<strong>Name</strong>;  Alessa Silverstone.<br/><strong>Location</strong>;  Tokyo, Japan; Shibuya District<br/><strong>Time</strong>;  Early morning, 6:00 A.M. ish<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>;  Melisa Artemis and Ryuuji Kurokaze.  Karl Williamson by email.<br/><br/>Alessa has no idea that Melisa is thinking on how to best help her, not just emotionally but to look more attractive as well as a person.  She didn't like to advertise she was more or less wheelchair bound, hence why she preferred to perform in VR than in the flesh.  Still, she didn't dwell on it overly long and shrugged, unsure if she liked where this was possibly going or not just yet.  "Did I mention I was shy in reality Melisa?  I...get enough stares just because I have to lug that chair around wherever I go.  I don't like to draw attention to myself if I can help it."  Still, maybe this would work out for the better?  Shaking the thought away, she did appreciate Melisa's attempt at trying to help her.  "Don't get me wrong though.  I do appreciate you trying to help where you see that I might need it.  Lord knows I could use a friend now that...Vergil's gone, but I don't think trying to change me in a way I am not ready for is a good way to go either."  She needed more confidence is what she really needed and to stop hiding behind her VR persona.  Whatever happened, confidence was the main issue that Melisa would need to work with her with.  Pushing too hard would just backfire in the long run.  Still, turning the conversation elsewhere was a welcome reprieve for the young girl as she nodded towards what her hostess said.  They had a fair bit in common, so that always helped to set the mood and to make things easier for Alessa at least.<br/><br/>"I'm a bit of a geek I'll admit and say that I like Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, Rourini Kenshin, shows of that nature.  Outlaw Star was another favorite of mine when it was still on.  I almost considered going the samurai route but...eh...heh....I had the hots for Kilik from Soul Calibur when I made my elf monk, so to answer your question yes, I do play other games but mostly system games.  Still, I work before I play, always have, always will probably."  She blushed, but chuckled since it was the truth.  If only her mother could hear her now, she'd probably have a good laugh with her daughter.  Still, she would also probably give her a good lecture about keeping herself pure and all in the eyes of the Lord.  If she ever found out her indiscretion in Eden though, game world or not, she knew her mom at the very least would give her an ear full.  It was done now though, and her moment of weakness she believed had cost her her friend's life.  She wouldn't be making that mistake again....she hoped.  "An..anyway, I'd like to see this Akihabara you mentioned.  It sounds like a plan to me.  What about you?  What do you like to do?"<br/><br/>Pushing her chair back for a moment, Alessa got into her bags which had been left on her chair and pulled her laptop free, needing to send a reply that was a bit more than a thank you.  She told Karl after she had gotten back to her email box, that she was staying in Japan to do a show with Melisa Artemis and that other than Eden or short of coming to Japan himself, there was little chance of them meeting face to face.  Still, anything was possible.  She did promise to return to Eden and to let him know when she did, but for now she just needed some time to process everything.  With a quick goodbye she closed her stuff out and turned her laptop off, all the while listening to Melisa's reply.