Erebos has effected Nicks life in a Negative way. It is effecting him, his school work, family, and friends. The messenger in the game is having the players do dangerous things outside of the game that have very serious consequences. In chapter 20, the messenger is getting angry at Mr. Watson, a teacher at his school, for trying to stop everyone from playing the game. He has Nick go on a quest that will then make him a level eleven and could get him into the inner Circe. "You are to tip the contents into Mr.Watson's thermos". Not knowing what he's getting himself into, he agrees. When nick is about to drop the pills into the thermos he reads the back of the pill bottle. It says "Danger: An overdose can be fatal!"(261) Nick knew that if he put the pills in his thermos he could get very sick and maybe even die. Nick could not get the courage to do it. When the messenger finds out he didn't follow out with his order, he is kicked out of the game, just because he didn't have the courage to kill a teacher. The game also takes away the time he could be working on school work. He gets little to no sleep causing him to miss school and his grades to slip. "Yes, Dad. Sorry. No, it's really tasty. I'm just a bit tired"(105). He has been up so late playing his game that Nick is falling asleep at the dinner table and not listening to his dad.
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