EVENT: Upgrade!

[trainmasters]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 57, morning
Where: The train!

[ There is a new car attached to the back of the train. You'll have to get past the garden, the gym, and the library to get to... the arcade.

Near the entrance is where you'll find the conveniently-placed machines to get tokens to play any of the arcade games. It seems to be a formality because it doesn't actually cost you any sparks to play the games, but be sure to swing by there before you hit up the games. And what an array there are! Overall, there's two floors filled with various types of games.

There's the crane games, filled with various cute plush versions of monsters you may have faced before (both during your stay on the Aurora and back home) as well as, more rarely-- is that a plush of yourself? Or one of your teammates perhaps, someone you care about on the train. It might be worth trying to pick one up!

Next of course are the video games and there's an array for all kinds of interests-- Rhythm games of all types, fighting games, shooting games, racing games... There's no shortage of different types you can play. Try one out, you might like it!

There's also a variety of purikura photo booths if you and/or a friend would like to try your hand at getting a cute set of sticker photos.

You've got some time to relax for the moment, so why not try it out at the arcade? ]

Comments

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow has discovered the shooting video games! ...Crow is a very, very good shot. He's currently playing two player mode.... by himself, using both guns, and getting damned good scores.

Show-off. ]

[cawnflict]

[ ...

he has tried it but he's not good at video games, he has unfortunately found out. shooting normally? not bad. shooting in here? awful. ]

So if you're playing against yourself, how do you decide who wins?

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow doesn't look away from the screen as he answers. ]

It's a competition between my left hand and my right!

[cawnflict]

...so what happens when one of them loses...?

[bad_crowmance]

Well, I'll just have to find a way to celebrate that hand's victory.

[cawnflict]

[ don't ask. don't do it. don't open your mouth and; ]

...

.......

........... why...?

[bad_crowmance]

Because it sounds like fun, why else?

[ Ask a stupid question... ]

[cawnflict]

[ is this what a gamer is. ]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow wouldn't know, this is his first time playing video games. ]

[bestbrotherever]

[Have a god watching Crow with his arms crossed, a look of faint amusement and puzzlement on his face.]

That is a very unrealistic simulation of battle.

[bad_crowmance]

It sure is!

[ The response comes out breezily and cheerful as he continues shooting fake monsters on the screen. ]

It's definitely more of an entertainment deal.

[bestbrotherever]

Then where is the challenge, and the satisfaction that comes from meeting it?

[bad_crowmance]

If I was looking for a real challenge right now, I'd probably hit up Dusk or else someone else who can shoot. Buuuut I think I can still get some satisfaction out of taking all top ten high scores and seeing how long it'll take for someone to beat 'em.

[bestbrotherever]

Oh, is that your goal? [Guess who's now plotting to beat your record when you're done?]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow would absolutely take that as a challenge. Bring it on! ]

Yep! It sounds like a fun way to pass a few hours, anyway.

[bestbrotherever]

[They are going to have a war in the high scores list, aren't they. Unfortunately for Crow, Loki doesn't play fair...]

If you have nothing better or more impressive to do, perhaps.

[bad_crowmance]

[ They are definitely going to have a war. Crow's not against cheating but alas, does not know how to cheat at video games. ]

Nope! I don't have a single better thing to do right now.

[shintaiprotagonist]

[watching for a moment until he gets a sense of what's going on; he's only vaguely familiar with weapons like this]

Does that skill translate onto a true battlefield, I wonder?

[bad_crowmance]

I wonder!

[ He only spares a brief glance at the new guy before returning his eyes to the screen. ]

Maybe you'll get a chance to see someday.

[shintaiprotagonist]

I'll look forward to it.

[bad_crowmance]

You should! Anyway, I don't think we've met before.

[shintaiprotagonist]

We haven't, as I'm only recently awakened.

[bad_crowmance]

That'd do it. So uh, do you remember your name or...?

[shintaiprotagonist]

Nothing, yet; I've chosen Tide for the interim.

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, that happens a lot. Nice to meet you, Tide-- I'm Crow.

[ His right hand misses a shot in the game but it's clearly only just and his score is still going strong. ]