The one that matters

In the future VR games have become a huge thing. Yet for him, the real universe is infinitely elegant and beautiful than what we can dream of. Engrossed in understanding it's grand mystery he does not see the growing rift between him and his beloved. He sacrificed everything for her, yet she left him for some gamer. Gamer ! that ridiculous epithet, bandied about as some sort of achievement ! In anger, he decides to take up gaming, to beat his rival and prove to her that the game is nothing but that, a stupid, silly game !
But despite his opinions, the game draws him in, despite his desperate efforts, he finds himself unable and worse, unwilling to accept that it is just a game. What does the promise of power unlock in him ? In all of us ? Power without consequence. This goes beyond competition and winning petty battles. He has to make a choice, who is the one that matters ? Who is the 'real' him ?