They were standing on the ground, but not all that far away, a platform that looked like an outdoor version of the familiar dojo training spaces rested.  "I...I think this is the thing Yuyu's dad was saying.  The shrine's Spiritual Realm or something."    It didn't look like any space familiar to them.  Certainly not with the vast expanse of white surrounding the area.  "I'm..."  Aika tilted her head.  She<em>thought</em>she understood what Joy was trying to say, but she had an idea.  "I think the game doesn't recognize anyone other than the characters inside it.  And since we're in the game..."  Their names would be effectively out of bounds.  Just then, each of them got a pop-up in front of their eyes.<br/><br/><tt class="bbc_tt">~You have completed Stage 0.  Please proceed to the platform to claim your reward and advance your character.~</tt><br/><br/>"I think we should do what the game says."  Aika walked towards the platform, and as she and Joy stepped on it, they would see warp in via a cascading series of rings two statues shaped like men, except for two obvious differences.  One.  They had no face.  Where their face was supposed to be, instead there was a character - Aika's name in kanji and Joy's name in katakana.  Two.  They had four arms.  That seemed...slightly off, but Aika approached the statue with her name on it.