Kart Mastery (Cecil)

Subject: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:35 pm

Most days you'd find Callie out and about, the outside and quiet of places like East Eden and Sunlake Palms were typically her favourite go to spots. However, a bit of variety was always good, and she knew just the place for something a little more exciting. It had been quite a while since the girl had last visited the arcade, aside from the loud noises that she wasn't hugely fond of, she preferred not to waste too much money on places like this if she could help it. Kay would be annoyed at her if she did, that was for sure.

Either way, today the young vixen had found herself drawn to the arcade. Even if it was noisy, the machine were a lot of fun! Back when she was younger, she remembered coming in here a lot, she never had any money but it was a place to keep herself out of the cold and she enjoyed watching other people have fun. Now with the freedom to choose something to do herself, the hooded girl would give herself a few minutes to walk about the place to scout out which machines she wanted to try before spotting and aptly approaching a Mario Kart arcade machine, one of those ones where it was fully set up with a steering wheel and pedals. She'd watched a load of people play these kinds of games before, but never before had Callie had a go of one herself. Today was the day she'd learn to be a karting master!

Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:26 pm

It felt, so, so good to get back to the arcade for a few games. The little voice in his head of before still nagged at him for the decision, but fuck them. They kept him aware, but actually going along with things the way it had wanted him to had generally let to catastrophe, ignorance and overwork.
So, yes, fuck Ankou right now. He was doing things his way, and right now that meant some me time.

Still, as nice as it was, he was definitely a bit out of practice. A new patch had come in for CrimsonBurn while he was away, and unfortunately for him that meant some buffs for characters he already had trouble dealing with and alterations to his own toolkit that screwed up the timing for a couple of his combos. He'd still pulled by, but he was taking more losses than usual, and he needed to get some practice in before the next attempt if he didn't want to spend all his money on getting his ass beat.
So, it was time to hit the other games...

Except for Dance Dance Retribution. That was way too much of a goddamn crowd to deal with.

Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:05 pm

After a short wait for the people who were already on the machine to be finished, Callie excitedly threw herself into the seat and tested to make sure she could reach the pedals and everything she needed. Luckily these kinds of machines were designed for kids to use, so there was no issues with her being able to use it at all. On her, she had enough money to play quite a few different machines, though not all of it was meant for here. No she made sure to limit herself to five games maximum, though she'd prefer to only have spent money on three if she'd had enough fun by then.

The hooded girl would turn around in her seat and took a brief look around. The people just before her seemed like they were racing against one another, it would be fun to see if she could wait to have an actual person to race against instead of only racing against the machine! "Oh!" The girl cried out excitedly as a familiar face met her eyes. U-uh, she'd met them at East Eden a little while ago... Their name was... "Cecil, right? Hey! Fancy meeting you here, wanna race~?" She'd offer accompanied by her usual bright smile before patting the seat next to her. "I'm not very good at it, but it'll be fun! Promise!"

Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Fri Jan 25, 2019 1:18 pm

"Huh?" He'd only cast a passing glance over the area, and suddenly he'd found a young voice calling his name...familiar, too...
Looking back in the direction of the kart machines, he sighed and smiled wryly as he spotted the childish girl he'd met a while ago while he was walking, chuckling as she excitably pats the adjacent seat. "Well. Hello there, Callie. Out on your own again, I see." And if their last meeting was any indication, he was fairly sure she was. He still had his reservations about the whole situation, but the last time was enough to to tell that trying to confront that particular mess was an effort that likely wouldn't make any headway.
Better to just go along with this and keep an eye on things himself. He'd been looking for something else to play, anyway, and this was more fun than just doing something by himself or with a complete stranger.

He shook his head and sat himself down, fishing out a few coins. "Well, if you promise it's going to be fun, I'm sure it will be. Just try not to get left in the dust, alright? I've seen what some of the kids pull on these things, I'm not taking things easy."

Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Fri Jan 25, 2019 2:35 pm

Callie would giggle lightly to the remark of her being out on her own again. "Seems like it~! I don't live too far from here though so you don't have to worry as much as last time. Promise." The girl would tease, which was true, she lived in the Backlight District and the bar wasn't too far from the arcade at all. Besides, if she was being honest, technically she wasn't on her own as Terra was here too! Though, no one else was allowed to know that. "I wont be alone if you keep me company though." She continued with a warm smile, excitedly pulling out some coins to put into the machine when she saw that Cecil was in fact coming over to join in.

Callie would nod determinedly. "Oh don't you worry, I've watch people play these kindsa games enough to know where all the secrets are! I won't go easy on you either~!" The young vixen would chuckle, honestly she hadn't played the game herself all that much though so she wasn't fully confident in her ability to play. Regardless, it should be fun win or lose! "I wanna play Daisy cause she's the princess of flowers!" She'd call out excitedly, locking in her character choice and waiting for Cecil to do the same before the game began loading. "Hehe, good luck! 3, 2, 1... GO!"

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:12 pm

His lips curl up a little more as Callie echoes the thought he'd had himself just moments ago. It was almost sneaky...especially by the standard she'd set in their last meeting. "You don't have to try and prey on my concerns just to get me to play, you know."

Alright. Coins in, characters selected, game on. He watches the screen intently, DK in place at the seat of his vehicle and his own eyes on the countdown. Around the second number of the countdown, he starts to ease his foot down on the pedal, aiming for a burst of speed to start the race as his kart revs up. "Don't worry about it Callie, I'm not going to need luck for this one. Despite what it looks like, I'm not monkeying around."

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:02 pm

Callie would shake her head. "No, no, I didn't mean it like that!" She'd attempt to plea, still a hint of teasing to her tone. "It's just nice to have someone around! Someone to talk to, ya know~? Everything is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else!" Plus then you get to talk about any cool experiences you had together! And like, then you know if you do something cool that at least someone else saw it happen! It always sucks when you do something suupppeerr cool and go try to tell it to everyone but no one believes you because no one saw you do it!

As the race was about to begin and the young vixen had started calling out the countdown before the start, Callie couldn't help but get distracted and laugh at the awful pun Cecil made, causing her to mistime pressing down on the pedal, allowing Cecil to take an early lead. "Hehe, you sound super confident! I'll do my best to try and make you eat those words~!" Even if she was behind, it wasn't by much and if she had learned anything from the countless times she'd watched others play, people who were behind got better items! Now to just try and nab one!

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:11 pm

He just smiles and rolls his eyes. "I know what you mean. I mean, didn't really used to have the best idea of it before, but it's great having someone around to enjoy things with. It's not really the same when you do these things alone."

Cecil grins widely as Callie actually laughs at that terrible line - and then laughs himself as she completely forgets to get herself the starting boost because of it. "Well, you're doing a great job so far! They're tasting pretty sweet right now!"
He's not oblivious as Callie stares down the item boxes, and drifts towards the one she's aiming for. Snag that, and she was going to be stuck itemless without a chance to change targets...unless she wanted to stop cold and take herself out of the race. Fine by him.

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:26 pm

"No, no, no!" The girl called out as she drifted slightly too far to the right and missed the item box she was going for. Drats! That was her big chance to gain the advantage! However, it seemed all was not lost, Cecil himself seemed to go much further out of his way to grab an item himself and just like her, he'd missed the boxes too! Gaining a mini turbo off of the drift to at least make the attempt worth it, Callie managed to pull up to be almost neck and neck with Cecil.

"They won't be sweet for long!" She retaliated gleefully. Man this was even more fun than she thought it'd be, it didn't seem too difficult yet either, unless all the hard turns were at the end of the lap! "If only I managed to grab a banana, I could of maybe tempted you to let me win~!" The girl would laugh at her own poor joke. "It's okay though, Princess power will push me forward!" Her look of joy quickly shifted to one of determination as the next set of item boxes rolled into view. This time for sure, she had to make sure to grab one or she could be in serious trouble!

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:38 pm

"Who needs a lousy peel when you have the DK banana hoard?" She was next to him right now, but the whole point of the great ape was to outspeed everyone else around him, let alone the petal princess of the poor pace. "You may trust your princess power, but challenging me was a royal mistake."

He almost laughed as she picked up a banana just as she'd hoped for, but he wasn't bothered by that. Maintaining speed, he took to drifting around the corners, hugging the lines of the track and taking each little burst of speed he could. "I know that item looks appeeling, but don't get cocky, Callie."

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:05 pm

"Hey, another one never hurts~!" The vixen would chime, finding it way too funny that just after that she managed to actually grab an item and it ended up being a banana. Not only that, the pair seemed to still be racing practically side by side! Callie chuckled at the new bad pun, shaking her head to try and keep focused. "See? Princess power always provides exactly what I wish for~!" With a smirk, Callie would think about the best way to use the banana. They were so close to one another that she wouldn't be able to just place it behind her, it'd surely miss. Instead if she threw it in front... Maybe he wouldn't expect it!

Doing her best to keep on pace with Cecil's movements, trying desperately not to make and silly mistakes and throw away her chances, Callie saw her opportunity and took it. Launching the banana peel forward, it was a long shot, she knew that, but if it hit it'd really push her into the lead! "Don't be appeeled yourself, you wouldn't want to peel out~!" Whether she landed her mark or not, she'd passed the finish line for the first time and went into the second lap!

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:34 pm

Smirking, he watches as the banana sails through the air...and is easily drifted around, leaving it to lay in place on the track. "Looks like princess power doesn't give you a good aim, Callie. Not your crowning moment!"

Unlike Callie, Cecil held onto his banana. The kid was struggling with the controls right now, and now was the time just to focus on getting ahead and preparing to more effectively sabotage her later.
"Round 2, Callie. Let's kick things up."

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:59 pm

The first banana missed... Though it was a long shot so she wouldn't feel too bad about it, besides new item boxes were coming up and it allowed her to pick up another chance! A chance at banana throwing redemption! "First attempt was a split, but see how you like this one~!" The banana wasn't going to be much use for her now, she was falling behind a little. It was better for her to give the throw another shot and hope for a better item to catch back up with later!

The young vixen would get her crowning moment, maybe not now, maybe not this race, but someday! Someday she'd prove she was the Karting Master! "Woah. We're one lap down already? I knew time flew when you were having fun but at this rate we're gonna have a super short race!" The girl chuckled as she attempted to once again drift into an item box. "But there's still plenty of time to spice things up~!"

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:16 pm

As soon as he's a head, he drops his own banana and dodges past the one sailing toward him. "Hey, it's a small track, of course the race will be short!" He goes on ahead, but having to dodge everything isn't being kind to his supply of well earned speed. Callie seems to be getting the hang of things more, and he wasn't letting that just go. "You can say that again, though. Let's see what happens next!"

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Subject: Re: Kart Mastery (Cecil) Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:29 pm

Doing her best to aim the banana seemed futile, Cecil was clearly too practiced to fall for such tricks. However, the young girl wouldn't let herself be fooled by it either, quickly dodging out of the way of the banana peel Cecil left for her and accidentally racing over a boost pad that the boy must've been heading for himself. It was probably for the best or she would have been seriously left behind! "You may still have the lead now, but soon I'll be shrooming on past!" Callie's voice was more intense than normal, she was really getting into this and wanted to do everything she could to come out on top!

Playing smart, the vixen would use her acquired mushroom just before the next set of item boxes appeared, allowing for the chance of another grab! Whether or not there was time to make use of it wasn't certain, but there was no point wasting the opportunity! It was all or nothing now, the final lap had begun! "Final lap~! I can't let you stay ahead any longer, Cecil! Princess power will claim the crown!"

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