Despite knowing it would likely be more favorable to point their nose in the direction of a nearby valley, Akio knew that Sarah wasn't playing as competitively as she was, and she figured that gains wasn't as important to her. Akio had spent plenty of time admiring the scenery in the beta, so she had taken her share of the cake, though the same couldn't be said about Sarah after all.<br/><br/><strong>"Sure, let's go have a look"</strong>Akio replied, walking alongside with Sarah to the top of the hill. It still felt weird walking along with a guy though. Or rather, she knew well that it was Sarah underneath the avatar, but it didn't make it any less weird.<br/><br/>And in the midst of it all, her mind strafed in other directions. She had heard from some of the other beta-players that they had tried sex in-game, and even in the beta-servers, it had been at least on par with sex in real life, just far more convenient. After all, there was no clean-up, no awkward post-sex showering and you didn't even have to leave your own room! It was almost scaring how close the game had come to being a regular life.<br/><br/><strong>"I should have asked, but are you enjoying yourself so far?"</strong>Akio asked, looking over at Sarah with a friendly smile on her lips.