Skeever

"Raven" finished the zoo's opening ceremony, which also doubled as the announcement for the latest invention, Sword Art Online, and the accompanying NerveGear.

After the event, "Raven" moved towards his private mansion and eventually made his way to the study. After he sat down in his chair, the Queen Seraph appeared from the void and cast dispelling magic before leaving without even speaking, as the person in front of her was not her creator.

The person now sitting in the chair, previously masquerading as Raven and handling announcements, was the Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Avatar, Vrai.

'Raven has yet to return from diving into Skyrim, and The Doctor says his return shouldn't be anytime soon. However, he still hasn't made the final call on this NerveGear technology he had me secretly manufacture and assemble in his 'Real world'....' Vrai thought nervously.

A step-by-step plan was given to her, The Doctor, and The Queen Seraph before Raven dived into his latest world. The document encompasses all new Raven-related activities for the next few decades. It was Vrai's assignment to ensure the Real-World plans are executed, which included this latest project.

Since the IRL government started its slander campaign against Raven Oscars and his multiverse, the amount of aspiring Travelers has declined sharply. This propaganda may not have a large effect on the vast majority of citizens, but children are particularly malleable individuals.

Raven decided to combat this initiative by releasing a Virtual World game for them to experience. This children-adolescent-teenage-aged virtual adventure will take Blue Star adolescents and mold them into the best potential Travelers possible.

In fact, Raven expects those who come out of SAO will never want to live their normal, everyday lives again...

'However, the rules and specific hardware involved in this NerveGear are truly deceptive. I hope everything goes according to predictions...' Vrai thought as her attention drifted towards the nearby window.

.....(Scene Break)....

"So you're tellin' me, there is a Dragonborn on the loose?..." a middle-aged man is drinking at a tavern deep within the Riften sewers. He's speaking with a messenger that stopped by for a drink.

*gulp*

"Yep, that's what I'm telling you. Come to slay the dragons I suppose, I haven't seen one yet but they say out West, they're being spotted more often as the days pass..." the messenger responds.

"Riiigght...dragons" the thief drawled on as if he didn't care, how does that affect how much gold he has in his pocket?

"By the way Devin, I didn't only come to chat with you. I need to ask a favor..." the messenger's eyes took on a pleading look.

*sigh*

"Yeah, you want me to deliver another message to Astrid and her 'family' ehh??..."

*nodding*

"You know those guys give me the creeps, aren't they suppose to use some black sacrament or something to get their targets? Why do they still have their clients send messages to the middle of the Western forests....under a random ridge that I have to track down through wolf-infested territory no less...."

"HAHA, well I'll send it to the brotherhood for you, but it ain't gon-be cheap, times are tough roun' here ya know?..." Devin was smiling widely, business lately has been slowing down.

Just then, the tavern door across the small pond slammed open and an inconspicuous man looked around with shining eyes and shouted.

"YESSS!! It's actually the venue below Altissia. Wait until the guild hears about this, I'll surely get promoted!!!..."