Gamers
by Cambry Varner
Though Sally considers herself an avid gamer, she never indulged in MMORPGs, at least until her stepsister, Darcy, convinced her to give the popular Shadow’s Deep a chance. It was supposed to be an evening of dungeon raiding and level grinding, that is until Sally clicked the login icon and found herself trapped in the game world with Darcy. With Shadow’s Deep now a life or death game, Sally and Darcy must quickly find others trapped within the game and form a party to survive. NPCs are no longer smiling pixels with scripted lines, but have their own motives and prejudices. And the monsters have sharp teeth that tear and draw blood. Fortunately, Sally and the party are players, each with their own set of skills and abilities giving them an advantage in this world. They just have to overcome their own fears to tap into the bravery they never knew they possessed.