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[theskyaccepts]

I've been here for over a year

[He probably didn't mean to send this. That's why it's so short. Just one of those musing thoughts that might have been more but wasn't at the time. And you think you pressed delete but you hit send instead.

And maybe the realization has made him just a bit homesick.]

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[theskyaccepts]

Okay.

[Yeah, that's a bit in the past for him. But he pulls out the tablet.]

Guess that was kind of a big adjustment, huh?

Well, a TV is like a bigger version of these.

[demonicbookworm]

A bit, yes, but it's also fascinating.

[His curious nature loves it.

And he nods when TV is explained to him.]

[theskyaccepts]

I guess it...it kinda is, yeah.

[Once he gets over being overwhelmed.]

So, with video games, they're games that you can play on your TV. I think the tablet has some, but video games are usually way more complex.

[demonicbookworm]

Ooh.

[He gives a nod. He thinks he understands.]

How exactly do you play a game like that?

[theskyaccepts]

Well, uh, usually it depends on what kind of game, but you usually have a controller of some sort to give the game commands. Like, moving your character around or solving the puzzle or whatever it is.

I don't know a whole lot about how video games work on like, a real technical level.

[demonicbookworm]

Okay...

Can you show me? I think seeing it for myself would give me a better idea.

[theskyaccepts]

Sure! One second.

[He takes out his own table, and starts searching through the games before landing on Tetris.]

This one's actually a video game I have in my world as well. The goal is to line up the shapes so they make lines.

[He might have a high score.]

[demonicbookworm]

[Watch how much his eyes widen now, shining with curiosity as he peers on the screen.]

Oh! Could I try?

[He probably won't be good at this, but it's such a new thing. He wants to give it a go! If possible...]

[theskyaccepts]

Yeah, sure!

[And he'll briefly go over the controls.]

So, the goal is to make lines and not let the blocks stack up to the top. It's easy to lose your cool, so...try not to do that.

[demonicbookworm]

I'll do my best!

[He'll mostly be disappointed with himself if he makes a mistake.

And he gives it a try after listening to the controls. It's easy to tell he's not that good at this.]

Ah... I guess I need to practice more.

[theskyaccepts]

Yeah, it takes a lot of practice.

I always used to get stressed out when everything speeds up.

[demonicbookworm]

Of course! It does feel really stressful when the speed increases.

[He looks at the game with fascination.]

Technology is really fascinating... I wonder how difficult it is to make a game like this.

[theskyaccepts]

I don't think it's that hard, but I'm not really the guy to ask.

[This is more Shoichi's domain. Or Spanner's.]

At least, a simple game like this. There's other games that are way more complex and need a lot of people.