Leaving the Appraiser's shop, Marcus double-checked the gear in his inventory, making sure everything was in place before heading toward the Old Vine Auction House. The auction was scheduled for eight that evening, and he wanted to see how the preparations were coming along. He still had a few high-end items in his bag he was hoping to consign before the deadline.
When he turned the corner, he stopped cold.
'Whoa. What the hell is going on?'
The entrance to the Old Vine Auction House was absolutely packed, a noisy, shifting wall of players that choked the street. A line snaked from the doors, so long he couldn't even see the end of it. It looked bigger than the queue he'd waited in to buy his VR headset before the game launched.
'What happened?' he wondered, running a hand through his hair. Yesterday the place had been quiet, almost empty. Now it looked like the whole server had decided to show up.
