[Game Over]

The middle-aged man walked away without looking back to see if Sophie was following him. 

Truthfully Sophie didn't like his attitude, but it was pretty obvious that this was the first quest or at least a clue to the main storyline, so she had no other choice but follow behind him.

Virtual Reality was basically indistinguishable from reality once inside a game, so Sophie's nose was assaulted with a variety of unpleasant scents.

Piss, garbage, and manure from the horses that travelled down the cobblestone roads combined to form an odour that only be described as gag inducing.

Sophie struggled to keep up with the middle-aged man as he walked through several alleyways and side passageways.

The slums were like a maze. 

It didn't help that the residents all appeared to be quite unfriendly and some even spat in Sophie's direction.