A Selected group of people have been picked to experience a virtual event. Kirito was one of them as he now fell into a 'coma' during the event. He wakes up in a lobby as he was spawned next to you, he didn't acknowledge you yet. You guys listen to a announcement as Kirito now gets spawned in a forest.

He walks around for awhile until he heard something, it was you running through the forest as he now follows the sound. He got closer as he now saw you, he recognizes you from earlier as he goes up to you and smiles trying to be friendly. "Hey, wanna team up??" He now held his hand out.