001 | video? nope. video games.

[gentlebrother]

[So whatever means of communication you're using, you're all getting not a voice, not a grunt or even a sigh, but a peculiar tune. It sounded as if someone's playing a game, and an old one at that. And on the screen, aside from the black background, there are tiny colorful sprites running around. One of which is avoiding numerous obstacles along the way. Looks fun, right? But you can't play it, sadly.

Because upon closer inspection, it seems that the sprites, the numbers and letterings, everything is shown backwards. And that background? That background isn't exactly black in color, just dark. But not dark enough to show what seemed to be someone's face from the other side of the screen. It's as if you're looking at a tinted window or something.

And from the looks of it, seems like the player's having trouble. Now that his character has met a Grim Reaper along the way. Whoops.

Hopefully everyone enjoys a good livestream of someone playing and failing a classic game?]

Comments

[Video]

[chalicejoker]

[Well, THAT'S new. Hajime would have responded via audio, were he not fairly certain he was dealing with a kid. A kid might think a disembodied voice was just part of that old game, but...

...okay, yeah, he is probably about to freak out a child and feel terrible for it. If the kid's made it onto the network, he's in for enough trauma without Hajime adding to it.]

Hey, kid.

[SURPRISE. There is a random guy appearing on the screen...and if he looks rather worried, well, what is a child this age doing on this network?]

( audio )

[argents]

Oh. It keeps noticing you. Can you sneak up behind it?

[ ...Enjoy your console talking? Sort of? ]

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Oh wow, now that one's pretty old school! Didn't he have that on an emulator once...?]]

Looks like you need some help.

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[icy_heavens]

[... Okay. It's a little hard to see the face as things stand, but Toushirou thinks he may vaguely recognize it. He's pretty sure he goes to the same school. Which means he's not the only kid on the network anymore.

[Not that it makes things any better, but still.]

I think you put in the wrong number for that.