EXPLICIT - A New Kind of VR

	There are always going to be things that people are going to be excited about - the birth of one’s child, the final payment for student loans, even visiting the home of one’s favorite relative. However, there are few that rival the amount of excitement that comes with every gaming aficionado's favorite day - release day. Even now, there are people lining up in the middle of the night, waiting for their favorite game shop’s midnight release for the biggest and greatest game this side of the country.
	For some, they’re content with simply getting their game and going on with their business. For others, they like to celebrate the entire spectacle with fireworks, booze, and everything under the sun short of actually playing the game. For a certain Avali, the only thing that’s on his mind at the moment is actually getting his game and not getting home too late to not be able to play it.
	“Hnn… come on, come on…” An avali stands there in line, jacket pulled against himself to fight against the slight chill in the air - it’s peak release season, after all. Companies always release their games around the same time to keep things consistent, but some people can never be too sure about the specifics sometimes. Nevertheless, the avali was standing there in line, his feathers partially sticking out of his windbreaker. “Why can’t they just open it up a couple of minutes early, anyway…? It’s a midnight release, why can’t they open just a minute or two earlier tha-”
	He’s quickly cut off with the sound of a key turning within a lock. A moment later, the glass door of that outlet store swings outward, a rather chubby-looking panda making his way out through the opening with a dark red jacket.
	“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to Tedla Tomfoolery’s midnight release event! Please, come inside and form a line as quickly and as orderly as you can! Everyone here will be getting their copy once we have everything tallied up!” And with that, the panda gestures for the people near the front of the line to make their way inside, a rumble of satisfaction reverberating its way through the long, snaking line.
	Soon enough, the red-feathered avali smiles for a moment, sticks his hands into his pockets, and lets out a small sigh before quietly following the line of people in front of him into the store, the line that was snaking its way around the corner of the actual building coming up to meet his backside a moment later. Without another word, the avali makes his way in, a pleasant-feeling wave of warmth meeting him at the door. He shivers for a moment as his body gets used to the new temperature, and quickly gets in line, the number of people in front of him being as loud as they can while still being somewhat civil for their environment. In time, though, the panda comes out into the very front of the large group.
	“How is everyone tonight? You guys and gals ready for a ton of fun?” He calls out towards the mumbling crowd, who quickly calls back with a hearty cheer. It seems as though most of the people there were ready for absolutely anything tonight! The panda smiles for a moment or two at the sound of that, and quickly nods his head. “Alright, alright! Now, we’re going to keep things as efficient as we can here, so here’s how it’s gonna roll for tonight - we’re gonna get you guys and gals in and out as quickly as you can, all the while getting you some of those great pre-order bonuses you wanted!”
	The avali simply rolls his eyes for a moment or two - they were doing everything they could to keep the customers in, but he wasn’t about to complain. After all, a free t-shirt? He wasn’t going to pass up something like that! That, and he could always use another lanyard for work - it was like he was breaking them more and more lately, anyway. Either way, he puts a smile on his face before continuing to wait in line. The people in front of him quickly turn to the front, their excitement quickly making itself known to the rest of the people in line. They were some of the most excited people in the room, if their face paint was any sort of indication. The avali rolls his eyes at the sight of it - people could celebrate as much as they want, as long as no one gets hurt, it should be fine.
	In time, though, his red-tipped feathers make their way up to the front of the counter, the smile of that same panda from before meeting him.
	“Good evening, sir, how may I help you?”
	“Yes, um… I was looking to get my pre-order for Hex’s Curse please?” The avali smiles at that point, his airy voice quickly making its way to the panda’s ears. As if on cue, the panda nods, and turns towards the small terminal on the top of that counter.
	“Of course, sir, of course. Do you have a membership with us? There should be some rewards points in it for you if you do!” And with that, the panda quickly starts to type up a storm on that terminal, his fingers quickly turning to a bit of a blur.
	“Yes, it’s under the name ‘Rezami’? There’s an ‘I’ at the end.”
	“Let’s see… Rezami… Rezami… Ah, here you are! Goodness me, you ordered it on announcement day, didn’t you? Well, I’ll be…”
	“Oh, can you blame me?” And with that, the avali lets out a bit of a girlish giggle at the sound of his own voice. It just seemed funny, after all.
	“Well, alright, then - do you prefer a hat or a t-shirt?” The panda quickly ducks under the counter for a moment or two, appearing a second later with a plastic bag in hand. The contents of that bag were weighing it down a bit.
	“Mmm… t-shirt, please!” And with that, the panda nods, and ducks down once again for a brief window before standing up, and handing that filled plastic bag across the counter top, the avali’s hand quickly meeting the panda’s own in the middle. “Thank you very much, sir!” With that, the avali quickly turns towards the door.
	“Come again soon! Thank you for your patronage! Hi, how may I help you…” The panda’s voice soon drifts its way away from the avali’s earshot, the sounds of people driving by and people messing about coming to greet his senses a moment later. Before he knows it, the feeling of concrete under his feet causes him to let out a small sigh - he was on his way home.


	The sound of his door closing causes the avali to let out a small sigh… Home. Nothing like a walk from around the corner to get your blood pumping, after all. Without another word, the avali makes his way into his home, plops himself onto his couch, and lets out another small sigh - he just needed to veg out for a little bit to get himself into the zone. He quietly turns his gaze to that plastic bag in his hand, reaching in to pull out a blue t-shirt with a cartoon-like picture of a fireball on its front. The words “Hex’s Curse - Fight For Your Form” appear in messy scrawlings… Well, at least the theme fits.
	With that, the avali lets a smile worm its way across his face once more before taking that shirt, and tossing it off to his side for the time being. He reaches into the bag once more, pulls out a pair of blue and green lanyards before playing them on top of his new shirt…
	“C’mon… it’s in here somewhere… there!” And with that, the avali pulls out a cellophane-wrapped plastic box - the picture of a pair of runes embossed onto plastic-like paper meeting his gaze. Underneath that pair of runes, the words “Hex’s Curse” cause him to smile from ear to ear. With the quick squeak of plastic being torn away from itself, the avali lets out a small sigh before opening that case with a dull “click” sound.
	“Alright… now… let’s see…” He quickly pops the disk from within that case out, and makes his way over towards the other side of the room, towards his large T.V. set. He kneels down and presses a button on the side of a dull gray box - his Playbox X he had gotten a year prior. At once, a dull green light blinks itself to attention on the front. “There we are… now, let’s get you in. Hehe…” The grin on the avali’s face seemed more excited than anything else, and before he knows it, he presses the lid on top of the disk compartment for that console.
	A moment later, he reaches off to the side of the T.V., where a somewhat bulky-looking headset and a pair of pistol-like controllers rested. Virtual reality - all the rage these days, and just as fun to play. With barely another word, he grabs that helmet and jams it onto his head before reaching down to blindly grope for those controllers. After a moment or two of not being able to find them, he lets out a groan and pushes that headset up onto his forehead. He rolls his eyes at himself for not being able to find those controllers, quickly scoops them up, and pushes that headset back down once more.
	At once, the sight of the on-screen menu meets his gaze. After quickly navigating his way to the picture of a ball of dark blue flame on his screen, he presses a button on his controller. At once, the icon surrounding that ball of flame pulses before the entirety of his screen fades to darkness. The sound of something whirring in the background meets the avali’s ears for a moment or two before fading away once again. The screen inside his headset soon glows with a rather long list of text, the words “End-User License Agreement (EULA)” meeting his gaze.
	At once, the avali rolls his eyes - there was always something, wasn’t there? He quickly tilts one of the thumb sticks downward, causing the wall of text in his vision to scroll itself away - he didn’t want to have to read anything right now, he wanted to play! And with that, he makes his way to the bottom of that long wall of text and quickly presses one of the buttons on his controller… Another wall of text pops up.
	“Ugh, are you kidding me?” And with that, the avali quickly starts to press that button over and over and over again, each time causing the wall of text that pops up to disappear. In no time, the words “Hex’s Curse - Fight For Your Form” start to glow their way out of the darkness in his vision, the words themselves quickly being engulfed in a dark blue flame and igniting themselves. Oh, he was in for a treat, wasn’t he?
	With that, the avali smiles at the words “Press Start” below that dark blue flame. He hits the aforementioned button on his controllers before the screen fades to black once more, a smile pressing itself onto his face once again.

	“There are always those who wish to change… Some wish for beauty. Some, for power… And some, happiness.” The voice of a rather elderly woman meets his ears - the narrator of the game, most likely. He quietly leans his head back and keeps listening for the time being. “Those that try to find what they want are always taken away from their goals… The people that try end up failing their quest… but you… You are special, young one.” With that, the image of a rather basic-looking canine meets his gaze. He quickly sits up once more, and furrows his brows.
	Just then, a number of sliders and buttons start to materialize their way out of the darkness around him.
	“Please, show the world what makes you special…” And with that, the words “Character Creator” appear above that canine form in his vision. Without another word, the avali lets a grin press itself onto his face before quickly turning his head towards the various sliders.
	“Alright… let’s see… species… not canine… not ursine… avian! That… that should work.” The avali smiles for a moment or two more before standing up from his seat. He quickly takes the controller in his right hand, and moves it upwards - the hand-like appendage in his vision quickly following his movements as best as it can. “There’s height… build? Huh… that’s new.”
	Soon enough, though, the avali smiles and nods his head at the sight of the rather red-looking avian in his vision. After one more good look-over, the avali smiles, reaches down with his hand to his right, and presses one of the smaller buttons on the front of that remote-like controller in his grip. With that, the image of that red-feathered avian soon fades away from his vision, only to be replaced with what looks like a skeleton made of wire and various orbs.
	This game uses multi-tracking technology - meaning you use your entire body to play as your character. Stand up and stand away from any surfaces before posing like the wire-frame for body-tracking calibration. The avali furrows his brows for a moment or two… Well, at least it was something new he could try out, right? What was the harm in it? Without another moment’s hesitation, he stands up once again, and holds out his arms from his sides.
	Immediately, the skeleton in his vision quickly mimics his movements, the sight of that digital bone-structure causing the avali’s face to break with a grin.
	“Oh, yeah, I think I’m gonna have fun with this…” And with that, the avali quickly raises his arms above his head, the skeleton quickly mimicking his movements once more. A giggle quickly escapes the avali’s throat at that point - this was only the beginning, but it was already getting to be more fun than he thought! As if on cue, the avali takes his controllers in his hands, readjusts them for a moment, and starts to dance a sort of jig. The skeleton quickly starts to dance and jerk its hips, its movements following the avali’s footwork to a point.
	“Pfft-haha!” The avali ends up covering his mouth a moment later, the giggle he let loose becoming stifled in his hand. After quickly regaining his composure, he lets out a small sigh before turning his gaze towards the right, where a small button saying “complete calibration” was floating within his vision. After quickly pressing that button, he lets out a small sigh, and shakes his shoulders for a moment or two… It hadn’t been that long, right? Character creation sessions always seemed to be so in-depth that it was a little hard to keep track of time.
“Very well… you who have decided to make things change… Go into this world, and claim it as your own.” The elderly voice in his ears quickly fades away as everything within the avali’s vision starts to glow brighter and brighter - the only thing filling his vision being the color white. A moment later, though, the sight of a blank wooden wall meets his gaze, the sudden sight of it quickly causing the avali to blink. Was he in-game now? He quickly raises his hands for a moment, the red feathers soon filling his vision causing him to smile.
“Oh, yeah… let’s get this started, then!” And with that, the avali starts to look around for a moment or two, a door soon appearing within his vision. “Let’s see… only thing in the room… keeping the tradition alive, I see.” And with a smile on his face, the avali turns his body towards that door, tilts his thumb-stick forward enough to make his way there, reaches for the handle, and pulls the door wide open. Immediately, the bright light of morning fills his eyes.
“Okay… first thing’s first… hidden collectables… there’s always one near the start…” And with that, the avali quickly turns his gaze about for the time being… Out of the corner of his eye, though, he spots a small glint of something purple. On cue, a smile presses itself onto his face before he reaches over, and holds his hand out towards that purple glint of light. At once, it trails out of the air, and snakes its way around his arm before disappearing from his vision entirely. The words “+1 Agility Shard” appear in the corner of his vision.
“Huh… Neat. I’ll have to see if I can find something else like that later on…” And with that, the avali quickly starts looking around once again, the sight of everything in his vision quickly coming through loud and clear - it looks like he was standing in front of some sort of stone temple or something like that… Whatever sort of structure it was, it was made of stone, and the only thing that made it different from everything else he could see was the small glowing orb of fire hovering over the door frame.
“Hehe… yeah, I’m definitely going to have to get used to something like this, aren’t I…?” With that, the avali quietly moves his gaze back to what was in front of him - a path with a well-trodden dirt road. Without another though, the avali quickly starts to make his way down that path with a tilt of the thumb stick in his hand. The thoughts running through his mind were keeping every single fiber of his being on edge, it felt like… Now, if only he knew how to open his inventory screen…
With that, he stops in his path, and holds up his hands, the fingers the controllers were holding up wiggling with his grip. Nothing like trying to figure out what button does what to help ease someone into a new game, after all. With that, the avali starts to press button after button, more of them doing nothing but a small grunt or a small sound.
“Let’s see… this one is probably for interaction… this one for… oh, what in the world, even…? Ah-!” And with that, a small window appears in front of the avali’s face, the word “Inventory” embossed in glowing scrawlings at the very top. He blinks for a moment or two before quietly turning his gaze towards the various items that were floating there… A set of ragged clothing… some sort of set of vials, and…
“Ah, there’s that agility shard. Let’s see how you… work…” And with that, the avali reaches forward with his hand towards that small purple glint of light. At once, the words “Use Agility Shard?” appear in his vision, along with a pair of buttons with the words “yes” and “no” underneath. He tilts his head for a moment or two in thought… Should he use this thing? He didn’t know how many there were within this game, but… the thought was so tempting!
“Eeeeeehhh… yeah, okay.” And with that, the avali reaches forward to press the “yes” button. At once, that purple shard shatters into small purple glints of light, and start to make their way around towards his vision. A moment later, the sight of the words “Look Down!” with an arrow pointing their way towards the floor flash onto the screen. A moment later, the avali furrows his brows in confusion… Did that mean…?
“Hah! Now that’s really intuitive!” The glints of purple from before had quickly made their way to his character’s legs, and pressed themselves against his character’s muscles. A moment later, the avali’s eyes widen for a moment at the sight of the muscles themselves growing outward. The entire time, the sound of something fluid-like rushing its way through the speakers meets his senses... “I… wow, that’s some detail, isn’t it? Didn’t have to do with the ‘blood rushing to my head’ thing, but… huh… That… Yeah, I can work with that.” And with that, the avali’s smile widens for a moment or two more before he puts his hands down once again, causing the window in his vision to disappear entirely.
With that, the avali tilts the thumb stick forward once again, causing his character to make its way down the path. The entire time, a smile was pressed onto the avali’s face at the thought of how fun this game was going to be…
“Hehe… Yeah, this game’s gonna be one of my top ten for the year… God, these graphics… Insane, especially for VR.” As if on cue, the avali reaches over to his side, and brushes his character’s hand against a wide, green leaf. A second later, the leaf itself moves at the touch of his digital hand. “Holy… and… god, this is definitely going to be one of my top ten.” And with that, the avali quietly turns his gaze back to the path once again for as brief a moment he could stand - everything looked so real, after all!


“Nhh… Rez? Rezami, you home?” The sound of a rather nervous voice makes its way to the avali’s ear, causing his gaze to perk up for a moment or two. He quickly reaches up with his hands (making sure to let the controllers in his hands dangle at that point, thank you wrist straps,) and pushes the headset up to his forehead. A moment later, the dull light of the real world meets the avali’s gaze once again. He blinks for a moment to get his eyes to adjust as best as he can…
“Huh? Uh… yeah? Hello?” A moment later, the sight of another avali, this one with yellow feathers instead of red and a rather groggy look about his face, peeks his head around the corner. At once, the red feathers of the goggles-wearing avali ruffle for a split second or two… “Ah… um… hi, Ter. I didn’t wake you up, did I?” At that point, the groggy-looking avali lets out a tired sigh…
“Rez, it’s… way too late for me to be up… Would you please try and keep it down? I have work in the morning. You know how much everyone depends on me, right?” At that point, the red-feathered avali simply rolls his eyes for a moment. Depend on him… yeah, that was something, wasn’t it?
“Yeah, uh… sorry, Ters’ia. I’ll try and keep things down a little bit. Sorry for waking you up.”
“Uh-huh… you owe me for waking me up. You get to make the coffee in the morning, yeah?”
“Yes, yes, now go back to sleep, okay? I’ve got a game to play.”
“Psh… you and your games… Just keep it down, yeah? I want to try and get at least six hours tonight, you know.” And with that, the yellow feathers of that sleep-deprived avali make their way back around the corner once again, the mumbling and grumbling of their owner quickly disappearing with the sound of a door clicking itself into place before the distinct click of a lock echoes into the air…
“Heh… you never did get it, did you…?” The avali quietly shakes his head, and reaches up to the headset that was perched on his forehead. He quickly pulls it down once again, and lets out a sigh before getting back to playing once again - after all, he still had a lot to do and see, and more importantly collect! Even in his brief moment or two of making his way to town and getting to his first quest, he had already found a good number of collectables in all sorts of nooks and crannies!
The avali quickly raises up one of his hands, presses a button, and opens up his inventory to see a number of small glinting objects staring back at him. With a smile, he reaches forward to a pair of those small shining objects, and causes a window to open up within his view.
Use Strength Shard? He quickly presses the “yes” button under that prompt, and smiles at the sight of red globules of light pressing against his arms. Another grab towards his inventory causes another window to pop up.
Use Charisma Shard? The avali doesn’t even hesitate this time, and quickly presses the “yes” button once again, this time causing green globules of light to pierce their way throughout his body… The avali smiles for a moment or two more at that point, the thought of having a character like his so overpowered at the near beginning of the game pressing itself to every little nook and cranny in his mind.
For a moment, though, the avali lets out a small sigh… Yeah, it was getting late, wasn’t it? He pushes the headset up to his forehead for a moment or two before pressing his hands to his eyes… He probably had to get to bed soon if he wanted to play at a more decent hour in the morning, anyway… Besides, it was-
“Wha-... Three-thirty already…?” True to the avali’s words, the sight of the glowing digital clock on the wall with a set of early-morning numbers - 3:34 AM - meets his gaze… Yeah, it was probably time for bed, anyway. With that, the avali puts his headset on once more, and navigates to his menu, making sure to save his game as best he can before pressing the “POWER” button on the side of his headset. A moment or two passes before the lights on the inside of that headset grow more and more dim before shutting themselves off entirely.
He pulls that headset off once again, lets out a sigh, and places it on the small coffee table in front of himself. With that, he raises his arms above his head, the sound of a bit of strain leaving his body meeting the air in the form of a stifled groan. More than once, the sound of joints popping from lack of use meets his ears, as well as the feeling of his joints snapping back into looseness meeting his senses. For a moment or two, he stands there, trying to figure out what else he could do for the time being without waking up his most-likely asleep roommate.
He quietly pulls the wrist straps off from around his wrists, making sure to leave the pistol-like controllers next to the headset. With that, he stands up a bit straighter for a moment or two, and puts his hands onto his hips…
“Hm…?” He tilts his head for a moment or two at the feeling of the fabric under his grasp, the leggings he was wearing feeling somewhat tighter than they usually do… Wait, was that a rip? “Ugh… great… these things must have shrunken in the wash again…” With a rub of his face, he starts to feel up himself - the only surefire way to make sure that there weren’t any more rips or tears within that semi-stretchy fabric. He rubs his hands all around his rump for a moment, feeling the taut fabric within his grasp straining against himself…
“Ugh… just great… awesome… absolutely magical.” The avali’s brows furrow with a bit of annoyance, his fingers pressing themselves through another rip in his fabric. A moment later, he shakes his hands away from himself, and starts to head around the coffee table to the small bedroom on the other side of the far hallway. Sleep would do him some good, most likely… That, and after gaming for three and a half hours, he probably needed to rest himself up for tomorrow, anyway.



With a small flop of his rump into the seat of his couch, and the feeling of a bowl of freshly-made cereal in his hand, the avali lets out a small sigh as he tries his best to wake himself up. It had been a few weeks since he had gotten his game, and even then, it was still as fun as ever to play - on his off days, he had been playing on and off throughout the day, only stopping himself to relieve himself and fill up on snacks and drinks! Even now, the thought of sticking his head into the wired headset that was sitting itself on the coffee table in front of him was rather tantalizing to think about…
He shakes his head at that point - he needed to take a break for a little bit, make sure that everything was alright in the world before diving back in. After all, he was pretty sure that he had some sort of indentation left on the side of his head from wearing that headset of his so much - he needed to get things back to normal and relax for a little bit, anyway. That, and he needed to enjoy his cereal and watch the news - there was sure to be a good number of things that had been going on since he was asleep.
With that, the avali reaches forward to the coffee table, grabs the remote to the large T.V. screen on the other side of the room, and clicks the “power” button, causing the T.V.’s lights to glow onto the screen. Without another word (and making sure that the screen was set to the right input,) he lets out a small sigh before leaning back into his seat and placing a spoon full of cereal and chocolate milk into his mouth.
“That’s right, Diane, for the second week in a row since its release, Hex’s Curse - Fight For Your Form has hit the number one spot on the Trending List for our headlines once again!” The rather enthusiastic-sounding voice from the T.V. set, coming from a rather energetic-looking red panda, meets the avali’s ears - immediately causing him to take the remote in his hand, and turning down the volume on that T.V. set. It was far too early for anyone to be that loud about anything. The red panda’s companion, a rather beautiful-looking doe, smiles back to the red panda for a moment or two before the red panda starts speaking once more.
“This game, where you play as the one and only Hexed Form, has since become one of the most popular games of the year!”
“Oh, you’re absolutely right, Richard! We’ve polled at least a hundred broad-spectrum gamers, and out of those hundred, we’ve found that a good ninety-eight percent of them have played the game!” The doe smiles for a moment or two before quietly shuffling a few papers on the desk in front of her. The red panda smiles for a moment or two before turning to the doe once again.
“Oh, absolutely astounding, Diane! It’s hard to believe that such a strong player base exists for a game that only came out a few weeks ago!”
“Absolutely, Richard - people are having such a fun time playing this game, that it’s absolutely amazing to see everyone’s reactions! Take a look at this.” With that, the doe points towards the camera, which quickly changes to a video of a rhino with a headset on his face - for a moment or two, everything seems to be calm as ever… Then, everything changes at the sight of the rhino pumping his fist into the air and letting out a loud whoop in victory!
“YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! I DID IT!! I FINALLY BEAT ADREMALECHA!” The screen quickly turns back to the red panda and the doe, who look to be recovering from some sort of laughing fit. The avali, on the other hand, has since finished his bowl of cereal, and has placed the bowl in front of himself, to the coffee table.
“Talk about a reaction, Richard!”
“Oh, indeed, Diane, we have so many other videos to show you, but not until after this next headline - Apparently, there are rumors that the players of Hex’s Curse - Fight For Your Form have been wanting to sue the developing company, HighForm Games, for assault!” The red panda looks to the screen for the moment, with the avali’s eyes widening for a moment or two at the sound of his words. He quickly leans forward in his seat to listen to the T.V. set.
“That’s right, Richard, we have reports from a number of gamers that are complaining of having found their bodies altered after playing this game! Please look at this.” With that, the doe gestures towards the screen, where a video starts to play.
“Man, what is this bull-BWEEP! I’ll kill ‘em! I can’t believe this happened! That the BWEEP is this, even!?” The voice from on-screen, coming from a male cheetah with a pair of rather impressively-sized legs, echoes out through his speakers. The video quickly cuts off with the picture of the red panda and the doe appearing once again, this time with the doe pressing her hand against her face in a bit of shock.
“Oh my, Richard, this is something interesting, isn’t it?”
“It sure is, Diane. We have reports that there has been a petition started by a number of these afflicted gamers calling for the company to take some sort of action for these accusations. The parent company, HighForm Games, has declined to comment on this matter for the time being.”
“Mhm, that’s certainly something that we’ll most likely hear about at a later point, right Diane?”
“Oh, you know it, Richard!”
With that, the avali’s mouth hangs open for a moment or two longer before he stands up from his spot on the couch, grabs the empty bowl and spoon from his cereal, and makes his way back over to the kitchen.
“Jeez… This is something, isn’t it…?” With that, he places his breakfast-ware into the sink, making sure to run the water into the bowl to make sure that nothing sticks to the sides. After quickly shutting the water off, he lets out a small sigh before reaching over to the counter. On there, was a smart phone hooked up to its charger. Without another word, he grabs that phone, unplugged the charger from the underside of that device, and presses his fingertip to the side. A moment later, the sound of a soft “chk-chk” from the phone’s speakers meets the air.
At once, he swipes his finger down from the top of the screen, and starts to swipe away the number of notifications that he had gotten throughout the night…
“Ugh… junk… junk… I don’t even use that app… I’ll keep that… junk… junk… huh…?” The avali squints for a moment or two at the sight of a headline - “‘Hex’s Curse’ players file petition for lawsuit”. The avali rolls his eyes for a moment at the sight of that - old news already. He shrugs at that point, and ends up making his way out of the kitchen, and back towards his room. Once he’s there, he quietly tosses his phone onto his bed, turns to his closet, and quickly starts to pull on his work clothes for the day - thank goodness that he was working inside on a day like today…
Once he pulls on his button-up shirt and makes sure that everything was where it was (accidentally fumbling for his phone on the way out of his room,) he quietly starts to make his way out - he had a train to catch, after all.


With a swipe of a plastic ID card, the avali makes his way into the room, the smell of freshly printed ink and the sound of phones ringing through the air, the avali makes his way into the office. All at once, he makes his way to his desk, types in a few things into his (always slow) terminal, and waits for the usual prompts to make their way up onto his screen. In the meantime, he makes sure that his day bag was situated in its usual place - right next to his terminal, and ready for the day to be over already.
However, before the avali can do anything, the sound of knuckles rapping on a piece of foam meets his ears. At once, he perks up from his usual routine, and turns to his right, the sight of a rather buxom-looking female lucario meeting his vision - the pure white fluff around her neck making her stand out from the usual members of her species.
“Gooood morning, Rezzi!” The lucario girl smiles for a moment or more before standing up a bit straighter.
“Ah, ‘morning, Serene. You sleep well?” The avali smiles for a moment or two at the sound of the lucario’s voice.
“I’m alright, yeah, just wanted to check up on you a little’s all. Heard you got sucked into Hex’s Curse again last night.” The lucario simply gives the avali a bit of a smirk for a moment or two before continuing to speak. “That, and, uh… you could say that I could feel something out of alignment when you walked in. Wanted to see what was going on, you know?” The avali turns his chair around fully at that point, one of his brows cocked upward.
“Oh yeah? What all’d you hear? Hopefully something good?” The avali smirks at that point, his arms quickly crossing. The lucario quickly lets out a chuckle and quickly jerks her head off to the side for a moment.
“Weeeell, meet me in the usual spot, and we’ll talk about it, yeah? How ‘bout around lunch? That alright with you?” And like that, the avali’s cheeks glow with a bright pink blush… Though, a moment later, he smiles right back to the lucario.
“Well, if I have to, I guess I can make some time for an emergency meeting or… two, you know?” The lucario quickly smiles, and straightens up once more before trailing her fingers against the side of the avali’s face and making her exit back to her desk. Without another word, the avali turns his way back around to his own terminal, and starts to get to the task at hand - answering emails and making sure that everyone that calls in was fine and dandy...Though, his eyes glance over to the side wall for a moment or two - the sight of the analog-style clock hanging there making him wish that it was just a few hours later than it was now.
Nevertheless, the avali lets out a sigh before getting into his work…
“Ugh… trash… how do we have spam on company email, anyway…? Trash… trash… mark as unread… Guh… this is gonna be a while…” And with that, the avali lets out a small sigh of frustration before getting into his work - first thing’s first, reply to all the important emails that came in overnight.


	Before he knows it, the sound of the avali’s phone going off meets his ears - at once, he smiles and turns to the offending noise before using his thumb against the screen to shut off the wailing he had set as his alarm. With that, he stands up from his desk, grabs his phone and puts it into his pocket, and makes his way over to the machine he had used earlier in the day to clock himself in. A quick swipe of his ID card later, and the words “CLOCK OUT” appear on that small display before he stuffs that bit of plastic back into his pants pocket. Now it was time for some fun… And with that, the avali quickly glances around the room for a moment - everyone was still doing their jobs… no one was doing anything out of the ordinary… Perfect.
	With a smile on his face, the avali quickly makes his way down the hall towards the break room, where he knew he was going to have a nice meal… However, on his way there, he quickly glances around for a moment or two before ducking into a nearby room, his hands quick and quiet on the door knob. All he had to do now was play the waiting game… Thankfully, it’s not too long before a knock on the door meets his ears.

	Thud Thud Thu-Thud Thud…

	The avali smiles for a moment or two before reaching his hand towards that door, and raps his knuckles against the wood.

	Thud Thud.

	And with that, the door swings open before the lucario from before swipes her way inside the room, making sure to close the door a moment later as quickly and as quietly as she possibly can. Once she makes sure that everything was in order, she quickly turns around to face the avali, a sultry look in her eyes.
	“Well, now, mister CrimsonHunter… Seems like you’ve got a lot of explaining to do.” And with that, the lucario girl quickly closes the distance between the two of them, her hands quickly going for the buttons on her blouse. As she works them through the small button holes in her shirt, the avali’s eyes widen at the sound of the lucario’s words.
	“Wait, how did you…? Oh fuck, you play, too?!” The avali’s rising voice quickly becomes muffled by the lucario’s hand against his face.
	“Ch-ch-ch, keep it down, you dingus. You want everyone around here to know we’ve been doing this for this long?” At that point, the avali’s cheeks glow brighter and brighter. He quickly shakes his head before the lucario uncovers his mouth.
	“U-Uh… sorry. Kind of a shock is all. I didn’t know you played! When did you pick it up? What’s your build? What’s your screen name, even?” The lucario simply rolls her eyes for a moment or two before quietly leaning in and planting her lips against the avali’s own. At once, the avali’s eyes widen for a brief second before quickly melting into a sensual kiss… Soon, the lucario pulls herself away, a trail of saliva connecting the two of them for a brief moment.
	“How about I shoot you a text and tell you all about it afterward? Right now, I’ve got a need, Rezami. You know how to take care of it, right?” With a smirk, the lucario quickly pulls her shirt apart with a bit of a flourish, causing the avali to blink at the sight of the lucario’s ample bosom. His face quickly burns with a bright pink blush once again.
	“Woah… have… these always been this big?” With that, the avali reaches forward to press his palms on the underside of her breasts, each one quickly filling and overfilling his hands a moment later. The lucario simply smiles and lets out a chuckle from the bit of pleasure she felt from that simple movement.
	“Hehe… well, I can tell you that there’s no such thing as a downside when it comes to having fun, you know?”
	“Definitely no downside… just… wow…” And with that, the avali tilts himself forward for a moment or two before pressing his puckered lips against the lucario’s right nip, quickly applying a bit of suction once he gets there. At once, the lucario throws her head back and lets out a sigh of pleasure-filled relief - she needed this, especially with how much everyone has been getting onto her about getting everything done. Without another word from her, the lucario presses her hands against the back of the avali’s head before pressing him all the more against her boob.
	“Hnn… there’s a good Rezzi… keep that up and you’re gonna have just as much fun as I am right now.” And with that, the avali pulls away from the lucario’s breast with a sharp “pop!” sound, causing the lucario to use one of her hands to cover her own face - that was a little bit louder than she wanted it to be. The avali simply smirks for a moment or two at the sight of the lucario trying to hush herself up.
	“What was that about keeping it down, dingus?” The avali quickly lets out a small chuckle before turning to the lucario’s other nipple, this time suckling on that nip as best he can for a little bit before swirling his tongue around that sensitive flesh… In no time, the lucario ends up pressing one of her hands against the wall to try and steady herself - he was having fun, sure, and at the very least it was keeping with their schedule.
	Before long, the lucario grabs the sides of the avali’s face, and pulls him away with another “pop!” sound, wincing from the pleasure it gave her.
	“Hah… hah… hah… hah… Rezami, fuck me. Take me right now and don’t even fucking bother with trying to keep things discreet.” The avali smirks for a moment at the lucario’s words, each one causing the twitching member within his pants to surge and press against the now-taut fabric. Without another word, the lucario reaches down to the avali’s crotch, quickly unbuckles the taut belt that was holding up his pants, and pushes that fabric down, only to jump at the feeling of the avali’s throbbing member against her lower entrance. She smiles for a moment more before glancing to the avali, and leaning in for another kiss, this time blindly grabbing that monster of a member and pressing the very tip against her entrance, making sure to move aside the sopping-wet fabric that tried to keep her from her prize.
	She needed this. Especially today. Without another word, the avali lines himself up against the lucario’s entrance as best he can while keeping their tongues within each other’s mouths. A moment later, the lucario raises one of her legs to make sure that the avali was aiming as best he could right then and there. Without another word, the avali thrusts his hips forward, causing his member to slam against the lucario’s walls!
	“Mmph…!” At once, the lucario’s eyes cross from the pleasure, and before she can keep herself together, the avali quietly starts to thrust his length into her entrance. In and out, in and out, over and over again, each time causing a moan to escape from the locario’s throat before being caught in her hand. The avali simply smirks for a moment or two before leaning forward a bit more, and resting his head against the lucario’s shoulder. One of his hands quickly comes up to grasp at the lucario’s ample breasts, his fingers quickly finding her nip and tweaking it with all the focus he could muster.
	“Hah… hah… hah… ffffuck, you always feel so tight, Serene…” The avali smirks for a moment or two more before slamming in inch after twitching inch of his length. The lucario simply smiles for a moment or two before resting her head against the avali’s shoulder, her senses on fire from the feeling of his cock within her crotch. Oh, she absolutely did need this… Before long, though, the lucario’s walls twitch and clamp down onto the avali’s length, effectively stopping his thrusting right then and there.
	“Hnnnggh… hah… hah… hah… h-h-holy shit, Rez…” The lucario lets out a content sight at that point before the avali pulls his head away from her shoulder. He was panting like he had just run a race, and the prize was the chance to fill her up.
	“Hah… hehe… hah… in or out? You choose.” The lucario smiles for a moment or two more before shivering a bit and leaning her head forward.
	“Hehe… hah… have… have some fun and keep it all inside, yeah?” And with that, the avali gives the lucario one more small smirk before thrusting himself in one last time! With that his member twitches and throbs within the lucario’s walls before a thick, searing hot spurt of avali seed coats every little millimeter of her entrance! The avali’s eyes cross for a moment or two before he lets out a shivering, low moan against the lucario’s shoulder…
	“Hnnnghghgh… haha… hah… guh… thank you…” And with that, the lucario’s cheeks blaze with a bright purple blush - the invading member within her causing her to bathe in the afterglow… Soon enough, the avali pulls himself out of the lucario’s lower lips before reaching over to one of the shelves and grabbing one of the smaller rolls of paper towels - standard procedure, after all.
	“You mind if I-”
	“A-Ahehe… actually, I think this might be a good thing for the drain, you know?” And with that, the lucario points a finger towards the metal drain in the middle of the room. The avali smirks for a moment or two before giving the lucario’s nipples a small, teasing pinch.
	“Hehe… Alright, alright. I’ll leave you be while you clean up, okay? Thanks for the fun - send me your details and stuff when you get the chance - and uh… feel free to come over tonight, if you wanna play, yeah?” The lucario rolls her eyes at that point, the avali’s voice causing her to chuckle.
	“Yeah, yeah, dingus - I’ll see you tonight. You want me to bring something to snack on, or no? I can make a kick-ass bean dip.”
	“Up to you, I just know that you’re gonna be a lotta fun when we meet up, you know?” And with that, the avali uses a quick swatch of paper towel to wipe down his length before tossing that now-used wad of paper into the garbage can and heading towards the door. “See you when you get out.” And with a bit of a wink, the avali makes his way out of the room and back towards his desk…

	Grrroaaaahhh…

	For a moment or two, the avali blinks at that sudden sound…
	“Oh yeah… lunch… eh, I don’t think anyone will mind if I eat at my desk, anyway.” And with that, the avali makes his way towards his desk once again, only stopping to grab the sandwich he had made earlier that morning out of his bag. He plants his rump into his seat, causing it to let out a bit of a groan before coming to a stop… “Jeez… these things are always on the verge of breaking… I need a new chair and soon…”



	Soon enough, the avali makes his way through the door to his home, only stopping for long enough to pull his phone out of his pocket to check any messages and to toss his keys into the small ceramic bowl by the door. After making his way in and closing the door, he lets out a small sigh… It was good to be home after a day like today.
	“Serene’s gonna be here in about a half-hour… just gotta get things ready and set up for-” The avali is quickly interrupted by the feeling of his rump bumping against the side of one of the bar-style stools that were pressed against the side of the counter. All he had to do, after all, was make sure that everything wasn’t looking like a pig sty, and that was already done with, by the looks of things… The avali shrugs for a moment or two more at that point, and makes his way over to the couch, where he plants his rump into the soft cushions once again.
	“Okay, so… yeah, uh…” And with that, the avali reached forward to the coffee table once again, and grabs the headset that was resting on top of the glass surface. Without another word, he jams it onto his head, and pulls it down enough to only cover his forehead. With that on, he takes the controllers from their spots on the counter top, fastens them as best he can, and lets out a small sigh before a smile covers his face.
	“Alright… let’s have some fun, shall we?” With that, the avali tugs that headset down onto his face before pressing the button on the side of that plastic device. A second later, he takes the small speaker that acted as a headphone next to his ear, and turns it away just enough that he could hear someone if they were to knock on the front door. He nods to himself for a moment or two before starting the game up once again, his vision quickly turning to that of where he left off - within a pub at a table with a pair of flagons in front of himself.
	Nothing wrong with being a little bit drunk, after all, right? Especially if it helps to keep the experience alive. Without another word, the avali opens up his inventory, and smiles at the sight of a number of glowing purple shards - just what he had hoped for. He had been trying to save up for when the final boss was supposed to be coming around, but with the lucario coming over somewhat shortly, why not?
	With that, the avali reaches a hand towards the number of purple shards that were resting within his digital pockets.
	Use Agility Shard? This time, as opposed to the usual “yes” and “no” buttons, there was a third button to the left of the “yes” - “use all”. With a smile on his face, the avali reaches over and presses the left-most button, causing the various bits and shines of purple to make their way out of his inventory, and against his character’s legs - each one shattering into purple particle effects before slamming themselves against his now-huge appendages.
	Yeah, that could be right. He was always the kind of person to use quick attacks whenever someone decided they didn’t like the look of his face not being smashed into a fine powder. Either way, he was fine with tha-


	Creeeeeak…

	The avali’s ear perks up a moment at the sound of that - was that the sound of… wood starting to bend? His brows furrow for a moment or two, the thought of those news stories from earlier that morning running through his head… Maybe… if it could happen to those people, then… With that, the avali reaches up to grab the headset around his cranium, pulling it away without another sound. Sure enough, the sight he sees causes something to click within his head.
	“Oooh… yeah, that will do it… That makes… a lot more sense than I thought it would.” With that, the avali lets out a small sigh before rubbing his thighs… which, at the moment, were bulging out against sides of the adjacent couch cushions. For a moment or two, he simply sits there, trying to figure out what else there was to say, and then the thought hits him - poke it. And poke it, he does.
	His finger quietly sinks a bit into his flesh before being met with a densely-packed wrapping of resistance. He quickly pulls his finger away at that point.
	“Well… at the very least, it’s just muscle under there - I’m no tub of lard, thankfully… Now, what am I gonna say to-”

	Thud Thud Thu-Thud Thud

	The avali quickly turns towards the door at that point, the knock coming from it a moment prior causing his eyes to widen once again - she was early.
	“U-Uh… just a second, Serene! Lemme just get something situated and I’ll be right there!” And with that, the avali stands himself up from his cushioned seat, the wood that made up its frame letting out a groan of relief as soon as he does. With that, he starts to make his way towards the door, each step causing a dull “thud” to echo out from the wooden floors beneath him. He looks down for a moment at the sudden sounds, and lets out a sigh… At least he wasn’t breaking the floor, if anything. With that, he makes his way to the front door, gives a quick “thud thud” to return that knocking from a moment prior, and opens the door wide.
	“Rezzi! I- WOAH!” The lucario’s eyes go wide at the sight of the wide-hipped avali standing in the doorway. A moment or two pass without either of them saying a single word to each other. The avali simply stands there with a pink blush blazing its way across his cheeks.
	“Uh… you… um… you tried it, too, didn’t you?”
	“Just get your ass in here, would you, please?” And with that lucario simply nods, and makes her way past the avali, her breasts seeming to bounce a bit more than they did earlier that afternoon. As soon as she makes her way into the room, the avali closes the door, and starts to thud his way back towards the couch. “Well? Uh… you wanna help me get to the post game?” With that, the avali makes his way back to his spot on the couch, the wood frame groaning under his seat.
	“Um… I… you still… wanna play looking like that…?” The lucario raises a brow for a moment or two at that point. She quietly places a sealed jar onto the counter top before making her way over and putting her hands onto her hips. The avali shrugs for a moment or two at that point, and simply points to the T.V. screen.
	“Well, uh… I mean… it’s not that bad, let’s be real. If this gets bad enough, we could always go see a doctor or something, right? Beides, didn’t you wanna say something about, uh… how you got a little bit bigger in the chest department?” The avali smirks for a moment or two more, causing the lucario to blush for a bit - well, she was there when it happened, after all, wasn’t she?
	“I mean… yeah, yeah… But, uh… now that you mention it, I think I know what else I wanna show you. You go on the forums at all?”
	“Forums?” The avali tilts his head for a moment or two at the sound of the lucario’s voice. The lucario simply smiles and pulls out her tablet-like phone from her pocket. After quickly scrolling through and typing a few things in, the lucario smiles and makes her way over towards the avali.
	“Yeah, the company’s hosting its own forums and everything - apparently this is part of the reason why they decided to make the game rated A.O. and all.” With that, the avali reaches over to grab the lucario’s phone, his eyes widening from the sight of what was on her screen - image boards and listing of various players, as well as pictures. Lots and and lots of pictures…
	“Oh my fuck, really?! They have this on an official board for the game!?” The avali’s eyes go wide at the information that was starting to rattle its way around his head.
	“Not only that, but it’s developer endorsed.” The avali’s brows furrow at that point before turning back to the various listing on the page…
	“Holy shit, it is… But… I… wha… Wow, that’s a big peen.” The lucario quickly lets out a bit of a giggle at that point, and tugs her phone back to herself.
	“That’s all well and good, Rezzi, but I’m a bit more interested in something other than cocks and balls. Something a little bit more on the… feminine side?” And with that, the lucario gives the avali a knowing smirk.
	“Oh, yeah…? Well, uh… what were you thinking about, really?” And with that, the lucario quickly trails her fingers up the side of the avali’s massive thighs.
	“Oh, you know… I was running a little low on trying to find those Intelligence Shards and all, and um… they were talking about an Item Duping glitch in the forums that I may or may not have memorized just for this occasion.” And with that, the avali smirks at the lucario’s words.
	“Well, if you wanted to, just say the word - I’ve got plenty of time and items for you to have some fun with.” And on cue, the lucario reaches forward to the headset on the avali’s lap. She quickly jams it onto her head, grabs the controllers, and gets to pressing buttons and making gestures as quickly as she can. In no time, the avali’s eyes widen at the sight of the lucario’s breasts starting to expand their way outward, each little “ding~!” sound coming from the speakers causing another surge in her massive mammaries.
	“Huh… never seen it in action until now. That...is awesome…” And with that, a smirk makes its way across the avali’s face. Soon enough, the lucario pulls the headset off of herself, and smiles - her breasts as big as one of the sofa cushions beneath them.
	“Weeeeell? What do ya’ think, Rezzi?” The avali opens his mouth to speak at that point, only to be cut off by the sound of wood starting to creak once again. The avali blinks at that point.
	“Was… that you, or… me…?” The lucario simply chuckles, and jams that head set back onto the avali’s head - her eyes  practically beaming.
	“Who cares! Let’s just have some fun! Hehe!!” And with that, the avali smirks once again before starting to navigate his way to the various bits and pieces within his inventory - this was going to be a fun night indeed… After a few button presses, though, the sound of wood creaking fills the air once again - this time followed by a swift “CA-CRACK! THUD!” as the couch gives out from underneath the avali and lucario.
	As soon as that happens, though, the only thing that comes out from the air is the sound of someone scrambling and making their way out from the halls, eyes wide.
	“Hello!? Huh!? Who’s there?! I’ve got a… are you fucking kidding me, Rezami?” The yellow-feathered avali simply stands there in a set of pajamas with a long metal rod in his hand. “How the fuck did you make a hole in the floor, anyway!?” He holds out his hands towards the absolutely massive red-feathered avali and lucario, who were sitting there looking like incredibly nervous wrecks.
	“H-Hey, uh… Ters’ia, um… I hope you don’t mind that I brought a guest ove-”
	“You’re paying for the damages, and I’M GETTING A GOD DAMNED NEW ROOM MATE!!” And with that, the yellow feathers quickly make their way out from their spot in the hallway. The sound of muttering obscenities quickly fills the air before the lucario lets out a chuckle.
	“Pffthahahahaha!” The avali quickly turns towards the lucario at that point - his eyes wide and full of worry.
	“W-What’s so funny?”
	“Hah… hahah… you, ya’ dingus! Besides, let’s just have a little bit more fun to scare him on his way out - you said you didn’t mind being big, right?” The avali reaches up to rub the back of his neck at that point, the massive amounts of flesh pressing against him basically making everything feel at least a little bit better than it was prior…
	“Well, uh… I guess… What’s the harm in a little bit more fun, huh?” And with that, the avali pulls the headset down onto his face once again, and starts selecting items from his inventory. At once, the sound of ripping fabric fills the air as his massive member springs forth from his now-ripped garments. His length surges forth, inch by inch, soon foot by foot, meter by meter until his tip presses itself against the side of the opposite wall. The lucario simply smiles a pearly-white smile at the sight of the avali’s massive length.
	“Oh, yeah, I think that we’re gonna have a fuck-load of fun, Rezzi.” And with that, the lucario simply smiles before turning to the absolutely massive member that sprouted its way up from between the avali’s thighs. “Yeah… we’re gonna have a fuck-load of fun.”
	“Hehe… can you blame my ingenuity, Serene? Oh, that reminds me - you never told me.” The lucario blinks for a moment before turning back to the avali’s face.
	“Huh? What do you mean ‘never told you’?”
	“Your screen name! You never told me it.” The lucario simply lets out a chuckle at the avali’s words.
	“Pfft, you dingus! Of all the things you could have asked, it’s that? Hah!” The avali soon reaches up to his headset once again, this time pulling it completely off before handing it over to the lucario. She quickly jams it onto her head once more, and starts to make gestures and press buttons once again.
	“Well, it’s a legitimate question, isn’t it?”
	“ZenHound.” The avali blinks for a moment or two at the sound of the lucario’s voice from out of nowhere.
	“Ex...cuse me?” And with that, the lucario pulls the head set off just enough to see the avali from behind her massive amount of boob flesh.
	“It’s ZenHound, Rezzi. I wanted to pick something that worked with this whole ‘yoga’ vibe, you know?” The avali simply sits there and rolls his eyes, his gargantuan member dribbling clear pre-cum in buckets at a time.
	“Knowing you, that sounds about right, Serene.” And with that, the lucario simply turns towards the avali for a moment, smirks from behind the head set, and raises her hand towards him before curling in every finger but the middle one. With that, the avali lets out a chuckle at the lucario’s massive antics, his body rippling with every little chuckle he lets out…
	At the very least, both the lucario and the avali are going to be preoccupied for at least a little while - the only thing they need to worry about being how they were going to satisfy each other, and even then, they could probably figure out how to do that… That, and they would have to figure out how they were going to be able to post their antics onto that forum the lucario had shown him. But even then, those are the least of their worries - they were having fun, of course, so it’s best to let them have their fun for the time being.