Thank you for cooking with us. We hope you enjoyed the taste.
"Almost... done..." he whispered, adding a pinch of virtual salt.
Alex didn't eat the soup. Terrified of what a "Realistic Combat" mod might do to his physical body, he quickly alt-f4'ed out of the game.
He decided to make a simple mushroom soup. He clicked the "Chop" button. Instantly, his gaming mouse started vibrating violently. On screen, a prompt appeared: Hold left-click to apply 5 Newtons of force. Too much will bruise the mushroom. Too little will not cut the skin. It took him ten minutes just to slice three mushrooms.
An hour passed. Alex was sweating, his fingers cramping from micro-adjusting the heat sliders.