Chapter 1: Why Bother?
I've lived in the city of Kyoto all my life and yet I find out more about it everyday. It's where I thought I had found love with my current girlfriend Nicole, an American who moved here.
Nicole taught me a lot with english that I didn't know and for awhile I was genuinely happy with her. My name is Tabata Yori, I'm 25 years old.
I was a programmer for a big tech company for the last 8 years but recently my job was taken away from me. I've been unemployed for a month and a half now because of the advancements in technology.
How are we supposed to live in a world dominated by A.I that can do our jobs ten times faster than us. This was something that was happening to companies all around me so it made it even harder to find a job.
Depression began to kick in more and more as the days passed, leaving me to lean into games that I didn't use to play.
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The lands of Zerif is a popular MMO RPG game that I've gotten addicted to over my course of unemployment. I didn't have anything better to do so I figured that it would be best to play it.
It was the one place I could have peace while ignoring the cruel reality of the real world.
Her voice could be heard clearly from behind as she begins to speak. "I'm off to work. You should get off the damn game and find a job already Yori. It's been almost two months. Come on." Nicole says with a bit of anger in her voice.