Video; un: kujakuroyal

[fusionjack]

[ The video feed opens up to a shot of a well-groomed sunglasses-wearing fellow sitting in a gaming chair of dubious tastefulness, smiling mildly. There's a VR headset offset to one corner of the shot, also helping set the scene. ]

How many Moonblessed are currently playing LmaO? That's "League Match Action Online", for those of you that might be unfamiliar. It was quite popular for a while! I'm certainly still playing it. To the point that I'm hoping to get together a proper co-op team for the next ranking event. Might any of you be interested in teaming up?

[ He settles back in his seat, then, and snatches up a small stack of plasticky, semi-transparent cards, fanning them out and holding them up to show them off. ]

And for those of you that haven't heard of it, but might be curious, I'd be glad to tell you about it. I have free item codes to give away, even. You don't even need your own VR equipment to give it a shot. The city's full of game centers where you can rent some time. And it's not as though we Moonblessed are all that short on funds, really...

[ He is making his best effort at sounding enticing and appealing... or at least enticing and appealing enough to convince someone to join his MOBA guild. Maybe he should have undone the first button of his shirt... ]

Comments

[Text | UN: TachibanaS

[triggerhappytraitor]

You're still playing that damned game?

[[why yes he is using text so you don't get to see his face at that chair. ]]

[fusionjack]

[ How kind, Tachibana. ]

Yes, I am still playing "that damned game". It's fun.
You're still welcome to come join me.

[triggerhappytraitor]

Would have thought you'd have something better to do by now.

[fusionjack]

I can only spend so much time trying to seduce you, and the people who run the underground fistfights won't return my calls. I have to do something with my time.

[triggerhappytraitor]

[[he's so glad he's on text mode right now. So glad.

... just. pretend that he didn't just accidently post a small keysmash on reading that.]]

The hell is wrong with you?! There's a whole goddamned world here and the only thing you can think of is crap like that?!

[fusionjack]

Isn't "crap like that" the entire point of this city?

[ Being limited to text also spares Tachibana of seeing the smugly self-satisfied look on Isaka's face. ]

[triggerhappytraitor]

[[Not like it matters, as he can all but feel it in that text]]

Not even remotely!

[fusionjack]

Fine, then. It's at least largely about that.
There are video games to play, after all.

[triggerhappytraitor]

Just virtual fighting when you can't be actually fighting.

[[because he's completely focusing on the "underground fistfights" part of that and not the other part that has his face as bright red as a teenager]]

[fusionjack]

I like fighting. That should be obvious by now. The virtual sort is a little less unsavory, at least. Shouldn't you be pleased with that?

[triggerhappytraitor]

[[There's a bit of a pause before his reply]]

There's more to life than just that.

and I told you. If you really want a fight, just ask me.

[fusionjack]

...I will.

But I can't occupy every moment of your day with fighting, can I? Shouldn't you be glad that I'm doing something to give you a break?

[triggerhappytraitor]

Aren't there other things than exchanging a real fight for a virtual one?

[[He knows how you play that game, Isaka. You nagged the hell out of him to pick it up again to make you gear cause all you were doing was fighting. ]]

[fusionjack]

Probably. But none of those are what I'm interested in doing right now.

[ He does still want that gear... ]

Are you this critical about everyone else's hobbies? Am I simply special?

[triggerhappytraitor]

The hell kind of question is that.

[[That is to say, shut up]]

[fusionjack]

It's exactly the question you think it is.

[ ...this means he is special, isn't he? Hmm. ]

[triggerhappytraitor]

[[A stupid one then. And one he's not gonna answer. Cause he's being mature about this. or "mature" in air quotes at least]]