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Post by DMis on Jun 30, 2016 19:05:35 GMT -5
"The Shadae suit works similarly," she offered as she accepted the chips and queso from her tendrils. The tendrils disappeared as she walked over. "Just kinda felt natural... I saw you try grab your bag and then mimicked with you were trying."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 30, 2016 19:14:43 GMT -5
"Ah. Right." Toby chuckled a little as he accepted his Dr. Pepper. "Thanks."
After opening the can, he continued, "The trick to really mastering my powers is to think of the shadows as an extension of your own body. Even if there's no direct connection, it's like there are still strings that..." Toby trailed off, pausing to sip his soda before saying, "Well... we can go over the nitty-gritty when it's time to train. W-What should we do now? Game? Movie?"
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Post by DMis on Jun 30, 2016 19:29:21 GMT -5
"You're the guest. So that choice is up to you," she offered with a smile. "And thanks for the tip" Chrys sat down next to Toby.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 30, 2016 19:50:28 GMT -5
"Well... okay then!" Toby set his drink down on a coaster and stood up to browse Chrys's selection of games, opting to save the movies for later. To his pleasant surprise, there were quite a few of his favorites to pick from, many of them ports of classic arcade games. He considered grabbing a racing game, but he had to stop and laugh at one of them.
"Heheh... Wow. Mortal Kombat." He grabbed it off the shelf and smiled at the cover. "I remember when I first played this at my brother's friend's house. I was eight, thought it was awesome... We never told Mom about it. She would've been ticked. Heh. Never got to play it again until I moved in with Jason and Therel."
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Post by DMis on Jun 30, 2016 19:56:04 GMT -5
"I have most of that series over there. And it's an oldie but a goodie," Chrys offered. "I play a rather good Sub Zero." The girl smiled as she watched Toby. For once she felt like a normal teenaged girl- not some girl who had the fate of a race on her shoulders. Sure Jar'rak would scold her once they met up again, but that was the furthest thing from her mind.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 30, 2016 20:00:19 GMT -5
"Definitely have to keep that in mind," Toby snickered, setting the game down next to him and taking a moment to continue browsing, if only out of curiosity. "You know, this one's been on my mind for a while now, but... you wouldn't happen to have any Star Wars games, would you?"
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Post by DMis on Jun 30, 2016 20:06:31 GMT -5
"I haven't bought them yet...." she offered with a light blush on her face. "I had them back home." With how her words were said, it was slightly evident she had lost hope on going back.
"So who do you main?" she asked.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 30, 2016 20:17:37 GMT -5
"Oh..." As if sensing the sadness in her tone, Toby turned around and cast her an apologetic look. "S-Sorry... I was... just curious, is all..."
Jeez, even when you try to have fun, you just make everything depressing, don't you?
Half-heartedly attempting to smile again, Toby picked Mortal Kombat back up and popped the disc out. "I, uh... I tended to mix it up, but I guess I'm pretty good with Scorpion."
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Post by DMis on Jun 30, 2016 20:23:51 GMT -5
Chrys offered a small smile. "I'll get the controllers," she offered as she got up off the couch to get two controllers. "Red or black?"
Chrys showed two controllers in the mentioned colors.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 30, 2016 20:30:41 GMT -5
"Oh... Heheh..." After setting up the game, Toby sat back down, grabbed his Dr. Pepper and smiled at Chrys. "Um... Black, I guess."
His eyes darted about the room as he sipped his soda, though he took efforts to keep grinning. Had to stay positive for Chrys.
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Post by DMis on Jul 1, 2016 0:12:31 GMT -5
Chrys passed him the black controller with a small smile. "Ready to get your butt kicked?" she asked.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jul 1, 2016 8:40:42 GMT -5
"Oh-ho-hooo, in your dreams!" Toby teased as he readied his controller. Granted, he hadn't played this game in a while, but if their trips to the arcade had proven anything, it was that Toby's gaming skills had not waned. Either way, this was going to be fun.
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Post by DMis on Jul 1, 2016 11:19:49 GMT -5
Chrys gave a laugh. "Thank you Toby," she offered before kissing him on the cheek.
((And I will say I have never played Mortal Kombat))
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jul 1, 2016 11:28:52 GMT -5
At her touch, Toby's cheeks flushed pink and his smile turned bashful and dorky. He offered a chuckle in return, sweetly replying, "N-No problem. Thanks for... having me over." He then cleared his throat, sat up straight and smirked at the screen. "Now let's do this!"
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An hour or so later, it became clear that Toby and Chrys were on an even playing field in this game, each having won a fairly equal number of rounds of combat. Plenty of teasing was exchanged with each subsequent win or loss, but all in all, it seemed like Toby was enjoying himself. Any trace of concern he had prior was no longer evident, hidden beneath his grin.
He let out a playful groan and slumped back in his seat upon being defeated for the third time in a row, his longest losing streak thus far. "Okay, screw you, Raiden! I'm going back to Scorpion."
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Post by DMis on Jul 1, 2016 12:05:58 GMT -5
Chrys nodded.
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She was giggling as she watched Toby trade characters. "Nice one. You almost had me there," she offered as she stayed with Sub Zero. "And Toby, thanks again." She wouldn't tell him her reason for thanking him but it was worth seeing him smile. "Anything else you want to try?"
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