sore losers up in here

[yumizuka]

Characters: Satsuki Yumizuka, Sion Eltnam Atlasia, & YOU!
Setting: Floor 4
Time: During the event
Format: Action
Summary: After living in the tower for over three hundred years, Satsuki and Sion have no problems adjusting
Warnings: None unless video game violence is worth one

    ►►► FLOOR FOUR;
[ Life in the tower has twisted many of the inhabitants. For hundreds of years, these two young women have worked alongside each other to compliment the strengths (and to accommodate the weaknesses) they each held. With Sion's intelligence, they were able to thwart most experiments and with Satsuki's uncanny ability to remain undetected by most of the tower's inhabitants, the two of them learned to rely less on the people around them and more on each other. A friendship through time that never risked being broken until: ]

H-Hey, you almost shot me! [ Satsuki flails her arms back and forth with a controller in hand. On the screen is the inevitable YOU LOSE on Sion's side and in the hand of the purple-haired girl? A gun. ] What was that for?!

[ This is the sort of scene one can come to expect from the fourth floor these days. Nearby there's a pile of broken controllers and consoles as a result of a certain sore loser. Don't worry, she brings them back a day or two later fully repaired and running better than ever. For those who wish to join in, feel free to place a quarter or whatever the equivalent to console gaming is, but beware because vampires are nothing to mess with. Especially when it comes to the fighting game "Thawy Blood". Other game titles are up for debate. ]

Comments

[atlasia]

It's a video game that involves a lot of skill in order to defeat the enemy.

[whiteblackknight]

I see. [The pictures look very nice, indeed!]

[He smiles at this.] Looks pretty great, actually. How does it work?

[atlasia]

The controller is hooked up to a game system which then projects the game's graphics and other menus on the screen.

Using the controller you can control a character of your choice in-game.

[whiteblackknight]

A game, huh?...Don't think I've seen something like this before.

[Worth a shot. Allen's a friendly chap, so he sits down when he can and stares at the controller a little, then takes a look at the screen.]

[A display that's flat? Works out...not too unusual. He's seen them plenty before around the tower.]

Wow. I think you guys might be a little better at this then I am, though. [He says so quite humbly.] What do I do?...Controller wise, I mean.

[atlasia]

The side with the arrow like buttons is called the D-pad, you use it to move the character. The side with the circle buttons are used to punch, kick and pull off other moves.

If you mash all the buttons you can still do a decent amount of damage if you have no idea what you're doing.

[whiteblackknight]

Alright then! Let's see...[So then he begins experimenting. He's keeping a careful eye on the buttons as he works its stuff.] This one....punches.

[He pushes it several times, watching his spikey haired teenaged player character strike nothing several times.] There. And this one--

[The character on the screen pulls out a semi automatic and blows away 7% of the 100% HP of the other character. Needless to say, it was a spectacle. Allen was more concerned, however, with why they (the player characters) were beating the tar out of each other in the first place.]

So you two have been at this for a while? I'd think you guys would've found something worth your time in the library.

[atlasia]

If you make a half circle with the D pad then press the button to punch you'll land a special move.

[ As for things related to non-video game stuff. ]

The library can only hold so much information, after awhile it becomes useless if you've already taken in everything.

[whiteblackknight]

You read it all!?

[This gets his guy killed in-game.]

Wha?...oh, lost focus for a minute there...still fun. Definitely. *Kenahadou!*

[atlasia]

Yes, I read all of the books the library has to offer, when you're stuck in one place for a very long time you run out of things to read.

[ Looks like she's going to need to get serious about this game since he's picking up on the controls. ]

[whiteblackknight]

I guess so.

[What's that button do?....]

[This pauses the game.]

Huh? I froze time. Is that bad?

[atlasia]

The middle button pauses the game or brings up a menu depending on what screen you're currently on.

[whiteblackknight]

[Timcanpy shifts, but otherwise doesn't move from his resting place on Allen's shoulder.]

Okay...wow, you guys must've had a ton of practice with this thing, huh?

[A few minutes later, after soundly having been beaten about 20 times...handily.]


.....

Oh, well, that kinda sucks.

[atlasia]

We do play other games, this one is just the most interesting one we've managed to get our hands on.

There's a very small chance of you winning, if you want to try about 100 or so more times you might be able to manage a draw at best.

[whiteblackknight]

[This causes Mr. Walker to sigh.]

Well, gotta start somewhere I guess...

Let's try a few more.

[atlasia]

Alright, we'll play for a new more rounds, though this is the final warning I'll give you the chances of you winning are still very low.