open || ain't no party like a birthday party

[complementing]

WHO: Minako, Sakura, Ragna, and you!
WHERE: One of the arcade bars in the city.
WHEN: March 10th
WHAT: BIRTHDAY PARTY!
WARNINGS: None foreseen! Feel free to threadjack for Minako's Hot Potato Categories game.



[Welcome to the Emporium, an arcade bar that Minako and Sakura have decided to host their joint birthday party at! Come on in and have some fun playing games, eating junk food, and just hanging out with the birthday girls (and guy, if he decides to come).

There are, of course, the numerous arcade games that the place is known for, ranging from the old school 2v2 fighters to the shooting gallery kinds. But there are a smattering of other games as well, like DDR, darts, mini hoops, skeeball, and the pool table, too. There's also a wall of crane games in the back, with plenty of random and mostly cute prizes to win.

Make a stop by the purikura booth if you have time. Make some duck lips at the camera and then take the snaps home! (Or give them to the birthday girls for the memories.)

Oh, and be sure to exchange your money for tokens before you play all these games. The token machine seems kind of finicky, though. Maybe a strong (and hopefully discrete?) kick will help jumpstart it.

Walk to the dining area, and there'll be a feast waiting you! The arcade is providing a ton of pizza and wings, as well as alcohol, if you can show your ID. For dessert, there's the cake that Shuji made for the girls, as well as Minako's lemon tea cakes. Those are limited supply, though, so snag one before everyone eats it up.

Next to the dining area, there's a big sign that says "DUNK TANK OUTSIDE". Maybe take a look? Just be reaaaally sure you want to climb in before you do it, though. The towels provided by the arcade are pretty small.

And finally, if you need a break from the chaos, there's a couple of couches on the second floor. Take a load off and watch from above.]

Comments

[adoringpast]

It isn't.

...So are you ranking?

[thesettingsun]

Nope. Worst girl is ranking.

[adoringpast]

Tsk.

[ so it's not worth it, huh... ]

Still can't believe you're playing that game, though. You do know there are better games out there with more generous rates, right?

[thesettingsun]

I'm attached to these characters, so I'd just end up playing this and a different gacha if I tried to switch, and my wallet doesn't need that.

[adoringpast]

You don't have to use your wallet? I've always played these games for free. You're just not using your resources right.

[ LOOK...... he knows this ]

[thesettingsun]

Don't judge me, Sena.

[judge him a little]

[adoringpast]

Am I not wrong?

[ he's going to judge him more than a little and you know it ]

[thesettingsun]

You're not wrong, but you're just telling me things I already know.

[Grumble grumble.]

What are you playing instead?

[adoringpast]

I'm glad you asked.

[ because he's whipping out his phone and BAM, opening up Super Idol Ensemble ]

It's more of a card-collected game than a typical rhythm one, but it's one of the hotter games on the app store right now. I've been playing on it for free for quite a while now, but I haven't joined some events recently because of the shit that's been going on in the city.

[thesettingsun]

[Sena was Ready To Nerd and it's a good thing Shuji finished his song so he can actually pay attention to Sena's screen.]

I've heard about this one, it's pretty popular on Twitter. It seems like it takes forever for events to get translations, though?

[adoringpast]

[ HE IS NOT A NERD he is just a f2per of culture ]

It depends on who's starring on the event. And I don't really need translations anyways, since I can still understand Japanese. It's still kind of hard to localize idol games anyway, no matter how you look at it.

[thesettingsun]

That's true, but I'm more invested in a game if there are more people I can talk to about the events with. ...Plus my Toyko dialect comprehension wasn't very good until recently.

[One thing he is grateful to Retrospec for.]

[adoringpast]

I'm sure there are others out there... You can also just post something on Retrospec or something for friend codes.

[thesettingsun]

I post enough already, I should try to go a month without making a post about something minor.

[adoringpast]

Do you really pay attention on how many times you've posted there? ...Then again, it's been a while since I made a post there myself.

[thesettingsun]

I don't keep a count or anything, but my posts always get enough comments to make my inbox explode.

[adoringpast]

Gee. Sorry for the first-world problems, Mr. Popular.

But anyways, pay attention. You're losing control of your combo.

[thesettingsun]

Shit-

[He definitely missed that last note fuck fuck fuck-]

Whatever, I'm bad at this song, I wasn't going to full combo anyway!

[It's fine!!]

[adoringpast]

Then how the hell are you going to improve if you're just gonna give up anyway?

[ HUFFS ]

I'm pretty sure everyone who's not tone-deaf has an ear for basic tempo, so at least try tapping to the beat of the song to catch up and max out that gauge. It's the most basic thing in rhythm games, for crying out loud.

[thesettingsun]

I know that, Sena, I'm going to throw this phone at you if you don't shut up and stop distracting me with things I already know-

[adoringpast]

[ he's shutting up now and goes back to watching shuji do his minimal best but DUDE COME ON YOU'RE ALMOST THERE ]

[thesettingsun]

[It's a B! Shuji clicks through the screens to get back to the main menu, then puts his phone back in his pocket.]

Okay, now feel free to be distracting.

[adoringpast]

You're done already? [ that was fast ] Why not check your other games?

[thesettingsun]

Because I'm talking to you instead, that's why not.

[Obviously??]

[adoringpast]

You'd rather want to talk to me than play more of your shit?