Dan was startled awake by the buzz of his front door. He pulled on some grey sweatpants and a t-shirt and darted downstairs. The mailman asked for a signature and handed him a large parcel. It was here! Dan had been waiting months for the new Playbox console to be released, with 4320p resolution and 6D features, he was dying to experience the new Instinct game in the highest definition possible.
He spent an hour or so setting up the console, eager to play. After setting up, the console scanned his face and created an avatar identical to him, every freckle in the correct place. He was already impressed. A message blipped onto the screen, asking if he'd like to create a companion. He selected yes, unsure of what help it'd be during gameplay. He selected one of the pre-designed females, not willing to spend a lot of time. A slim, pale, lightly-freckled blonde girl with big violet eyes and small elf-shaped ears, dressed in a small revealing white dress was his favoured design. It then asked him to choose her personality traits. He was puzzled as to the relevance of any of this, but went on to select her characteristics. He chose her main skills strength, magic/creation and coercion; and her personality- agreeable, romantic and obedient. It then asked him to enter a name for the girl. Not caring, Dan went with the preset name for the design "Menai".
He now had to wait for Instinct to install, and he found himself back in bed on his laptop. A while passed and Dan found himself scrolling through intimate photos of his girlfriend, Emily, feeling very aroused. He'd flicked through some porn videos and started touching himself, when he heard a loud bang from the kitchen. Startled, he jumped up from his bed and quietly stepped through to the hallway.
"Hello?" he spoke, as he neared the kitchen. "Hi Dani!" exclaimed a short, blonde girl as she rose up onto the tip of her toes and wrapped her arms around him, "I didn't know you were here!" she continued excitedly. Her excited eyes looked up at him as she bit her lip and smiled. Dan stepped back, confused. "Who are you?" he asked, "Why are you in my apartment?" Her sunny expression turned discomposed, now matching Dan's perplexed manner.
"I'm Menai" she said, squinting her head. "You made me!"
"No I didn't! Why are you in my house?!" he yelled.
Her eyes watered at the sound. "You made me! Where else would I be?"
He stopped to study her. Short, slim frame. Her long blonde hair, large unusual violet eyes, the light freckles covering her tiny nose and cheeks. The white dress...No, he thought, that's impossible. She's an intruder. He grabbed her by the arms, now, as her eyes watered once again. "Why are you in my house? What do you want?" He asked, as calmly as he could.
"You made me, Dani, I'm yours!" she squealed as she covered her eyes with her hands.
"Don't get upset..." he tried, "I just need to know why you're in my house"
"It's our house!" she whimpered as she brushed her soft blonde hair off her forehead and tucked it behind her ears. Dan gasped at the sight of her small pointed ears. She did look just like her... But how was this possible? Why was she here? He looked down at her once again. She is totally harmless, he thought, I could let her stay and calm down while I figure this out.
"Okay," his voice soft now, as if he was speaking to a child. "You can stay here. But we can pretend...you're my cousin, for the time being, okay?"
"Ummmm...okay"
He led her to the couch and offered her some water. She gulped it down in one, smiling up at him. She patted the seat next to her, beckoning him to sit with her. Met with her adorable eyes, he did as she asked. He tried to ask her questions, to pull the truth from her. "So...how old are you, Menai?"
"I'm 18" she replied, confused. "You know that".
"Where do you live?"
