(Inspired by a Tumblr post. Also, includes fictional update)

Virgil immediately went to his room immediately after completing his homework. His "resting bitch" face didn't make it obvious, but he was really excited that day. That day, the game "Disney Heroes Battle Mode" had an update that allowed the use of a microphone. Ever since it was announced on the forums, he messaged the members of his small guild about the idea of them actually talking during their heists and then some. Not that he felt confident in admitting it, but he considered his guild members to be his only friends and he sometimes felt that typing to them wasn't enough.

When he first downloaded the game, it was because he was curious, he liked Disney, and he thought the fighting made things more interesting. Pretty soon, he went from casually fighting and wanting to go through the story to playing it on a daily basis. One of his daily quests involved guild activity and he wasn't confident in being let into a guild, so he just made his own and gave it the name "Gay Disney Princes" as a joke. As he continued to play, improve his rank, and unlock new characters, he came across some notifications for of some people actually wanting to join his guild. One of the users was someone who went by Happy Pappy (whom he'd later know as Patton) and had a profile pic of a "World's Greatest Dad" mug. Another user Virgil took notice of had Baymax as a profile pic and went by the usernane BigHeroTardis (whom he'd later know as Logan). The last user had a "Queen of Hearts" banner around their profile pic of Hercules and went by Prince Slay (whom Virgil would later know as Roman). It took a long while Virgil to feel comfortable chatting with them and letting them know him as more than EmoCauldron with the Jack Skellington profile pic. He revealed his anxiety as a way to explain why he's not always talkative and they were all understanding. Roman brought up his atelophobia and using the game as an escape, Patton accidentally revealed feigning happiness for so long that he doesn't always know when he's genuine and that he played the game in order to make new friends, and Logan gave some updates that transitioned from speculations of having autism to getting a proper diagnosis and that the familiarity of Disney mixed with the strategizing within an RPG drew him in.

The four of them were content with messaging each other and joining in on each other's heists. There were even times when they almost forgot they were playing a game and just logged in to talk to one another. Due to the comfort, they were all excited about the verbal chat feature within the guild. One at a time, he heard the voices of each of his friends, starting with the eager Patton, followed by Logan, and then Roman. It almost felt as if the friends he had been sharing inside jokes, character updates, strategies, and ideas of character interactions with were actually in the room with him. He knew they were all teenagers like himself and they even sounded like teenagers, but he felt that self conscious about his voice. Patton and Roman kept egging the emo to use his mic as well, but Logan told them to stop and assured Virgil that it's okay if he doesn't feel like talking. Virgil took a deep breath and the knots in his stomach disappeared.

"I-it's okay, Logan," Virgil said as soon as he turned on his mic.

He turned down the volume of his headphones as soon as he heard squealing from whom he presumed was Patton, but not before he heard "Holy crap, I'm in love" from whom he knew was Roman and blushed as a result. He chuckled as they continued to talk and felt the connection between the four of them grow.