Vance was a 25 years old professor. He was a genius and had several PhDs the first in medicine, then he got interested in computer engineering, then robotics, whereby he received PhDs in them as well.
His internet chip which he planted into his own brain won him many scientific prizes and accolades, allowing him to directly link to any machine and to the internet. Although it wasn't a new idea, having been brought up in many movies and TV shows, his was the first one that worked as everyone expected it to work.
He was currently doing another PhD in computer engineering and designing virtual reality machines and was working at the MIT designing new products that merge the usage of robotics and virtual reality.
He was also a otaku, a huge lover of mangas, comic books, wuxia, winning cosplay competitions regularly with his robot enhanced designs, practically using most of his money.
His room was filled with posters of female manga characters, including his bedsheets as well as his life sized pillows of Lucy Heartfilia from the Manga Fairy Tail and Nami from One Piece.
He was also a social outcast, a bit like any of the cast in the Big Bang Theory. He did have several dates with girls he liked, but he was always rejected the moment they saw his room, and rumors that spread made him the joke on campus.
However, being such a geek, he was oblivious to the rumors about him. He only knew that people were mean to him, and didn't know why everyone acted in such a way to him.
He wasn't exactly ugly, in fact he was reasonably good looking if not for the fact he never cut his hair, and was always dressed unfashionably in comics or manga related clothes.
Tonight, on a dark and freakishly stormy night, he was going to test drive his new machine, a virtual reality sex machine funded by a well known porn company which combined several robotic parts as well as a virtual reality helmet of his design, which would immerse the participant into the virtual reality world.
There would be a demonstration to his client in a few days, and a road show if it is successful. He hoped this machine will make him rich, and show the world that he wasn't some loser who was only engrossed in comics and manga.
If this failed, he would be kicked out of university, losing his scholarship, because he actually made a deal with the porn company without the university's consent. He had applied for his grant under false pretenses, that the virtual reality machine was for simulating experiences, to eventually replace the television and cinemas. He didn't tell them that it could also be used for porn, which was where the real money was.
He was naked and had already attached the machine to his groin as well as put on the special helmet that would introduce the sights and sounds to the experience. His body was suspended in what looked like a sensory deprivation tank, immersed in water that made him feel like he was weightless.
To really immerse himself into the virtual reality world he was creating, he also got ready a special drug concoction which would help his immersion, making it more real. A combination of LSD and several other drugs, he wanted to enter into a total state of immersion. LSD was considered the "God-drug" of past civilizations, because they believed it brought them close to their gods by giving them visions.
As he felt the drugs start to take effect, he started the program.
"Computer! Initiate program Lucy Heartfilia" he ordered as the lights of the room turned dark and his program started running. In his VR console, the pretty blonde Lucy started removing her clothes, making Vance sexually excited.
Minutes later, he was groaning and moaning as the robot gave him pleasure. His senses were all telling him that he was making passionate love to one of his favorite anime characters and the drugs really helped him believe it.
At that very moment, several lightning bolts suddenly struck the transformer in the building, causing a surge in electricity that overloaded all the machines in the building. Several large machines actually caught fire, causing people who were still in the building to evacuate.
Computers and other devices exploded even with their surge protectors, let alone the machine Vance was in. Vance, who was connected to the machine and was immersed in water, never had a chance.
After the firefighters put the fire out, they found Vance's body, still in his machine. The room that he and this machine was in was filled with smoke and even his clothes nearby was burnt black. The smell of burnt flesh caused even the firefighters to puke.
His head and genitalia was burnt to charcoal while the rest of his body that was immersed in water was boiled.
If not for the fact that some people knew he was testing his machines, and that he was missing, they would not have been able to identify his body.
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