Chapter 288

Sophia' smile froze on her face. She stared at the back of the man leaving, an awkward flicker crossing her eyes. After a moment, she took a deep breath, sat up straight, and pulled up the game registration page. The second Ethan left, the heavy tension in the room seemed to evaporate. Calliope let out a long exhale, her whole body finally relaxing. She slid the VR glasses back on-this time, she was getting down to business. At the character creation screen, she didn't hesitate and typed in "Vivian." She had always wanted to know what exactly had happened in Vivian's car accident. The core strength of this game lay in its ability to tap into the deepest layers of a user's subconscious memories, then build a fully fleshed-out virtual character using brainwave-generated data. That pixelated avatar on the screen was just a placeholder; once the VR headset was on, the character would feel real-memories, emotions, personality and all. You could talk to them, even interact just like a real p