fortunefail | - 90 [Action]

[Yuan had headed to the general item store early in the morning, with the intent to search for new gadgets and appliances. Over the past year, he's taken quite a liking to tinkering with otherworldly technology, especially the electrical kind. He doesn't do anything too grand with it- he just finds it oddly therapeutical to take things apart and then put them back together, drawing blueprints of them as he goes. His trip was rewarded when his eyes fell on this little beauty, complete with batteries and a special adapter that could plug it into electrical outlets. Yuan's not entirely sure why you'd need two different power sources, but that's just another thing to examine when he takes it apart. There's just one problem.

Curiosity got the better of him and he decided to try it out in the store, to see what exactly this thing does. He found a cartridge with the word "Tetris" on it, which fitted perfectly into the slot on the back. One thing led to another, and five minutes later he found himself completely absorbed in the game.

How much time has passed since he started playing? He doesn't even know. He does know he decided to take a seat on the ground at some point, to make himself more comfortable. He also knows he needs to beat this level.]

Left... Left... Now turn! Good, now I just need- No! There is no place for a square! Damn, damn, damn!

[Yes, there is a grown man playing Tetris in a corner of the item store, now completely blind to his surroundings.]

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All right. [He didn't see any other cartridges, but they may appear later. Or perhaps they're just hidden somewhere in the piles of trinkets and gadgets.]

I suppose you have a lot of experience with this thing?

Well, a bit of experience anyway. Game Boys were really popular when I was younger, and video games have always been a popular past time in my home.

[Video games... Video... That makes sense, considering it's all displayed on a screen.]

Can this device only display games, or can it show other things as well?

Well... I think I remember there being a camera accessory for it, but playing games is mainly what a Game Boy's for.

[... Right. Game Boy. He should've guessed.]

I see.

...video games can be really great to play after a stressful day, too.

[But Yuan's day has been stressful because of the video game.]

That depends on what sort of game it is.

Oh! You're right about that, I'm sorry. Some games are more stressful than others.

Obviously. [Tetriiiisss!!!]

[A...haha.]

Well, you must enjoy Tetris to some extent, right? That can be a really hard game, and you kept going! [He was watching you, man. BUT NOTHING CREEPY.]

That's because I don't give up easily.

Really? That's a good attitude to have, Yuan! Especially with video games.

Hm. [He knows perfectly well it's a good attitude to have. It's the kind of attitude that could decide between life and death on the battlefield. ... But this is just a harmless game.]

So, how have you been faring?

Oh, me? I've been all right! [Well, for the most part. He's still really hurt emotionally over his last encounter with Mithos, especially since Silver was there to witness part of it.] But... I still haven't talked to Buffy about anything, even though it's almost been a year. I've been pretty distracted, ever since someone moved in with me.

How about you, Yuan? Have you been doing okay?

Edited 2012-08-21 10:15 (UTC)

[Oh for pete's sake. Jeb is going to learn the hard way he should've spoken to someone about self-defense when he gets drafted. Just wait and see.]

I've been fine. [Except not entirely, because his fiancée was sent home again about two months ago, but he's coping.]

[Well, after the whole bit with Silver and Mithos, it's been at the front of Jeb's head again. That's good, at least.]

That's better than absolutely horrible, right? [Except he's not entirely sure he believes Yuan's 'been fine.'] Have you done anything fun lately? Aside from Tetris, I mean!

[Wow, Jeb. Wow. Nobody has ever asked Yuan that question. Not in Luceti, anyway.]

How much fun do you think a person can have in a place like this?

Well, I've been trying to have as much fun as I can. It keeps me from being homesick.

[... Ah.]

Well... Good luck with that.

Thank you! It's easy enough most of the time, because I'm able to keep myself optimistic. But there was an experiment a couple of months ago that made it really hard to handle, more than usual...

[...]

B-But that's not relevant, is it? I'm sorry.

[...] Experiments have a tendency to do that. You'd best get used to it.

As long as I'm not put in her body again, I should be okay. I've dealt with all the other experiments well enough, after all! [Except that's a total lie--he's still feeling aftershock from being made to believe he was in love with Mithos.]

["Her"? Does he even want to know? Probably not. And he doubts Jeb will be "okay", but he's not feeling up to arguing about that.]

If you say so.

I just have to keep my head up. That's what people would want to do, and... I think that's what I want to do, too.

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i know you're on hiatus but damnit i'm finally able to do tags so stfu and take it >:O