Back in the game room!

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

[beep]

C'mon.

....

[beep.. boop]

Oh, c'mon. This is-

[beeeeerp]

Damnit.

[So this Hal's tryin' to play some Pong in the vidya gaem room.]

[Join?]

[[ooc: For oldbox, but anyone can answer]]

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[oldbox.livejournal.com]

Hey...is that pong?

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

[nods, not turning away from the screen]

Sure is. Wanna play?

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

Sure, it's the only one of your little video games I actually know how to play.

[Sits down next to Hal.]

So...this thing has two controllers, right?

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

[nods] Yup. Not much to it, Snake. Just.. move the joystick.

[passes him one]

Let me know if it gets too complicated for you. [grins]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

Laugh now, elitist gamer. Just laugh now.

[When the one-pixel ping pong ball starts jumping up and down on the screen, Snake calmly watches it...just waiting for a chance to strike.]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

[laughs] I'm not that bad, am I?

[boop! a slice to Snake!]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

I won't be the loser, if that's what you mean.

[Boop! Snake jerked the joy stick down just as the right moment, sending the little digi-ping pong ball into a rapid up-and-down motion.]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

-!

[Furrows his brows, and just manages to slice it back just as fast]

[When the hell?]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

Hahaha...

[Pulls off another 'attack' move just like that, only from a different angle and with more ferociousness.]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

..!

[strains to reach-- c'mon, c'mon..!]

[misses! One point for Snake!]

Uh.. wow. Okay, time to play seriously!

[slices a new pixel back at him, and looks at him from the side with a goofy smile]

First to 5 wins?

Snake, ultimate soldier...Pong prodigy.

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

[Snake is wearing a bored and rather smug expression, acknowledging Otacon's proposal with a slow nod to the affirmative.]

...

[Casually catching the pixel at the top corner, sending it downward as fast as its ancient graphics could carry it.]

He was probably aces at Space Invaders, too.

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

[glares at the screen, and after noticing his nod, watches the screen]

Let's see- if I win, uh. You've got to find me more pocky.

[ping! Back to snake!]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

So we're betting on this? Huh, and here I was not even taking the game seriously.

[Ping! Slapshot for Otacon!]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

Well, I've gotta wipe that smirk off your face some-- ah!

[quickly turns the paddle, but it's too late! Point for Snake!]

...Damnit.

[boop]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Otacon. [Dosen't sound very sorry at all as he hits the new pixel Otacon's way.]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

[frowns, pushing up his glasses] Don't seem very sorry..

[Butthurt aside, he tries to concentrate on the new "ball", and sends him a particularly nasty slice back. Take that!]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

That might be because I'm not, Hal. [He's just teasing him now.]

[Practicly yawns as he intercepts the pixel just in time.]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

Jerk.

H-hey! Stop yawning like that-

[boop! another point for Snake!]

...

[beep. New pixel!]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

Sorry, the sheer excitment of Pong is wearing me out.

[Smacks the pixel Otacon way, this time it was moving painfully slow.]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

WILL YOU CUT THAT OUT.

[spin! boops it back suddenly!]

[oldbox.livejournal.com]

[TACTICAL PONG DEFLECTION FROM THE BOTTOM CORNER!]

Cut what out?

[carrioncannon.livejournal.com]

As net and spear have their respective strengths against different fish, I find paddle preferable to joystick for this style of game.

[Raven is old.]

[inb4guilt.livejournal.com]

Oh, hello Raven.

[hasn't turned away from the screen yet]

Do you really think so? I guess I didn't try it--

[boop!]

Then again, I didn't take you for a gamer. Would you like to play?