22nd Fix

[techno_mancer]

[Quinn has spent the last few days helping his roommate get back on her feet after some jackass called Black Mage hit her with a lightning spell. He's also spent the last few weeks tucked away in his garage all the time, tinkering around, watching movies or playing music. He's not sure if drowning himself in his possessions is making his

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[expiatrice]

Eksu...boksu Ex-box? Is that a console, Quinn? ["Controller" and "game" tipped it off. WELL she's from 1999~2000 so the latest one they have is the PS2, whelp. :v still, she's not unfamiliar with the concept, and he sounds super excited... 'A' Wonder what that's about?]

[techno_mancer]

Yeah! Just showed up with a box fulla stuff. Wanna try it out?

[expiatrice]

I've never heard of it, though. Um... Would you happen to know about the PlayStation? That's what's popular, to my knowledge!

[techno_mancer]

Oh, yeah. I'm guessin' just plain 'Playstation'? By 2010, we're up to the third gen of it.

[expiatrice]

The second one, actually. It was just released a few months ago to my memory. --Ah, that's right! It's yeah 2000 on Earth for me, so that's probably why. A lot can be made during a decade, I can only imagine the sort of technological advancements that might've happened during that span of time! Out of curiosity, how is this "Eks-box", compared to the PlayStation 2? [Other than it's the same thing but from Microsoft? :V]

[techno_mancer]

Ha, not a whole lot I guess. PS2's from Japan, Xbox is from America, so the games rosters is kinda different, I guess. I'm more of a shoot-em-up sorta guy, personally, but I got a PS2 and 3 and home as well. For whatever reason, this got sent first. Not complainin', though.

[expiatrice]

Oh my, the Americans decided to get into the industry too? I wonder what sort of games they make. I would guess shooters too, given that they have a big army and like to play police to the whole world. I think I've tried a few of these before... It's less surprising to hear that there's going to be a PlayStation 3 in the future, too. The gaming industry is really growing, isn't it? What were the games you got with it?

[techno_mancer]

Ya pretty much hit the nail on the head there, darlin'. Got some shooters, yeah, but some fighters too, 'n' a couple horror games.

[expiatrice]

Aha, I'm no expert, but that sort of conclusion can only be expected. Are you looking for people to play with, then?

[techno_mancer]

Sure am. You know my door's always open.

[expiatrice]

Thank you for the offer, I may come in a bit, but you haven't been slacking off work too badly, have you? Taking some time off is fine and all, but the end of the term is also approaching! [whelp leave it to her to nag you about your job...]

[techno_mancer]

Don't worry, I'm doin' fine. But if I skip tomorrow, ya know why.

[expiatrice]

[A small sigh, but she doesn't sound exactly upset.] That would be irresponsible. If you really want to stay home, you should call in sick early in advance so there's time to arrange a substitute. Will you be doing that?

[techno_mancer]

Okay, okay. I got it, darlin', no worries. The kids won't be upset for missin' a day of calculus.

[expiatrice]

Don't neglect your own well-being, too. Now that you have your system back, it won't be going anywhere, so there's no need to overdo it. I'll contact the board later to double-check and make sure things at school will go okay. [meaning: she likes to busy herself with useless things...] You'll be reasonable, will you?

[techno_mancer]

Ain't I always?