Elise sighed, double-checking her character. She flicked her hands through the holographic interfacing, finalizing her avatar, Mort.
"...and let's make him tall. I think that's good!" she said, confirming her character with a hand-wave. The interface unloaded and spun around her, buzzing lightly as it bound her consciousness with a digital form. And with that, Mort opened his eyes.
WELCOME TO TWO TO THE TOP, a digital banner read, and a series of visual announcements about upcoming events began to clutter the screen. After a second or two to get accustomed to her character's new body, Elise readied herself as Mort the Honored and looked her--er, himself over. Pleased with the form and with a small reminder to meet his assigned parter, Mort strode towards the fountain. There, with a small pointer above her head, sat Shall, a lizard woman.
Mort smiled, taking a few steps foward.
"Hi there," he said, coughing at the sound of a different voice. "You're Shall? I'm Mort, and we are to be partners!"