I had been waiting a long time for this. A game so advanced, AAA doesn't cut it anymore. This is an S-class project right here, and I've got the result in my hands. This tiny little headband allows me to play World of Truth in my sleep and be fully rested. Not only is it a fun game, it's also a cure for my insomnia. What more could I ask for? I can work just fine after playing this game.

Let's check their website again. Thirty-seven minutes to go. Character creation is ready, let's do that. Getting comfortably settled into bed, I put the little red device on my head and pressed the lone button on the side. Five seconds later, everything was dark.

"Welcome to World of Truth, player," said a woman's voice from somewhere. "The game is not quite ready for you yet, but you can create your character and determine your starting attributes here if you want."

"I'll do that, thanks." That felt far less sincere than it actually was.

A perfect representation of my body was now standing in front of me. Did I gain weight? Oh well. This game allows you to be whatever you want and I'm taking that chance anyways. A screen in front of me read:

Would you like to use projection to create your avatar?

I picked yes. It's far easier to think hard than to figure out how to work hundreds of sliders. This slight tan looks good enough. I was already fairly tall, so I think I'll stay about the same. Let's buff up and lose some fat, though; I want something good to look at while I go on adventures. Now that I am muscular, but just barely not enough to be ripped, it's time to change my face a bit. Let's give myself a thicker nose, a bit flatter as well. My eyes don't need much modification, but I think I'll change their color a bit, maybe green? Oh, dark green looks good on me. Lips are just fine.

My hair needs a bit of work, though. Can't be looking ugly, can I? Let's remove that slight baldness, get rid of the facial hair 'cuz it looks weird on this version of me, change the color... to... actually, I can do loads of crazy shit with my hair, can't I? I could make my hair rainbow-colored, let's check it. Oh God, that's hilarious! I look silly. Good, but silly. Actually, the contrast of my hair with my body is quite something. A walking tank with gay pride hair, real nice. I'm gonna keep that. Shorten it a bit, down to two inches. Good style.

This IS a fully immersive game, but I don't really feel like my junk needs working on. Let's just get that full bodybuilder shave for looks then finish this part up.

Is this body to your liking?

Yes, little box, I like it quite a bit.

Please distribute your starting attribute points. You will gain three points per level in the future.

Strength-1

Dexterity-1

Constitution-1

Intelligence-1

Wisdom-1

Willpower-1

You have 15 points.

Okay, let's see. I wanted to punch things real hard. Yup, I'm dumping everything into Strength. Confirm!

Please choose three skills.

Skills? I don't get a menu or a visual aid, either. I'm not sure what to pick here... Actually, where'd that voice from earlier go? Did she just say that one line then leave? I'm getting off track, focus. Okay, punching is one for sure.

Punching selected. 2 skills left.

Alright. If I've got punching, then kicking must exist too, right? I'll take that. Unarmed is best armed.

Kicking selected. 1 skill left.

Okay, since I dumped everything into strength, I'm gonna be a glass cannon, right? Might as well pick something that'll allow me to do some crazy shit.

...After much deliberation (literally sitting there for ten minutes) I have come to a conclusion. I pick taming! Not for the mad laughs, but because interacting with people is hard but I still want to play with friends.

You cannot pick that skill.

Aww, what? I have to learn that? Okay, then I guess I'll pick like, flexing.

Show-Off selected. Would you like to change your mind?

No, it's fine.

Please pick your starting equipment. Underwear comes for free.

A list pops up. There's not a lot of stuff in there, but there sure is a large variety of weapons. I'll take some sandals and some Rough Short Pants, please. I'm already wearing a speedo-like thing down there, so I'm good. Okay, confirm!

For not choosing a weapon, you have been granted an extra 100 starting gold.

Oh, neat!

You are approaching the end of character creation. Please pick a name.

Ah, here it is. I have to pick a name. Let's see, what would work? Something easy to remember.

...This is gonna take me a while.

Okay! It took me like half an hour but I gots me the big think! I will be the Rainbow Chad!

Name: Rainbow Chad

Is this correct?

Yes! I fucking love the Chad memes!

Character creation complete. Time until game start: 1 hour 22 minutes

Oh, right. Time dilation. That whole process took me like ten minutes IRL, huh? It said five times the speed. If I play until 5:30, I'll have seven hours of sleep. Seven times five is thirty-five, so that means I get thirty-five hours of gaming per session.

Welp, now I have to wait...