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But I know you.

If you won’t be offended then it isn’t something I have to worry about.

[The drink of Eagle had been drinking is finished off. ]

Do you feel better now, you aren’t still cold?

The warm water helped.

[He ran his fingers through his still wet hair.]

The apartment is warm too.

[Memories of towel Lantis causing an instant blush. ]

Ah… yes.
You won’t need anything else then?

[Need? No...]

We can sit together while we look at that game that we were given.

After I figure out how to set it up?

[This idea is an entirely welcome one. ]

I think there are instructions...

That takes the challenge out of it.

[Besides its pretty easy to figure out with all of the plugs being a certain size making certain it can only be plugged in one way. ]

You would say that.

[Sigh.]

[Moving over to the TV and playing with the cords for a minute or two and… There see? Easy! ]

I think they wanted to make it as simple as possible.

[The PS3 controls are added and unfurled as Eagle takes a seat on the couch. ]

How do we play it though?

[Apparently that's what they have to learn.]

I think we have to put one of this data disks in first. They do look a lot like DVDs… I’m sure they work the same way.

[A handful of game are presented to Lantis. ]

Which one looks interesting to you?

I don't know what any of them are...

[So he randomly picks one.

Lego Star Wars.]

Neither do I.

[The best way to find out is to take this game out of its case and place it into the machine. Then hand Lantis one of the controls. ]

This one does seem to have laser swords in it though.

...I guess we'll have to figure out how to use this.

[Meaning the control.]

It will be a disadvantage that the game can’t be controlled with mental energy…

[Already scheming on how to win this game as he too fiddle with the controls trying to work them out. ]

That won't slow you down.

[Pause.]

The screens are...unique.

[True enough. Since button pushing wasn’t entirely unknown on Autozam once Eagle had time to figure out the controls he was kicking bad guy backside with the best of them. ]

I was thinking the characters were uniquely designed. They are so… blocky. Do you think they were meant to be that way?

[Unfamiliar with the blocky lego men figures. ]

[After being on Autozam, Lantis picks up the skills needed to manage this fast enough. Just push this to do this and this to do this...]

I'm...not sure.

[And Eagle discovers another useful feature. Suddenly leaning on Lantis’s arm jars his controls and makes for a sudden death as Lantis’s character plummets down an endless looking black hole. ]

Oops.

[Lantis blinks then sighs. He knows that Eagle did that one on purpose. So he shifts the controller so that Eagle can't try that again.

Then moves through the game to kill Eagle instead. Without cheating.]

[That isn’t going to be too easy. I mean if this were a normal fight Eagle would likely fight as honorably as anyone else but this, this is a silly video game!
The game is played like it is supposed to be… until Eagle starts loosing… then other ways to distract Lantis are searched for. He can’t reach the control anymore, but Lantis himself isn’t out of reach.
So, as soon as he is able to look away from the screen without dying Lantis might discover his cheek being kissed.
Distraction enough for a quick kill? ]

[Oh...he's winning. Lantis is so busy looking at the screen that he doesn't notice Eagle lean over and...

Wait... He looks over at Eagle, blinking. Then...

...Sigh. He fell for it.]

[ SMUG ]

I don’t think you are very good at this game, Lantis.

[What cheating? He's rubbing this win in anyway. ]

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