The Cusp

Trick of Perception
Clarity: 7/10
Importance:7/10
Sleep: Good
Sleep Position: Unknown

I'm playing Vindictus, or rather I'm in the game, running around slashing monsters. On the floor above me, I spot two cartons of indian cigarettes where a pot containing healing crystals should be. I climb to the second floor wondering if I'll acquire them in the real world if I get them in this game world when the floor suddenly collapses beneath me. I pick myself up and begin climbing back up when the boss of the level appears and begins to talk about the cigarettes.

The level Boss says the cigarettes can be twice as strong, showing me a chart with the normal cigarettes and the twice as strong ones. The difference between the two, he tells me, is a matter of perception. He then launches into a long lecture on perception, and how to use it. It's a fascinating speech that has me completely captivated.

Suddenly, the level boss stops his speech in mid sentence, and snatches a necklace from around my neck. I realize what just happened here. He used his speech on perception to dmanipulate my perception so that he could swipe my necklace. While I appreciate the Irony of his maneuver, I don't like being tricked, and I hack him up with my sword until there is nothing left of him but a pile of bones.