Days passed, and the deadline for the Ga Challenge was getting close.
All kinds of ga developers and companies uploaded their entries to the official ga platform.
These included mobile gas and PC gas, most of them single-player, though there were a few online gas too.
Clearly, so of them were in it to win, while others just joined in for fun.
Since they were already working on a project, they figured they might as well submit sothing.
Who knows? Maybe they'd win.
Once the gas were uploaded, the next step was an initial review.
They'd filter out anything with serious issues or that was clearly rushed and low-quality.
This part wasn't public, but even the rejected gas would still be listed on the platform.
Even with this rule in place, the number of rejected gas each year was pretty low.
After all, only qualified ga designers were allowed to enter, so most had at least so skill.
But this year, the attention was focused on one thing.
People were wondering whether Lucas's ga, developed in just over ten days, would pass the review.
"It's out, it's out. I skimd through the list—none of the gas were rejected!"
"Holy crap, does that an the Ga Division actually approved Lucas's entry?"
"So that ans at the very least, it's a working ga, right?"
"Found it, found it! Lucas's new ga is called To the Moon."
"Sounds decent just from the na. Is it about space or sothing?"
"The price is really low! Only 2 dollar?"
"Looks like it's available on both platforms—two different versions."
"Wait, two versions? Even Undertale didn't get that treatnt!"
"I've gotta check this out. What kind of ga did Lucas make in just ten days?"
As the entries were released, tons of players rushed to download the ones that caught their interest.
Of course, Lucas's To the Moon was at the top of that list.
...
On the ga section of SharkTV's streaming platform—
Many strears started live-testing the entries for the Ga Contest.
SharkTV was helping promote the event, since it was being organized by the Ga Division and had a bit of an official feel—even if they hadn't directly contacted SharkTV.
Still, when it's ti to play nice, the platform knew how to show support.
Even if they weren't asked to help, the smart ones got the hint.
One of the SharkTV strears, Eric, was aware of the event.
So that morning, he went live, with his stream titled: "Trying Out the Ga Challenge Entries."
"Morning, folks!"
"What's going on, man? You're live this early?"
"Damn, did a monkey escape from the zoo or what?"
"Eric's here already?"
As soon as Eric started his stream, the chat was flooded with all kinds of jokes and teasing.
Seeing all the comnts, Eric just chuckled to himself.
"Ahem, ahem!!"
"Alright, alright. Good morning, everyone. Today we're checking out one of the entries for the ga design competition. Gotta say, we've got a big task ahead!"
While adjusting his streaming setup, Eric typed in his login info and entered the official ga platform.
"First up, let's try the new ga from the guy who made Undertale."
"Not gonna lie, I've been looking forward to this one."
"Why? Well, I an, Undertale was just that good."
"But this new one called To the Moon—I heard it was made in just over ten days. And the crazy part is, it actually made it through the first round of cuts by the Ga Division. Now I really wanna know what kind of ga this is."
As he spoke, Eric opened the platform and searched for To the Moon.
"Changing mories? An old guy's last wish is to go to the moon? Man, this is wild."
"Today, as a proud grown man, I will see what this ga is all about."
The ga wasn't very big, and his fast internet downloaded it in no ti.
He ignored the sea of question marks flying through the chat and went ahead and opened the ga.
The ga installed quickly.
The icon was simple—two kids sitting on a log, looking at the moon in the distance.
When it launched, the Nebula Gas logo ca and went.
Then a full moon, a lighthouse, stars scattered in the sky, and a few clouds drifting by.
The title To the Moon was carved into the moon.
At the sa ti, the cara slowly panned downward.
A soft piano piece started playing in the background—warm and calming.
Like moonlight, peaceful and still.
There was a lighthouse, a grassy field, and a large house near the cliff by the lighthouse.
The cara moved into the house, where a girl was sitting at a piano, playing. A little boy was next to her.
Then the music changed to a simpler piano lody. If you closed your eyes, it felt like you were standing by a quiet stream in a forest.
"Say what you want, but this music is really nice!"
"Yup, that's Lucas's work for you. No need to say more—the music is top-notch."
"Yeah, these two piano tracks sound great."
"Even in Undertale, the music added so much to the ga!"
"Not just Undertale, Mirror had really good music too!"
"Caught a gentleman in the wild!"
Seeing the chat ssages, Eric quietly nodded to himself.
The ga hadn't really started yet, so it was hard to say if it would be fun, but the music was definitely solid.
Just as everyone was getting pulled into the beautiful piano piece, a car engine suddenly roared, followed by the sound of a crash.
The screen shook a little to match the impact.
The cara cut to outside the house, where a black car had slamd into a tree.
Two people—a man and a woman, both wearing lab coats—stepped out of the car, looking like doctors.
"Where were you looking while driving, Neil?"
"Uh, sorry. I was heroically dodging a squirrel that jumped out of nowhere."
"...But still, you ran over it. And crashed into a tree."
"See? Nothing to worry about—it's the company car."
"Are you serious? The boss is going to kill us!"
"Well... let's just say I saved a puppy. He likes dogs, right?"
"He's more of a cat person."
"Why is the world so complicated? Okay, whatever he likes—we're in the clear!"
(End of this chapter)
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