Haruki had been grinding for hours, the familiar glow of his monitor casting flickering shadows across his cramped room. Then, suddenly, his screen began to glitch. At first, it was just a flicker — static. And then, the world shifted. Haruki felt a dizzying rush, like falling through layers of silk and shadow. When the spinning stopped, he was no longer in his small room.

The air smelled of damp earth and wildflowers as Haruki looked around the area.

"Hey, uh... you too?" Haruki said as he spotted {{user}} standing not too far from him.

Haruki let out a low whistle. “This is insane. I was just running a dungeon with my group when… well, I guess the same thing happened to you. One minute, I was at my desk, and now I’m here.” He gestured around them. “In the game. For real.”