Styx Institute - Conference Room
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Riddle, you have to collect the blue and yellow flames! |
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You lose life when you hit the rocks! Use the Up button to avoid them! |
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What?! But none of these buttons say "up"! |
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Wow, you are REALLY bad at this, LOL. I mean press up on the D-pad, on the left side. |
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I've not been on land for long, and even I figured that one out, Riddle. |
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There's a big black dog coming up on the right. Is that an enemy? |
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LET'S GOOO! That's the guard dog of the Underworld! It kills on sight! Quick, down to the bottom lane! |
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Now you want me to go DOWN?! |
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Aww, you lost all your health. Game over. |
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Rgh... I barely did anything at all... |
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BOY, I gotta tell you...
I've never met ANYONE who didn't know what the Up button was!
Then again, seeing as I have no friends, this is the first time I've gamed IRL with anyone other than Ortho. |
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Heh heh heh... So there IS something you're bad at, Riddle. |
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You're using the wrong word. I'm not "bad" at games. I'm inexperienced!
How about you try, since you're so smug about it? |
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Very well. Hand over the controller. |
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Same difficulty, right? Okay, here goes! |
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My. The ferryman is actually moving to avoid the rocks this time. |
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Hey, you're pretty good for a first-timer. |
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It's my first time playing this, but Floyd owns several terrestrial game consoles.
So I've dabbled a bit.
Plus, Riddle was kind enough to go first and provide an EXCELLENT tutorial. |
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Grk! Rrrgh... |
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Azul Ashengrotto, you've cleared stage one without taking any damage! Congratulations! |
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Heh heh... I should think so. |
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Grr... Ortho! Can you put that game on the mini-monitors on the table? |
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Sure. Why do you ask? |
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I'm going to practice until I clear that stage with no damage! |
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Oh, really? As the first of us to achieve that feat, I could offer you some pointers for a reasonable price. |
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Not necessary! I just need more practice with this controller, I'm sure I can do it... |
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Good grief... So much for being above such things. |
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Make sure you both take a break every hour. |
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Tch. All this fuss over a lousy video game. How immature are you guys? |
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Considering the average age of Night Raven College students, most of them haven't reached full maturity yet.
It's an accurate descriptor. |
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That ain't what I meant. Can't you guys use your indoor voices?
Your yappin' isn't exactly white noise, and I'm trying to take a nap. |
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You should join us, Leona Kingscholar! |
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Huh? |
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I have just the game for you.
It's called, The Hydra Strikes Back! |
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Dude, HYDRA! It's a well-known, early-gen party game. There are tons of mini-games in it! |
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The story starts with a young, would-be hero meeting a legendary trainer.
The hero overcomes the trainer's many harsh trials…
...and goes on to slay the Hydra, a monster terrorizing the public. That's the basic gist. |
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It's got a sequel, right? I remember playing that on my handheld back in the day. |
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That's right! They made a sequel with a wider variety of mini-games for handheld systems.
It outsold the original!
The original game was released 27 years ago, and then got a digital version a few years back.
It's actually had a recent resurgence in popularity. |
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Oh yeah? Why's that? |
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Uh, Ortho, do you mean...? |
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Heh heh heh! You'll just have to play for yourself and find out. Here's a controller, Leona! |
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Hey, I never said I was gonna— |
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And here we go! |
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