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[The journal clicks to life - shaky at first, then clearing up to show Ellie's excited face.]
Oh man- is this what used to happen during Christmas? The whole surprise-gifts-under-the-tree or whatever... it's kind of late, and yeah, there's no tree, but--!!
[She turns the journal around to show her sparsely-decorated apartment at first, and then, when she fixes it, a big, box-style arcade machine, the game title of "The Turning" splashed across the front in faded letters. It looks kind of beaten up, but not in too terrible a condition.]
Does anybody know about this game? It's supposed to be so cool, I heard all about it from a friend back home. I can't get it to work, though... they're supposed to be plugged in, right? It's in the middle of the room, so the cord won't reach anything.
Can somebody strong come over and help me move it? I wanna give it a try! ...And if it doesn't work, would anybody know how to fix this kind of thing?
Oh man- is this what used to happen during Christmas? The whole surprise-gifts-under-the-tree or whatever... it's kind of late, and yeah, there's no tree, but--!!
[She turns the journal around to show her sparsely-decorated apartment at first, and then, when she fixes it, a big, box-style arcade machine, the game title of "The Turning" splashed across the front in faded letters. It looks kind of beaten up, but not in too terrible a condition.]
Does anybody know about this game? It's supposed to be so cool, I heard all about it from a friend back home. I can't get it to work, though... they're supposed to be plugged in, right? It's in the middle of the room, so the cord won't reach anything.
Can somebody strong come over and help me move it? I wanna give it a try! ...And if it doesn't work, would anybody know how to fix this kind of thing?
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Nope! But I'm gonna learn, and so are you.
[Because it's totally going to work.
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That shouldn't be too hard. And I'll try not to beat you too badly.
[Yeah, it's friendly teasing but he still totally plans on winning.]
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[Plugging it in, aaaaaand... bam! The system hums to life, needing a few moments to kickstart itself to life before the main menu starts up, displaying options, logos, and a gameplay demo in the background.]
Oh my god! Yesss, I knew it would work!
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[When the lights come on screen, Henry can't help but smile as well. It feels like forever since he saw a video game.]
'Course it would! Now, come on, hurry up and pick your character!
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[She doesn't spend too much time on it, though, picking the girl whose face is all over the arcade case. Riley had raved about how cool she is, so Ellie wants to see it for herself.
Once chosen, the girl shouts some challenging catchphrase and the game kicks into gear.
....
And it's hard, holy crap.]
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Block! Block! He's gonna knock your head off!
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[Ellie practically smashes the block button, diving right into a combo. The girl on-screen starts stabbing her opponent with her claw-hands, digitized blood getting everywhere.]