Having fully confird that the state prosecutor was going to be in charge of the case, the Silvanas and Dave left the police station and were currently on their way ho in the limo Dante and Zoe had arrived in.
Josh had admitted to all the charges which should lead to at least a reduced sentence. Fortunately for Dave, with Samuel Silvana assisting the state prosecutor, he would at most have to make an appearance in a hearing later down the line. Nevertheless, it was not acceptable for players to turn their in-ga frustration into real-life threats and the dia was going wild about this high profile offence. Even Conquest had co up with a small update to the user agreent that every player had to read and agree to if they wanted to continue playing.
Dave was surprised at how fast Conquest was able to act. It has only been a couple of hours since the assault on Dave’s ho and a bit less than that before it beca public, nevertheless, they had moved to contain the situation as much as possible.
***
Conquest Ga Announcent.
First of all, we are very sorry to hear that one of our players was attacked in the sanctity of their ho by another player due to differences in-ga.
Thankfully, player Death Stroke has managed to get through the ordeal unhard and the assaulting party was caught. The offending party’s account is irrevocably deleted and he is banned for life from playing. Yet this doesn’t an that we are contend stopping there, since another similar act of evil might not end the sa way for the victim.
Due to the real-life threat the player Death Stroke, otherwise known as Undead Kis’Shtiengbrah or Mr. Skeletal, was subjected to, the company of Conquest is hereby adding andnts to our Terms and Conditions.
Any player that wishes to exact vengeance, retaliation or any other harmful actions toward another player outside the ga will similarly have their account permanently banned, with no hope of ever recovering it. To make sure this is respected, The AI Albert will be scanning the brainwaves of all players before entry and exit of the ga. This will allow Albert to have access to the player’s mories. As we have disclosed in the past, only the AI Albert will be privy to the personal information of the players and is code-bound to not reveal them. He will be inspecting the players for any vile attempts on another’s well being and punish them instantly by banning them from the ga.
Best Regards.
Emile Kada
***
"Isn’t this too much?" Dave scratched his head unsure whether to be happy or not about being used as a reason for stricter controls in what should have just been a videoga.
"What do you an?" Samuel asked after having received the sa announcent, just like any player did.
"I an, it should be a clear breach of freedom, for anyone to have their mories scanned! I an things like personal privacy could be available to Albert and perhaps the staff supervising him. People are bound to get angry," Dave argued, surprisingly the lawyer took it in so casually.
"Not really. Think about it, Albert is an AI, so he doesn’t care about what we deem private. The company of Conquest has openly disclosed the matter to the public thereby lessening any protests about them secretly spying on us. Not to ntion the fact that all of this is ant for our own protection and the protection of the other players. The people behind the ga do not wish for an accident to happen, or to be responsible for soone dying over it. Your case gave them the perfect excuse to implent this system. Judging by how fast their response was, it must have already been prepared to be used in the not so distant future, anyway." Samuel explained.
"I still think it’s too much," Dave defended his point ekly.
"Yes, but this is how the world works. The company would rather ban players than have people coming after them with claims such as ’Your ga killed my son’, or ’sent my son to prison’. As I see it, they do technically give you an option. You will either have to accept the terms of the new agreent or you could just easily not log in anymore. Admittedly, it is forcing their hand, but this will still give the company all the legal weight they need against anyone who wants to go against them in a court of law."
"What if soone doesn’t want to play with Albert brain scanning us every ti we log in or out? I an, how would they get their items back?" Zoe asked.
"Whatever is in the player’s account is theirs as long as the player is logged into their account. That is one of the primary terms of agreent of the ga. But as long as the people are not logged in, nothing belongs to them. Yet to log in, they have to agree to the terms. No matter what they do Conquest wins anyway." Samuel shrugged while replying.
"That’s pure evil!"
"Nothing of the sort, sweety, this is basic company laws. They were written in there to protect a company’s interest in the first place, even though they are rarely actually used. Sure, so players will complain, but most will not care about an AI checking up their brain waves. Others will argue that as long as you don’t have anything to hide, you shouldn’t care either way and I would bet that the vast majority won’t be bothered as they are more interested in the ga. And once that majority goes back like nothing is wrong, those who complained first can either continue to abstain from the ga or resu playing it. The company always wins as long as they have a product everyone wants."
"Thanks for the marketing and law lesson, brother, but I’m really more interested in unveiling the biggest mystery of the night," Dante looked straight at Dave’s face.
Dave tilted his head, "Which would be?"
"How did you pull it off? Thanks to the eting with Tivo and Vlad, I didn’t get to hear the police statent. So how did you do it? I an I’ve watched your adventures, but this isn’t a video ga. The man had a gun, yet you ca out unscathed."
"Do you really wanna know?" Dave asked with a grin on his face. He looked like a storyteller who was about to get to the juiciest part of their story and Dante just nodded.
"Well, let’s just say a certain lighter ca in handy. I should really send so gifts to whoever designed that thing."
Dante burst out into laughter, recalling their first eting with Dave, when the young fellow his daughter had brought ho had been on the receiving end of one of them, "I knew it was a great gift isn’t it! HA!"
Dave shook his head, "Yeah, but it only served to calm him down, after I managed to incapacitate him with what was lying around the house. That thing wouldn’t have done anything on its own even if it was the real deal when he first got into the house. Man, thinking back about it today was really hectic."
"Dad, no need to remind Dave, he should be tired by now. It’s nearly midnight. Josei, how much longer till we get ho?" Zoe asked the limo driver.
"Fifteen minutes, give or take, young lady," answered the driver.
"Ugh, you drive slower than an old lady, you should give the wheel," she demanded.
"No, young lady, I swore to myself never to repeat that mistake ever again," Josei replied as calmly as possible.
"I guess you showed him your driving skills, huh," Dave teased.
"Well, it was my first ti driving a limo, the size of the car can throw you off, you know" Zoe fiddled with her hair as she defended herself.
"You tried to drift with a limo, young lady... Trying to drift with a limo..." Josei mumbled from upfront. Dave could have sworn that the limo’s speed decreased even further. Apparently, Josei had not recovered from Zoe’s driving style.
Dante kept laughing and said, "You’ll be spending the night at our ho, Dave. I already sent Nicolai and Jas to your place. They’ll look after it and repair the door. You’ll have dinner with us. Looking at the ti it’s more of a midnight snack."
"You really don’t have to, I an I can go to a hotel..."
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