The thin curtains by the open window swayed slightly in the fresh night breeze, while I sat cross-legged on the lumpy mattress, staring at the floating blue screen with eyes that couldn't quite decide whether to burn with absolute fury or just go completely hollow.
"Dude..." I groaned, aggressively rubbing my face with both hands. "You are basically selling me a thirty-thousand credit DLC for a quality-of-life feature that should've come with the base version... That is just dirty."
-Ding!
{Sue me.}
[Mother-!] My nostrils flared as I forcefully sucked in a deep breath, holding it in for a solid three seconds before finally deflating in a defeated sigh.
And just like a good little addict, I paid to win.
"Buy it."
-Ding!
{Party Module Unlocked.
30,000 Credits deducted.}
And the next instant, a flicker of blue expanded into a wide, two-pane interface that hovered right before me.
