Week 1: Slumber Party Mingle

[whirlingmace]

[ After getting permission on the staff, they take over the lounge. Futons, blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows are all dragged out into the middle of the room. Time to build a fort, guys!

Or come to the Lounge to find it made and everyone chilling out. There's hot chocolate and snacks! ]

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[latebluemer]

[She looks extremely confused for a split-second, but of course she's looked over her own profile enough times. It just never occurred to her -- card games enthusiast that she is -- how easy it would be to misunderstand 'dueling' based on just that. She hasn't been shy about explaining it, after all.]

Oh. Oh. I thought-- [that since Anthy seemed like someone who knew how technology worked, that she wouldn't go to the more archaic forms of it] But yeah, this is the kind of dueling I've always done. No swords, or guns, or anything. I wouldn't propose something like that here.

[Or anywhere, we beat up each other's duel monsters like civilized people here.]

[rosebridled]

[ "Knew how technology worked"... She has basic knowledge of how to use a 90s-era computer and stuff, but CLEARLY you missed how fucking bad she was at Tetris.

Anyway, she's no stranger to card games herself, they're just. Oldschool games with actual playing cards. ]

So it's a game, and you're just playing for the satisfaction of winning?

[ SHE JUST... really does not think "duel" is the appropriate verb here, even if it's in the game title... ]

[latebluemer]

[She definitely missed how bad she was at Tetris! They haven't done any Tetris tournaments and that's a crying shame. I don't know how Tetris tournaments work.

Blue Angel thinks that over for a moment and then gives a quick nod. There's something somehow wry in it.]

That's the way it's meant to be. You're supposed to enjoy it, especially if you're a beginner at the game. There are people who play at higher levels than that, in the virtual world.

[Let's keep the shadier stuff on the downlow, since it isn't relevant here, especially when she's trying to sell the game to a demoralized public. Also Anthy pls chill.]

[rosebridled]

[ Hm. She's not really that interested, but she can't deny that there's something at least a little bit appealing about the idea of challenging someone in a """duel""" instead of being its prize, even if it's a dumb bullshit one like this. ]

All right. I'll play it.

[latebluemer]

[Luckily, she doesn't need people to be fascinated first off, just actual opponents that aren't her wrist AI. It makes a difference! Even with ickle beginners like you lot.]

Great! I think you're going to be an interesting opponent, Himemiya-san.

[She's got the poker face down pat. Maybe Chu-Chu can have his own deck, too. Dueling monkeys would not, in fact, be the strangest thing that's ever happened in card games hell.]

Do you have your tablet with you? I just need to get it on there and configured properly.

[rosebridled]

Do you think so? Thank you.

[ She smiles graciously -- even if "interesting" isn't necessarily the most flattering compliment -- then gives a nod as she reaches for her tablet. ]

Yes, it's right here.

[ Hands it over!!! Hook her up, kid. ]

[latebluemer]

[The way Blue Angel means it, it's absolutely a compliment -- there's the duelist's character and then there's the duelist's caliber, and then there's just the combination of the two that determines how challenging and worth dueling the duelist actually is. It's a whole algorithm, natch.]

Okay, leave it to me!

[She's gotten a teensy bit of practice at this prior to the slumber party, so it takes her but moments to get Anthy hooked up!]

It should have some tutorials, but I can always help explain more of the basics. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of deck you build, too.