[text, un: stcethleannfan]

[baitless]

It... has been some time since I have approached the network at all. I know there are likely plenty of people I owe some favors to, and I know I owe an explanation... so forgive me for that. For all of it. I was not familiar with video games before arriving in Lunatia, and I may have become a touch... overly invested.

...I am still overly invested. Has anyone else been playing Prisma Crossing: New Horizons? I have not been paying as much attention to the social aspects as I should have been, so I am looking to rectify that. I am told that you can get different fruits and flowers by visiting others. Truthfully, I have been primarily focusing on fishing, but I should likely branch out a bit. Perhaps if I ensure I have all the varieties of fruit trees, I will be able to focus on other things for a time...

Comments

[baitless]

Well, they are virtual in the game, but... hm. I do not quite know how to explain it. There is something very satisfying about making things in the game and collecting furniture and things that does not feel the same as it does in reality.

There is a museum where you can take all your fish and fill out an aquarium, for example. I suppose I could do something like that in reality, but I would imagine they already have people working for them who do that.

[byleth]

I see.
Like trophies? I wouldn't mind collecting all the fish for an aquarium.
How do I play?

[ He's going to enter this hell with him, isn't he? ]

[baitless]

Yes, you could put it like that. In the game, you catch them alive, so you and the other residents of the island can watch them swim around.

You need to buy a Prismatendo Switch and the game, but once you do that, it is fairly simple to learn how to play. The game spends a few days teaching you how most things work.

[byleth]

How close is it to real fishing?
It wouldn't be the same without the challenge.

[baitless]

It’s a bit simplistic, but it has caught me off guard several times. It’s more about timing than anything. Plus, some fish can only be caught under certain conditions.

[byleth]

Similar to the rhythm games then.
My students try and show me how to play those.

I can do timing and fish alarms.

[ See- he's not a total lost cause when it comes to hip new technology trends. ]

[baitless]

I suppose there is something of an audio component to it, yes. It is a touch better to try and judge by sound than sight.

Though I am sure you will figure it all out without my help.

[byleth]

I'll try.
Still, get out a bit sometimes.

The dock is not the same without you.

[ And their awkward yet companionable silence. ]