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23. What’s the sky like in your world? The sky in the D-Pad Dimension is mostly black. The only real celestial body is the aforementioned giant floating glowing D-Pad, the true nature of which is unknown. Many have tried to investigate it, to no avail.

22. What do people do for fun in your world? The D-Pad Dimension has a multitude of facilities designed for entertainment. Its connection to the internet means anything accessed through that can be used for fun. The characters are able to consume plenty of non-video game media this way.

21. What do people do for work in your world? For the video game characters, being part of the video games IS their job. They exist to entertain the Players, people from the real world who interact with the game worlds. The D-Pad Dimension is a place usually visited when "off the clock", so to...

These continue to take a while because my writing brain is still kinda bleh. However I've committed to trying to write faster for my big projects in particular and hope to increase my writing speed back to an acceptable level over time. But enough about that. I've got a freshly baked chapter...

20. What sorts of weapons & armor are used in your world? Weapons and armor from the different video game worlds are traded much the same as clothing. Due to the power equalization of the D-Pad Dimension the power of these weapons and armor isn't usually a problem. However care must be taken...

19. How are wars fought in your world? While there are rarely true wars in the D-Pad Dimension, a sort of cold war between different consoles exists. Some video game characters from different consoles will form their own factions and attempt to sabotage each other. Other characters find this...

18. What is clothing and fashion like in your world? Characters usually wear whatever they do in their home games. However the D-Pad Dimension does allow them to get more experimental. As a result trade of clothing and armor from different games is also popular.

17. What’s medicine and healthcare like in your world? Healing items from the different video game worlds are freely traded in the D-Pad Dimension. Most have beneficial effects on all characters, but some have to be avoided, eg. healing magic on undead characters in JRPGs. Smuggling of fake...

16. What magic exists in your world? Magic exists in many, but not all, of the video game worlds. The D-Pad Dimension allows use of any magic as the characters' please. However something unknown causes power levels in the D-Pad Dimension between characters to be roughly equalized.

15. What technology is used in your world? The Internet has become highly integrated into the D-Pad Dimension. It can be accessed from terminals built into the D-Pad Dimension's infrastructure (or the characters' own devices if they have them). It is also used to further connect the various...

14. What do people eat in your world? It ultimately depends on the video game they're from and the nature of the character. One individual I talked to pretends to be a slasher villain because he was cursed to feed on fear. Another was a rat that feeds on cheese-based power-ups, despite not...

OK here for the next chapter of our review exchange! This poor, poor receptionist. Another Doduo. We're doomed. B-but Scyther is your favorite Pokemon! (hopefully you know this meme) Doduo's mental health is simultaneously fucked and kinda chill. At least he's not the masochist Doduo...

13. What flora covers your world? There aren't many good places for plants and such to grow in the D-Pad Dimension, but the video game characters will grow them in pots and such anyway. Programs to introduce more plant life in this way are common, though there are also problems with characters...

12. What fauna inhabit your world? Ther video game characters will often bring animals with them from their worlds, usually for companionship. However some of these video game animals have gone feral and are now then wildlife of the D!Pad Dimension's circuited sectors. Some of this feral...

11. What’s language like in your world? The video game characters speak in any language their game is available in, as well as any conlangs that exist in-game. However this can create problems when a game isn't localized in a particular language. Translators are a common service for such cases.

These also exist yes! Sorry for not bringing them up sooner!

10. What traditions are observed in your world? Whenever a new portal opens to a newly released game, a festival is held welcoming its inhabitants. They are treated to food, drink and fun by their compatriots as a way of welcoming them to the D-Pad Dimension. However, how long that generosity...

9. What religion and cosmology exists in your world? In the skies of the D-Pad Dimension sits a glowing D-Pad. Its true nature is unknown, but it is seen as the face of a divine protector and guardian of the realm by many. Additionally the Players of the video games in the real world hold a...

8. Who rules in your world? While the individual worlds of the video games have their own people in charge, the D-Pad Dimension has no one. Factions exist but there is no singular ruling body of the place. No one has made a particularly strong push to and things have stayed relatively stable...

7. How does the economy work in your world? A currency called bits is used for the D-Pad Dimension's goods and services. There is an exchange rate with native currencies in video games, and places to exchange them are common.