It was a bright summer afternoon when Kirigaya Kazuto awakened from his "death" in SAO. His hospital room consisted of the bare minimum and the IV hooked up to his arm was completely dry from its previous state of fullness. After two years of being stuck in a death game Kazuto was completely malnourished and he could feel dehydration settling in his body so he quickly searched for a source of liquid in the adjacent bathroom.

His face was completely caved in and after taking off the nerve gear, Kazuto saw that his hair was insanely long for a male. After a more in-depth search of his hospital room he found his clothes. Not a set of regular clothes though, it seemed as if someone made his outfit from SAO, including his two swords Dark Repulser and Elucidator. The outfit was stashed in a closet along with a backpack of medical supplies, food, and water. A note was on top of the neatly folded clothes:

Kirito-kun, I'm writing this letter in the hopes that you will awaken from your coma. I don't know why you still haven't awakened after two months of the game being beaten. This is only happening to you. Everyone got out of the game. Anyway, it's pretty bad. 6 months after the death game SAO was beaten people just started… eating… each other. Like they'd die and come back to life as a zombie. It looks like sound attracts them so I left you some swords. I hope you can hold them. You're in America too by the way. Before the dead started walking, there was some research that could help you wake up sooner so your aunt took you abroad. Those clothes and gear should help you get back to your regular self, so until you can swing those swords, STAY IN THE HOSPITAL. I can't stress that enough Kirito. Stay there, get better, and when you have the strength to go against the dead go towards DC. I hear they're close to making a cure. Stay safe. - Asuna

p.s. heading toward Atlanta for now, going to D.C. later