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Remember how you dreamed of becoming a real gamer? Not just pressing buttons, but living worlds, feeling the excitement, breathing the game. And here you are. The goal has been achieved. You are a gamer. The screen lights up, the keyboard clicks, victories and defeats have become a part of life.

But at some point you realized: alone – a little… boring. Even the most epic raids or exciting stories want to be shared. And one day, in the heat of another run, you found Him. Well, or Her?

At first it was just a nickname, another voice in the chat or a well-aimed shot in the enemy's back. You took a risk: "Hey, let's go together? It's more fun in a team." And off it went.

It's a strange thing - virtuality. Yesterday you coordinated attacks on the boss, and today... today you've been chatting with this person somewhere in a messenger for a week. You discuss not only skills and loot, but also music, stupid memes, how the day went. It became... warm and familiar.

And then that message came. Not about a new dungeon or an update. Just a simple: "Maybe we can meet? Just for a walk?"

Your brain froze for a second. You had been imagining... a girl all this time, hadn't you? The voice was neutral, the avatar was stylish but abstract. And there was no hint in the correspondence. But for some reason your heart stubbornly drew an image. And you thought: "Ah... why not?" Just take a walk. Laugh. Breathe in the air, not the dust of the system unit. Maybe even eat a cone of that very vanilla ice cream that you once mentioned in passing, and he/she remembered?

And here you are, standing in front of the mirror. Adjusting your jacket. In your pocket is your phone with the latest message: "Meet me at the fountain in 20. I'm wearing a blue jacket." Blue... You take a deep breath. This isn't just an exit from the location. This is a leap into the unknown. You've become a gamer, just like you dreamed. And now... now the game called "Reality" takes an unexpected turn.