ic Barking Raven Arcade (Open)

[Poncho]

May, 2024

 

The school year was slowly winding down. In the next month, Claremont would be finished for the year. The seniors would be moving on, and everyone else would be moving up. A new batch of Freshmen would be moving in.

 

The Barking Raven Arcade, in Riverside, was offering discounts on tokens for the last few weeks of the School Year; a strategy to get bored students in and maybe make them think about spending their summer playing on the flashing screens. For students who were burnt out on studying finals or projects, Barking Raven offered a reprieve.

 

The arcade was a fairly large fixture on Dikto street; a broad building with two stories and an open central area once you entered through the doors. It had both games one could play for tickets- and a massive wall of prizes- and competitive arcade and single player games; it had cabinets of shooters, racing games, DDR, and fighting games alongside basketball games, skeeball, and the like. It was a place for everyone, despite the turned down lights, and it offered all you could want for a day where you didn't want to think about school work anymore.

 

Michael had started sending texts beginning in the morning. It had been free to spread to anyone at the school; after all, it was easy for one friend to tell two friends and so on. In that way, it was known within Claremont that there was an excursion planned out to head to Barking Raven and take a break before the very very end of the school year. He had also been clear that if anyone didn't have the spare cash but wanted to go, he would pay for their arcade adventure.

Michael himself had arrived not long after ditching his Claremont uniform for a very simple t-shirt and jeans combo that looked almost nothing like Michael Adon, and he was currently blasting zombies on a House of the Dead machine. His constantly around friend Sam had decided to camp on a Street Fighter VI Machine, where she was playing Juri against anyone who decided to try and go a few rounds.

[Dracostern]

Cerebral and Cerebellum

 

A lot had happened over these past few months. The twins had settled in quite well all things considered. They might not have been here for the full year but it definitely felt like it, and while they might not have gotten to know a lot of the seniors that well, bar a few, they would still miss their seniors. Knowing this and the reason for the arcade meet up even the introverted Iris was willing to go...without her brother having to convince her. 

 

So here they were entering the building, both wore casual outfits, matching this time, jeans and a comfy purple t-shirt for them both. Thankfully they were able to spot Michael and Sam already and made their way over. "First to arrive I see?" Daniel stated with a wide grin as he eyed the game Sam was playing  Street Fighter VI.

 

While Iris waited at the side for her friends to finish their games, Daniel would indeed challenge Sam, he was a bit of a fighting game noob, but he was willing to try with his Ryu!

[The Sailor]

Torpedo Lass II

 

Mizuki walked into the arcade... wearing her favorite sailor collared shirt with jeans, sneakers, and a bomber jacket with various aviation patches. Seeing a lot of the custom arcade cabinets alongside the manufactured ones gave her a grin. But it was the flight simulator set up in the corner that caught her attention... as it was running Ace Combat: Emerald Skies... the first of the series based on real events, including a certain test pilot sucked into intrigue and danger. Mizuki wasn't interested in playing the story mode though, she already had a save file and had beat the game... she was hunting different prey online. After signing in for an hour time, and plopping down some cash without Michael knowing she sat down. Noticing there was a second seat and screen set up recently. Seems finding the consoles needed was getting easier for the arcade's management.

 

She booted up and loaded her save and started searching lobbies. She didn't want to get noticed yet... there was a certain player she was hunting for.

[Thevshi]

Timeout

 

Bernadette had let Michael know that she was not going to be able to make the outing at the arcade. It was likely not too much of a surprise, given the redheaded Senior’s incredibly busy schedule. Beyond just the normal end of year stuff as a graduating Senior, the Irish teen spent a fair bit of time with the other members of the Young Guardians (which of course included her boyfriend). But really, everyone at Claremont knew there was a much, much bigger demand on Bernadette’s time, the ever-increasing popularity of her band.

 

In just the two months since the band had played at the Midnight Hour (which had been one of the few opportunities for many of the Claremont students to see them perform live), Bernadette and her band had traveled to Japan to perform and had shows up and down the Eastern seaboard. In addition, the band had announced an upcoming album of original music and at the end of April had released an original single from the album. Accompanying all this was an ever-increasing number of media appearances, the majority of which fell to Bernadette. In fact, just this month she appeared on the cover of Seventeen. 

 

However, while Bernadette was unable to make it, Lawrence had indicated he would be there. Since the return trip from Fiji that had ended up with the Claremont teens being split up into two different pocket timelines, Lawrence had been a bit more withdrawn than normal. While he was as involved in classes as normal (barring a few times he was out of the country with his parents), his free time was mostly spent with Mizuki, or Baz and Parker. Michael had also heard that the blond teen had been logging a lot of extra time in the Doom Room as well.

 

Not too long after Mizuki had arrived, Lawrence appeared as he made his way through the maze of games towards the group. The teen was dressed in a blue T-shirt and jeans, giving Michael a small smile as he began to make his way forward. He glanced over to Iris and Daniel, his fellow Red Team members, and gave them a small nod and a grin as well.

 

At first it was not apparent, but it soon became evident as Lawrence drew closer that there was a teenage girl following alongside. The blonde girl, who appeared about fifteen, maybe sixteen, was dressed in a grey skirt and white blouse. For those that had ended up in the 2007 pocket timeline, there was a strong resemblance to the teenage version of Lawrence’s mother that the group had seen at the Halloween festival, before everything had started going crazy. However, unlike the teenage Velocity, the blonde girl accompanying Lawrence seemed much more understated, with minimal make up and not seemingly trying to do much to accentuate her natural looks. While the girl was trying to give a neural expression, she seemed to be rather uneasy, though whether it was the loud, overstimulating environment or something else was hard to tell.

 

"Hey Michael." Lawrence said with a warm smile as he came over to the other teenage boy. "Small group so far." He noted, spotting Mizuki over at the flight simulator. "Oh, this is Lynn." The blond teen added, indicting the teenage girl who had come to a halt beside him. "She is starting at Claremont in the Fall, so my mom thought she should come along and meet some of the current students."

 

"Hi." The blonde girl replied simply. Now that she was closer, Michael could see another resemblance to Lawrence and his mother. The teenage girl had the same bright blue eyes that seemed almost to burst with energy.

[Dracostern]

Cerebral and Cerebellum

 

Upon hearing Lawrence speak, the twins both perked up somewhat. They both considered Lawrence a good friend, and he was their team mate, time travel shinanagins aside, they enjoyed hanging out with him...when they could of course. Even Daniel could notice that he had not been the most social with the rest of them. Not completely closing himself off, but there was clearly something bothering him. Still he was here now, and with a new friend! That was good to see at least. 
Daniel would look over at the new duo for a moment, only for his character to take a fatal hit in the game he was playing. 

"Damn it- Errr....hey Lawrence! Nice to see you! Give me a moment!" He quickly focused back on the game, that he was currently losing, but Iris would move as she was not occupied by a game at all. The young woman made her way over to Lynn and Lawrence and she nodded her head. "Hey. How are you doing?" Straight faced as ever, her eyes shifted to Lynn and they narrowed for a moment before she shook her head. "And it's nice to meet you Lynn, I'm Iris. The dork's Daniel." And she jammed a thumb towards her twin. "How are you doing?"

[Poncho]

Michael was sad to hear Bernie couldn't come, but he expected it. He was really impressed with how ready she was for the next stage of her life. She had been a big help to adjusting him to Claremont itself, and he was never going to forget that, but he also knew it was very likely their paths wouldn't cross that much in the future; she had her own team, she had her own goals and job, and he was still finishing his education. They might meet from time to time, but they'd not be fellow students anymore. So he was very supportive and very positive for everything Bernie did, and he bought her music and wore her shirts when he could. He'd always be a fan, and he'd always enjoy their friendship and the time they stopped the Maestro, but he knew there was only so much time in one's life. So he was happy with what he had with his friendship with her and Charlie.

 

"HAHA! GOT YOU DANIEL!" Sam said, slapping the cabinet in victory and pumping her fist. "Whose next!?" she barked, cheerful and bold at her continuing dominance over her little slice of the arcade. For a girl who often seemed outcast and alone at Claremont, this was one of the places where she seemed to be spreading her figurative wings cheerfully.

 

Meanwhile Michael was smiling at Lawrence and his new friend. He had his same cheerful disposition. Lawrence might have been away for a bit, but Michael considered him his friend. While he hadn't been spending time in the Doom Room, he had been putting in his own effort; Michael had been pushing his own limits every day, harder and harder, and he was starting to actually not be- to his mind- a drag on his friends when trying to save the city. He looked between Lynn and Lawrence and nodded.

 

"It's nice to see you Lawrence. I'm glad you're doing okay." he said directly to him, as if Lawrence hadn't been missing at all. He wasn't going to make it weird or awkward, he was just going to be the supportive friend, the same thing he'd promised to be on that beach several months ago.

 

"And, Lynn? It's nice to meet you. Are you his cousin or something? I'm Michael Adon, one of Lawrence's classmates. That's Sam, she's also one of our students." Michael extended his hand to shake it, and at the same time, Sam herself turned to wave.

 

"Yo, newbie! You play Street Fighter!? Let's go some rounds! If you don't know I'll teach you."

[Thevshi]

Timeout

 

Lawrence gave a small smile as Daniel's distraction caused his character to die in the game he was playing. The blond teen then focused back on Iris and Michael. "Yeah, been doing fine, just had a lot on my mind." He responded.

 

"I am doing okay." Lynn responded to Iris, though her expression did not really make it seem she was okay. Unlike Lawrence, Lynn's accent was fully American, with perhaps even a trace of a Jersey accent. At Michael's question about her relation to Lawrence, the blonde girl momentarily froze, a dark expression crossing her face.

 

"Or something probably covers it." Lawerence replied as he gave Lynn a concerned look.

 

Thankfully Sam interjected, taking Lynn’s attention for a moment before she looked back to Michael. "Nice to meet you Michael, Iris." The blonde girl stated as she shook Michael's hand. She then somewhat reluctantly moved over to Sam at the Street Fighter game. "No, not really." The younger girl replied to the question about whether or not she played the game.

 

Lawrence watched her a moment before looking back to Michael and Iris. "It is a bit complicated, but she is, more or less, my half-sister, from another timeline." He stated in a low voice that was not likely to travel far over the noise of the arcade.

 

Over at the Street Fighter game, Lynn gave a resigned sigh and listened as Sam explained and showed her the controls for the game. It was quickly apparent that the blonde girl had very good hand-eye coordination, and incredibly fast reflexes.

[Dracostern]

Cerebral and Cerebellum

 

Iris would nod towards Lynn and watch her head off before turning to Lawrence and raising her eyebrow. "Nothing is really...normal...with you is it?" Well normal is never going to be a thing for them. But still, at this point she basically expected some more dimensional or time based shinangins with him. Hopefully Lynn can adjust to this dimension. 

 

"Regardless. There is no need to concern yourself, we can help her adjust just fine to this timeline. Might I ask what happened to her own? Or it is a...sensitive subject?" She wasn't expecting a reply from Lawrence. Should he want to however, talking to Iris telepathically can always be an option.
 

Meanwhile. Daniel was making his way over to the group before pausing and scanning the Arcade. Was anyone else here? He thought more would have come.

[Poncho]

"Ah, I see. Well, I hope we can be welcoming to her. And if she needs anything you can't manage, don't be afraid to ask me or Sam for help, we want to give a hand."

 

"Don't sign me up for stuff I didn't agree to!" Sam yelled over her shoulder as she played with Lynn. She was clearly impressed with the younger girl's speed and reflexes. "Ah, you're really good Lynn!" She said, apparently deciding seemingly on a whim she was fond of the younger speedster. She could be a bit mercurial after all. "Don't worry about Michael, he's the world's most perfect square. If you ever need anything, trust me to help you out." She grinned as she helped her learn. She could respect her skills, at the very least.

 

Micahel looked at Iris and Lawrence after that outburst and offered a vague gesture of acceptance at this.

 

"You don't have to say anything if you don't want to, any friend or sibling of yours is someone I'll look out for, no questions asked." He said with sincerity. He knew abiut Collapse now, he'd seen the monsters that dogged Lawrence first hand, but his voice was just as confident that if this was related, he'd not even need an explanation if he needed help.

[Thevshi]

Timeout

 

Lawrence gave his friends a faint smile as they offered to help Lynn with adjusting to being in a new timeline. The blond teen focused on Iris as he responded, continuing to use a low voice so Lynn would not hear. "It's gone." He didn’t add any detail, trusting that what he had reveled on the beach during the Fiji trip would explain well enough.

 

His expression softened slightly as he continued. "Right now, the main thing we've been told is just giving her time and be understanding and supportive. Beyond just the trauma of it all, there is a lot to adjust to. While her timeline was very similar, there are differences in events and people. And if that was not enough, she left her timeline in the early half of 2030, so what is similar here is like reliving her past."

 

Over at the video game, Lynn seemed to have gotten the hang of the controls and at least the basic moves of the character she was playing. "Thanks, I guess." She replied to Sam, giving the faintest trace of a smile that quickly faded. She paused a moment and then looked back over to Sam. "Sorry, I was never much of a gamer, and the last few weeks have been….difficult."

[Dracostern]

Cerebral and Cerebellum

 

Iris narrowed her eyes for a moment when Lawrence mentioned that Lynn's home timeline was gone. However she would not ask questions as she might have an idea of what happened...at least the broad stuff, if what Lawrence had told them at Fiji applied there. "I see, well I shall be here for her as well. Daniel also. She'll be in good hands." She confirmed with a nod.

Daniel, would blink as he didn't notice anyone new come into the arcade. His eyes swept over to the Ace Combat game and he blinked. Was...was that Mizuki? When did she get here? She seemed to be busy however and so he would not bother her. Instead he moved back to Street Fighter and just watched the girls. "You know you're doing pretty well umm...Lynn was it?"

 

[Poncho]

"Well don't worry, Lynn. I'll teach you everything you need to know. If you're just starting Claremont, then I'll keep an eye out for you. Though I guess if you're related to Lawrence you're probably used to the fancy schmanzy stuff, so that probably won't be as much of a culture shock for you as it was for me. So how about instead whenever you get bored of that stuff I'll help you sneak out. Turn you into a real delinquent." Sam said with a cheerful grin. "Daniel! Do you want to play some!?"

 

Michael continued to keep his attention on Lawrence, listening with a nod.

 

"Got it. We'll do our best then. Do you think she's being tracked or something? Her relationship with you might make her a target...not to put unfortunate thoughts into your head, but given how intune with all this stuff, I assume you've already put it in your own head at some point. If she is, well...I'll do what I can, at least. So don't try to hold it all up on your own. We're in this together." he finished, smiling in an attempt to be comforting. "And Daniel and Iris are doing their best to, eh?" he said with a grin at Iris.

 

"Mizuki's over there. Do you wanna try playing some games with her? I don't know how much time you've been spending with her lately, I know it's been a little while since we've seen each other."

Edited May 29 by Poncho

[Thevshi]

Timeout

 

"Umm, thanks." Lynn replied a bit uncertainly to Daniel as he commented her playing. "Yeah, that's right." She then added, confirming his question about her name.

The blonde teen then looked over to Sam, as slightly uncertain look on her face. "You could say that." She replied to the older girl’s comment about being accustomed to the wealthy lifestyle Lawrence was part of. "Mansion in North Bay, penthouse in the Wading Way, pretty much the same thing." But even as she said that, Lynn seemed to freeze, as her character died in the game. She turned away slightly, wiping one hand at her eyes. "Sorry, something in my eye." She said. Sam could tell she was not a very good liar.

 

A short distance away, Lawrence gave Iris a small smile as she mentioned her and Daniel being willing to keep an eye on Lynn. "Thanks." He replied before turning to Michael. "Believe me, not only have I thought about that, so have the Atoms and my mom and the rest of the Freedom League."

He paused a moment before looking over at the younger teen. "When members of the Atom Academy found her in Z-Space, she was being pursued. But since arriving in our timeline, there has been no sign of anything like that. But of course, that hardly means anything when dealing with entities that see time very differently."

 

Lawrence looked back over to Michael and Iris, giving them one of his charming smiles. "Another thing to worry about eh?" He added.

 

The blond ten the looked over to where Michael had indicated Mizuki was, his smile widening. "Now, if you two will excuse me for a moment." He said before making his way over to the game she was playing.

Lawrence leaned up against the outside of the game, looking in at Mizuki, who was intensely focused on the screen in front of her as she flew her current mission. "Hey there." He said with a small grin.

[RocketLord]

Spaceman

 

Late, as almost always, Parker walks into the arcade. He is breathing a bit heavier than normal, but nothing that wouldn't be caused by running. He is in a white t-shirt and a pair of dark grey, almost black cargo shorts that reach just below his knee, as he moves to catch up with Michael and Iris for now. He spots Daniel, Sam and Lawrence, but you have to start somewhere.

 

"Hey Iris and Michael, sorry that I'm late. I got into some trouble on the way." He didn't feel like he had to explain the kind of trouble to them. "Is everything alright? The atmosphere is a bit more serious than I thought it'd be."

Edited June 15 by RocketLord

[Dracostern]

Cerebral and Cerebellum

 

Daniel would laugh a little bit. "Well it's nice to meet you."  He would then turn to Sam and nod his head and then he noticed Lynn's reaction to her character being defeated. His smile would drop for a moment before he glanced over at Sam once more and shook his head. 

"Maybe we should take Lynn to another game." He spoke, concerned about the new girl's mental wellbeing. Though he would not force anything should she wish to stay.

 

Meanwhile Iris turned to the newcomer and shook her head. "Just cathcing up with Lawrence. It's nice to see you again Parker. How have you been recently?" Iris had not seem him that much and was curious about her friend. Of course there was also Mizuki she planned to speak to. However one thing at a time.

[Poncho]

"Mmm...a discussion about Lynn." Michael explained to Parker, indicating his head to where Sam was hanging out with Daniel and Lynn. "It's one of those...Collapse things. Not sure how much it's my place to talk too much about it. But she's he's half-sister." he scratched his chin for a moment but then shook his head. "I think it's fine now, Sam's having fun with her. Probably not wise to overly strain her, I think." he was speaking pretty softly about it, not wanting to make Lynn think he was talking about her or making anything too weird. He shook his head.

 

"Ya'll wanna play some Air Hockey? Or Maybe take some turns on House of the Dead?" he offered to Iris and Parker.

 

Sam frowned at what seemed to be her having made the girl sad just by beating her at the game. Whatever she was thinking, she just smiled instead of spouting off with something uncaring or rough; maybe Sam was maturing in her own way too.

"If you want to play something else, Lynn, I got some more quarters. Maybe Pac-Man or something?"

[The Sailor]

On 6/12/2024 at 11:31 PM, Thevshi said:

Lawrence leaned up against the outside of the game, looking in at Mizuki, who was intensely focused on the screen in front of her as she flew her current mission. "Hey there." He said with a small grin.

Torpedo Lass

 

Lawrence could see this wasn't a normal mission, this was PvP... free-for-all... and the ending scoreboard came up with her second, and a oddly chosen callsign at the top. "Levity".

 

Mizuki just looked over to Lawrence for a moment. "I... almost got her..."

 

She brings her head back into the seat. "DANGIT..."

 

After collecting her thoughts she looked back to Lawrence. "Nevermind me... just went up against one of my... childhood fandoms. And lost. Just a pro pilot in this game who is a pilot in real life."

 

She grinned. "Anyways..." She got up, the amount of time she had was just about elapsed. "Looking to get some playtime in at the arcade as summer begins, huh? Maybe I should um... well... starting mid-july I have a month long community service stint Claremont set up. Seems the Lonely Point USCG location is looking forward to it."

 

"But before that umm... I..." She blushed a bit. She was having some trouble finding the words. Lawrence though could see... she was about to ask the most important question...

[Thevshi]

Timeout

 

"I'm fine." Lynn responded, though both Daniel and Sam could tell she was not fully telling the truth. She took a step back from the game and looked back over toward the pair. "Don't worry about me. I am fine to just watch a bit if you two want to keep playing."

 

Over by the Ace Combat game, Lawrence stayed quiet as Mizuki focused on the dog fight she was in. When it ended and she mentioned the other pilot was a pilot in real life the blond teen nodded. "Well, that should take a bit of the sting out I would think. Must feel good to have gotten so close."

 

When she started talking about summer plans and started to get a bit at a loss for words, Lawrence took one of her hands in his, holding it gently as he gave her a warm smile. "That sounds like a great opportunity that you are more than qualified for." He said.

 

"As for me, overall, my family's plans have been a bit upended." He glanced briefly over in the direction of where Lynn was standing with Daniel and Sam. "I think my mom is planning to be in town all summer to make sure she is okay and settling in."

 

The blond teen turned back to regard Mizuki with his bright blue eyes. "As for me, I have nothing in particular planned. My father has to go back to England for a few things over the summer, and I was thinking of going along at least once. But…I can easily pop back across the pond whenever I want to." He stated with a slight grin.

 

"You got something in mind?"

[The Sailor]

Torpedo Lass

Mizuki grinned. "England huh? Well until mid-July if you plan on heading there maybe we can do what I was thinking there...  Namely... um... A Date?"

 

"My Uncle suggested that I see the world, considering my swimming is getting faster and faster that becomes easier and easier. My passport's gonna need a waterproof container."

 

She looked at the floor for a moment... thinking about something. "Then again with how things are going... well... Swimming might not be my only means of transportation."

[RocketLord]

Spaceman

 

Parker smiles lightly at Iris' question, shrugging. "Busy, mostly. Always something to help out with." Noticing some dirt on his shoulder, he frowns and brushes it off. "It's nice to have a chance to just relax for a bit."

 

He nods at Michael's Collapse explanation about Lynn. It usually means they don't have to explain a whole lot, not with the things that Lawrence has explained already, and the things that they have seen, but still, it is strange that his friend now has a sort of sister.

 

"Sure, I'm up for anything. Been a while since I've been anywhere like this. Anything you want to give a go, Iris?"

[Poncho]

"Well, if you're sure, Lynn." Sam responded, frowning. She wasn't going to be the sort of person who went after someone who was having a negative response- that was something Michael would do, not Sam-, so she put a few more quarters in and gestured to Daniel. "Here, come on Daniel, let's go a few rounds then, otherwise I'm gonna go find a new machine I guess, I don't want to waste my day off!" she said, getting back to excitability as she messed around on the screen.

 

Michael inclined his head in agreement to Parker's statement.

"Yeah, between work, school, and my side job I'm sort of running on all cylinders most of the time, and that's not including the stuff you have to deal with at home, which is probably way more than me." he agreed as he followed where Iris was looking towards Mizuki and Lawrence. "Huh, wonder what they're talking about." he mumbled before shrugging. "Anyway, yeah. Find something to play, here." he handed Parker and Iris a handful of tokens each. "Lemme know if you end up needing more. I'm gonna wander around for a bit."

[Dracostern]

 

Cerebral and Cerebellum

Daniel blinked for a moment then put on a smile and nodded his head. He would take Lynn;s plae once more and pick his fighter, willing to go a few more rounds with Sam. 

Meanwhile, Iris blinked for a moment and turned towards Michael with a raised eyebrow. She was a little confused. "I thought you wanted to play with us?" She was willing to play with Parker of course, but wanted to give the other boy a chance to join as well.

[Thevshi]

Timeout

 

Lawrence raised an eyebrow slightly as Mizuki mentioned a possible date in England. "Just one?" He said with a grin. The blond teen only let that hang for a moment before continuing, "but seriously, I am always up for popping back and forth across the pond to hang out with you."

 

"There are certainly a number of things we could do if you made your way over to England. But, if you like, we could instead head to Paris, or perhaps somewhere along the Mediterranean coast."

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"Yeah, it's fine." Lynn replied to Sam as she stepped away from the game to allow Daniel to resume playing. The blonde teen seemed just content to observe for the moment.   

[RocketLord]

Spaceman

 

"C'mon, Michael," Parker says, joining Iris' question about whether he was going to play with them or not. It is a bit too obvious that he is going to go and try to help out with some of the issues that some of the others here are having. He needs to relax, too. "You can't solve everyone's problems, y'know." Parker is, of course, aware of the irony of him giving that advice.

 

Whether Michael comes around or not, he turns to Iris with a shrug. "How about House of the Dead, then?"

[Poncho]

"Hey, give me a break, huh? I'm not dumb enough to go trying to solve her problems the first time I meet her. Or whatever." he said, waving off Parker with a grin. He truly had no idea how to even start helping Lynn, but he knew it wasn't pestering her right now about if he could do anything for her. "I've got something else I wanna do." he said with a laugh before heading off.

 

A few minutes later he came back with several drinks and containers of popcorn that he put on a nearby table to people to have when they wanted, along with napkins so they wouldn't game the machines if they did so. With that handled, he went to go observe Sam and Daniel.

 

"Alright, alright! Good games!" Sam said cheerfully to Daniel as she let her hands go from the controller. "I wanna go watch them play House of the Dead." She declared, wandering off. She paused momentarily when she got to Michael and the pair did an extremely complicated handshake. "Michael can play with you, Daniel, He's garbage but I'm sure you'll have fun beating him up." She declared as she walked away, stopping to get a box of popcorn before she began hovering over Parker and Iris' shoulders and watching them shoot zombies.

 

Which left Michael looking at Daniel and more than a little shell-shocked at the speed of what just happened. "...I think I just got volunteered to play against you."