When Dragons Escape

Hunting a virtual trickster unveils the persistent hold of Simutronics' game world

When she stopped believing the e-mails and telephoned his real wife, Dunin learned that Bloodwrath had kept his computer padlocked and his online life secret. His wife had worried about how much time he spent in the game. She'd argued that he was wasting his talent as a classical pianist.

Remembering those words, Dunin feels her rage begin to soften.

"Maybe," she says slowly, "he wanted to die online."

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