Jon waited, his eyes closed. He knew it wasn't the best idea, considering he didn't know what would happen once Karyn began a new game, but it was like a reflex, a childish belief he could ignore whatever was coming as long as he didn't see it. He kept his eyes closed a few seconds, then a few more... Nothing seemed to happen. This somehow made it even more uncomfortable for Jon, the anticipation making him fidget. But by doing so, he realized he wasn't standing anymore. He was laying down in what felt like a bed.
He opened his eyes by reflex and observed his surrounding. He was in a small room that looked like it came right from the middle age, or at least the idea Jon had of it. There were little furnitures, just a bed, a wardrobe and a small bedside table with an unlit candle on it. Everything looked like it was made of hardwood but there were no ornaments. The wardrobe and the table just looked like big wooden boxes with a door, and Jon could feel inside the mattress of the bed what he guessed was straw. Everything gave him a feeling of poverty.
Meanwhile, Karyn's head appeared above his head, like a big screen on the ceiling. She looked around the room quickly before her eyes were drawn to Jon who hadn't noticed her yet. He was in the bed, seemingly unchanged and still naked, but the blanket was covering his genitals at least. "Jon!" Karyn called for his attention.
Jon looked up to the source of the voice and smiled when he saw her. "Alright, this doesn't look too bad for now..." Jon began but was interrupted when a ringing sound was heard, like a notification of some sort, and Jon saw what looked like a pop-up window appeared before Karyn, though it appeared blank to him.
"It's asking me if I want to enable the tutorial." Karyn informed him before looking at him inquisitively. "Do I accept?"
Jon shrugged. "Might as well. We still don't know what sort of game this is, this might give us some clue. And with your knowledge in video game being close to zero, I think you'll need it anyway."
Karyn nodded and clicked on something. The window before Karyn disappeared but was quickly replaced by a larger one with the same sound as before. "Welcome to Jon's Game." Karyn read. "This game is special as it was made specifically for Jon Gibson. Also, due to the nature of the game, your character will be free to move around and perform certain action while you're not controlling it..."
"Wait! Controlling it? Is it talking about me?" Jon interrupted her, feeling slightly worried.
"I don't know... Maybe it'll tell us if I keep reading." Karyn responded before continuing to read. "However, your commands as the player will always have priority over its own actions. The way you engage with your character and what you let it do is up to you..." She briefly paused indicating she stopped reading. "Well... that's something."
"I don't think I like the sound of that..." Jon replied. "Please don't abuse your power over me..." He pleaded.
"I promise I won't, Jon." She reassured him, but soon added with a small grin. "Not too much anyway."
Jon could tell she was joking, but he couldn't help but worry. Someone having so much power over him, even someone he trusted like Karyn, made him feel a big sense of dread. Jon shook his head; he couldn't do anything about it now and he had to focus on the rest of the game and getting out. "Alright, I'll take your word for it... Let's continue."
Karyn nodded and once again, the notification sound rung out as the window before Karyn was replaced, though it was slightly see-through this time and Jon could make out the words as if he looked at them through a mirror. "Use WASD to move your character." Karyn read before looking at her keyboard.
Jon looked at her and realized what she was about to do. "Wait!" He shouted but it was too late as he felt his body move on his own outside the bed and take a few steps toward the wardrobe. "Fuck! This feels really weird!" Jon said once he stopped.
"Jon!" Karyn suddenly exclaimed in shock, making Jon realize he was still naked.
"Fuck!" Jon sweared, moving his hands to cover himself. "Sorry."
"No! Not that!" Karyn didn't seem to calm down. "Your... It's not..."
"What?" Jon asked, not understanding at first, but then he realized then that his hands weren't touching his dick as they should... Actually, he couldn't feel his dick at all. "What the fuck?!" Forgetting all modesty, Jon removed his hands to examine his crotch and stood there in shock, just starring at the vagina between his legs.
