/tags/guard/Recent content in Guard on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usWed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2018/05/30/blessed-sins/Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2018/05/30/blessed-sins/<p><em>Author&rsquo;s note: This is the first story I&rsquo;ve shared with anyone, I welcome advice and criticism. Help me make the next installment of this series better!</em></p> <p><strong>Chapter 1: The Beginning</strong></p> <p>A month away from spring break, and Malinda Swanson was already counting the days. She gave it her best, but this year&rsquo;s students were especially unteachable, and she didn&rsquo;t want to wait any longer for her well-deserved vacation.</p> <p>Thanks to advances in cybertech and virtual reality, she had another option. A VR system that would let you create an avatar in a diverse fantasy setting, and the avatar would explore the virtual world while you were offline. Just log in a few days later, and you would &ldquo;remember&rdquo; everything your other self experienced.</p>