Lucas browsed through the shelves until he found it, Mythic Simulator. His friend and classmate Elijah had been practically begging Lucas to buy the title and play it with him. The game was a sandbox style title that used the Play-Pyramid's cutting edge VR to simulate a vast fantasy world. The player choosing the form of one of the many different mythical creatures that populated the world. Lucas wasn't normally into sandbox games, but Elijah had convinced him this game was worth trying. Apparently the VR immersion was like no other game on the market. Mythic Simulator was technically rated 18+, but the clerks at this particular store were notoriously lax. Lucas approached the counter and purchased the game without any issue. The clerk bagged it up with a smile and wished him the best.
Lucas hurried home. On the way, he shot Elijah a text letting him know he had purchased the game and would soon be logging in. He received a quick reply that Elijah would be waiting for him at Goat's Hoof tavern in the starter town. Apparently Elijah played a satyr and frequented this in game spot.
Arriving home Lucas dashed up the stairs and entered his room. He excitedly made himself comfortable for what was likely to be a marathon gaming weekend. Lucas pulled Mythic Simulator out it's case and popped it into the Play-Pyramid. He put on all his play-pyramid VR gear and fired it up.
A text screen appeared in front of Lucas. "Welcome to Mythic Simulator," it continued, "Please choose which species you would like to become." The screen then transitioned to a scroll menu of mythical creatures. Hovering over an option would display a pop up describing each species and it's characteristics. Most impressively it also showed what the player character would look like. Instead of character customization, Mythic Simulator scans the user and incorporates their exact likeness into the creature of their choosing. Lucas was amazed at how detailed the avatars were. He spent probably a good 30 minutes simply scrolling through options and seeing how he looked as various different creatures.
Finally though Lucas decided to play...