When Ning Cui was eighteen, she was in a car accident and became a vegetable.
Good news: [She woke up three years later!]
Bad news: [A month ago, Blue Star was swallowed by darkness and became a horror game. One wrong move could cost you your life.]
Good news: [She qualified to enter the game as a player.]
Bad news: [While she was unconscious, she was pronounced dead, which also qualified her to work as a staff member in the horror game.]
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With both player and NPC identities, Ning Cui had no choice but to take on two jobs at once.
As a player, she worked diligently to solve puzzles and clear levels.
As an NPC, she played a ghost and scared people, while also occasionally cleaning up the game after players trashed it.
Ning Cui worked by day and kept grinding at night. While others fought monsters, she played both roles. While others stayed up late, she worked all night.
She not only climbed to the top of the player rankings, but also earned the title of Outstanding Employee of the Year in the game.
Ning Cui: ...I never meant to become a workaholic. Who the hell wants to work two jobs?!
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A little scene: The pitch-black survival game fell completely silent.
The players had yet to enter. The bosses rested with their eyes closed in the darkness, preparing to welcome the feast that was about to arrive.
Ning Cui came walking through the dark with a megaphone in hand.
A clear female voice kept repeating through it: How can people your age possibly be asleep? How can people your age possibly be asleep?
The bosses, jolting awake: ???
(Blurb written on November 17 and saved in a screenshot. It will be polished later. Feel free to bookmark if you're interested.)
Theme: Give everything your best, whatever you do.