Unforseen Consequences

Intorduction
The End Island trembles around me

It feels so real... Am I really here?

I only have a few moments remaining, I think.

I'm not sure anymore. I'm not sure about anything anymore. I can't be sure. My reality is gone. Broken. Shattered. Or was it ripped to shreds? I can't remeber all that well...

I went too far, too deep.

I guess I should write down how I got here so others can know of my discovery...

Here goes.

June 13th, 2043
It was late, I should've gone to bed, but the new Uplink headset was so amazing! I just couldn't stop playing with it. Who knew, only fifteen years ago, that the Uplink would be invented. The great successor to the internet, to VR, to all human achievments. With it, a spaceplane pilot could maneuver an Autumn-class SSTO into orbit with minimal training, artists could turn their thoughts directly into incredibly complex art in seconds, Retrievers could call upon vast stores of knowledge and gather it all into one, detailed page. It allowed gamers, like me, to fully experrience our gameplay, with all five senses. I loved playing video games like Ian's Upward Fall, and Dart 3.

Suddenly I received a message from Jocksan, my computer nerd buddy.

The message read: "Yo homie check out this weird game I found. It looks REALLY old, dawg. It's called... hold on.... Minecraft. Uplink compatible, but its only compatible with some really old version of the uplink program. . I just played it, the controls are a little weird though... I mean, who still even uses WASD anymore? Sending you the data packet now... Have fun."

Comfused at the information-dump, I booted up the program.