Ready Player One Ch. 25 Mrs. Bly Eng 4

Welcome to the 1980s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRSePiyGq_Y

Ch. 0025 1. Describe what happened to Daito in the real world. 2. Shoto’s real name is: 3. Daito’s real name is: 4. Are they really brothers? Describe their relationship. 5. What are hikikomori? What are they sometimes called? 6. What does Shoto give Wade and why? 7. What is Shoto’s new quest?

Daito is attacked by Sixers IRL “’No,’ Shoto said, ‘Daito did not commit seppuku. I’m sure of it. The Sixers broke into his apartment while we were engaged in combat with them on Frobozz. That’s how they were able to defeat his avatar. By killing him, in the real world.’” (242).

Shoto’s Real Name “My real name is Akihide.” (242).

Daito’s Real Name “Daito’s real name was Toshiro Yoshiaki. I didn’t even know that until last night, until I saw the news article” (242)

Real Brothers? “My relationship with Daito is difficult to explain.” He stopped to clear his throat. “We were not brothers. Not in real life. Just in the OASIS. Do you understand? We only knew each other online. I never actually met him.” He slowly raised his eyes to meet my gaze, to see if I was judging him. (243). “He told me how he and Toshiro had met, six years ago, when they were both enrolled in an OASIS support group for hikikomori, young people who had withdrawn from society and chosen to live in total isolation” (243).

Hikikomori- “the missing millions” “…young people who had withdrawn from society and chosen to live in total isolation. Hikikomori locked themselves in a room, read magna, and cruised the OASIS all day, relying on their families to bring them food. There had been hikikomori in Japan since back before the turn of the century, but their number had skyrocketed after the hunt for Halliday’s Easter egg began. Millions of young men and women all over the country had locked themselves away from the world. They sometimes called these children the “missing millions” (243).

Shoto Gives Wade the Beta Capsule “Shoto removed the Beta Capsule from his inventory and held it out to me. Daito would have wanted you to have this” (247).

Shoto’s New Quest REVENGE!