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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 25, 2016 14:40:31 GMT -5
"Yeah... Found a few titles I remember. Just... nothing I wanted to buy right now." Toby shrugged. "I dunno. Maybe I just have arcade games on the brain... or... something."
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Post by DMis on Jan 25, 2016 22:55:18 GMT -5
"You too?" Chrys asked timidly. "Wanna head to the arcade then?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 25, 2016 22:57:00 GMT -5
Toby chuckled a little. "Yeah. Sounds like a logical course of action. And we can come back and keep looking around if we want to afterwards, right?"
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Post by DMis on Jan 26, 2016 19:08:13 GMT -5
Chrys nodded. "Sounds like a wonderful idea," she offered with a small smile before heading towards the doors.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 26, 2016 20:42:13 GMT -5
"Cool." Toby walked alongside her as they once again strolled through the mall and to the arcade. At some point, he realized that his hand was out, by his side, open as if expecting something to hold. He hid his blush and shoved his hands in his pockets, screaming internally at his own stupidity.
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Post by DMis on Jan 27, 2016 1:04:08 GMT -5
"Say Toby... you okay? You're all blushy," Chrys asked. She didn't have much room to talk as she was blushing herself.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 27, 2016 9:34:42 GMT -5
"Oh- Uh- Yeah, I'm alright," Toby stuttered, eyes on the ground. "I just, uh... I-I don't know. I'm fine. How're you?"
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! STOP BEING A DOOFUS! YOU'RE GONNA CREEP HER OUT!
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Post by DMis on Jan 27, 2016 11:14:55 GMT -5
Chrys blinked. "Okay.... what you did back at the shop was pretty neat. The collecting all the buttons using the shadows thing," Chrys offered. "And I'm fine, Toby."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 27, 2016 11:22:57 GMT -5
Toby shrugged and forced a smile despite his embarrassment. "Thanks. I, uh... I've been trying to use them a lot less often, but... truth be told, I've always sort of habitually used my shadows for mundane purposes. Never really thought anything of it. ...L-Like I said, though, I'm trying to do that less."
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Post by DMis on Jan 27, 2016 14:21:13 GMT -5
Chrys nodded. "I see," she offered as they walked towards the arcade.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 27, 2016 15:46:56 GMT -5
Toby looked away, frowned in despair and continued to mentally kick himself. Oh, well done! What're you trying to do again?! Get closer to her or avoid attachment?! What are you trying to do that is so freaking hard?!
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...Why is it so hard to talk to her?
He looked up to stare blankly into the arcade's entrance. "Oh. Here it is."
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Post by DMis on Jan 27, 2016 15:54:54 GMT -5
Chrys nodded. "Yep. Looks surprisingly empty today... Wonder what game to play first?" she offered trying to lighten the mode. Last time you made first move, you got your ass handed to you on a silver platter by the enemy rider.... Chrys thought as she wandered into the arcade.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 27, 2016 16:10:11 GMT -5
"Hmm..." Toby looked around at the aisles of games they had to offer, from standard ticket redemption games to familiar retro titles. After pondering his options, he snapped his fingers at and scampered over to the Skee Ball rows. It seemed appropriate to start with a classic.
"I wonder if I'm still as good at this as I used to be," Toby mused as he inserted his quarters into the machine. "It's been a while."
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Post by DMis on Jan 27, 2016 16:12:39 GMT -5
Chrys chuckled as she exchanged a few bucks for change and headed over to where Toby had gone. "Wanna make it a bit more fun? Lower score buys a treat later?" she offered as she put a few quarters in the machine.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jan 27, 2016 16:21:40 GMT -5
Toby smirked at Chrys, let out a stiff chuckle and scooped up one of the balls the machine delivered to him. "You're on."
He stared down the lane and aligned himself, pausing to determine the proper angle and amount of outgoing force he would need. Once set, he reeled back and sent the ball rolling, watching as it bounced off the 40 point slot and rolled into the 10 point ring. He couldn't help but sigh as he picked up another ball. This could only go so well...
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