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    “Alright, this will be fairly helpful," Thiago said. "As you noted you don’t have any combat experience, I feel like it would be best if you went out with one of our more experienced members, Ace or Kitana.”
    Alan looked over at Kitana hopefully.
    “I will be paired with Alan,” she said.
    “Excellent. Is there anything else someone would like to say?” Thiago asked.
    “Uh, well unlike you guys it is probably fairly clear I don’t really have connections. So, um, I’m a couple million in debt, and I’m going to try to play this game to make money,” Alan said, wincing as he remembered how much money he owed.
    “Yes, that’s fine, even expected. We don’t expect you to play solely for the sake of humanity. But if Earth is invaded, you would hopefully help defend it. I’m not sure how this all works out, but certain guilds are often stronger than governments, so I’m not going to tell you how to play. We all have different plans,” Thiago said, looking at everyone else, implying something. Alan wasn’t quite sure what.
    Alan noted that most of the group seemed to defer to Thiago, yet often various people didn’t look like they completely agreed with what he was saying.
    “Wait, we’re not going to be expected to actually kill things, are we?” Aphrodite said. She looked to have been quite shaken up by the bombing and ensuing escapade.
    “Well, that is sort of the point of being a ranged damage dealer, which was the position you agreed to,” Thiago said, deadpan.
    “Oh, uh, right. Well actually I think I might be better suited to be a healer then like Daisy, or maybe a negotiator. We might not necessarily need to fight, right, just survive?”
    “I’m not sure, we should let the tutorial begin, and then figure it out,” Thiago firmly replied.
    “Um, okay,” Aphrodite murmured quietly, eyes downcast. Alan thought he might have seen a tear or two emerging, and he felt like he should say something. Thiago, for some reason, was rolling his eyes, but didn’t say anything else.
    Alan still wasn’t sure who these people were or how they had met, and he swore he saw a few members of the group throwing weird glances at him. There were a lot of names and faces to suddenly remember. Something Alan had never been good at.
    Looking at the minimap, Alan saw that they were approaching the space station. The lights above turned from a fluorescent yellow to green. Pharaoh emerged from the cockpit. Aphrodite wiped her eyes and sat up immediately, looking remarkably at ease for someone that appeared to be in a great deal of distress seconds earlier.
    “Alright my little earthlings, we are about to land on the Titan. Please remain in the designated areas, although you won’t be able to see your quarters until you finish the Tutorial. Once we land on the ship, you will be guided to the capsule room, where the Tutorial will take place.”
    "Wait, we’re going into capsules within a capsule?” Alan asked.
    “Yes,” Pharaoh answered, glancing at Thiago, “Evidently their explanation wasn’t very good. Capsules are one of the key features in this Game, allowing you to access your Home Base, teleport to various nearby locations and exit the Game.”
    “The majority of mock battles, tournaments and tests take place in worlds accessible only through a capsule or simulation room. The Tutorial may take place in one of these simulated worlds, or it may take place within the Game. Now, I’m sure this and more will all be explained when you enter the capsule. Please follow the guards, I need to get to the bridge.”
    Huh, so I guess the terminology we use was even transferred, Alan thought.
    Incorrect, Eve responded. The Game translates all communication for each player, thus while Kitana has been speaking in Japanese, you in English and Pharaoh in Haxlardian, you have all been able to understand each other.
    I guess that makes sense. But what about all the complexities of