Relaxing by the Pool

The air is moist with the smell of clean water, rich earth, and lush vegetation. You sit down beside the pool and relax, feeling the strain of term papers and exams draining away.

What can all this mean, anyway? It seems that there are two forces battling for control over this Cyber Mud. One seems intent on destroying the relaxing beauty of the place, while the other seems to be struggling to survive, to keep alive the fleeting vision of a paradise in Hell....

But the music of the water is lulling you to sleep. You forget about term papers, about exams. What is studying? Who cares? Why not just stay here forever?

Strange questions. But somehow the thought is comforting. Stay here forever.

And so you do.

The SIPB nerds finally notice something is wrong when your head falls onto Snorkelwacker's keyboard. They call the Campus Police, but what can they do? You're gone ...

Somewhere in cyberspace, a growing crowd of people sit beside a virtual pool in forgetful silence.

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