glum look on his face the man headed for the door. "Don't worry," he assured no one, "I will be back before you know it." With great speed and efficiency the man put on a suit, and made himself some toast and coffee which he quickly scarfed down. The man exited his room, into a long hallway with many doors. Descending a long staircase he arrived at yet another door, that lead out onto a busy urban street. The weather was gloomy, with clouds dotting an unclear, smoggy sky. His journey continued as he got on a bus, which quickly ferried him to his station. With one final short walk, he arrived at a very large office building. He gave a greeting to a receptionist as he made his way onto an elevator, then onto the floor where he worked. "Hey Jim, I'm gonna need that new sales report by the end of the day, if that's possible?" A coworker asked. "Sure thing Bob," the man replied, somewhat subdued, "Sure thing." The man got to work, although the only thing on his mind was his own little slice of a VR world.

Spoiler

The game he was playing was actually just a heavily modded version of the 2050 release of "Skyrim VR: The Super Final (For Realises) MegaLegendary Edition 7: This Time It's Finaler (featuring Dante from The Devil May Cry series &&Knucles)"