"Yep! Can be anything. You seem to be rather good with computers, so any new programs could be useful..."

The helmets hum to life, and the two's vision becomes dark. After a moment, a small light appears, which expands to fill the area with whiteness. "Aaaand we're online!" Coda's voice comes from... somewhere. "Alright, to start off, let's test out the Monster Crystals. We figured everyone deserves a companion to protect and love them in this world, so choose one!" A yellow crystal, a blue crystal, a gray crystal, a slightly darker gray crystal, and a red crystal appear.

"In the flesh! ...Figuratively speaking." The voice from the speakers laughs. "Welcome to one of our testing rooms! We have chairs and helmets set up, designed to immerse you into our virtual world. Don't worry, it's perfectly safe, since Scordatura monitors it whenever it's running!"

The girl nods. "I'm actually a player like you. I'm Amy, and this here is Yin!" The white dragon yawns sleepily and lands on her head. "This area is called... Beginner Village, at the moment. It's a placeholder name, but has basic stuff like quests and whatnot." Rom's debug menu would reveal that Yin is called a Dawnlight Dragon- a Light element that cannot "ascend" into another form, unlike Perl and Brave's Slime.

According to the debug menu, the Neutral-element Spikeball and the Fire-element Fox Kit spawn here.

ooc: Alright, glad you could at least make the start!

Through a quick scan of the titles, he can see the various subjects: ascension of monsters, the different species, areas in the world, elements... The list goes on.

Amy waves as they leave... then sighs at another spark from the store clerk. "Gonna have to report that, too..." Man and monster approach a crossroads just out of town. One path leads to open plains, while the other is covered by trees.

"All you have to do is sit down and put on one of the helmets! I suggest using units 1-A through 1-E. Those are the simplest models. However, we could monitor you much more in-depth if you use the '2' units." There are some sections to insert wires or chips into the helmets, probably to alter what is being transmitted if needed.

Coda's laugh comes from the speakers. "Of course! He's dead to the world at the moment, so I'll inform him once he's done with his adventure. Take care!" There's some soft muttering after that, but it's too quiet to hear.