Sora (Japanese name, literally: sky) had a name that fit him really well.
Since Sora was a little boy, he was fascinated by the blue skies overhead - the way the sun was rising and setting, the way the colors changed - from pale blue to orange to blood red.
Sora liked to fly. In his time and age everyone could fly using virtual reality helmets. Nothing is easier - you put on the helmet, choose the settings and that's it! You enter virtual reality where you can do anything you want.
Today Sora was returning from a party. His head felt a little light (he did drink a bit), and he wanted to fly a few minutes before sleep like he always did.
But something felt wrong today. He was flying through the air but it felt more like falling than flying. A second before Sora hit the ground, he realized that he forgot the helmet.
Darkness
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With virtual reality technologies on the rise (Oculus Rift for example), we need to be extremely careful. This short story symbolizes the danger in mixing up reality and virtual reality.
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