[ WP ] We are all avatars in an MMO . Our waking hours of consciousness are when our player is logged off .

`` Not again,'' I groaned. This was the third time in a week that I had woken up to a dragon leering at me from atop a mountain of gold. `` Why does this always happen to me?'' I shouted in exasperation, as I nocked my arrow. I back pedaled as I unleashed a torrent of arrows on my ever encroaching foe. Luckily for me, this breed of dragon was relatively harmless because of their slow speed, they were known, however, for their huge endurance. Hours passed as I kited the beast around in circles, ducking behind the pile of gold to avoid the occasional flame blast. Eventually, the dragon began to stagger and its movements became sloppier. It raised its head towards me and let out a measly puff of smoke before its eyes rolled upwards and it collapsed with a thud. `` I swear, if I have to kill this thing one more ti-'' 
 
 `` You see this, Steve?'' Josh exclaimed, `` every time I log back into the game the dragon's always dead and I get free loot. I think I'm just going to park this character here every time I'm about to log out from now on.''
