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Ramshackle Dorm - Lounge
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Wow! How are you avoiding that barrage of laser beams?! |
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So, uh, the different colored lasers always come in set numbers and at specific times. It's easy enough to plan for when you memorize the pattern. |
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Mraaah! I'm gettin' dizzy just watchin'! |
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Idia's fingers are flying. |
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They certainly are. They're going so fast it almost looks like he has twice as many. |
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Boy, I could never do that... |
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Star Rogue only supports two players at a time. So once he's done, how about we all play the racing minigame in The Hydra Strikes Back? That supports up to six players. |
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Shall I draw up a competitive bracket? |
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Great idea! We should probably make Idia play holding the controller backwards or something, though. He's super good. |
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I see what you're doing, Ortho. Trying to skate by without any handicaps for yourself, huh? YOU'RE the one who needs extra restrictions, like no items allowed. |
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I wanna get some food in my belly before we race. |
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Good call. Hey, [MC], is it cool if we bust out the snacks we brought? |
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We should cut up the tart, too. Though cutting slices for this many people might be tricky… |
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I'll handle that. You can take over tea duty. |
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Jamil, I wanna help! |
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You just sit tight and…hm, actually, why don't you get plates and forks for everyone? |
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Sure, I can do that! |
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Oh, I brought some apple juice too. Would anyone like juice instead of tea? |
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I'll take some. |
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Idia... |
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Hm? |
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We've had friends over to our place to play video games. But today, we've experienced hanging out at a friend's house and playing games with them there. |
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HUH?! What are you talking about? That's not what this is. |
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Really? But we traveled to the residence of an acquaintance. Does that not count? |
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No, not at all. It's as different as Elysium and, well...a local park. For one thing, not all of these people are our friends. And Ramshackle Dorm isn't [MC]'s house. The school owns the building and all of the land, ergo this isn't a friend's house. QED. |
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You're getting hung up on technicalities... Okay, fine. We'll race to see who's right. |
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Ohoh. You wanna talk big to ME? Fine, you're on. Time to flex my gaming muscle. |
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You best watch what you say, Idia. Don't come crying to me if you embarrass yourself in front of everyone. |
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All right, we have our competitors for the first race. Idia, Ortho, Epel, Ace, Deuce, and Grim. |
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Does everyone have their controllers? Okay, then GO! |
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I still can't believe that when I pulled Grim out of the Underworld... He had Ortho's memory card lodged in his throat. I suppose miracles really DO happen. |
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It may not have been a miracle. |
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What do you mean? |
| The King of the Underworld was incredibly diligent, yes? I say it was turned away at the gate, to avoid bringing the soul of a living being into the land of the dead. |
| You're suggesting that a memory card would be considered a soul? |
| Ortho's memory card is no mere mechanical component. It is the embodiment of his very essence. He—or rather, they—chose to try and boost their brother up from the depths below to the skies above. |
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What do you call such love and affection, if not a soul? |
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Heh... You make a good point. I'm inclined to agree. |
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