its strange how people dont have them where theyre from. anyway you wire up a game console the the tv and the games show up. each game is on a cartridge or disk depending on the console youve got
FROM: red@cdc.org
you play as a character and you move them around with a controller that comes out from the console. you have left up down right for moving and then more buttons that do other things
FROM: red@cdc.org
a game can be anything. fast or slow. puzzles. story based. some games let you play with friends too so youre playing the same game. theres game systems you can take around with you too
FROM: red@cdc.org
you hold it in your hands and it has a screen already
they can be as big as a person too. theres arcades where you can go in and most of the games will be two player so you can play against your friends. theres a game called a pinball machine where
FROM: red@cdc.org
you have two levers and you have to press them at the right time and right pressure to make sure the ball that kicks around doesnt fall in the hole and goes into the slots that earn you the most
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how did you make that face. do you have a basket
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One of the recruits taught me ◝(︶▽︶) Nifty, right? I saved a .txt file of all the ones she used.
[He's been copypasting this entire time.]
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
It was a joke. If you really want, though, I'll bring along my bag.
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can you send .txt files
[ like how do u even make a text document??? ]
FROM: red@cdc.org
its okay. we have a basket but its big. i can take my bag
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Yeah, hang on.
[He'll spare him the explanation this time. Red will receive a document entitled faces.txt a second later attached to the next message.]
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Then it's settled. We'll both bring our bags along and see how many flowers we'll find.
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you copied all these from your friend
FROM: red@cdc.org
theres so many
FROM: red@cdc.org
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ what is it
FROM: red@cdc.org
a guy peeking out from the ceiling and scaring the other guy. is that it
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She was the sort to send a lot of messages.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Huh. Now that you mention it, that does look like a guy. Seems like half of him got cut off in his fright, though.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
How gruesome.
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what half. arent you being too gruesome
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Doesn't that second part kind of look like
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Never mind. Today's been a long day.
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its a face coming from the ceiling. you know like a ghost
FROM: red@cdc.org
┻━┻
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FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
I think I see it now.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
I thought it was the guy's body...
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FROM: red@cdc.org
a nose and knees
[ wait let him go and copy and paste something-- ]
FROM: red@cdc.org
?
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FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Are you trying to show me something?
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you said you saw a body
FROM: red@cdc.org
is that what you saw ?
FROM: red@cdc.org
the nose and knees are the lines sticking out
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You've lost me, Red.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
This was the body: ┻━┻
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thats what i mean. the first parts the head with the nose and then the right part has the knees
FROM: red@cdc.org
do you see it yet
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FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Oh, I see it now.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
These are a lot trickier than I thought they'd be.
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are you going to lay in bed studying them now
FROM: red@cdc.org
video games are more fun when youre stuck inside
[ oh. wait. ]
FROM: red@cdc.org
do you know what those are
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Probably. I need to keep up with the times.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
No, I've never heard of them. You wanna tell me?
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first do you know what a television is?
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Yeah. It was one of the first things I learned coming aboard.
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its strange how people dont have them where theyre from. anyway you wire up a game console the the tv and the games show up. each game is on a cartridge or disk depending on the console youve got
FROM: red@cdc.org
you play as a character and you move them around with a controller that comes out from the console. you have left up down right for moving and then more buttons that do other things
FROM: red@cdc.org
a game can be anything. fast or slow. puzzles. story based. some games let you play with friends too so youre playing the same game. theres game systems you can take around with you too
FROM: red@cdc.org
you hold it in your hands and it has a screen already
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I think it makes sense. It's amazing to hear about how different other people's homes are.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
But I see! I think I've run across something like that a long time ago. It was billed as a novelty toy.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Only, I'm pretty sure it was too big to be carried around. I never saw anything like it again after we left that island.
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they can be as big as a person too. theres arcades where you can go in and most of the games will be two player so you can play against your friends. theres a game called a pinball machine where
FROM: red@cdc.org
you have two levers and you have to press them at the right time and right pressure to make sure the ball that kicks around doesnt fall in the hole and goes into the slots that earn you the most
FROM: red@cdc.org
points
FROM: red@cdc.org
but what was the island? was that the last planet
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That sounds fun! Man, I'd love to get my hands on one someday.
[Read: he'd love to take it apart.]
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Ha ha, no, it was an island back on my home planet. Nam Cobanda Isle was its name. It was a pretty flashy place. It reminded me of a carnival.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
We helped out one of the residents. In return, he let us try his "Dragon Buster" game.
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a friend told me you can buy consoles on the shopping channel on the ship but i dont know how much it costs. theyre expensive back home
FROM: red@cdc.org
a pinball machine would be even more expensive
[ And as cool as game consoles are, he doesn't want to waste a large amount of money on them when he has other places he could use it. ]
FROM: red@cdc.org
but there was an island where youre from that had a game station ? what about a tv. and what was the game like
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