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Day 29: Game Room

Jan 04, 2008 19:20

Brunch had been relaxing, and Sora felt like he hadn't had a low-pressure, easy conversation like that in a while. Bridget seemed like a very sweet girl, and he wouldn't mind getting to know her better. He wondered if she had friends (other than Roger) who she could stick with in this place, or if she was on her own. If it was the latter, maybe he ( Read more... )

seishirou, robin hood, luke fon fabre, river, xigbar, hokuto, shana, sora, subaru

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radiant_howl January 5 2008, 05:46:14 UTC

'Game Room?' It sounded kind of fun, and Luke was always up for a good distraction. He really needed it, especially after what he was talking about during lunch. Resurrecting the dead and such. It was something he would have wanted to bother Jade about, but considering how the man reacted the last time Luke asked about something impossible... well, maybe that wasn't a good idea.

So Luke wanted to get his mind off the subject. After all, last time he tried to do something impossible and life-threatening, he ended up here.

Fortunately for Luke, the distraction came rather easily when he walked into the room and heard some strange music coming from the boy who was sitting on the couch. It was kind of catchy, actually, and Luke wandered over to him. From behind the couch, he could see that the boy was playing some kind of game...

"Oh, that's so cool!" he grinned, forgetting himself. "It's like a portable version of that awesome fontech on Namco Island!" That would have been such a neat idea! Maybe Guy would be interested in making one of those!

"What are you playing anyway?" It didn't look like Dragon Buster...

scintillatingly January 5 2008, 06:16:52 UTC

It just figured that it wasn't long before someone was attracted to the game system. The volume was up high enough that it was easy to hear, and why wouldn't someone want to come check out what was going on? He knew if he had been in the other patient's shoes, he would have wandered over just the same.

Luckily for Sora, he hadn't been too into the game, so he had been ready for the redhead to make some sort of comment. He couldn't exactly look over at the patient since he needed to pay attention to the falling colored blocks, but he could at least multi-task enough to respond.

"It's this game called Tetris. You can come look if you want!" he offered, scooting over on the couch. "It's really fun, but I don't know what all that stuff you mentioned is," he admitted with a quick laugh. He could always learn, if the other boy was willing to explain. And then he could show him how to play Tetris in return!

radiant_howl January 5 2008, 19:52:29 UTC

Oh, right, the whole other world thing. The boy didn't seem too upset by being interrupted (unlike Luke, who probably would have yelled out something to the effect of "I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE!"), so Luke went right on to explaining himself.

"Oh, um... where I come from, there's a box sort of like what you're holding, but bigger and you can't carry it around. There was a fun game I used to play called Dragon Buster," He looked back rather fondly on those memories...

"Tetris?" Luke peered at the game. It looked like... He didn't know, it seemed like the point was to fit the blocks together or something. Like a puzzle.

Luke made a face. Puzzles.

scintillatingly January 7 2008, 22:24:36 UTC

Hearing about Dragon Buster just made Sora excited to try it out, even though he knew that he would most likely never get to. He'd had fun with all of the games in Tron's world, though that had been a little more interactive compared to the Gameboy. There was a certain charm to Tetris, too, though - not having to worry about being in danger, for one thing.

"That sounds like it'd be fun. This game is kind of simple, but it's a good way to pass the time." He probably could have been doing more productive things, but it wouldn't be easy to find his friends when there were so many places they could be, so he figured it was all right to relax for once.

"But yeah, you have to move the blocks around to make lines, so if you keep screwing up, the blocks will keep stacking up to the top. If they get all the way up, then you die," he explained.

radiant_howl January 8 2008, 03:19:48 UTC

"Oh, so you have to do it fast then, huh?" Luke frowned, watching Sora play the game. It sounded like something Jade would like, and it didn't look boring, but at the same time... well, he had a feeling that he wouldn't be able to keep playing for more than 5 minutes without dying a million times.

"I'm really bad at puzzles, but it sounds like something my friend would like," He smiled, watching Sora play some more. It was no Dragon Buster, but maybe there was something like it... Maybe there were more of those machines lying around.

"Hey, is that the only one? I don't wanna take yours from you, so there must be another one lying around somewhere..."

scintillatingly January 8 2008, 04:02:14 UTC

"Yeah, kinda. As you get to the next levels, it gets faster and harder." Sora was frowning at the screen now - he was starting to lose, but he didn't really mind. He had been distracted by talking to the other boy, but if he had to choose between playing a game and making a new friend, the choice was simple.

At the redhead's question, Sora paused the game and looked around the room. "Yeah, there probably are. I found this one over there," he said, pointing. He wondered if there were any other games he could try out, come to think of it. It sounded like the other boy was going to go investigate. If he found something, hopefully he would show him, too.

Now he just hoped he could maneuver the blocks in the game well enough that he could get himself out of danger of getting a game over.

radiant_howl January 9 2008, 02:33:56 UTC

Yes, getting one of those fontech things was exactly what Luke was planning to do, but he stole a glance at the kid's screen again. The blocks looked like they were moving faster, like he said...

Five minutes later, Luke was still standing there watching the boy rearrange of all the blocks. He was actually doing really good, and just by watching him Luke was starting to get the idea of the game.

That little theme song was kinda catchy too...

"Oh yeah! I was supposed to go looking for one!" Luke remembered. What the hell was he doing just standing around here?

And then he returned his attention back to the screen.

scintillatingly January 9 2008, 06:15:09 UTC

In all honesty, Sora hadn't even realized that the other boy had been standing there and just watching him. He had figured he'd gone off to another part of the room to look for a game system of his own, so when the other patient suddenly spoke up, he ended up jerking in his seat.

He tried to make a quick recovery, but it had probably been pretty obvious. "Right!" he said in response, though it didn't look like the redhead was going anywhere.

Meanwhile, he had gotten himself into danger again, which meant he was forced to glue his eyes back to the screen to try and fix it. He wasn't really good at the game or anything, but he was determined, and that counted for something.

"You can just watch if you want," he said, distracted. "There's space on the couch..."

radiant_howl January 10 2008, 01:17:37 UTC

Luke took a look at the couch for a moment, as if debating what he wanted to do. Sure, he could play one of those fontech, but it was kind of cool watching the kid play the game too! Maybe he could just watch and if he was allowed back in here, he would grab the little piece of fontech. Maybe he could drag Guy here and show him.

"Actually, I think I'll watch you," Luke nodded, thinking that the kid didn't mind if he offered to let Luke sit next to him. Of course, instead of circling around and sitting like most normal people, Luke jumped up and climbed over the couch, plopping down on the couch and earning a warning shout from one of the nurses.

"Mr. Spencer! Please sit on the couch like a normal person!"

"Mmmrgh..." In retrospect, that wasn't a good idea. "Sorry about that," Luke apologized, though he realized that he still... didn't know this kid's name!

"Oh yeah, my name is Luke! Sorry, I didn't introduce myself, did I?"

scintillatingly January 10 2008, 19:54:50 UTC

Sora didn't see what the big deal was when the redhead just climbed over the couch instead of walking around (it was faster that way, right?), but the nurses didn't seem to approve. When the other boy got scolded, Sora couldn't help laughing a little.

"It's fine," he said with a shake of his head. It seemed like something he easily could have done and gotten reprimanded for, too, after all.

Though when he was reminded that they hadn't even introduced themselves, Sora saw that as good enough reason to pause the game and put it aside so that he could extend his hand to the other patient. "Nice to meet you, Luke! I'm Sora." It was kind of nice how they had barely talked about any of the normal how-long-have-you-been-here, where-do-you-come-from stuff. Being able to just spend some time with someone without worrying about all of that was pretty fun!

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