Hacking #07: Video Games (Closed)

[technologic]

Characters: April and Aleph
Setting: Floor 14
Format: Whichever, though starting with brackets.
Summary: In which April tries to be a good girlfriend and tries to cheer Aleph up after what has happened over the past day or so.

[Despite April's general lack of social skills and tact, she did like to make people she cared about happy. And even April could tell that Aleph wasn't happy, so of course she felt that she needed to do something about this.

Which is why later that day, Aleph will end up being dragged to the media room by April, who is looking equal parts determined and nervous about this.] ... I also made some food too, and it's none of that cafeteria stuff.

[and she'll point at said food in a basket when they walk into the room.]

Comments

[technologic]

Rude ghosts. Those were my coins... [Pout. And heeey another minigame. Gonna try to win this one then.]

[alephbet]

[Trying to beat up the computers is easier than beating up April because computers are dumb.]

[technologic]

[April can't argue with that. Of course, she does have to go beat him up eventually. So cue jumping on.]

[alephbet]

[Awww, she won. Booooo.]

[technologic]

Yay, I win! [Aw yeah, cue the proudest grin.] I'm better at this than I thought.

[alephbet]

Good job.

[Secretly plotting revenge.]

[technologic]

[Aw shi-

And April does manage to keep up her winning streak, since she eventually manages to snag a star for herself. And she looks pretty pleased about this.]

[alephbet]

It's an early lead. It doesn't mean anything.

[technologic]

But it's still a lead, and I'm gonna take advantage of that. [She just... has to make sure her star doesn't get yoinked.]

[alephbet]

[Promptly YOINKS HER STAR.]

[technologic]

[Ruuuuude.

April is just gonna huff and pout now. In that case, she'll just kick his ass at another minigame then.]

[alephbet]

[He really sucks at this doesn't he.]

[technologic]

[Yup. Though he is playing against someone who is really good at video games.

Which is how she manages to get another star, despite the fact that he yoinked hers.] Ah, so we're tied now.

[alephbet]

Yes, we are. At least the computers don't have a chance.

[until the friggin' bonus stars]

[technologic]

[damn you bonus staaaaaars]

Right! And we've only got a few more rounds left. [And April will just keep kicking your ass at mini-games until then, Aleph.]

[alephbet]

[Why is his girlfriend so good at things D:]

[technologic]

[You date a technopathic tech geek, it would be a crime if she wasn't good at video games.

Of course, she resisted using her powers to tip the game in her favor. So she ends up pouting when BK gets a couple of bonus stars and wins the game.] ... Dammit.

[alephbet]

I definitely did not see that one coming.

[technologic]

AI do sometimes cheat, from what I know. Maybe next time I should lower it's chances of winning a bit.

[She huffs and then stretches.] Do you want to play it again, or play something else?

[alephbet]

What if we did it in teams this time? Us against them.

[technologic]

Oh, good idea! And that way we'll both win if we beat them. [Starting round 2, then.]

[alephbet]

[They are going to kick those AI's virtual butts.]

[technologic]

[Aw yeaaaah.

And hey, they got a pretty good lead already.] ... Hopefully this'll keep up.

[And that the AI characters won't steal their coins.]

[alephbet]

We know the map layout better this time, too. We'll win.

[Determination!]

[technologic]

Right!

[And then April gets coins stolen from her.] Wha- Oh, c'mon...