[[Iridum sent this to me via PM]]<br/><br/>"Hmmmm~" Cradled in the padded comfort of her pod, Gemma's blue eyes narrowed at the zip file she'd just downloaded- The one that hovered so innocently- And so *temptingly* before her gaze! Her slim fingers drummed on the armrests, silky blonde hair caressing her cheeks...<br/><br/>-It had to be some kind of hoax. It had to be. She'd heard of Codeline: Warriors- Who hadn't?- an epic attempt to pump life back into a series of ailing properties- Touted as the *most* immersive VR sim *ever*! After the en masse purchase of intellectual property rights from dozens of crumbling companies- And hundreds of characters- the developers had set off to make their ultimate game...The first one for the MindBox with a strict AO-rating, and design techniques that were both unlicensed, and cutting-edge even today! And then they'd crashed and burned, and all trace of the game had been lost...Until now.<br/><br/>Word travelled fast around the 'Net, now- And when the site had gone up, Gemma had been one of the *very* first to know- And one of the first to download it! Oh, she'd been wary, all right...But after running it through every scan she knew, and cautiously unpacking it- It certainly *seemed* legit. Minimalistic, definently, with slapdash title art...But the roster was *massive*, and the game seemed entirely MindBox compatible...<br/><br/>And that was the thing, wasn't it? If she wanted to try it out- For *herself*- she'd have to plug in directly...Gemma's full lips quirked in a smile, as she straightened in her seat- She'd been paging through the *very* well detailed pre-gens, and had narrowed it down to a curvaceous blonde swordwoman, a luscious kunoichi in a skintight body-stocking...And a dusky, tanned beauty armed with twin tonfas...All of which'd appealed to her! Oh, there were other settings and the like- But she'd decided on the 'fantasy' one for now...At least for a start.<br/><br/>That is, if this *was* the real thing. If it wasn't some kind of elaborate trick, or worse, a virus! Still~ A flick of her wrist brought up a comm window, in the privacy of her virtual space- Gemma pursed her lips, and vocalize: "Evie? Freya, here. I've got a copy of Codeline Warriors- And it seems legit. Tag me when you get online- Let's see what it's made of, shall we~?"<br/><br/>After all, what were friends for~?<br/><br/>******************