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[gameplays]

[When the SFC turns on, Konata's flopped on her desk. She moans slightly, and goes to eye the precious few tokens she had earned lately.]

All the work here is so boring. I don't want to do any desk work, and the people at the restaurants looked at me weird when I asked if I could come into work in cosplay.

The things I do for my anime and video games...

[She's acting like she's dying - but of course, she's not. Silly girl.]

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[video]

[invoker]

[Mitsuru tilts her head ever so slightly.]

If work in costume is what you are looking for, perhaps the Amusement Quadrant would be more to your tastes?

[video]

[gameplays]

Maybe. But I don't want to dress up in just any stupid costume, either.

[It has to be specific.]

[video]

[invoker]

Did you have any in mind or did you just mean eliminate costumes that would cause you embarrassment?

[video]

[gameplays]

I worked in a Haruhi costume once. I asked if I could come in in something like that and I just got stared at.

Don't amusement parks usually have mascots to dress up in, though?

[Video]

[rebull]

Anime anime anime, I swear I keep hearing you pink apes talking about that. Is anime really that good? [A sigh, leaning back with his wings rustling.]

[Video]

[gameplays]

[Oh boy. She's even going to ignore the pink apes thing because REALLY?]

Of course it's that good! Anime should be something that everyone tries at least once!

[Video]

[rebull]

Oh really now? Even me? [A large, sharp toothed smile.]

[Video]

[gameplays]

[...Creepy. But she'll just brush it off. Because Anime.]

Yeah! I said everyone. When I say everyone, I mean it.

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[keepsthefire]

[Oh hey, she's talking about things he knows. And oh he feels the pain of wanting to buy things but having no money.]

Why would you go to work in cosplay? Unless you wanna work at a maid cafe...

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[gameplays]

[Oh awesome, he knows what she's talking about.]

Because then you can get into character and really enjoy it! I worked at a cosplay cafe at home.

[Best thing, okay.]

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[keepsthefire]

[He does!]

Oh, right! Cosplay cafes, I forgot about those! There weren't a lot where I lived.

... I don't think there are any here, though. Which sucks, 'cause you'd probably be perfect for 'em!

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[gameplays]

[:D]

I know. It's the only job I've ever had that wasn't completely boring.

I mean, I even have to act like myself if I want to be a waitress somewhere!

[Oh the horror.]

[video]

[otaku_hitman]

Work sucks, but it buys video games.

And people here don't appreciate cosplay, if they even know what it is.

[video]

[gameplays]

Sure does, but it still sucks.

[Weeps. That statement is so sad but true...]

I can't believe this place! Never hearing of this stuff...where have they been, under a rock?

[video]

[otaku_hitman]

Not arguing there.

[ horribly true. and finally someone agrees with "living under a rock"! ]

Fuck yeah, they have! Most of the people here haven't heard of anime or video games! It's like we're stuck in last fucking century!

[video]

[gameplays]

[Yup, she completely agrees with it.]

We just have to bring culture to Vatheon! They just don't know what they're missing.

[ video ]

[martelapproves]

What's a video game?

[ video ]

[gameplays]

You don't know--

[OKAY. Well here we.]

There are several types of video games. There are arcade games, where they're in a giant box with directional arrows and buttons. Then there are console games, which are generally small box-looking things that you can put a disk in to play on your television. The third type of video games are handhelds--[She reaches over to get her DS (which had survived the soaking) and holds it up for Mithos to see.]--and they're like this!

[She flips it open, showing him the buttons, the screens, and the stylus.]

[ video ]

[martelapproves]

[ Blink, blink. That's... actually somewhat interesting. Moreso than he thought it would be. ]

Can you show me how it works?

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Wait, like those weird stand-up box things?

*Rita's only introduction to video games was a very weird arcade...*

[gameplays]

Some video games are in giant boxes, yes. But not all of them are.

[At least she knows. Kind of.]

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Huh. Weird. Sorta.

I never would see that as something worth a job you don't like...

[video]

[destroytheworld]

Anime? Video games? What's that?

[video]

[gameplays]

[She'll educate you all.]

Anime is animation done in a Japanese or Asian art style. Video games are games that are split into three types: arcade, console, and handhelds. In an arcade, they're basically in giant boxes that you play the game on with buttons and joysticks. On consoles, they're much smaller boxes that you put a disk in, and you actually have a controller for that. Handhelds are like this--[She pulls out her Nintendo DS again and opens it, to show her the screens and buttons.]--and for those, you put a cartridge into them to play them.

[video]

[destroytheworld]

_{[she still doesn't get how this works, but...]}

It sounds like a waste of time.