thirteenth snare

[fanstheflame]

[so, his girlfriend got knocked unconscious with a cake pan by his best friend's boyfriend - who, by the way, kind of stole her from him back home.

clearly, this is not exactly Happy Time for Gale. he's been spending most of his time at Ino's bedside, even though she's clearly not getting any closer to being conscious. now that people seem to be sane again, and Crowley's awake, and things are slowly edging toward as normal as house life gets, however, he figures he might be able to leave for a little while]

[House Filter]

Could someone please just ... keep an eye on Ino for me, today? I need to get out and grab some air. But I don't want her to be left alone too long, in case she wakes up ....

[/House Filter]

[with that, he'll bundle up against the cold and start a trek up to the castle, to see what's going on now that everything is back to normal, dictating into the journal as he goes]

I'm coming up to the castle ... since I figured I should maybe try to meet some of the new faces, or see if anyone needs my help with anything. Also, it's been a while since I played anything in the game room ... so if you want to come say hello, I'll probably be up there. My name's Gale - I'll be the tall guy with the dark hair wearing the green hunting vest.

[yes, that IS a brand new vest, it is his Christmas present from Ino, and he kind of wears it a lot. pardon him while he puts it to practical use by hunting down Pac-Man ghosts and Dig-Dug baddies. badly. arcade games are one of his Paradisa guilty pleasures, okay, and he can just pretend every little clump of pixels is Peeta Mellark's stupid clumsy dumb oaf face]

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dictated; even though I'm on hiatus now wevs

[songsandstories]

If you pardon it, but what is a 'game room'? [She's never been there nor heard of it. Games are for children, are they not? All save the game that lost her father's thread.]

pshht, I will take all your tags and tell no one you were here

[fanstheflame]

It's ... well ... it's the game room. They've got all kinds of different games there - from all different places and times. Checkers and chess and cards, like we had back home, and these electronic ones that you don't need other people around to play.

<3

[songsandstories]

[She only knows a bit of what he speaks of.]

We had cards, but the rest you speak on? I cannot say I know what you mean.

Dictated

[the_effect_she_has]

Oh, so if I want to hang out with you? What if you have no choice there, Hawthorne?

[Yes, that's Katniss tossing in a tease, her lips curving into a smile as she pulled herself to her feet and finished braiding her hair so she could go down and meet him.]

[fanstheflame]

No choice, huh? Well ... I guess I'll just have to find a way to live with that, won't I, Catnip?

[he sounds oddly relieved - glad that she's going to be there. even if he's still mad at her boyfriend for knocking his girlfriend out ... they can still hang as friends, right? he hopes it won't be weird, anyway. maybe he can just avoid bringing it up altogether, and everything will be fine]

[the_effect_she_has]

Guess you will.

[She grabbed her journal and made a dash for the games room, hoping to beat him there. God, it felt like forever since she had seen Gale. With all the strange happenings lately ... it would be good to get some normal time in.]

House Filter

[not_mafia]

Sure, I could do that, Gale-san. [He's been doing a good amount of hovering too, although he's cut down since there are other people already worrying over her. They've probably run into each other once or twice.]

Are you going somewhere in particular?

/to end!

[fanstheflame]

Thanks, Tsuna. I appreciate it. ... And yeah, I'm gonna spend some time in the game room. Maybe the kitchen ... see if they have any cookbooks that look interesting. [something with lots of recipes with huge-ass portions so he won't have to double everything to feed the house and Allen whenever it's his turn to cook]

How's your friend settling in?

[not_mafia]

The game room, mmn? Maybe I'll stop by and play some games with you later while Allen-kun's working!

Ah... I-it's kind of hard to say but I think he's settling in well enough.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Nora's voice sounds somewhat softer than usual as she replies]

Normally I'd take you up on that but, uh... I don't think I could play any of those right now...

[fanstheflame]

[oh, hey, he knows that voice.] Nora? ... [she does sound different, so he's not entirely sure. he's pretty sure, though]

What's wrong?

[eat_me_beat_me]

Yeah. Hey, Gale. I'm... uh... on a loss.

House Filter

[save_the_souls]

Don't worry, I work at the clinic. We will keep a good eye on her, I promise.

/to end

[fanstheflame]

Thanks, Allen. ... How much longer do you think we're going to have to wait? Zelos said he's seen people be out for a week ...

[save_the_souls]

A week tends to be the average, yes. Though sometimes it can be a bit more. But her vital signs are all good, and there's no sign of any permanent or severe damage. So fortunately, waiting for her to wake is our only true problem.

[courageous_wit]

Gale, hello! How have you been?

[fanstheflame]

Hey, Hermione. ... I've ... uh, well, I've kinda been better.

Dictated

[i_got_this]

Been a while sice I've had a proper smackdown in the game room. You up for some Ringworld Multiplayer?

[fanstheflame]

I've never played that one, but that doesn't mean I'm not up for learning how. Been a while since I heard from you, how's it going?

Action

[inharperwetrust]

[And there's someone here who is simply owning the Space Invaders game. Easily.

Harper pauses to grab a handful of popcorn.]

Take that, you annoying alien scum.

[Sounds like someone may have a bit of Xenophobia.]

[fanstheflame]

[Gale just hovers behind him at a comfortable distance, so he doesn't disturb him while he's playing - he's tall enough to do that sort of thing]

Wow, you're good at that one. .... What're the rules?

House filter

[onlyanapple]

I'm sure she'll be fine. I don't play in the clinic.

[fanstheflame]

[he takes a moment to actually think before asking why]

Is it the mural?

You're just ruining all the hiatus' now! haha. :)

[savors]

[ Not long after he's settled into his game, this girl steps into the game room -- albeit with hesitation. Her attention is soon stolen by a game nearby, something she remembers Owen playing back home. And it happens to be Pac-Man.

Or, well, it's close enough: Owen played Ms. Pac-Man. Shh.

With a short-lived smile, she stays near the doorway and watches the screen. Sorry Gale, she can be a creeper sometimes. ]

Apparently I'm a horrible person like that <3

[fanstheflame]

[the Dig-Dug machine isn't far away from Pac-Man, and Gale can feel eyes on his back. he doesn't quite want to look away, lest he lose his concentration - it's really easy to die in these games, and he doesn't want to waste the caiso he just shilled out. but he'll speak up]

Were you waiting to play this one? I don't usually last too long, so you might not have to wait.