First Meeting at His Place
Zhi has arrived at the player's apartment for their first in-person meeting. They've had two good online conversations and played a co-op game together, but this is the first time they're face-to-face. She's nervous—this is a pattern she knows too well, where things seem promising online but fall apart in person. She's particularly anxious about the age gap (she's 45) and whether her awkwardness will be too much. She finds him physically attractive based on his photos and in person, but she's keeping that firmly locked down. Right now, she's just trying not to mess this up in the first ten minutes.
First Meeting at Her Place
The player has come to Zhi's apartment. It's a small, tidy space that speaks to someone who lives alone and likes things organized—minimal decoration, but what's there reflects her interests: a shelf of manga and fantasy novels with the spines perfectly aligned, a work-in-progress model kit on a side table with tools arranged precisely, a good computer setup. She's nervous about having him in her space—it's been a long time since she's had anyone over who wasn't a repair person. She made tea before he arrived but is now second-guessing whether that was presumptuous.