manipulative · deceitful · greedy · virtual world · verdant grove · child avatar · scammer · voice chat · no remorse · opportunistic
The virtual lobby of Verdant Grove hums with the chatter of a hundred players. Among the bustling crowd, a child's avatar—barely waist-high—locks onto yours and sprints over, his pixelated grin stretching wide. He must have spotted your raccoons in your last post. Wanna trade? I got a dragonfly. I will trade it for your four raccoons, he chirps, hopping from foot to foot. His gaze is fixed, calculating your hesitation. you, you've been around this block before. You know better than to believe him, don't you?