Annie Winters

Annie is one of two best friends invited by Orion to come with him to Kredon. Orion has known Annie since he first moved away from Kredon because they were neighbors, about ten years prior to the exchange year in Kredon. Annie bonded with Orion over the shared absense of their parents. Annie's father is a travelling salesman and her mother is a flight attendent so they are often away from home. Annie still keeps a plushie (Baloo) to remind her of her mother. She received it from her at five years old. Annie is very kind, polite, and amiable. Prior to the events of the game, she was often mistaken to be Orion's boyfriend, however, they have no romantic connection at the game's start.

   Annie is obsessed with Eternum and is the first to mention it. She started saveing up money herself to buy a neural implant the moment the game was announced. Her favorite server is Ion, where she has quite the reputation. Annie has already reached level 33 by the start of the game.

Annie is very easily scared. Once after watching a horror movie, she was not able to sleep alone for two weeks.

## Appearances

### Chapter 1:

Annie appears in the first scene in the game on the train to Kredon. Annie talks with Chang and Orion about arriving in Kredon.

Annie appears again in the following scene where she meets Nancy for the first time.

Annie reappears when Nancy, Orion, and herself arrive at the Carters' home for the first time. She meets Penny and Dalia for the first time.

Annie doesn't reappear until the scene where Orion walks to school on the first day. Annie is being harrassed by Axel and Orion can step in to stop it.

Annie appears at the end of the day when the Carter's and their exchange students are gathered for dinner. Annie is excited to finally get to play Eternum with Orion.

Annie helps Orion the next day to log in to Eternum for the first time when he gets home from school.

Annie shows Orion around the server of Ion and gifts him 1500 eternals. Annie goes with her friend Kitty to get a sword for Orion.

Annie meets up with Orion after failing to retreive the sword with Kitty. Annie and Orion watch Benjamin get excommunicated by a praetorian.

In the next scene, Annie excitedly describes the praetorian incident to Penny.

### Chapter 2:

Annie talks with Orion about Mr. Keating's announcement and meets Luna for the first time. She asks to accompany Luna and Orion to Red Herring.

Annie reappears in Red Herring if invited and accompanies them to the Bixen building. She is seen again when Orion emerges from the Flink house.

That night, if she went to Red Herring, Annie asks to sleep in Orion's room because she is scared.

Annie may be seen again the following morning, too nervous to talk to Orion.

### Chapter 3:

Orion may find Annie in the kitchen after getting home from the park. Orion may confess to liking her and ask her on a date the following weekend. Annie agrees and Orion may move to kiss her.

Annie is present for the heist planning mission in Sin City.

### Chapter 4:

During the heist of Garrington's Casino, Annie is given the codename, Pluto. She sneaks through the vents to Mr. Garrington's bedroom where she retreives his Gem of Doom from his safe.

If Orion is following Annie's path, the two travel to Andromeda to visit Astrocorp's space station for a date. They watch a movie, test out the Zero-G experience, and fool around in the changing cabin before aliens attack the station. Annie is trapped in the canteen and hides until Orion manages to find her. If Orion finds her in the canteen, they attempt to escape, but will both die if Orion did not purchase for the Pendant of Destiny in Ion. Annie tells Orion that this was the best date ever if they manage to reunite, even if they lose their levels.

Annie reappears before the dinner in the Rockefeller server to wish Orion luck.

## Trivia

Annie is known to have been scared, among other things, by the infamous 2002 movie, The Ring, and the classic video game, Dead Space.

Annie's codename for the heist, Pluto, is the name of a dwarf planet. She likely received this codename because of her small size.