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imjustpicky) wrote2011-11-07 12:47 pm
imjustpicky) wrote2011-11-07 12:47 pm
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03 - Just One More Level? Please?
[Action A - 7132 Brooks Lane, Morning]
[Having heard in passing that people were getting stuff back in the mail, Picky was anxious to check his own mail to see what he'd be getting. Monday morning he volunteered to bring in the mail, and atop the usual bills and flyers was a box with "Picky Minch" written on it.
...the town didn't seem to care that he had been going by a different name. Huh.
But never mind that. A box! A box for him! He scooted back inside, set all of the mail down on the table by the front door, and hastily tore his package open.]
Hey! My Game Boy!
[And it was his, not just any dumb Game Boy plucked off a shelf. It had a scuff and dent on the bottom from when he dropped it, and it had the sticker over the battery cover that he had put there himself. And it was real, because when he flicked it on, the little red light lit up and the green-yellow screen powered on, and the "ding!" of a proper start-up sounded. Followed immediately by the first few strains of the Tetris title screen music.
...he shook the box out to see if any other games were included, but alas, none were. Still, Tetris was pretty good. And he really should play a little, to make sure that it worked properly... Someone's probably going to have to shoo him out the door to get him to go to school.]
[Action B - Mayfield Elementary School]
[Class has gotten dull, and Picky is no longer paying attention. He has his Game Boy on, volume turned down, tucked partway beneath his desk. He won't get caught, right? No one's paying attention, right?]
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[Lunchtime isn't much different. Rather than concern himself with peanut butter sandwiches and classmates, he's off at a table by himself, not eating, determined to get past level 4. That's where he's been stuck at this past while. It just gets so fast...]
[Action C - The Park, Afternoon]
[You know what happens when you play with your Game Boy all day? The one that had the same batteries in it from the before, that you haven't replaced in a while? The batteries run out.
Picky is on a bench in the park, manipulating those Tetris blocks, just about to get to level 6 when the dim red light finally flickers out. He starts, lifts his head, holds the Game Boy out in front of him, and then gets upset.]
Drat!
[Phone - Early Evening]
So, uh... hey. Does anyone know if you can get double-A batteries in this place? Or, or even better, does someone have a charger for a Game Boy?
It, uh, might be easier to get the batteries, but... but I've gotta ask.
[Having heard in passing that people were getting stuff back in the mail, Picky was anxious to check his own mail to see what he'd be getting. Monday morning he volunteered to bring in the mail, and atop the usual bills and flyers was a box with "Picky Minch" written on it.
...the town didn't seem to care that he had been going by a different name. Huh.
But never mind that. A box! A box for him! He scooted back inside, set all of the mail down on the table by the front door, and hastily tore his package open.]
Hey! My Game Boy!
[And it was his, not just any dumb Game Boy plucked off a shelf. It had a scuff and dent on the bottom from when he dropped it, and it had the sticker over the battery cover that he had put there himself. And it was real, because when he flicked it on, the little red light lit up and the green-yellow screen powered on, and the "ding!" of a proper start-up sounded. Followed immediately by the first few strains of the Tetris title screen music.
...he shook the box out to see if any other games were included, but alas, none were. Still, Tetris was pretty good. And he really should play a little, to make sure that it worked properly... Someone's probably going to have to shoo him out the door to get him to go to school.]
[Action B - Mayfield Elementary School]
[Class has gotten dull, and Picky is no longer paying attention. He has his Game Boy on, volume turned down, tucked partway beneath his desk. He won't get caught, right? No one's paying attention, right?]
---
[Lunchtime isn't much different. Rather than concern himself with peanut butter sandwiches and classmates, he's off at a table by himself, not eating, determined to get past level 4. That's where he's been stuck at this past while. It just gets so fast...]
[Action C - The Park, Afternoon]
[You know what happens when you play with your Game Boy all day? The one that had the same batteries in it from the before, that you haven't replaced in a while? The batteries run out.
Picky is on a bench in the park, manipulating those Tetris blocks, just about to get to level 6 when the dim red light finally flickers out. He starts, lifts his head, holds the Game Boy out in front of him, and then gets upset.]
Drat!
[Phone - Early Evening]
So, uh... hey. Does anyone know if you can get double-A batteries in this place? Or, or even better, does someone have a charger for a Game Boy?
It, uh, might be easier to get the batteries, but... but I've gotta ask.
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Mind if I give it a go Finch?
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[And he holds it out, offering it to the man. Everyone should at least TRY Tetris.]
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(It takes a few gos, but eventually Engie manages to clear one level. It's all a bit new to him, and the buttons are a bit too small for his liking, but after he beats level one, a big grin splits across his face.)
Whoowheee! Makin' bacon!
That was really fun Finch! But Lord is it hard...I can barely get pass the first round. You sure there's a kid who can hit level nine?
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Turn it again! Yeah! You can put it there! Stack those ones on top of each other! Don't leave spaces! Yeah!
[He's still grinning when Engie takes a break.]
I swear! He's really good at it! He probably played it a lot back home. He said that Game Boys were really old where HE came from.
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(He passes the Gameboy back to Finch, perhaps a little, tiny bit reluctantly. He DOES want to tear that thing apart and see how it ticks after all. But this is Finch's regain, and it's something the boy treasures.)
Thanks Finch. I really did enjoy that; ya can still teach this old dog some new tricks.
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He takes his Game Boy back, then sets it down so it can charge a little more.]
No problem! Everyone likes Tetris. You can ask me to play it anytime you want!
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As for the charger though...ya can't always keep comin' back here ta juice it up. I'll look into makin' it smaller for ya, so ya can keep it an' use it when the battery's dead. Makes more sense than ta keep comin' over here jus' for the Gameboy.
((OOC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwC544Z37qo For your viewing pleasure, XD.))
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[And then Engie was offering to make him a charger! OH WOW.] Really?! You'd do that? That's awesome, Engie! That's really great!
((And that is some epic, epic Tetris.))
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(Hair ruffles!!)