Demons and Game Sprites

Nikki was nervous about today. She had agreed to go to the space station with a new friend she had recently met. A demon by the name of Jacob. He, like her, was a gamer and had wanted to show her the virtual reality simulator that the station had to offer. From what she had heard, it was top of the line and would allow other people to interact with her in a digital world, much the same way she interacted with them here. Of course, up until this point, she had never been able to visit the station. Her wireless broadcasting range had left her isolated to the island. While that wasn't such a bad thing, it did leave her feeling a little trapped. Of course, to every problem, there was a solution somewhere, and this one was no exception. she was going to download herself into a simple tablet and have him take her up to the station.

It was a great idea on it's own. She was, after all, nothing more than digital data, so it made sense that she could move around via storage devices. It was this great idea that had left her feeling nervous. normally, she was able to exist in her private server, or out around the island through an advanced holo projection method. If something bad happened she was simply sent back to her server, no harm no foul. But once she was in this tablet, she would be entirely vulnerable to any number of issues. EMP would erase her, if the tablet became damaged, she could be destroyed. It was all in all, her most vulnerable state of existence. On top of everything, Jacob was still a new friend, and for all, she knew he was malicious.

Needless to say, she had resolved to give this a try. Nothing ventured, nothing gained was her reasoning. To alleviate her own concerns she had made sure to prepare everything in advance for the day. She had purchased a brand new tablet and cleared all non-essential data to make sure she would have plenty of room to stretch her legs so to speak. She had also bought a backpack to put a collar and bracelet in so that when they got to the station, she would get hooked up to their server, and connect to her devices again. She even made sure to include an extra battery backup for the tablet, and an extra USB cord in case, by some odd mistake, they didn't have one on the station. Everything was ready.

A knock at her door alerted her to Jacobs arrival. It was showtime. She took a second, digitizing herself, into her new Avatar that she had just recently downloaded. It seemed fitting to alter her appearance for a new adventure. Once her change had finished she opened the door to her room and invited Jacob in. "Ok... Your here... Good..." She was noticeably nervous now as she walked back to her bag and picked it up.

"You're going to need this. It's got everything I'll need up there. And... I think... I'm ready if you are." She didn't wait for a response as she walked over to a large box server that hummed quietly in the corner. "So, once I disappear from here, I should appear on the screen of that tablet. When that happens we are good to go." A moment later and she was gone. The bracelet and collar she had been wearing dropped to the floor with a clatter, and within seconds the display of the tablet had burst to life. There she was in crisp high definition, displayed against a black background.

"Alright... Let's do this."

Nikki giggled as she spun around on the spot so that Jacob could see all of her. She had been fortunate that the tablet was high def so that he could see her details clearly. "You like? I found this one last night. I was up late and a little nervous so I started playing with my data a bit and found I could do this." Suddenly she blushed furiously as she realized how bad it sounded when she said to play with her data. "I mean... my info, not like getting off or anything like that. I was changing things, and..." The more she said the worse it sounded and she decided it might be best to drop the subject.

It was amazing being able to use this device. She could hear things through the built-in microphone, and see Jacob, using the built-in camera. Alternatively, she could use the rear facing camera to look out at things in behind her as well. So far it was working amazingly well.

"So jacob.. I'll be honest. I've never been at someone's mercy like this before. I'm a little nervous." She gave a small giggle as she sat down on her blackened background watching his face. "I mean honestly... I don't know much about you. You could be crazy, and planning to throw me off a bridge for all I know." She giggled again nervously, while her voice digitized like a synth.

"So, have you been to the station before?"

It was a little comforting to know that he had no bad intentions, not that she was in a position to stop him now. His banter was more reassuring to her though as it suggested that there was more to come, and no quick end. Though it did bring to light the obvious question. How competitive was this going to be? Was there a wager brewing here? She didn't even know what game's they could play on the station, but she had been certain she could beat him. she was after all part of a game, so once she was ported in she would be able to see the game in it's fullest and react at the speed of data, rather than having to rely on a slow living brain or nervous system.

"I think I'm smelling a wager brewing here." She said with a giggle as she looked back at him and gave a little wink. She couldn't lose so there was no risk. Before things could go any further he had stepped onto the teleporter, and in the blink of an eye, they had been digitized and sent into space. It was much like fast travel back in her old game. By having visited a place, you could activate a specialized skill that allowed you to instantly travel to certain locations provided no enemies were around. This was essentially the same thing.

Once they arrived at the station, Nikki had to reactivate the screen of the tablet as it had shut down during the transport. In the same way, it had before it burst to life, displaying her image clearly on the simple black background. it took the camera an additional second to turn on, but once it did she smiled. "I can see again..." her voice chirped out from the device speakers.

"Ok, so we need to find a terminal that I can port into. I have a cord in the bag for it. Then once I'm there just put out the collar and bracelet, and I can do the rest." It would be a simple matter getting back to her projected mode. By now the bracelet and collar would have synced up to the station's wireless network, which would allow her to access them once she was uploaded into the new server.

Nikki was getting more excited as things went on, she was eager to feel the new server, and it's processing power, which she assumed was infinitely superior to her own.

When he hooked her up to the station's terminal, she was immediately greeted with new info. there were so many systems, and subsystems, to explore, but now was not the time. Instead, she took a moment and downloaded her info from the device into the main system. Once inside she could see that there were a couple other people similar to her, using the main server as a point to exist from. She made a mental note to try and meet them some other time. In the meantime, Nikki accessed the main wireless node and used it to activate her collar and bracelet. Within seconds her form appeared, lifting the devices into the air, as her image projected itself.

She smiled at Jacob as she stretched her arms over her head, and bounced on the spot. she was testing her range of motion, now, making sure everything was calibrated properly, and as she suspected it was. "There... That's much better." She said as her voice digitized from a synth, to her own natural sounding tone.

Without skipping a beat Jacob had gone through, questioning what she wanted if she won. "You mean when I win." She corrected playfully. Though it did raise an interesting question. What did she want? It's not like she could eat, or really make use of anything material, so that was out of the question. it would have to be spectacle. "A dress. If I win you need to wear a dress." She started saying as a wicked grin spread across her face. "No... You need to wear this outfit." She gestured to her own pink and black ensemble.

Nikki laughed. What a newb. A maid? Really? like that was crossing a line. She could not only wear that outfit but rock it no problem. Still, though, it had been his choice, so that's what she would do. Assuming he could best her, which wasn't likely. In truth, she honestly thought the outfit she was wearing now was much sexier than a maid's outfit. But maybe he had a fetish. More importantly though what Kind of maid was he thinking? "You might need to be a bit more specific, though. Japanese hentai maid? or like a french porn maid?" She was asking more to throw him off now, either or was fine, not that she would lose anyways.

Her tails flicked playfully as she looked around the station. In her excitement she needed to make sure she kept ahold of her skirt, or else she might flash everyone behind her. Nikki made sure to scoop up her tablet and put it in the backpack, before slinging it over her shoulder. "Alright. We need to ask for directions or do you know the way?"