Today was the day! Katie had spent… uhh… was it hours? Days even? All staring at one photo of the character she’d now mold from this dullard lump of a default character.
… Not that she was one to remark on ‘dullards’, really.
She closed her eyes and there the image was, seared into her mind like a brand on a cow’s buttocks, which also described perfectly how she felt after not being able to sleep for 2 days straight. A worthy sacrifice, perhaps, for the life that could be gained.
It took her mere minutes of repeated eye-closing, checking that memory like a reference image, then setting each character trait precisely: by number! Not 10 minutes later, and she was confident this bright-eyed girl staring back blankly was the perfect match. Even so, she hesitated on the confirm button, anxieties defying her. Was her soulmate as dedicated as she was? Did she mess up something? By all rights, everyone else she’d met had turned out to be a scumbag somehow so why should she expect that same dedication from this internet friend?
… But then, she had nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
Katie hit confirm.
Katie— no, it was Kit now —stood in what appeared to be a clearing in the middle of some forest. A basic beginner tunic on her chest, and long white hair brushing her back. Definitely not her usual style, but that was kinda the point: to turn a new leaf. A light briefly entered her peripheral vision and she looked up to see a shooting star up ahead. Presumably her’s. Nice.
… Wouldn’t it have been better if the two twins had shot stars at the same time though? Maybe that was being too unrealistic.
Now, it was all Kit could do but wait… and wait… and wait! How long had it been? They’d planned to log on at the same time; even syncing up timezones. Was she just that slow at making the character? Or was Kit fast?
"I should’ve known!" Kit lamented out loud with an irritated groan. "You can’t trust anyone!"
Yet before she could throw up her hands and log out, deeming the experiment a total failure, the opposite side of the clearing began to glow, and seconds later, a familiar-looking girl popped into view, followed by another star.
They shared a look, and as Kit‘s eyes carefully scanned over every inch of this person, her skepticism began to turn to pure joy. She’d done it! She’d taken it seriously! They were the same height, they had the same hair patterns, the same body type and apparent age. In every way, they appeared the perfect set of isekai twins!
"H-h-hello!" Kit stammered, forcing herself to be bold, but clearly shaking from the gravity of this meeting (and more than a mild level of sleep deprivation). "You du— ehm— I mean— ya— …you did it!" Very smooth. Great first impressions, Kit. Way to give the girl second thoughts in the first minute. "It’s perfect!"
@Kat
… Not that she was one to remark on ‘dullards’, really.
She closed her eyes and there the image was, seared into her mind like a brand on a cow’s buttocks, which also described perfectly how she felt after not being able to sleep for 2 days straight. A worthy sacrifice, perhaps, for the life that could be gained.
It took her mere minutes of repeated eye-closing, checking that memory like a reference image, then setting each character trait precisely: by number! Not 10 minutes later, and she was confident this bright-eyed girl staring back blankly was the perfect match. Even so, she hesitated on the confirm button, anxieties defying her. Was her soulmate as dedicated as she was? Did she mess up something? By all rights, everyone else she’d met had turned out to be a scumbag somehow so why should she expect that same dedication from this internet friend?
… But then, she had nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
Katie hit confirm.
Katie— no, it was Kit now —stood in what appeared to be a clearing in the middle of some forest. A basic beginner tunic on her chest, and long white hair brushing her back. Definitely not her usual style, but that was kinda the point: to turn a new leaf. A light briefly entered her peripheral vision and she looked up to see a shooting star up ahead. Presumably her’s. Nice.
… Wouldn’t it have been better if the two twins had shot stars at the same time though? Maybe that was being too unrealistic.
Now, it was all Kit could do but wait… and wait… and wait! How long had it been? They’d planned to log on at the same time; even syncing up timezones. Was she just that slow at making the character? Or was Kit fast?
"I should’ve known!" Kit lamented out loud with an irritated groan. "You can’t trust anyone!"
Yet before she could throw up her hands and log out, deeming the experiment a total failure, the opposite side of the clearing began to glow, and seconds later, a familiar-looking girl popped into view, followed by another star.
They shared a look, and as Kit‘s eyes carefully scanned over every inch of this person, her skepticism began to turn to pure joy. She’d done it! She’d taken it seriously! They were the same height, they had the same hair patterns, the same body type and apparent age. In every way, they appeared the perfect set of isekai twins!
"H-h-hello!" Kit stammered, forcing herself to be bold, but clearly shaking from the gravity of this meeting (and more than a mild level of sleep deprivation). "You du— ehm— I mean— ya— …you did it!" Very smooth. Great first impressions, Kit. Way to give the girl second thoughts in the first minute. "It’s perfect!"
@Kat
