video; so open, so accidental

[pidge_out]

 [When a project is complete, the next natural phase is to test it. Which is the phase that Pidge has reached with three makeshift television sets and an experimental game system Pidge had to build in order to play what appears to be a video game that was randomly found at the market. And maybe Pidge had been holed up in the bedroom room more than usual lately, and maybe without saying much about why to anyone.

Well. Everyone's about to find out whether they like it or not.

Because when the feed comes on, it's clearly accidental. Mainly because the first words that come through are:]

Oh, COME ON!! Getting in close doesn't work, ranged attacks don't work, no blindspots from behind or on the sides-- How the fucking quiznak am I supposed to beat your ass?!?!

[The camera seems to have turned on by itself after getting knocked down off of something. It's clearly laying on the ground, tilted up so that Pidge's face is just barely in sight. The controller is more clearly in the center of the frame as it's being used, fingers pressing buttons furiously as Pidge curses up a storm at the TV screen. Things like "C'mon c'mon c'mon mother fucker just try that punk ass move one more time" and "you piece of shit AI, you've got one job!"

Someone should probably interrupt.]

Comments

video

[yablueit]

Pidge! You're offending my delicate ears with all this coarse language!

[ He's faking some really inspiring pearl clutching here. ]

video

[pidge_out]

[She's almost too focused at first to realize that the TAB has been turned on, gritting her teeth as she smashes some more buttons.]

Shut the fuck up man I think I'm finally getting somewhere with this boss fight!!

[yablueit]

You're way too young and innocent to— whoa whoa whoa, wait back up, when did you get the TVs working?

voice;

[brokeassgoing]

You tried from above? Or just dig a tunnel, you're doin' a pretty good job of it right about now with all that bitching.

still video forever;

[pidge_out]

Fuck off, I can't dig I can't fly and it's too big to jump on!

[brokeassgoing]

Jump offa something else and onto it?

voice;

[shiro2hero]

Pidge!

video forever;;;;;;

[pidge_out]

[If there's any one voice that can pull her back down to reality-]

AGH?! Shiro!! What?!?

video TOO THEN

[shiro2hero]

Who taught you to talk like that!

[He can hear you in his room.]

[yablueit]

You tell 'er, Dad!

[shiro2hero]

...






Dad...?

text

[inconsequence]

[Pidge, please. There are kids here! Or things that look like them!]

What crude language. You have offended my delicate child's sensibilities.

text

[pidge_out]

[This comes in later, because... Well, Pidge can't read and text and game at the same time at the moment.]

something tells me you don't actually mean that

text

[inconsequence]

Why whatever do you mean?

video;

[redshitlord]

Whoaaaaa...




Video games.

video;

[pidge_out]

Yep. [And she's very, very focused on it.]

video;

[redshitlord]

...



Go left.

voice

[tearsinajar]

Oh how I can relate so much to this.

[ Listen to that nostalgic tone of voice. Sigh. ]

video

[pidge_out]

[Pidge is temporarily taking a break to drink water and breathe.]

I guess you've played a lot of old school RPGs?

[VIDEO]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

[So...Darin's been watching this with increasing curiosity as the feed continues. He's got his chin in his hands, watching Pidge's fingers move about her controller, and he's studying her as much as what she's doing. Finally, he decides to interrupt.]

If there are no blindspots, you might have to create one. Wait for it to attack, then counter. Usually a well timed parry will allow for a wide enough opening to properly counter. Once that first strike is in, follow with a flurry to keep them off balance and prevent them from getting their defenses up.

[This is some kind of...battle simulation?]

[VIDEO]

[pidge_out]

[It's good of Darin to give her tips. It is. And if this were a more accurate battle simulation, then his advice would actually be really, really useful. Unfortunately, this game doesn't take into account such precise fighting techniques.]

I don't think I can create one, this digital fucker doesn't move that precisely, and- [Pidge has to interrupt herself with a quick growling noise.] -and neither does my stupid fucking character COME ON JUST GET IN THERE!!!

[VIDEO]

[patchricide]

Let's see... have you tried wearing it down, waiting until it gets tired? It can't keep up that level of defense forever!

[Altean simulations are slightly more realistic than human video games.]

[... and yet just as prone to having weird enemies, like flying turtles.]

[VIDEO]

[pidge_out]

It doesn't get exhausted, it just keeps going! [Unfortunately. Pidge kind of really hates it for that.] And it doesn't have a set pattern or anything, its attacks are totally randomized and really quiznaking strong!!

[...Pidge would love to see an Altean video game, not gonna lie.]

[businessinfront]

Hit it harder?

[pidge_out]

... Thanks, Keith. That'd work great if critical hits weren't based on a digital coin flip.

[Sorry Keith, you get an extra sassy Pidge for the moment.]