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SPARTAN 119 · 2012-07-21, 16:17

Here first on the on AnimeSuki forums: SPARTAN 119's SAO Fanfic:

Sword Art Online: From the Outside

I mentioned this in the general discussion before this board came out. This is basically the story of what happens in the real world while the events of SAO play out. Including news broadcasts on the latest developments in the Sword Art Online crisis as well as accounts of police specialists including a computer expert and a bomb disposal officer both tasked with finding ways to disarm a confiscated Nerve Gear Unit (i.e. taken off the store shelves before the device was sold), the computer expert trying to hack into software and the EOD expert trying disarm it physically without triggering the microwave, as well as various officers involved in raids on various places Akihiko is suspected to be hiding. May contain some AU later.

Anyway, without further ado, the first chapter of Sword Art Online: From the Outside:

Spoiler for Fic in spoiler box, Saving space.:

Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction. I do not own Sword Art Online. Sword Art Online is owned by Reki Kawahara and ASCII Media Works.

October 22, 2022, NHK TV news reporting studio, Tokyo, Japan

“Our top story tonight”, a female news reader said, “Over two hundred have been found dead after playing the new virtual reality multiplayer video game Sword Art Online on the Nerve Gear virtual reality game console. The cause of death appears to be damage to the brain caused by microwave radiation emitted from the device. Family and relatives of anyone using the device are strongly encouraged to stay tuned, and to not attempt to remove the Nerve Gear device from the user, as this may result in the activation of the fatal microwave emissions”

“More disturbingly”, the news reader continued, “government agencies and media outlets across the world have received a message from an individual claiming to be Kayaba Akihiko, reclusive genius CEO of Argus Corporation, and designer of Nerve Gear console. The message states that the deadly effect of the Nerve Gear device is not a production defect, but was intentionally engineered into the console to produce the fatal microwave radiation upon the death of the player’s in game avatar, or any attempt to remove or destroy the Nerve Gear. Akihiko has given a two-hour window to transport victims of the device to hospitals. Local authorities are now in the process of transporting the victims, where they will be placed on life support. After the two hour window, the message states that any disconnection from external power for more than ten minutes will result in the death of the player, activated by the Nerve Gear’s internal battery.”

“Nerve Gear units and copies of Sword Art Online have been taken off store shelves across the country, and in other countries in which the console has been released, and any person who possesses as Nerve Gear or copy of the game that is not currently in use it is urged to turn the device in to local authorities. Earlier today, police raided the corporate headquarters of Argus with a search warrant, and seized blueprints and other materials pertaining to the Nerve Gear and Sword Art Online, and brought several high ranking employees in for questioning, however, they have not located Akihiko. The National Police Agency, working in concert with Interpol, has set up an information hotline has been set up, and citizens are urged to report any sightings of Akihiko or other information relating to his whereabouts.”

The screen was covered entirely with the following text:

KAYABA AKIHIKO INFORMATION HOTLINE:

Phone: 555-394-1369
Email: akihiko_tipline@npa.gov.jp

Author’s Note: The Akihiko hotline and email are obviously completely fictional, so don’t bother calling! I do not know what the proper format for a Japanese phone number looks like, so I took some artistic license

2012-07-21, 16:17	Link #34
SPARTAN 119 Unleashing the Homu-Rage Join Date: Apr 2010	Here first on the on AnimeSuki forums: SPARTAN 119's SAO Fanfic: Sword Art Online: From the Outside I mentioned this in the general discussion before this board came out. This is basically the story of what happens in the real world while the events of SAO play out. Including news broadcasts on the latest developments in the Sword Art Online crisis as well as accounts of police specialists including a computer expert and a bomb disposal officer both tasked with finding ways to disarm a confiscated Nerve Gear Unit (i.e. taken off the store shelves before the device was sold), the computer expert trying to hack into software and the EOD expert trying disarm it physically without triggering the microwave, as well as various officers involved in raids on various places Akihiko is suspected to be hiding. May contain some AU later. Anyway, without further ado, the first chapter of Sword Art Online: From the Outside: Spoiler for Fic in spoiler box, Saving space.: Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction. I do not own Sword Art Online. Sword Art Online is owned by Reki Kawahara and ASCII Media Works. October 22, 2022, NHK TV news reporting studio, Tokyo, Japan “Our top story tonight”, a female news reader said, “Over two hundred have been found dead after playing the new virtual reality multiplayer video game Sword Art Online on the Nerve Gear virtual reality game console. The cause of death appears to be damage to the brain caused by microwave radiation emitted from the device. Family and relatives of anyone using the device are strongly encouraged to stay tuned, and to not attempt to remove the Nerve Gear device from the user, as this may result in the activation of the fatal microwave emissions” “More disturbingly”, the news reader continued, “government agencies and media outlets across the world have received a message from an individual claiming to be Kayaba Akihiko, reclusive genius CEO of Argus Corporation, and designer of Nerve Gear console. The message states that the deadly effect of the Nerve Gear device is not a production defect, but was intentionally engineered into the console to produce the fatal microwave radiation upon the death of the player’s in game avatar, or any attempt to remove or destroy the Nerve Gear. Akihiko has given a two-hour window to transport victims of the device to hospitals. Local authorities are now in the process of transporting the victims, where they will be placed on life support. After the two hour window, the message states that any disconnection from external power for more than ten minutes will result in the death of the player, activated by the Nerve Gear’s internal battery.” “Nerve Gear units and copies of Sword Art Online have been taken off store shelves across the country, and in other countries in which the console has been released, and any person who possesses as Nerve Gear or copy of the game that is not currently in use it is urged to turn the device in to local authorities. Earlier today, police raided the corporate headquarters of Argus with a search warrant, and seized blueprints and other materials pertaining to the Nerve Gear and Sword Art Online, and brought several high ranking employees in for questioning, however, they have not located Akihiko. The National Police Agency, working in concert with Interpol, has set up an information hotline has been set up, and citizens are urged to report any sightings of Akihiko or other information relating to his whereabouts.” The screen was covered entirely with the following text: KAYABA AKIHIKO INFORMATION HOTLINE: Phone: 555-394-1369 Email: akihiko_tipline@npa.gov.jp Author’s Note: The Akihiko hotline and email are obviously completely fictional, so don’t bother calling! I do not know what the proper format for a Japanese phone number looks like, so I took some artistic license