Vitamin C Pill

-In a private apartment

I am Abigail, 18 years old, first year high school student.

My parents are working in the largest company in gaming industry. They often come home very late. As an apology, they let me play online games. That is my first contact with games.

I like playing online games. I have beaten all the games my parents produced. The only things left would be free play, sandbox and endless mode. The others will be multiplayer and bunch of mods that people are still creating up to this day.

I tried other games too. There isn't much difference. The two major types are single player and multiplayer. Then you can separate them into different categories, sandbox, story, player skill and waste your time to get a lot of numbers then wasting more time to upgrade efficiency of getting numbers and repeat.

Today, my parents come home late as usual. But the expression in their eyes looked very weird. I don't like the feeling of this. Dad looked at me and asked.

"Daughter, do you want to play a brand new type of game?"

"What… What is it?"

Although their eyes looked weird, but I will still hear it out.

"Eat this pill. It is a vitamin C pill."

"???"

My parents are acting very strange today. The topic jumped too fast. I cannot comprehend. Will we start talking about the game after eating this pill? That is the most logical and possible conclusion.

I picked up the 'vitamin' pill. It is different than the previous vitamin C pills I ate. This one is a golden coloured sphere shaped pill. This is the first time I have seen a sphere pill. Then I gulped it.

"How is it? Can you enter the game now?"

My father looked at me with intense gaze. But… eating pill can play games? You are not kidding me, right? Father? Really? April Fools is over already. Wait…

"Congratulations, you are now a player of the game 'RPG World'."

"Just think of playing the game and you can enter."

"Reminder: Your body will enter sleep mode when playing. Best place to play would be lying on bed."

"Additional reminder: Games are fun, but do take care of your body from time to time. We are not responsible for any health issues occurred."

"Last reminder: Terms of service, privacy terms and help are all written in the paper."

It seemed like I heard these voice in my head. But there were no one talking. And now when I have the will to play the game, a screen popped up in my mind. It is an interesting feeling, like you have two different kind of view. I can move the 'cursor' with my mind.

"I think I can play the game now."

"Yes! It actually worked!"

"Wait… Why you said that? You don't know if it actually works or not?"

And you use your own daughter as lab rat? Abigail thought with black lines on her head.

"Haha… Well…"

Then Seamus explained what happened today.

"I actually tried to break the pills apart to see what's inside. But literally every pill I sent to scan will result a vitamin C pill, vitamin C with sugar coating. So I strongly doubted that it works or not."

"Other thing is that the creator stated that the first one to play his game will receive a special gift. I think this will be the best gift for you as it is most likely limited."

"Since you can play the game now. Enter the game quick! Get the special gift before anyone else! Oh, and remember to turn on live."

"I can access Internet in the game?"

"Yes! Also, the time runs 10 times faster than reality."

"It is rare that you recommend a game that isn't created by your company. But I am sure that this game will be very good."

"Alright, I am going to bed now."

"You are not actually going to sleep, right?"

"Don't you worry. I will turn on live broadcast."