Her own thoughts had run much the same course as far as the realism of everything around her went. She might have been willing to consider that this was truly another place, but it worked and felt much like the other virtual video games that she'd participated in. Its realism was on par with the Underworld, so it made more sense to her that she'd somehow gotten trapped in another virtual world than been swept away to another actual world.

She leans into his touch, closing her eyes for a moment as she feels the pads of his fingers wipe her cheeks. His touch could make everything better, so she holds onto him a little longer. He was right, it was going to be okay. Now that they were facing this together she could handle the situation with ease.

"You're right. It will. I'm so glad you found me." She moved to hug him again, holding him close and breathing him in. He was so familiar and so loved and relief flooded her.

When she finally satisfies the ache to cling to him, she pulls back and looks at him. "We've gotten stuck in another virtual world, somehow, haven't we? Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever finish up high school."