Killing Aliens (Closed, Tinks)

[Elizabeth Damoth]

*just another day at work*
*you know...*
*the annoying tourists*
*people who insisted that you got their order wrong*
*when you know that you did everything that they asked for*
*and they just changed their mind like a moron*
*well at least Jules and Tanner came by sometimes*
*they made the day bearable*
*and gave someone for Lizzie to discuss her theory with*
*the one where she thought they were putting crack in the pasta*
*...why else would it be so popular*
*well anyway*
*Liz just needed wind down*
*there were two ways of doing this*
*one was skiing*
*the other was the arcade*
*any game with a gun*
*...she was very very good at gun games*
*and she had never shot a gun in her life*
*she just loved those games*
*and it helped that Jules let her play for free*
*she bit her lip slightly as she stood back and with her "gun" outstreached*
*killing aliens*
*it was a good way to blow off steam*

[Samuel Eddings]

-well, today wasn't as exciting as Sam thought it would be-
-well, really, no day is terribly exciting anyway-
-but today was verging on boring-
-he'd got up a bit late-
-had breakfast-
-and then sat around reading for a while-
-nothing major-
-just a bit of light reading-
-Picture of Dorian Gray-
-he'd read it a few times-
-but he liked it so much that he was reading it again-

-of course, that got boring after a while-
-so it was time to hit the slopes-
-he'd only had one bad fall-
-which cause a light graze over his left eyebrow-
-didn't bleed that much or anything-
-thankfully-
-would probably bruise or something-
-he was no stranger to getting a knock or two when he was out-

-well, it was getting extremely cold out-
-and he didn't want to admit it, but his head was actually starting to throb-
-just what he needed-
-time to head in-
-makes his way to the arcade-
-just something to do-
-something to pass the time-
-glances around-
-only spots one person he kind of knows-
-walks over-
-stands behind-
-gives his head a slight tilt-

"Nice shot"

-knows this might take her by surprise-
-but he wasn't one for many words-

[Elizabeth Damoth]

*there was really only one part of this game she was bad at*
*remembering not to shoot the good guys*
*they would always pop out of no where*
*dressed in white*
*and it would be so tempting to shoot them*
*normally if she lost*
*it was because of that*

*but today she was doing really well*
*she hadn't kill too many good guys*
*but then something unexpected happened*
*apparently someone had come up behind her*
*Lizzie hadn't even heard him walk in*
*but when he spoke up*
*she started slightly*
*and turning to look at him*
*an alien on the screen jumped up and ate her player*

"Oh man..."

*small sigh*
*looks back to him*
*offering a small smile*

"You had to pick now to actually talk didn't you?"

[Samuel Eddings]

-he knew he'd probably give her a tiny fright by just coming up behind her-
-but that was just Sam-
-he wasn't one to make a huge entrance-
-or announce himself to the world-
-if people wanted to take notice then let them-
-he wouldn't put himself out there-
-and it had worked for him all his life-
-he just sat back while other people made the effort-
-okay, so he had just made a slight effort with Elizabeth-
-but that was about as far as he would go-
-well..-

-gives a slightly crooked smile-
-notes the alien that had just eaten her player-
-oh, bad luck-
-he knew it was his fault-
-gives a shrug at her question-
-and that was the answer she was getting-
-the best he would give-
-he wasnt a very social person-
-but for Elizabeth he could make an exception-
-she was nice and didn't annoy him-
-thankfully-
-steps forward-

"Sorry"

-gives another light smile-
-another step forward-
-glances down-

"Do you mind if I? Or is there two player?"

-gives a tilt of his head-
-yes, this was strange for Sam to do-
-he was actually going to play a game with someone-
-he usually only played video games with Tanner-

[Elizabeth Damoth]

*him actually talking*
*no matter how short*
*was really surprising*
*Samuel was so different than everyone else here*
*everyone was so out going*
*and had they're own little quirks*
*that's why Lizzie fit in so well*
*anyone who was normal would have looked at her like she was crazy*
*but everyone here seemed to like her just fine*

*but Samuel*
*he was so quiet*
*and the fact that he was actually talking to her*
*it was very rare*
*if not the only time it had really happened*
*and not only that*
*he was going to stick around?*
*what a treat*

Sadly our little arcade is too cheap to get the two player version of this game.

*nods*
*with a smile though*
*usually had a smile on her face*
*holds the "gun" out to him*

We can take turns though if you want.

[Samuel Eddings]

-of course all of this was probably a shock to Lizzie-
-he wasn't usually this social-
-it was just that he had nothing else to do-
-and why not be polite to someone?-
-someone who didn't annoy him-
-and who he didn't mind being around-
-at least she wasn't over hyper-
-or over active-
-she was great like that-
-she'd speak to him every now and then-
-and yes, she'd tease him about not speaking that much-
-he didn't even mind that-

-gives a light smile-
-one sided-
-slightly crooked-
-something that girls in the lodge usually went wild over-
-and it never got them anywhere-
-usually got them seeing his back when he walked away-
-he couldn't take people who were too overly hyper-
-or loud-
-he didn't see the point in it really-
-takes the gun-
-points it at the screen-
-eyes focused now-

"I have the two player at home"

-slight nod-
-killing aliens now-
-completely focused-
-almost eaten-
-shot it's head off-
-and shock horror, he's quite good-

"Have you been in here long? Or will you be leaving soon?"

-yes, maybe he was finding out if he would have her company for much longer-
-sneaky little so and so-

[Elizabeth Damoth]

*he had it at home*
*how lucky was he?*
*in her mind, it was extremely lucky*
*Lizzie didn't have any video games back home*
*honestly her family didn't have the money for it*
*hence why she was putting herself through college*
*and working there*
*it would have been a lie to say she enjoyed her work*
*she enjoyed the perks*
*getting to ski*
*and use the arcade*
*but she hated the work*

*then again everyone hated that work*
*the food industry*
*especially with the serving of food*
*it wasn't anyone's dream to work there*
*well at least not Lizzie's*
*but she had to do it*
*otherwise she wasn't going to get to her dream*

"I just got off my shift."

*she said in answer to his question*
*surprised that he was still speaking to her*
*before offering a small smirk*

"And if you hoping to be alone then this wouldn't be a good place, because I'm not leaving anytime soon."

*she then turned to watch him play*
*he was actually...*
*good*
*well, well, well*
*wasn't he just full of surprises today*

"Well look at you. You don't even need my help."

[Samuel Eddings]

-now the reason he had the game at home...-
-well, his parents went through a rough patch with money when he was younger-
-but his father got them out of it-
-what with his new job and everything-
-still didn't make up for what he was like-
-it didn't make amends for anything that had happened-
-and it never would-
-but of course his father thought it would-
-always buying his mother new jewellery and new expensive clothes-
-and then moving onto Sam-
-always buying him new things-
-including the game-
-he wouldn't have played it, but Tanner had insisted-

-gives a slight nod at her next remark-
-so she had just come in-
-just off her shift-
-well that meant he'd have her for a bit longer-
-now, usually Sam would make a beeline for the door-
-he'd be gone before the other person could say anything else-
-but lets just say he was feeling a tiny bit more social today-
-for whatever reason, he didn't know-
-but it was strange, thats for sure-
-gives a light smile-
-turns his head in her direction-

"Who said I wanted to be alone?"

-glances back to the screen-
-good score so far-
-quite high too-
-gives a light laugh at her next comment-
-tilts his head slightly as the game ends-
-he'd been put on the high score board-
-again-
-turns to face her-

"Your help? Weren't you the one who just got eaten?"

-slight smirk on his lips-
-yes, he was teasing-
-and it had been his fault she had lost-
-cheeky little thing-