"two birds, many stones."

"two birds, many stones." is the second episode of the second season of "My Virtual Escape", and the tenth episode overall. It premiered on January 28, 2018 on StoryFire.

Description
Isaac searches for Rebekah to retrieve Arachnid's stolen XP.

Plot
The episode begins with Isaac talking to Martha after taking uppers. They talk about what Isaac's doing with his life, which causes Isaac to become irritable and ignore Martha as she walks to the bathroom on her own. She then falls down as Ruth arrives at the house and tells Isaac he can go home. He gladly leaves and goes home to play E.V.E. where he meets Michael waiting for him as he spawns. While they talk about the use of a lag switcher and Michael's disagreement with The Overlord, Joseph is in Isaac's room taking his weed. Isaac then asks Michael if he can give him Rebekah's coordinates to take back the stolen XP, and he says he'll do it tomorrow.

The next day, Isaac follows the coordinates Michael gave him and finds Rebekah outside of The Brotherhood's hideout. Rebekah shows him that she took most of Arachnid's XP that she stole, and is now a level 5. The two then start to argue about whether she should be sneaking around the brotherhood's place while ranked, but they make too much noise and are captured by John. He tells Isaac that he is the boss while Solomon is away, and that if he kills Gingy one more time, him and the brotherhood are going to come after him. He then gives Rebekah some XP to hand out and promote the brotherhood, but she leaves and gives them to Isaac instead.

Isaac then logs out and goes to Tommy's house to visit Leah. Isaac and Tommy argue most of time, but one of the few times he talks to Leah is when she reveals that she is dating Tommy. He then calls Isaac "Isaac Kilder" which makes Isaac furious, and he storms off. Isaac goes home and logs into E.V.E. to talk with Arachnid. He tells him that he couldn't get the stolen XP back from Rebekah, but he got some from looting, killing Gingy, selling the golden gun, and receiving a few bags that Rebekah gave him at the brotherhood's hideout. At first Arachnid is upset that he sold the golden gun, but then he realizes that there's enough XP to flip the switch and rank up.

He then asks Isaac if he's ready, and Isaac has to decide whether he wants to stay unranked, or enter ranked mode.

StoryFire Prologue
Elijah is running through the woods to pick up an "XP" drop. He trips on a large root... hitting his head on a rock. He rises slowly, picking himself back up and brushing himself off. Elijah grabs his sniper rifle off the ground on high-alert... He hears a voice. A whisper...

THE WHISPER: Hello, Elijah

ELIJAH: Hell- Hello?! Who's there?

Elijah is spinning around in the middle of the woods with his gun.

ELIJAH: (under his breath) Am I losing my shit...? I must've hit my head pretty hard. I should probably chill for a second.

The wind starts to whip through the trees as the voice speaks again.

THE WHISPER: Please help me, Eli... I need you.

ELIJAH: (on edge, looks down the scope of his sniper.) Where the Hell are you? Show yourself!

THE WHISPER: I cannot be shown. I am everywhere, Elijah. I am E.V.E.

ELIJAH: (panics) Huh...? Look, I'm just passing through here to get some XP. I don't know what the fuck is going on here... but I'm not interested.

THE WHISPER: Eli. Our virtual world is in great peril.

Elijah stars firing sniper rounds into the treees.

ELIJAH: Leave me the fuck alone!!!

Elijah runs deeper into the woods, in hope of finding his "XP" drop and escaping the forest.

THE WHISPER: You cannot run, Eli. I exist inside your head.

Elijah holds his pistol up to his head as a threat. Suddenly, a cloaked figure appears from behind one of the trees.

THE SERVANT: Don't do that, Elijah. We do need your help. The Overlord tells me much about you. Time is of the essence.

ELIJAH: Who the fuck are you...?

THE SERVANT: I am the Servant.

Characters

 * Isaac Kalder
 * Great Aunt Martha
 * Ruth
 * Elizabeth
 * Joseph Kalder
 * Michael
 * Rebekah
 * John
 * Gingy
 * Mary-Two
 * Leah
 * Tommy
 * Arachnid

Trivia

 * The episode's title refers to the conflict between Isaac and Tommy with Leah. It may also refer to Isaac trying to get closer with Rebekah and Leah.

Soundtrack

 * "Most Likely to Fail" - Braiden Wood