The Real Virtuality

Clouded Pleasure

After learning I was still somewhat alive, it's been haunting my mind a lot. I haven't been able to really focus on anything. "Mouse, I know it's been really troubling you but really I don't think you should really worry too much." Zalgo tried to comfort me as I was eating a bowl of noodle soup at one of those tiny bars restaurants world. "I know..but it's still...hard to believe how am I still here but also not here? Also with what Malt said...if I were to wake up soon I could die..it doesn't really make sense but what am I to know?" I let out a sigh pushing the bowl away, I wasn't very hungry suddenly. Zalgo was pretty worried for me, I knew she was. She looked back at josh before patting my shoulder "mouse, how about we go change your mind? I kinda got invited to a dance event, I know you hate public's but this one is a friends event. If you'd like I can take you with me, just stick by and we can just watch?"

It didn't sound like a bad idea, I guess I do need a change of ideas. Yeah! It's for the best! I agreed to her request before she placed the portal "Mallttt we're going somewhere! Come over!" Zalgo called out for him. Where was he hiding this time? Oh- The bathroom door opened as a somewhat tall looking guy wearing a gray sweater and black pants, robotic parts on his feet that seemed like boots and hands like gloves also a TV for a head . Well well well, seems like someone also had a change of avatar like I did. I changed myself this morning using the avatar of a gray haired elf girl, with a gray sweater dress and small shorts under. I might've said this before but I try not to change a lot because it's very weird to be in a different body and getting used to it can take a while. I'm guessing it might be the same for Malt.

"Well well that seems a lot like you! Are you ready? We're going to a dancing event. You two can stick by us to watch." Zalgo explained briefly before entering with josh. I love how at this point, Malt didn't even get to refuse, he just went in aswell after me. I mean, even if he disagreed, he didn't have much of a choice anyway.

Once we arrived, we spawned into a lobby that seemed like an entrance to a club. The title on the top of the front desk was called "Clouded Pleasure" nice name. There was someone at the desk that seemed to be guarding the gates, he would ask ppl's ages before letting them in.
Zalgo was waiting for us before we approached him. "Heyyy wolf! I just brought some friends of mine! Is Kratos here?" Before he could even respond to her, a voice called out from behind "zalgoooo! So nice to see you accepted the invitation! And you brought some friends, all of age correct?" This must be kratos, he was a tall buff E boy looking avatar but more customized to fit the club's logo and colors. He turned to me and Malt "welcome to clouded pleasure! I sure hope you enjoy yourself, the name's kratos and since you both are friends of zalgo who is one of our staff, there won't need any verifications, come along"

By passing the gates, we started to hear disco music playing, lights flickering from dark blue to red to purple. We were lead to a big room that had a big stage infront with seat couches around it. Huge speakers on the back wall with a booth on top to where the DJ was sitting at. There were already a few ppl sitting on some couches and some at the bar that was at the right of the room. A few tables were also around so we decided to take one in the corner that was near the bar.

This place was pretty nice and we came in just in time before the DJ turned down the music and Kratos came up on stage to start his speech "hello hello everybody ! Welcome back to our weekly event, get comfy and ready to party! We'll be continuing with a few more songs while our dancers gets ready to put on their shows! Please enjoy!" And the music restarted when he stepped off. "Hey. Quick question zalgo." Malt asked. "Yeah what is it?" "What kind of dance even is this. And what kind of dancers is he meaning?" Zalgo went speechless for a bit before responding "well uh, it's just dancers but don't worry it aren't a strip dance...Atleast from what I know " oh good god.

Atleast she was right about one thing, it wasn't a strip club. Once the dancers came over they were just doing normal dances, well sorta normal but they had clothes. Yes, they did. I just watched while talking with zalgo and josh about funny stuff, it was pretty distracting and nice to not think about the bad stuff. " you good malt? you seem a bit out of it" Josh commented. He wasnt wrong, even with his TV head hiding his face, he was just staring at the ppl around until josh called him out ofc. "fuck off" he said before getting up to the bar taking a seat "be careful now, dont go too far! you both are kinda under my watch and Jazzie will kill me if anything happens to any of you again." zalgo warned. we didnt get a response back but he did wave his hand back as a motion of "yeah whatever". "dick" she sighed before gettig my attention off the stage "so mouse, what do you think?" i was focused that it kind of took me off guard. "o-oh uh, its nice! It's very fun and distracting, thanks zalgo!"