Sixth Curse

[bondsofsuffering]

[Video/Action for Cancer Ward Arcade]

[Hey guess who's calling during work at a game center? If you guess Hizumi, you are 100% correct. He's got an extremely excited!!! expression as he talks, having clearly made the most wonderful of discoveries and being eager to share them with the world.]

Great news Hinoto-Ri! According to studies, playing video games can reduce stress-- going off of that, if you happen to be suffering from stress due to unexpected demonic kidnappings, playing some video games to let off some steam is a fantastic solution. And it just so happens, the arcade is pretty much empty right now, so what better time to drop by and try to heal some of that trauma?

...Also, if anyone brings me snacks, I'll seriously owe you one.

[Please. He's hungry and bored and desperately needs someone to pester.]

Comments

[bondsofsuffering]

Darn. You catch on quick, don't you?

[otakuro]

Cheating is no way to go about life, you know.

OK, let's play again with a handicap, then! You can only use one foot, how about that?

[bondsofsuffering]

So everything else would have to be one of my hands, huh...

That sounds way too troublesome!

[otakuro]

...Not that I'm disparaging my own abilities or anything, but I'm pretty sure you'd still manage to beat me, anyway.

[bondsofsuffering]

Probably!

[He may not have tried it with only one foot before, but... You gotta mix up the game a little to keep it interesting, right?]

[otakuro]

So? Are you ready to be a real dance master?

[Atsuro smiles in a not-at-all challenging manner.]

[bondsofsuffering]

Well, I suppose there's no harm in adding to my repertoire...!

[otakuro]

[Atsuro regrets not having brought a video camera with him now as he -- Oh wait yes he does. Surreptitiously, he turns to the arcade machine and pretends to be fiddling around with the buttons while turning on his COMP.]

...OK.

Three. Two. One. ...Go!

[bondsofsuffering]

[It looked like he was doing something a little more than just fiddling with song selection there, but...

Well, not like it could be anything that bad, right?

Hizumi begins the song in a near-crab walk position, his left leg on the middle panel to keep himself balanced. It's not exactly graceful, but between the limbs he's allowed to use, he's still managing to keep up, his eyes watching the screen intently.]

[otakuro]

[Atsuro makes a token effort for the first twenty five steps or so before he gives up any pretense of actually playing this game and focuses on getting decent footage.

Later it will be uploaded to MooTube where it will get 2000 likes.]

[bondsofsuffering]

[Wow Atsuro, if Hizumi weren't actually focused on doing this thing he would have so called you out.

As it is, he manages to get through the whole song, although he only gets an A for his efforts. So disappointing!!]

Get some good footage? [Even though he's back on his feet, he's gonna need to shake out his hands for a bit. In the end, that wasn't the most comfortable performances, but it was a new challenge nonetheless!]

[otakuro]

[the most disappointing wow. the future like count drops to 1980 instead.]>

Actually, you moved around a little too much. Could you try to keep in the center of the camera next time?

[bondsofsuffering]

If that's the case, shouldn't you have been doing a better job with the camera?

[otakuro]

No, no, the camera can't move around or we'll get too much shakiness and blur. You have to stay still.

[Atsuro grins slightly as he revolves around towards Hizumi's front side.]

We should do it again. Maybe try it hands-only, too.

[bondsofsuffering]

You want me to not only stay still during a rhythm game, but use my hands only for a dancing one? That just sounds boring!

[otakuro]

It's to increase the challenge! Don't tell me you don't want to satisfy all of your fans...!

[Legions of fans, clearly.]

[bondsofsuffering]

If you're gonna restrict me to my hands only, at least make it something fun to play that way!

[otakuro]

[Atsuro ponders this for a few long moments.]

How about soccer?

[bondsofsuffering]

...I don't think my manager would like that.

[otakuro]

What is that supposed to mean? Are you a world renowned soccer star, too?

[bondsofsuffering]

Not at all. I'm just on the clock right now, so something obvious like that is probably a bad idea.

[otakuro]

[the truth comes out hizumi is both a soccer star and an underwater taiko master will the wonders never cease.]

Hm...

Well. We could see if there are any soccer games in here. It would almost be the same.

[bondsofsuffering]

[Nope, Hizumi is just magical like that.]

There's one closer to the counter if you really want to play!

[otakuro]

...Honestly, Hizumi. Is it just that you have nothing to do all day but practice with these machines or is there actually some reason you're so good at these things?

[bondsofsuffering]

A reason?

Well, I guess it's probably because I've got a fast reaction time. It makes games a lot easier.