My house, real life...

I had gotten a little bit of business done on GTA Online: I visited the Diamond Casino and Resort and spun the Lucky Wheel, did some VIP Work and Client Jobs, promoted my Nightclub and participated in a Business Battle. Eventually, I spawned my character Alex Jackson inside his apartment.

"Well, I'm bored. Time to go see what's up on the internet, I guess." I spoke before I went offline and turned off my Playstation 4. Alex Jackson began moving around freely again. He was currently wearing a white suit with a white tie, black formal shoes, steel shades and a white fedora.

"Ah, he went offline. Good. That means it's me time now." Alex said as he proceeded to go outside. "I think I'm gonna go back to the Diamond Casino and Resort and pay a visit to the Roof Terrace." Alex said to himself as he called his Mechanic and asked him to deliver him his new Pegassi Tempesta, a car I had recently won for him by spinning the Lucky Wheel at the Diamond Casino.

The scene then cut to a Motorcycle Club grinding their businesses. Four GTA Online players were riding their Western Baggers down the roads of San Andreas as they were selling their Cocaine Lockup stock. "Okay, guys, remember: We have a lot of businesses to sell today, and afterwards we have a lot of other grinders to help sell their businesses. You got all that?" A Caucasian brown haired male player named Leopold asked his fellow players.

"You got it, Leo!" A tanned black haired male player named Vincent replied.

"Yeah, we'll take care of it!" A Caucasian brown haired female player named Grace replied.

"Good. What about you, Marty?" Leopold asked the fourth member of the MC, an African-American black haired player named Marty. Marty did not respond, however. "Marty?" Leopold asked before looking back towards Marty, who had gotten off his Bagger and was now walking on a nearby sidewalk. "Marty, where the hell are you going?!" Leopold shouted at Marty before noticing that Marty's player had gone offline. "For fuck's sake! His internet is acting up again!" He growled in frustration.

"That's like the third time this week..." Vincent sighed.

"Here's hoping that another player won't come after that last Bagger..." Grace sighed as well.

"I'm gonna head to the Diamond Casino and Resort. Screw these players." Marty's character, whose name was also Marty said to himself as he walked towards the Diamond Casino.

The scene then cut back to Alex Jackson pulling up to the front entrance of the Diamond Casino and Resort in his Tempesta. "It's a shame my player still hasn't been able to buy me a Penthouse...Oh well, can't have everything if your player only has about 11 million in cash... " Alex sighed before stepping outside of his Tempesta and handed the Parking Valet the keys to his Tempesta as well as $50 to pay for the Valet Service, then went inside.

Alex then stepped out of the elevator that went up to the Roof Terrace and found a lot of GTA Online characters there that were also enjoying the freedom of not being controlled by their players. He then saw Neil lounging on a lounger.

"Hey, Neil!" Alex called to his friend.

Neil sat up and looked towards Alex. "Hey, Alex!" He called back as Alex walked over to him and gave him a fistbump.

"Mind if I join you?" Alex asked Neil.

"Sure, lay down." Neil replied as he laid himself back down on the lounger and Alex laid down on the lounger next to his.

Alex sighed in relief. "Aaaah, time to get some rest at the Roof Terrace of the Diamond Casino and Resort. I'm glad Rockstar added this Casino and Resort, as well as this Roof Terrace. It's a lot comfier than the pool we always went to before this place was constructed."

Neil nodded. "I feel you, man. A lot of GTA Online characters come here when their players are offline. It's the perfect spot to come together and have a drink, have a chat, and share stories about what our players made us do while they were online."

"Yeah, like what he made me do to you." A Tryhard character said as he walked up to Alex and Neil. This Tryhard character appeared to be an African-American male wearing a black military helmet that lacked a visor to conceal his face along with a long sleeved black shirt underneath black body armor with black battle pants, black flight boots and black leather gloves.

"Oh, hey, Billy." Neil replied to the Tryhard character. "This is Billy. His player forced him to blow me up about an hour ago." Neil told Alex as he introduced him to Billy.

"Yeah, sorry about that. My player was being a dick again. Me and Neil are actually great friends when we're not being controlled by our stupid players." Billy explained to Alex.

"Alright. My name's Alex Jackson, Level 256." Alex replied as he introduced himself to Billy.

"Cool. Like Neil said, my name's Billy, Level 777." Billy replied back.

"Oh, so you have a lucky number when it comes to your Level, huh?" Alex chuckled.

"Yeah, pretty much. My player wasn't always like this. He used to be a Grinder, but he got tired of that, and then he became a Tryhard and started grinding his K/D instead. Now he's blowing up other players, pumping lead into them and pumping Bullshark Testosterone into my body to fuel those kills. I really hope that something will get him into grinding money again because all the grinding of K/D has done quite the number on my neck and my manhood, I tell you." Billy explained to Alex.

Alex nodded. "Sounds rough. My player is terrible at PVP, so he always gets his ass handed to him by the Tryhards, and I have to suffer the consequences for it. But that aside, what do you do for a non-player role?" He asked Billy.

"I work as a reality tv host. Have you heard of that talent show, Fame or Shame?" Billy asked Alex and Neil.

Alex and Neil nodded. "Yeah, we have. We watch reruns of older seasons on Weazel all the time." Neil replied.

"Cool. Well, I've replaced Lazlow as the host since the 17th season." Billy replied back.

"Really? Awesome!" Neil grinned in excitement.

"Yeah. This year, we'll be hosting our 21st season, and we're looking for candidates. Do you two have any talents that our judges and our viewers would really like?" Billy asked Alex and Neil.

Alex and Neil looked at each other. "Well, we've performed as a singing duo before. We call ourselves Melodies of America." Alex replied to Billy.

"Cool. Well, the auditions are gonna be held at the Maze Bank Arena like every season in about a month, so I'd advise you two to start practicing as hard as you can if you wanna make it far into the competition." Billy replied back.

Alex and Neil nodded. "We'll definitely sign up and start practicing, Billy. We hope to see you at the Maze Bank Arena next month." Neil replied back.

"Okay, cool. Well, for now, it's time for me to take a load off and relax. See you two later." Billy said as he walked away.

Alex and Neil then looked at each other again. "Well, we better start practicing soon, Neil. That is, if we want to have a shot of making it far into the competition like Billy told us." Alex said to Neil.

Neil nodded. "Definitely. But for now, let's relax for a bit." He replied as him and Alex laid back down on their loungers.

The next day, Alex was back at his apartment, taking a shower in the bathroom. "A long, long time ago...I can still remember how that music used to make me smile..." Alex sang as he showered.

My house, real life...

I was typing away on my laptop before putting it in Sleep Mode as I got up from my chair and walked over to my Playstation 4, sat down on the couch and turned on my PS4, then started up GTA Online.

As Alex Jackson was showering, he got the alert that I was logging in. "Warning! Your player is logging in! Your player is logging in!" The alarm blared in Alex Jackson's head as he stopped dead in his tracks and then turned off the shower.

"Aw, crap!" Alex Jackson exclaimed as I patiently waited for the game to load.

As the alarm kept blaring, Alex Jackson quickly dried himself off and put on his underwear. "I gotta get the outfit I last wore on before my player's game has loaded!" He said in a panicky voice. I kept waiting for the game to load. "Suit, suit, suit!" Alex Jackson said as he quickly put on the white suit he wore yesterday. I still patiently waited for the game to load. "Where's my fedora? Where's my fedora?" Alex Jackson asked as he searched his walk in closet for his white fedora. I continued to wait for the game to load. "Sunglasses...and shoes..." Alex Jackson said to himself as he quickly put those on and ran upstairs. "Okay, I think his game should be loaded right about now..." Alex Jackson then said as he stopped in a spot where my game then finally loaded.

"Ah, there we go. Let's play." I said as I began playing GTA Online again.