Getting his real life details took milliseconds, character creation not so much.

  [Give your character a name]

  "Solum"

  [Taken]

  "Fred"

  [Taken]

  "Two"

  [Taken]

  With ten minutes to the game launch, he could not afford to waste time and who knew the perks the first to login would get.

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  "One"

  [Taken]

  "31"

  [Name Available. Do you want this name?]

  "Yes!"

  [Are you really sure, change of name is not possible?]

  "Yes!"

  [Customise your character]

  He was a black and though he loved it, he was not sure people would recruit him as a black, so he tinted the colour of his skin, increased his somehow short height and added more bulk to his character, after all, maybe real-life physics worked in the game-world.

  [Are you really sure you want this character, changes cannot be made after this?]

  "Yes"

  [Choose a class]

  Skimming past the numerous classes, he choose what suited his plans.

  "Warrior"

  [Are you really sure?]

  "Yes!"

  [Choose a starting city]

  A large map appeared in front of him, with one minute to game time, he selected the largest and most developed city.

  [Are you really sure?]

  "Yes!"

  [Do you want the intro...]

  "No!"

  He looked at the timer. The game had already started two minutes ago.

  "Login!"

  His world turned black, then white, th... and he wished he closed his eyes.