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voidtreckernet2021-09-01 10:09 am
flatteries) wrote in voidtreckernet2021-09-01 10:09 am
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nebula 1; video
[ Guess who isn't used to making announcements over this thing and is heavily trying to surpress some social anxiety right now? This guy.
To his credit, he manages to smile rather convincingly, no matter how much he's sweating on the inside. ]
Hello, everyone..! I'm not sure if a lot of people tried out the arcade back on Diagad, but there was this charming game that involved having to dance..? [ DDR. He means DDR.
He just doesn't know it. ]
Either way, it was a lot of fun, so I got one of those machines for it here on the train! Anyone can use it, just.. please be careful and don't break it? It cost a lot of points! [ He worked hard for those!! ] If anyone thinks that it looks or sounds like fun, but has no idea how to use it, feel free to ask me for help! I can teach people!
[ ...
There's a slight pause, and then he adds with a bit more awkwardness: ]
Ah, and if.. someone could help me move that big, heavy thing.. I would certainly appreciate it.
To his credit, he manages to smile rather convincingly, no matter how much he's sweating on the inside. ]
Hello, everyone..! I'm not sure if a lot of people tried out the arcade back on Diagad, but there was this charming game that involved having to dance..? [ DDR. He means DDR.
He just doesn't know it. ]
Either way, it was a lot of fun, so I got one of those machines for it here on the train! Anyone can use it, just.. please be careful and don't break it? It cost a lot of points! [ He worked hard for those!! ] If anyone thinks that it looks or sounds like fun, but has no idea how to use it, feel free to ask me for help! I can teach people!
[ ...
There's a slight pause, and then he adds with a bit more awkwardness: ]
Ah, and if.. someone could help me move that big, heavy thing.. I would certainly appreciate it.
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It seems that the game itself includes rewards and penalties if you don't get it right. [ He looks closely at what Inigo is doing and imitates him. Curufin must be doing all right, or the game would end, and it hasn't. ]
Okay! I'll just use my directional sense instead of looking at the arrows. [ Step, step, press, press! This is very much like a dance. ]
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Yes, it's just like that! [ Inigo says, as he watches Curufin move his feet. ] It's just all about following the rhythm of the music!
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One two three four five six seven eight! [ He counts off as though he were in a dance studio practicing a dance production, everybody using the count to synchronize their motions. And his body reflects this idea as he moves his arms and his body to the music. ]
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It's not a laughing at Curufin kind of laugh though, mind you. It's too happy for that, too genuinely joyous. It's just that if Inigo likes anything, it's seeing people getting into dancing. It's nice. It makes him feel a little less weird for being so into dancing himself. ]
You're a natural!
[ And hey, he might as well compliment someone who's getting so much into it. Like some sort of thanks to Curufin for going along with this. ]
I think we may have found the train's dance king!
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Yes, I am a natural! Most Elves love to dance, though of course this is contemporary dancing. Thanks for the compliment! I would happily be the train's dance king -- although I think that title should maybe belong to you, Inigo. [ Another smile. ]
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[ No, that's not a nervous laugh at all. Clearly! Obviously! He didn't stutter just there, and his cheeks totally aren't turning red..
Except that's totally what's happening here as he looks over at Curufin. ]
T-To me? Why do you think so..?
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[ He doesn't want to embarrass Inigo, as he knows the man is modest. But Curufin has just said what he absolutely perceives and believes to be true. ]
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Not that it means Inigo exactly expected to hear this all the same. His face is growing as red as a tomato, and he stops moving entirely out of embarrassment, making his side of the game fail into a game over. He isn't paying any mind to it though, instead just nervously glancing around the room, like he's a terrified animal looking for an escape route. ]
I.. I mean, I.. am not that good..
[ That's an objective lie, though not necessarily a lie from Inigo's insecure point of view. ]
It's just.. we all need something to p-pass the time here, right..? [ Said as if he doesn't love dancing. Curufin is the one who's 100% right here, but what else is Inigo supposed to say while dealing with how flustered he is right now? ]
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Don't worry about it, Inigo. Whether you're that good or not, I appreciate your asking me to come and play this game. It's true that we all need to find things to pass the time, and we tend to choose things that interest us. [ He's not going to repeat what he said before, that he thinks Inigo loves to dance. He'd rather not embarrass him again. ]
Want to play another round?
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It doesn't seem to do too much about the state of his face, considering it's still very red, even now, but perhaps it's just not that easy to get the blush to come down quickly. Maybe it'll fade in a little while..
.. or maybe not, if he keeps thinking about Curufin's words. ]
U-.. Uh. Yes, sure.
[ He'll even move to restart the game again. ]
As long as you promise that you're going to play this if you ever feel like it, even when I'm not around! I just want people to have fun with it.
Good place to wrap this thread?
Oh, good!
[ And Curufin will likewise move to restart the game. ]
I can promise you that, Inigo. Maybe we'll play it together, maybe we won't. I think this game is fun, and I'll certainly turn up here to play it again.