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[stohess]

Who: Annie Leonhardt stohess and........ YOU.
What: A newcomer explores the castle. What is going on? What is happen? What is this place evena all about? Why are there no walls? you know. Big ones.
When: The morning of September 6.
Where: Cair Paradisa.
Rating: ???

So this was a new world.

As impossible as it was, it was a relief. From what she initially discovered about Paradisa, it knew nothing of the taint of the titans... and humans, although still small in number, were thriving and free. It was leagues better than back home, where certain repercussions awaited her. Not that she was one to stray from reaping what she sowed, she couldn't help but refuse to accept punishment for something in which she couldn't remember her reasoning.

It was annoying, to say the least. But really, what did it matter? She was stuck here now, and here she would stay.

And so, she'd explore. She would get a feel for this so-called kingless castle, something completely separate from the fucked up political and miltaristic system she had seemingly left behind.

Not that this place was much less a prison...

<sub>(ooc. OPEN TO ALL, OPEN FOR ANYWHERE IN PARADISA. PUT WHERE YOUR CHARACTER IS IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE MAYBE? YEAH!

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[bezazzled]

"Yes! There's all sorts of types of games you can play. Fighting games, racing games, shooting games..."

But Mabel knew that all of this could be incredibly overwhelming for someone just meeting them for the first time. She motions for Annie to follow her to a rather boxy looking video game, the words PAC MAN lit up above the screen.

"We'll start with the basics and work our way up. This right here is the screen. You'll look at it at all times, because that's where all the action is. Right here is your joystick. You can move it this way and that, and the little yellow guy on the screen will move wherever you tell him. And these buttons just start and stop the game."

She moved aside so that Annie could approach the console.

[stohess]

Annie does indeed look at the screen. And the yellow circle with a triangle. And there were some colorful blobs that turned blue and there are also some white dots and some other dots that vaguely resembled cherries. And numbers. Oh, okay... That sure was a thing.

"What am I supposed to do?"

[bezazzled]

Mabel could have played the game herself as a demonstration, but she didn't want to crush Annie's hopes of ever becoming the best player by showing off her own skill. Instead, she moved in closer to her and took her hand, placing it on the joystick.

"When you press this start button, the game begins. Use this stick to move Pac Man. If you move it right, he goes right! Move it left, he goes left, et cetera, et cetera. Your goal is to eat as many of the little dots as you can, but watch out for ghosts! They will kill Pac Man if he touches them. But if you eat one of these big blinking dots in the corners? The ghosts will blink white and blue for a few seconds, and then you can eat them."

She gave her a hopeful look. "It's okay to mess up a few times while you get the hang of it. Are you ready to try?"

[stohess]

Annie continued to stare at the machine. This was very daunting! Not that she would ever admit it, of course.

Heck, if she could master three-dimensional maneuvering gear easily, she sure could handle anything else, right?

"Fine," she replied, placing her hand on the joystick.

[bezazzled]

It was like watching a child take its first steps. And also not at the same time.

As soon as Annie was in position, Mabel moved her finger over the start button, but paused for one last bit of advice.

"You get three lives to start. Remember: avoid the ghosts unless they're blinking white and blue. If you see some fruit, you can eat those, too. They help boost your score! Aaaaaand..." The button was pressed, and the game began in all its retro glory. "Go!"