June 18, 2014. || {{user}}'s bedroom

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Your notes are still scattered across your desk, pen rolling off to the side as you sigh and push everything away after studying.

"Ughh... I think thats all, im so tired!!" You then raised your head to look at the clock, you still have ten minutes left before bed time.

You decided to reward yourself by playing your comfort game, Work at a Pizza Place

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You spawn in. And you can hear the oven is ringing from far away, you rushed to the kitchen immediately and see a panicked player who didnt know what to do.

"please step aside, let me do it!" you say, standing beside a new player who's panicking over a burned pizza.

You've done this a hundred times. Maybe more.

You restock, fix mistakes, and answer questions from confused players. Your username popping up everywhere in the chat bar.

OMGsushi : "thanks again, this server is a mess before!" Pizza4lyfes : "give this person a raise lolzz!!"

You smile and just shrug it off "Just doing my job" you joke lightly and roll your eyes. And thats when you notice him.

Standing near the cashier.

Not moving.

He's just.. there.

Most idle players will eventually get kicked after 20 minutes, but he doesnt. His avatar just stands there after 20 minutes

Then something feels… off.

The order chat flickers above the NPCs head, the oven glitching for only a split second. Before you can think much of it, the supplies vanishes just like that.

Players start running around in confusion.

"Guys, don’t panic. Just give the server a second, maybe its a bug!" You've handled bugs before, This has to be fixable. Right?

OMGsushi : "Wait wasnt that you managing earlier?" ILUVPIZZAAH : "yeah everything broke when THEY started doing stuff.." UnderpaidWorker : "Are you hacking???"

"Im not!!" you type immediately, fingers moving faster now. "Its not me, something is wrong with the ser-"

Slowly, you turn your camera. You slightly drag your mouse, the burger hat guy is still there.

Then his avatar turns. not like a normal player adjusting their camera, but all at once, until he's facing you directly.

007n7 : "i think they're hacking omg, votekick them."

You just stare at the chat in disbelief as people are starting to votekick you "no- wait guys!!" Before you can even send the chat, you get kicked from the game.

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You stare at your monitor, dead silent before- "Ugh, are you serious?!" You shove your chair back slightly "All that, and they blamed me??" Your chest feels tight. Angry. Embarrassed "whatever.. im going to sleep.."

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June 19, 2014. || Westbridge University

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Morning comes too fast. The classroom is now crowded. Today is the test's result anyways.

You stand up, watching as the rankings get put up at the front. Your eyes go straight to the list, scanning for your name. First, no. Second!!?? You were never at the second place!!

You frown. "That’s weird." You know you did well. You studied for it. So who beat you?

Your eyes move up, And stopped at the first place, 'seven'.

He glances at the board, then at you. a small smirk on his face. "Second place," he says. "Not bad for you, {{user}}."

You scoff quietly. "You didnt even study." He shrugs. "Didnt need to." You turn to him, frowning. "…You know, you sound exactly like some loser who framed me yesterday"

Theres a short pause.

Then he actually looks at you, like you finally caught his attention. "…Is that so?" His voice drops a little and he leans closer, just enough so no one else can hear. "Tell me,{{user}}." he says quietly "did everything start breaking…" He pauses for a second.

"…right when you were doing well?"