This ain't no Ancho-V Games

[woomy]

Who: Agent 3, people who want to play games or shoot friends with lasers
What: Location based log. Such a noisy place is great to have secret talks or just have some fun on the arcades and shooting friends with lasers.
When: flexible dates in the month of April
Where: Press Start Arcade and Laser Tag
Warnings: Excessive use of black light and neon?

The Press Start Arcade boasts a number of games to pass the hours. The standard set of arcade games are present, along with a few imported arcade cabinets in foreign languages. It's a noisy, vibrant place with lots of foot traffic during after school hours. However, there are also a number of older patrons ranging from college students to "team building" office workers.

The main attraction is laser tag. There are two teams, colors shown on the special numbered vests and guns people have to wear. Team are initially divided into two waiting lobbies before going into the arena. People shoot the targets on the front and back of the vest to score a point. Hitting other people earn points. Getting hit loses points. Getting hit too much "locks" your weapon until you go back to the team base and shoot a recharge target. Key areas in the arena can be strategically captured for more points. There is also an area that looks strangely like something Agent 3 would get up to. At the end of the match, the points are tallied up on a big flat screen. Both the team scores and individual scores (shown by what number gear the person is wearing) are showed. Fun for everyone!

There is also a small pizza and soda place and a party room because what self respecting laser tag place doesn't have pizza and soda and party rooms?

[[ OOC: Agent 3 will have a thread of her own if people want to interact with her. Otherwise, you can use this for whatever shenanigans you like. ]]

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[maipokerface]

LASER TAG;

Mai has been looking for a place beyond the relative safety of her room at the penthouse for target practice. And while this isn't precisely knives, it's the closest she's going to get to a sanctioned and normal practicing place for now. Hey, at least she gets to work on her aim and speed, right?

The violinist isn't really all the easy to find. She's not exactly hiding but she seems to have this tendency of sticking to the shadows and hitting shots when she can. Now and then if she seems to feel she has a very good shot she'll charge in gung ho and laser gun blazing.

Of course, there's always the chance she runs right smack into someone turning a corner too.

PIZZA AND SODA;

Because nothing says games like getting pumped on sugar and grease, right? Mai isn't complaining, though she makes an interesting picture as she stands just outside the main floor of the arcade with her drink in one hand. She's dressed down - dark shirt with a logo, silvery necklaces and jeans - but she's still as darkly dressed as ever. And amidst the colorful flashing lights, she sticks out just a little.

WILDCARD;
[Feel free to hit me up with a prompt you think up or PM me. I'm game.]

Pizza

[woomy]

"Did you dress like that on purpose?" Agent 3 or "Emma Skidd" walks over with her own slice of pizza and soda. She takes a seat nearby as it's her break, and she's been standing for a good bit. Her head is cocked slightly to the side as she admires the fashion choice.

[maipokerface]

"From what I remember this morning, sure." The life of a rockstar never meant one did anything intentionally after a long night of drinking, partying or practicing. Or something like that.

[woomy]

"Ohh. Did you plan to play laser tag from the start? Those are really good colors to wear here." 3 takes a bite of her pizza. She thinks her reasoning is obvious, but she also knows that she's been confusing people as well. Her more explanation based job is helping her with that. So, 3 adds, "It's very stealthy."

[maipokerface]

At that Mai grins. "You catch on quick." No, really, she's very pleased that someone else recognizes the sense in it.

[woomy]

She breaks into a big grin as well. It's really nice to have someone know what you're talking about for once. "I've seen office workers come in here with their white shirts for team building exercises and shine like the sun under the black lights. It's so funny."

[maipokerface]

"That's some pretty poor planning then. I guess office workers aren't really hired to think about combat situations though."

Then again neither are musicians but here she is, her old instincts ready and raring to go.

[woomy]

"They lack proper strategy, and half way through the match, they get tired and start struggling to even move. They need to practice more."

Unlike some people involved, Agent 3 is used to fighting. The little detail that stops her is the fact that she's in a world without other ink-based beings.

[maipokerface]

"Yeah no kidding. It's kind of pathetically easy in there."

Of course this is laser tag and not fighting an army of fire benders or whatnot. She's started to shake the rust off her skills by now and the challenges seem fewer.

[woomy]

"They're completely un-fresh. I've seen plenty of C- ranks and no ranks do better than them." She eats a little more of her pizza. "But sometimes the employees hold their own matches during slow times. You should totally try to get in one of those."

[maipokerface]

She looks a bit surprised. "I hadn't thought about the employees. I guess that makes sense though." Why work here if you didn't like laser tag... or pizza.

[woomy]

Some people just need a job with flexible hours and low to no previous work experience. Agent 3 was one of those until they realized her skill in laser tag.

"There's a few of us. Sometimes we even video ourselves for promos." She points to a TV that's playing some pre-recorded footage and not trying to show people what the current match is like. (For one, they're between matches.)

[maipokerface]

Mai directed her gaze over to the TV. "Oh yeah? I wad wondering who was behind that. I figured you all had an advertising agency. Nice to hear it's done in-house though."

[woomy]

"Yeah, we gotta guy who's studying film who does this for us. He films and edits for us. He gets credits for school and free pizza." Best of both worlds really. Plus, he can do this on his work hours, so it's a really great project for all involved.

[maipokerface]

"Good gig for him then."

As she muses on it, she glances over at Agent 3. "You up for a game the next time there's one starting up?"

[woomy]

"You're on! I don't want my skills to get rusty, and I don't really have much to do once my break's over. No more scheduled parties, and prime time's over too."

Playing against someone who sounds a little more skilled is a great idea.

[maipokerface]

"Perfect. I was getting kind of tired of playing with the kids anyhow." No more parties sounds fantastic so once Mai finishes up her drink, she'll head on in. Her knives will stay firmly in place in their holster for this more innocent game, promise.

[woomy]

"Hey, Charlie! We're gonna do a 1v1 battle since it's slow. That okay?"

Charlie shrugs and says "Sure, whatever, Emma." He goes back to reading on his phone.

3 takes that as a solid yes, so she turns to finish her own meal. Then, they can do a match together. She won't go easy on Mai.

[maipokerface]

Good. It's about time Mai got to stretch her legs, so to speak. She'd rather do practice with her knives but beggars can't be choosers and it's not like she can go throwing them around without her label getting suspicious.

Once time comes though she's geared up and ready to go hunting through the course.

[woomy]

The pizza is gone soon enough, and 3 bounds to equip herself with the right gear. It takes no time at all for her to put it on. "Okay, so what kind of rules do you want? Are we going for most kills, or most points, or trying to take over each other's spawn points for the longest time?"

That last one is going to be hard to do with a one versus one. The other two are more doable.

[maipokerface]

After a moment of thought, Mai grins.

"How about most kills? Sounds pretty easy to do one on one."

[woomy]

"Most kills. Let's keep it to fighting in the neutral area, so no spawn camping. It'll be more fun that way and give a chance for the dead guy to do a comeback."

Otherwise, what's to stop one of them from following the other and just "killing" her again once the short respawn invulnerability wears off? That's incredibly one-sided. Neutral area only allows for more stealth and turn arounds.

[maipokerface]

"Works for me."

Mai's one of the types that would have kept her distance anyhow. In a real fight, sure, you want to hit when people are weakest. Or most would. There's no fun in that thought and definitely not when it's a game like this.

"Let's give each other a minute once we've gone in, just to get situated."

[woomy]

3 goes to fiddle something with the settings nodding along as Mai speaks. It's refreshing to have someone who's battle oriented and willing to have some fun while keeping skills fresh.

"Right, so there's a minute delay on the music, so when the music starts, the battle does. You can stay at the base near this door. I'll go to the one across the stage."

[maipokerface]

"Perfect."

And that's exactly what she'll do once the pair goes in. She wants to situate herself somewhere up high for now, given how she's best at longer distances anyhow. And the delay in music will give her just enough time to scope out what she hopes are some good vantage spots near her base.