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[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Near,

Uh. Hey.

So I remember you saying you've got better hand-eye coordination up close, so... yeah.

Break my DS and you're paying for two more. Plus accessories.

Matt

((OOC: With the owl comes a slightly careworn DS and two games.))

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Konata,

Hope you're not backing out! Tell me when and where - unless you want to play in Ravenclaw, I've found a PS2 and a shitload of games here.

Matt

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Ryuzaki,

I found out a little more about transport here - they've got a method of fire-to-fire travel that can get you just about anywhere. So we can get to any major city we like instantaneously to pick up computers.

I know London better, but Glasgow would be smaller and probably quicker.

Let me know!

Matt

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[cardarchitect.livejournal.com]

Matt,

Why are you

Thank you. I'll take good care of it.

-Near

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Near,

I said I would, right?

Cool. Let me know what you think about the games.

Matt

[cardarchitect.livejournal.com]

Matt,

They look like the sort of thing I might enjoy, I'll try them out.

Near

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

I leave it to your judgement. I know both cities, but not in terms of electronic stores.

I think I also need a sweater. Scotland is cold, and the castle is stone. If you are amenable to a short detour, that is.

-Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

Glasgow, then? It can't be too tricky to navigate. To be honest, I want to get in and get back out again as quick as possible (while still getting everything we need).

Are you going to stick with stripes? It was a good look.

Matt

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

Glasgow is fine. I am not much of a shopper. In fact, I have never really been. Provided we can find a bank to begin with, I will have more than an adequate amount of money.

Stripes, I think I will leave to you. Softness is all I require. Soon, then.

Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

Never really been shopping, you mean? I prefer doing it online. I'm not really an 'outside' sort of person.

Oh yeah. That whole 'money' thing. Hmm...

Up to you, but I think you're depriving the world of an awesome fashion statement. Or something.

Matt

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

The orphanage will cover the cost of your computer. Chalk it up to 'educational resource,' if you like, repayment for helping me navigate the retail world.

I do not think I am the sort to make statements with fashion. I will leave that to you, and your stripes and vests and goggles.

Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

... I can pay it back, if necessary. Most of my things were probably repossessed when I died, but I have got some work, which'll eventually lead to some payment. And it's not like I need to spend money on food or anything here.

Ah. So you're making an 'I don't care about fashion' fashion statement?

Matt

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

I would be uncomfortable if you did. I have no shortage of financial means, and you are deceased. My own death will not have changed the account availability.

I do care about fashion. It should be soft. And I should be able to sit comfortable in it. That is most important.

Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

Okay. I'll buy you some drinks or something sometime - I technically sort of owe you for that whole 'bed, board and education' thing.

... you found out about that, huh? How much do you know/should I mention/not mention?

That's caring more about the clothes themselves than fashion. And my stuff is comfortable!

Matt

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

Acceptable. And; Near told me about the nature of the event, but not the details. I would prefer it remain undiscussed. No matter what you say, I will glean some details from it, and I am trying not to, in hopes of not damaging time continuity. If such a thing is even possible.

Your things are comfortable, but you are short.

Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

Awesome. Once I've been paid, name a time and place.

I was planning not to say anything, but I know I've slipped up a couple of times already. Although yeah, seeing as you're YOU, it's impossible you won't figure some of it out.

You won't be buying my clothes. Striped sweaters aren't all in my size. Yellow and black would be hysterical good, for instance.

Matt

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

I would not have deduced it, from anything you alone had said, if it is any comfort. But you are not the only person who knows.

...I am a detective, Matt, not a bumblebee.

Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

Yeah. If it's any consolation, I'm sure none of the others would have said anything deliberately. You're just too damn smart.

Go on. You must see that it would be EPIC LULZ.

Matt

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

It is easy to see, from the way Near carries himself, who he has become. But thank you for the compliment.

Epic what?

Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

It was always gonna be Near, man. But... no, I've got nothing. Sorry.

LULZ. It's an internet thing. Basically I think it'd be funny.

Matt

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

Matt,

Mello wouldn't have liked it anyways.

I am sure that it might, but unless it is especially soft, I think it might not happen.

Ryuuzaki

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

Actually, I agree. He wouldn't have known what to do with himself once he was actually number one. But I guess it's all done with now.

I'll bear that in mind.

Matt

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

Matt-

Tonight, Ravenclaw's fine.

Sound good?

-Konata

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Konata,

Sounds great. If you're coming up to Ravenclaw, can you bring the Gamecube? I can come help carry if you like.

Matt

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

Konata needed no encouragement, and maybe she needed help, but she's too eager to play to go ask for it.

So it was a rather tangled up Konata who came with a Gamecube and a plethora of games, including Soul Caliber 2.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" Matt grins as Konata comes into the common room, and jumps up to help grab some of the more precariously-placed games. He'd dragged the TV set back out into the common room - it wasn't so much inviting a girl into his bedroom that seemed weird as what had recently happened in there. "Need a hand setting up?"

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

"Sure!" Konata started hooking up cables. "I got a few other games too. I got Super Smash Brothers Melee, and WarioWare, and some others!"

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Awesome," Matt says. Setting up a console isn't exactly a two-man job, though, so he rocks back so he's sitting on his heels. "And I've got a fair few PS2 games in my room, if we decide to switch systems."

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

"All right!" And Konata finished plugging everything in, sans the controllers. That was quickly remedied, and she handed a controller to Matt.

"Soul Caliber first?"

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Sounds good. We can play Tekken after, if you want. I totally whipped Mello's ass at it when we first found this."

He takes his controller - the second - and waits for the start up menu to appear.

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

Fast forward a few hours hours later, since neither mun really knows much about Soul Caliber.

Konata stared and pouted. Beaten! How? Although better Matt than someone else. Kagami, for example.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Matt was gloating. The reason he was gloating was because Konata really was a really good gamer, and (eventually) he'd won anyway. Awesome!

"Good fight," he grinned, taking out a cigarette pack. "We should stick on a two-player sometime. It'd be like an unstoppable winning machine."

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

"Hm," Konata huffed, mock anger, but..."yeah, we should." She wasn't mad at him. It was a good game.

"We should rope some other people in. We could kick their asses."

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Oh, totally. But people who are already sorta-good - Mello's never been that great a gamer. He doesn't see the point of it. Near doesn't like video games much..." He thinks for a moment. "You said you had a friend in Gryffindor, right?"

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

"No, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor's the place we planned to sneak into. Tomo's nice."

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"She any good at games?"

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

"I don't know, she actually helped me with something else first, so I haven't beaten her yet."

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ah, well. "What was she helping you with? What we need to do is have a tournament or something, a proper gaming tournament."

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

"GOOD IDEA!" Konata pointed at Matt. "I can get that set up in a week!" She is not telling Matt how Tomo helped her.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"A week?" Matt grins. "Right. So we need to figure out what games we're going to have. If we have a couple of different systems we can have a couple of games going at once, so the people who don't want to watch can compete at something else..."

[otakukonata.livejournal.com]

"A couple systems....some fighting, some racing...maybe a trivia game...." Konata began thinking. "And a signup sheet...I've got the Gamecube, there's a PS2...what about a rhythm game?"

She's rambling a bit, but this is gonna be fun.