Maki #426: Sore Loser
Maki
It's always so noisy whenever I come here.
Player
That's just how arcades are. Still, it's unusual for you to invite me to hang out with you, Maki.
Maki
We aren't here to hang out! We're here to practice the dance game for our rematch!
Player
R-Right. Yeah, μ's did lose in that last match against us, didn't they? Kind of unusual…
Maki
I would have won if Nico hadn't made me laugh! I swear that next time I'll win for sure, so you'd better work with me on this!
Player
Um, when you say “work with you,” you mean checking your dance form and how you do the steps, right? You're not asking me to dance with you… Right?!
[Fade in/out.]
Player
*Huff* *Puff* *Pant*
Maki
*Gasp* You aren't bad at this. I got a higher score, but you got a pretty decent result too.
Player
*Pant* I can't believe I ended up dancing after all…
Maki
Okay, now let's turn up the difficulty for the next round.
Player
H-Hey, Maki. Since we're here at the arcade, we should go try out some of the other games. We can take a break at the same time!
[Fade in/out.]
Maki
So… How come we're playing a light gun game?
| Option 1: “All the other games were occupied.” |
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| Player All the other games still had people playing them. Besides, I've played this one before. Maki Aha. You want to play something you think you'd win at? |
| Option 2: “To test our courage!” |
| Player It's a way to test your courage, I guess? Enemies leap out randomly, and you take them all down without panicking! That presence of mind is so important in live shows too. Maki You should think up better excuses if you're trying to get out of playing the dance game. |
Player
W-Well, I didn't mean…
Maki
Hey, it's fine. I don't dislike these kinds of games.
Player
Um, Maki… I can see you're all fired up to play against me, but this game only has co-op mode.
Maki
Wh… You should've told me that earlier!
[Fade in/out.]
Player
Pop the coin in the slot, and off we go! Grab your gun, Maki! Oh nooo, a whole bunch of enemies jumped out!
Maki
Hey now, isn't this a lot to deal with right from the start?! There's too many of them for me to aim properly!
Maki
Ugh, I've had enough of this!
Player
Waaah! A really big enemy showed up! Maki, we should focus our fire on that one!
Maki
Got it! Take this!
Maki
Awesome! We beat it!
Player
*Chuckle* Fighting other players is fun, but so is teaming up to clear a challenge together, huh?
Maki
W-Wait until we actually clear the stage to celebrate! The game only just started!
Player
Okay!
[Fade in/out.]
Player
Yay, we beat it! You're incredible, Maki. Your aim kept getting better as the game went on, and by the end it was like you were taking them out solo!
Maki
I feel more worn out after that than from the dance game… Hm?
Maki
You got a better score than me. I guess that means you took out more enemies than I did.
Player
Huh? Oh, so I did. Did I really beat that many? I was having such fun I didn't notice.
Maki
I can't stand getting overtaken as sneakily as that. I must have lost ground at the beginning. I won't lose next time. Let's play again!
Player
Maki, it looks like the racing game just opened up!
Maki
I already put the coins into the machine. C'mon, it's starting!
Player
Whaaat?! Didn't we say we were gonna play lots of different games, Maki?!
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