I was in the Matrix through a pair of LinkGogs, not even a deck, but there was plenty I could explore. It was an escape from regular life so I was in there all the time. Most nights I dreamed was in the Matrix. Then, one night, the dream was super real, as if I was really there, like how deckers talk about hot simsense. A swarm of Pokémon surrounded me and chanted
Quercus, I choose you!
And it hurt so good as they tore me apart and put me back together, and when I woke, I could feel the datastreams around me. I could jump Layers like blinking.
I can do EMCON, but it’s sorta like scrunching my eyes shut. If I relax, I’m back online.
The programs and sprites looking like Pokémon must be some mix of what’s in my brain and what’s in the world.