The First Game

[opening_act]

Who: Calling all idols
Where: The Game Tower
When: day 2, afternoon

[ You didn't lose your phone, did you?

If you didn't and you're anywhere within range of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building-- your phone just went off loudly, with an insistent vibration. All other features of your phone have been overridden by an alert header above a map that reads:

GAME TIME.

The map displays the route to the Game Tower from your current location. You can't make phone calls, you can't play with your camera, you can't even check your profile.

Follow the map, and the doors open to the lobby, welcoming you in. ]

Comments

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

. . . I set my father up to seduce my lover so I could kill him. . .?

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

Points for creativity, I guess.

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

This is getting too complicated... let's just wing it.

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

. . . [ . . . ]

Well, . . . any time then.

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

[Steps forward, removing his jacket and tossing it to the side]

I'm home.

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

Welcome home.

. . .

Dad.

[ looks around, either guiltily or 'is this correct' ]

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

[uhhhh, blinks]

W-Welcome back!

[pauses and then


grabs Pochi's hand??]

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

[Attempting to loosen an invisible tie]

How does pizza sound tonight, you two?

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

[ looks at where Aries is holding his hand like it is an alien ]

Isn't that a food for children. . . we're all [ uh ] adults now, aren't we?

[ adults. ]

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

[stares blankly between silver and pochi for a second before his brain catches up]

Uh! Right. We should all go out for... an ... adult dinner Sil-- er. . . . dad.

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

My daughter is all grown up and insulting my pizza. Fine, we can go out tonight.

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

Isn't it weird that the three of us go out together? Isn't going out to eat a couple's activity?

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

[awkward]

Ah... good point....... dear.

We should just go out by ourselves.

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

Darling... I think it's time we told her.

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

Don't even bother, you disgusting old man.

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

[starts]

Now??

[pauses at Pochi's response]

Wait-- you knew?!

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

But how? We were so careful...! And you've been so normal to us...how long have you known?!

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

From the beginning when I knew that you fancied boys instead of my mother, my dearest father.

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

[uh]

Then... why did you even....

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

I knew something had to be wrong. Nobody gets sick of pizza.

Look...I've failed you as a father, but can you ever forgive me?

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

I didn't believe it could be true, but it seems. . . it seems that neither of you truly cared for me at all.

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

T-That's not true!

I just.

[slaps an open hand to his chest]

I-I love you both!

Re: Box #19

[shutthefoxup]

I was selfish! I never meant to hurt you though... So... Please forgive us. We'll make it up to you somehow.

Re: Box #19

[zugzwange]

It's fine. . . I've always wanted to make someone happy. So if I can make you two happy but letting you be together, then I've served my life's end, right?

Re: Box #19

[leaveshishaton]

Oi, don't say it like that.