004- [Action] Summer Lovin' Had me a blaaast~ {For Jane Barton}

[pretty_bear]

[Teddie has never been in a bowling alley before, so this place is extremely strange. How did he get here? What are those lanes for? Why are there so many rows of funny shoes? What are we supposed to do with those weird heavy balls?

.... Wait... We? And now he notices the young lady there with him. Curiously, he pokes her.]

Hey, are you okay?

And do

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[nosoul_nomind]

[Barton awakens, looks around blinking. She immediately gets to her feet.]

Who the hell're you? What the hell's going on?

[pretty_bear]

[He responds with a cheerful smile.]

I'm Teddie. I have no idea what's going on.

What's your name?

[nosoul_nomind]

Neither do I. Is this what the drones were talkin' about? With the bowling alley?

Barton.

[pretty_bear]

.......

Oh! That's what they meant!

[Glances around curiously.]

So, Barton-chan, do you know how bowling works?

[nosoul_nomind]

What did you call me? [Japanese honorifics are new to her.]

Who the fuck cares about bowling. Let's get out of here.

[Off to try the doors only to be fruitless, of course.]

[pretty_bear]

I called you Barton-chan, of course.

[Following her to be helpful useless annoying.]

I dunno know if I care about bowling. I don't even know what bowling is.

[nosoul_nomind]

[Doors locked, windows locked... She'll even effortlessly heave a bowling ball at one to be sure. Nope.]

Goddamnit. Maybe ya should be more concerned 'bout how we're trapped in here rather than worry about how to bowl.

[pretty_bear]

Oh, so that's how it works!

[He picks up a bowling ball and throws it. It hits the counter, nearly knocking the cash register over.]

That's kind of fun. Hey, Barton-chan, do you want me to try getting us out of here?

[nosoul_nomind]

That's not how you bowl. That's how you're supposed to break a goddamn window, but they want us to stay in here. You can try if ya want I guess.

[pretty_bear]

Okay~!

[He takes a card out of his pocket, tosses it into the air, and hits it.]

Bear-sona!

[His persona, a round, red thing with large claws and a blue cape appears.]

Traesto!

[It's not the worst idea he's ever had. It is the 'escape from dungeons' spell after all. But unfortunately, Mayfield isn't that easy. A round circle of light appears beneath their feet, but then it fizzles out. And the persona disappears as well.]

...................

[And he turns back to her and smiles, clearly unconcerned.]

Well, it didn't work at all.

[nosoul_nomind]

[Barton looks mystified.] What the hell was that, and what was it supposed to do?

[pretty_bear]

That was my persona. And it was supposed to get us out of here. It usually works.....

[He shrugs. He's not sure why it didn't. Maybe because this isn't a dungeon. But let's move on to more important things.]

Hey, Barton-chan, can I ask you a question?

[nosoul_nomind]

Persona? Was that some kinda summoning magic?

I guess.

[pretty_bear]

Do you have a boyfriend?

[nosoul_nomind]

[Her eyes narrow.] No.

[pretty_bear]

[His eyes sparkle.]

Really? A cute girl like you?

[This is clearly a pleasant surprise.]

Do you wanna go out with me sometime?