Beta Test

Liz clicked the piece of mail and saw the sender. ”Nami ji games? Isn that the gaming company that gives out artificial maids for winning their competitions? ”

[Virtual World Headset Beta tester request.]

[Sender:Nami Ji games]

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Hello Miss Elizabeth Pine, we at Nami Ji would like you to test out our new and world-changing piece of hardware the virtual world headset (or VW for short).

The VW is something that can stimulate all your senses putting you in a whole different world.

We will tell you the things you can and can do if you accept to know what you are agreeing to.

1. you are free to talk about VW as long as you mention your using an early model of the VW.

2. You can give the VW we give you to anyone, modify it or take it apart.

3. You can stream yourself using the VW when we add the feature in the near future.

If you want to accept, respond with any questions you may have and we will send the VW shortly after we answer.

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Liz read the mail and got more intrigued with each line. ”Huh… I wonder if they sent this because I won one of their competitions? ”

Liz mulled over whether or not to accept before mumbling her response while writing it. ”Im happy to test such an interesting sounding piece of tech. So here are my questions, 1 are there any risks known with using the VW, 2 what will be the price of the VW and 3 why was I

asked to test this. ”

”That should be good enough for now. ” sending the mail and turning off her pc she then pushed herself away from her desk and looked around her lightly furnished bedroom sprinkled with plushies and figurines.

”Maybe Ill start cooking something for Jill since shell be home soon. ” she put her hand on a screen that was on her armrest and soon after the chair started to move.

As she moved to a door that then slid into the wall letting her pass to a smallish hallway that had a door opposite of hers. Liz went to the left of her door as she went down the hallway she paused at a tall mirror.

Liz stared at her the woman Looking back at her. the reflection had short brown hair that barely passed her neck, and dark blue eyes that looked like raw lapis lazuli but the thing that bothered her was the patches the person in the mirror had attached to her legs. When am I not going to need to zap my legs?

”Mistress are you done streaming for today? ” A monotone voice rang through Lizs ears that made her jump for a moment before remembering who the voice belonged to.

Liz looked away from the mirror and saw a woman with long blonde hair, and green eyes like cut emeralds but the most noticeable was the maid outfit she wore. This was Bell an artificial maid sent as a reward for winning a competition 6 months ago but she just arrived here 2 days ago and has acted like a full-on maid for Liz for some reason.

”Oh, Bell… Yeah, I am and I was planning to make something for my sister before she gets home. ”

The girl named Bell smiled and asked. ”What are you making this time? ”

”Well. ” Liz thought for a moment. ”Does Fettuccine chicken Alfredo sound good? ”

”Certainly and Ill assist and learn mistress. ”

Liz wanted to mess with her self-proclaimed maid ”So why are you wearing the kink outfit? ”

Bells eyebrows furrowed slightly. ”Stop calling it a kink outfit. ”

Liz hummed at Bell. ”Maybe when you stop calling me Mistress I will. ”

Bell whined at her Mistress. ”Mistress you know I can stop calling you that. ”

”Well, thats too bad then… Well, maybe you can get me to stop by helping me with some of my streaming. ” Liz smiled to herself.

Bell smiled at the alternative condition. ”Ill do my best. ” Went behind Liz and started pushing the chair down the hallway.

Liz and Bell reached the end of the hallway and arrived at a larger room that was a kitchen and living room only separated by a counter.

The whole room was practically spotless and well-organized. Liz looked around the room which she almost didn recognize from how clean it was. ”Im shocked about how well you can clean Bell. ” ”Of course, Im good at cleaning I was made for that purpose, after all, Mistress. ”

Liz woke up melody who was still asleep on her lap and placed her on a cat tree next to the hallway.

”I guess your right, Put me in front of the stove please. ” Bell pushed Liz in front of an electric stove and then asked. ”What things should I get? ”

”Well, 1st would be the fettuccine pasta and sauce I made a few days ago then… ” Liz rattled off a list of things ranging from herbs to cheeses, salts, and even butter. Bell nodded and started to grab things around the kitchen.

While Liz rummaged through a drawer next to her and pulled out a large pot just large enough for the pasta and filled it with water so that the pasta would fit pasta nicely then put it on to boil.

Liz looked over to Bell gathering things for her. ”Bell can I ask you something? ” Bell didn stop her gathering but answered ”Of course Mistress. ”

”Do you like it here? ” Liz was curious if she liked it here or had an opinion about it.

Bell put a container with Alfredo sauce in it next to the stove and stood next to Liz. ”Of course Mistress. ”

Liz looked at Bells face which was smiling and felt she had more to say but didn for some reason. ”Oh, really why so sure youve only been here for 2 days? ” Bell blinked before stating. ”Its better than what I thought. ”

Liz looked at Bell even more curious then sighed not wanting to push the topic since Bell was not eager to talk about it.

Liz looked over to the water that was now boiling and grabbed some butter and salt. ”All right, lets start cooking, and could you tell me if anything is going on right now? ”

Liz put a small amount of salt and butter in the pot and then followed by the noodles. ”Should I start with good or bad Mistress? ” Liz looked away from boiling noodles while stirring the mindlessly. ”good first. ”

”1st is Nami ji games is entering the semi-public beta test for a headset. ” Liz was wondering how much was announced. ”So how much was said about it? ”

”Not too much besides that it would change the world Mistress. ”

”Well, aren they confident? any other good stuff before the bad? ”

”One more and that would be the genetic augmentation of plants hit a massive breakthrough. ”

Liz tapped a strainer which was picked up by Bell as they drained the water from the pot without a word. ”What kind of breakthrough? ”

”Humanity can now make algae, trees, grass, and vines grow 25 times faster, output 100 times more oxygen or make excessively harder to kill than normal. ” Liz nearly dropped the pot at what Bell said. ”What the hell 100 times?! ”

”Indeed, it surprise me as well when I 1st saw it. ”

Liz calmed down and added some herbs, Alfredo sauce, chicken, and garlic salt to the pot and stirred it. ”What do you mean by excessively harder to kill, Bell? ”

”They said as long as the plants can take root the trees and grass can survive in any climate and the algae lives even if you boil or freeze the water its in. But probably the most excessive trait is how fire retardant the trees are. You can spray it with a flame thrower and it won catch fire. ” Liz questioned how or why they would even make them this hardy. ”Alright I guess all of that is pretty good so lets hear the bad. ”

”A terrorist group broke into a prison and freed some of the criminals imprisoned there. ” Liz turned off the burner and put the pot on a different one. ”I hope they catch them again. Any other bad news? ”

”Besides all of the accidents reported constantly some governments are discussing the rights of high-grade artificials like me. ” Liz asked to set up three sets of plates and utensils while they were talking. ”Im guessing you don like how the talks are going if you
e saying its bad news? ”

”Yes Mistress, Hazengales government ruled Artificials like me as strictly property and if I said otherwise I could be dismantled. ” Bell said with a flat tone but Liz could see the frustration on her face. ”I really can think of Bell as property. ” Liz mumbled absently mindlessly.

Bell looked at Liz as she finished setting the table. Thank you for winning the competition. Liz was unaware of Bells thoughts as she kept the food warm.

*Chik* Liz and Bell looked at a nearby door as it opened and a woman walked through it. ”ohhh that smell… did my little sis make something Delicious today? ”

The woman had hazel-colored eyes, long inky black hair, and was wearing a suit. ”Yes, Miss Jill my Mistress made Fettuccine chicken Alfredo. ”

The woman who entered named Jill jumped at the voice and looked at Bell. ”Ah right someone else lives here now… Bell was it? ” Bell nodded and gestured to the dining table. ”Please take a seat Miss Jill or would you like to shower first? ”

”No, Ill eat now but before that. ” Jill walked to Liz and wrapped her arms around Lizs neck softly. ”How do you like having another person in the house so far? ”

Liz giggled. ”I asked Bell the same question but yes she makes great Company to have around and she is really good at cleaning. ” Jill nodded to what Liz said, looking around the room.

Liz picked up the pot holding their meal, holding it above her lap. Jill stood up and grabbed the chair Liz was sitting in and moved it in front of the dining table.

”Bell could you? ” Without missing a beat Bell took the pot and placed it in the center of the table. She took a large spoon and started distributing creamy noodles to the plates.

they started eating and happily chatting about things going on.

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