Sean, a quiet university student by day, transforms into Kaleidoscope, a vibrant and skilled female elven mage, in his favourite MMORPG by night. But his dual identity becomes a tangled web when he develops feelings for NOODLES, his charming and charismatic guildmate, who hasn’t realized that Kaleidoscope is a man despite having mutual IRL friends.
As the guild faces increasing tension from Fission Chips, a hostile member who relentlessly targets Kaleidoscope, the group’s camaraderie is tested. Accusations fly, and a critical decision must be made about Fission Chips’ toxic behaviour and the future of their beloved guild. It’s a modern love story in the making.
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter One
Leaping into the air, Kaleidoscope performs a perfect flip over the beast, and lets the arrow fly at the peak of her aerial arc. It strikes true. The green health bar that hangs over the wolf’s head shrinks. Only a quarter life in the red remains. Twirling her left hand in the air, silvery light…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Two
Dappled sunlight barely penetrates the thick canopy. A large snake drops from a tree and lands in the center of the path. It slowly uncoils, fangs dripping with poison capable of paralyzing its prey for two attacks. It strikes. Kaleidoscope barely dodges by leaping to the left. The forest path offers very little room to…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Three
In a small hut at the center of the tiny island of Stonewell, Kaleidoscope stands at a low table kneading dough. Decorations are sparse. No curtains or pictures. Nothing to signify the small hut is a home other than the occupant, a baker, that paces the room. A single wooden chair stands against the wall…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Four
In the center of a bustling tavern, Kaleidoscope pops into existence dressed in a brand new purple dress that displays her ample cleavage and shows off her long legs. Taking a seat at the bar, she orders a drink to recharge her mana. [September 22, 2014: 10:29] World Chat World chat is [off] Guild Chat…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Five
Kaleidoscope’s solitary figure stands at the edge of the calm waters of Glas Lake that shimmer under the simulated sun that hangs low in the sky splashed with hues of red and orange. Two fluffy white clouds drift lazily by. With a skilled flick of her wrist, Kaleidoscope casts her fishing line, then stands perfectly…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Six
At full speed, Kaleidoscope races south along a weather-beaten path that borders the Silver Woods. She passes a herd of cattle lazily grazing in the fields before the dismal shroud of grey that hangs over the land releases the floodgates. Rounding a bend, the trees begin to thin until the woods are long behind her,…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Seven
A burst of fiery breath races across the rocky terrain and narrowly misses Kaleidoscope as she gracefully pirouettes. Fingers slashing through the air, she retaliates with a blast of her own spell. Lightning strikes in rapid succession, electricity cracking against the hardened scales of the mythical creature. The attack is ineffective, and the beast’s health…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Eight
Beneath the gently swaying branches of a half-naked giant oak, Kaleidoscope stands, hands at her side, while quivering leaves fall. The artificial breeze rustles the changing leaves, hues of gold and red, and ruffles the hem of her new cloak embroidered with silver. [September 28, 2014: 01:28] Guild Chat [TwinDragons] why doesn’t noodles ever wear…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Nine
PM [Noodles], [Fangmaster], [Kaleidoscope], [Fate], [TwinDragons], [eatBBQ], [YOUTHFULSPRING], [lavenderlady], [lotusblosso… A certain matter of a rather sensitive nature has recently come to my attention once again. Discrimination in any form is not tolerated within our guild or under the ToS of the game. Verbal assault is a criminal offence. The culprit has been reported to…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Ten
[September 28, 2014: 14:11] A mystic orb on the shelf above the magic shop counter glows softly in the low flicker of blue flames that hover overhead unattended and unrestrained. In the center of the magical shop of oddities, antiquities stands a wide, iron basin filled with white sand that shimmers like the glowing embers…
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Unexpected Loot: Chapter Eleven
A rag-tag assembly of humans, ferals, elves, one wraith, and a dwarf scale the jagged crags of the Greystone Mountain that towers over the small village of Ciaran. Ahead lies an outcropping that protrudes from the cliff face like a limb, their final destination. Overhead, the darkened sky threatens to open in a downpour amidst…
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Unexpected Loot: Epilogue
Vancouver can in no way be considered a large metropolis, but it’s not a small town either. The population barely breaches half a million unless the surrounding suburban cities are included, as they often are when anyone travels. It’s far easier to say one is from Vancouver as opposed to Langley where Sean had spent…
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