Level Nine — Liana Brooks

Andrea plays the Game--a massive, interstellar, virtual reality experience--as often as she can. And she plays well. Really well.

...Well, she cheats, actually, which she feels ambivalent about to be honest.

Except on Level Nine. Because no matter how hard she tries, Level Ten remains out of reach... until a wholesome newcomer arrives.

A light-hearted, feel-good story about the power of online gaming to bring people together.

1200 words / Virtual Reality Science Fiction

Welcome to Inklets, a series of short (and sometimes short-short) stories ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to lingering just on the edge of normal. One thing's for sure: you won't look at the world the same way again.