dropoffs | AUDIENCE 🚀 THRONÉ

The last time period I remember, film was barely born.

[ So this TV is very new, but they know enough thanks to being in space for a while. They will pick up the remote and turn it on, which takes them to the homepage for TV watching or gaming. ]

[interesting...

she startles a little at that, but.]

... Are the games difficult?

The labels would imply that they are not difficult to pick up. A number of them are suitable for children and above.

[ Basically.

They don't know. ]

[thank you encyclopedia joe]

... Well, maybe we should try one or two to see.

[ They are wearing a helmet, but she can sense them smiling. ]

Which title compels you?

[god now i have to think of what video game she'd want to play.

she looks at the options... points at mario kart.]

This looks interesting. Are those... those are cars, correct?

Yes... but small.

[ Thank you. Informative. They will put on mario kart for them and offer a controller. ]

It looks like there are different modes. Shall we be partners or competitors?

... Let's be partners, first.

[the idea of having to learn how to do this while also having to kick someone's ass sounds like a nightmare for someone as competitive as she is

she takes the controller!]

I will take the wheel, then.

[ Mostly because they think that they probably are better suited... And also servants can be chauffeurs, right?

Anyway, they will pick... Toadette. ]

[she picks... rosalina. that seems right.]

Alright. What do I need to do - am I... throwing things? [she'll settle down on a couch or something so she can hold this controller the way a mom does when you try to get her to play a video game for the first time]

It looks like you will be. Let me pull up the controls.

[ Amalthea... Hesitantly.. .Gets to the control menu. They're both just mom playing a videogame. Amalthea is also still standing. ]

[watches them do this]

How is anybody supposed to remember these? [WHAT IS AN A BUTTON]

Through practice, I imagine... It may burn into muscle memory.

[ They keep the control menu up, but driving? Might be the easier thing to do? ]

Are we ready?

Yes, I think so.

[frowning, but it's fine.]

We will start.

[ It randomizes the map... And they are here... At the starting line. Amalthea is staring at the TV intensely? It's hard to tell if it's intensely with their helmet, but they are staring.

And when it begins, they drive into the wall. ]

Oh, we are very fast.

[she watches their car hit the wall immediately with a thud.]

-- Ah. [she... wriggles her control stick like this is going to help.

as this is happening, a green shell comes out of nowhere and hits them.]

[ And they spin against the wall. ]

We were hit by a green shell?

[ Don't worry, they are driving on the road now and they are getting used to the speed, though they slow down during the turns. Mystery item boxes, lesgo!! ]

I didn't know that was something that could happen.

[oh good they are on the road. mystery box... she gets a chain chomp.]

How do I... [activate - oh there they go wheeeeeee]

[ omygaw they're zooming and their competitors are getting knocked away by their large temporary sled dog. ]

Was that you, Miss Throné?

I... think so.

[she's amused.] Wow. It ate half the competition.

[this is terrible for her ego. she's so competitive.]

I wonder if you will get the same ball and chain if we acquire another mystery box...

[ They are oh so curious and maybe they also like? The sense of power they have in this videogame? They get a box. ]

Only one way to find out.

[i'm crying the first sense of power the servant gets and it's from mario kart

another box! this time it's three red shells, and she goes O: for a second before... unleashing one at donkey kong in front of them. he howls and goes bopping off course, and she huffs out a laugh.]

[ It's okay to feel ambition when it's simulated. ]

The red shell seems to have a tracking system?

[ Sure it does. They already knew they might enjoy games, but didn't know how much they would. Unintentionally, they knock Donkey Kong to the wall. ]

[it's okay to feel ambition all of the time???]

Yes. It... follows. [she tosses another one, and this time it hits wario. donkey kong gets knocked off the stage entirely and the little lakitu dude has to go pick him up out of the water.]

... If you fall off the stage it isn't the end. Good to know. What... place are we? This is a race, isn't it?

Ah, so you don't die.

[ Assumes permanent death.

IT TAKES THEM A GOOD WHILE TO FIND THE TOURNEY PLACEMENTS ON THE SCREEN. This game is so chaotic, actually. ]

The ball and chain put us in fourth place.

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