DARK.<br/><br/>The low hum of the system engaging, the faint shimmer of the world fading in...<br/><br/>A low gasp, purring from Callie's lips - big blue eyes fluttering, half-lidded beneath long, long lashes. The sensation of the real world was a distant memory, now...Though she knew, intellectually, that she lay within her DreamPod Haptic Rig, her form sheathed in figure-hugging elasti-latex (And<em>thoroughly</em>smeared with the strange gel that'd come in those canisters...She still wasn't sure what that was!)<br/><br/>It'd been a long, hard road to get here...In fact, it'd almost been like *work*. A soft giggle thrummed from Callie's silky throat, even as her pale cheeks flushed with heat - If she paused, at any time, to remember exactly what she'd done to raise her entry fee...Well, she'd just *die* of embarrassment! It'd been a joke at first, sort of an idle fantasy...<br/><br/>-But increasingly, it'd become more and more obvious that she *was* going to do this. That she<em>wanted</em>to do this.<br/><br/>Wasn't that why she'd got into the game in the first place? After all, anyone could stream<em>Bl@ster</em>or<em>Assault Suits</em>- But she'd grown bored. She'd always been looking for the next big thing, to see how far she could push the boundaries of VR...And ultimately, that'd brought her here, now! Besides - It wasn't like this was *really* a...<em>porn</em>game. Oh, sure - It was a little adult, probably a little erotic here and there...But she'd hasten to point out that Fireheart Entertainment didn't *just* make VRNNEs. There was genuine merit there, too!<br/><br/>...Or so she told herself, at any rate. And she'd be lying if she said she *wasn't* tempted by the grand prize...Six<em>million</em>dollars, more money than she'd ever seen in one place.<br/><br/>It wasn't<em>just</em>the money, of course. Right here, right now - From the moment she'd<em>signed up</em>- she was more popular than she'd ever been...In her<em>entire life</em>. Still, the thought of all those eyes on her,<em>ogling</em>her through the screen as she'd applied the silky-smooth, glistening gel - When her fingers had delved<em>down</em>, then *lower* - even now, it made her shiver all over again!<br/><br/><em>It's worth it,</em>Callie thought...A piquant thrill, equal parts guilty and excited, racing through her!<em>Just once - Just this once is...</em><br/><br/>And then light. Sensation. The feel of a shapely form, coming into existence - Honey-blonde hair caressing pointed ears, then the<em>creak</em>of leather as lissome legs crossed with a supple scrape...A light "Oh~!" coaxed from deep within, as the rest of Callie's costume took form! It'd been one thing to design her Elven Warrior - It was another to finally *inhabit* her, the sensual feel of being *dressed*...Of her tight, tight outfit cinching itself into place, around her full curves...Sending a slow, delicious shiver up her spine!<br/><br/>"My..." she husked - Her voice sounded different. Silvery, more lilting, more playful...Even as she pouted, experimentally, her hand coming to rest on the curve of her hip! Her blade knocked against her side, her white-gloved fingers caressing the hilt - the cool air tingling against her creamy skin, the deep 'V' of her cleavage only accentuating the proud swell of her full breasts...Curves only possible on a true virtual vixen-!<br/><br/>"-this really *is* something," Callie...No, 'Tialyn'...purred, her lips curving in a smirk, as she ran slim fingers through her glossy hair! She took an experimental step forward, her hips swaying - balancing on those stiletto-heels, just savoring the sensation of<em>being</em>. This felt...Incredible. Realer-than-realer - the play of her tongue against her lips, the teasing caress of her long tresses, the supple *scrape* of those smooth legs crossing...<br/><br/>Oh, yes. She really *was* through the looking glass.<br/><br/>She canted her head to the side, her gaze settling on the glowing 'guide' before her - Tialyn's brow furrowing just so, her expression oh-so-thoughtful. So those were the rules, then...It seemed straightforward enough. Of course, getting there was the problem...<br/><br/>This might be her only chance to get any answers - Her keen elven eyes taking in the castle that was taking form before her! An interesting choice...The tutorial had mentioned an Inn, so she expected an open-world at some point. Hmmmm...She'd better pick her questions well!<br/><br/>"-Where are you sending me?" she asked - Her gaze going to the door, a shiver of anticipation coursing through her! That should be good enough...As long as she had *some* idea where she was, she'd have an advantage!