Giving Up The Game: Revealing The Games People Play

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we, the community have so much idea to make this game better for everyone, but we can't do anything , this company dont give a damn about us all, get over it, A couple days later, and I’ve read through several of my mom’s journals. Apparently she was very bisexual, and spent a lot of time wooing someone named Kimmy, who was one of Lustrum’s capes. Someone with the power to make things rot, which she apparently used to punish rapists. As gross as that sounds, I can’t help but respect the lengths they would go to protect girls. I pull her into a hug, which causes her to squeak slightly in surprise. Blushing as she extracts herself, she gives me a wave and wanders off towards the bus stop. A part of me wants to offer her a flight home, but it would be too awkward with all her bags. Plus, she might be uncomfortable being that close to me. As for Lustrum, my mom was actually a member of their movement. She wrote down a lot of information on their goals and methods, and was pretty high up. She actually knew Lustrum personally, and briefly dated one of the other capes in the organization.” Taylor says, looking very proud. I spend the next hour laying in bed, daydreaming about dating Victoria and talking to her about capes and music.

Slumping into her special chair, Amy grabs a cup of coffee and stares blankly at her phone. She hums upon taking a sip, images of Victoria’s lips and eyes filtering through her mind. Amy always associates Folgers coffee with Victoria, especially the way she’d tease her about how she could possibly like such a cheap coffee. Amy was just going to have to deal with having fantasies each time she drank the stuff. Nothing to be done. You’d probably like my sister then. She’s obsessed with capes and goes out of her way to research them. She said the same thing about cape history until she tested out and started taking college classes on the subject.” Amy says with a somewhat wistful look on her face. Really? You made it sound like she was on the outskirts or something.” I can’t stop the slightly incredulous tone that colors my voice.If you want to play a free game go play Candy Crush.... and even they will try to make some money on you. There’s a part of me that really hopes I am bisexual. Partially for that extra connection to my mom, and partially because if I was bisexual, it would mean I could date Victoria. Well, assuming she was into women, but that doesn’t really matter in a hypothetical like this. I pause, letting myself think as I took a bit. A lot of what she’s saying is pretty close to New Wave’s original manifesto. “So, you’re saying the Government should be harder on crime?” Honestly, I still don’t understand the cape obsession with masks.” Taylor says, gesturing with a sandwich in her hand. We had made our way to a nearby park to eat, and sat on an out of the way bench. There were honours for Aldi on the night too, whose innovative range of game products earned them the title of Best Multiple Retailer, sponsored by British Game Assurance.

Speaking of, Taylor fits right in with the rest of her friend group, which makes it so much easier for Amy to spend time with her. By the rest of her friend group, Amy obviously means Victoria. Victoria is all that matters really. Victoria spent the night at someone else’s house. After extracting a promise to introduce them to mom and communicate more clearly when she was staying out late, she managed to squeak by with barely a slap on the wrist. Typical. If Amy had broken the rules, she would be grounded until college, and probably disowned once she was 18 for good measure.It’s at that point that Amy realizes that, yes, it absolutely can be worse. It could be both her crushes dating, which both magnifies the pain and also makes it clear that they are both into women, meaning she theoretically had a chance. Victoria, who has her arm around Taylor’s shoulders. Victoria, who kissed Taylor on the cheek. Victoria, who Amy was absolutely sure was straight, and who is apparently dating Amy’s crush.

Ugh tell me about it. I wish they would focus more on actual history rather than repeat the same sanitized version of the last 30 years over and over again.” Victoria says. Yeah, it’s this theory that Parahumans are driven to fight each other by their powers. While it’s already been well established that powers want to be used, and not using them causes mental issues, Conflict Drive Theory posits that having powers pushes you to get into fights.” Victoria explains, even as Amy rolls her eyes. Hey, I don’t interrupt you when you go off about robotics!” Victoria says with a smile, jabbing her fork in his direction.

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Well, it's direct! But I still think we need to up your emoji game. Actually, and your texting game. Oh, and your dating game… We've got a lot of work to do!

Hey Tori, did you read that recent paper on second generation power relations?” Taylor asks, and Victoria immediately perks up. Why do they call the law about unmasking government capes the Vikare Act when Vikare was a vigilante killed in a riot? Nothing about him or his death has anything to do with unmasking.” I mutter. Taylor rolls her eyes. “Yeah, and I think that’s stupid. They’re criminals, and they’re doing crimes. I can understand hiding their names and faces, that’s smart for any criminal, cape or not. No, what I don’t understand is the government’s insistence on not unmasking them or going after their civilian identities. It doesn’t stop being a crime because they took off a funny costume.” It’s with some dread and trepidation that I follow Amy out of the classroom and towards the lunchroom.

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She looks thoughtful at that, before nodding slightly. Satisfied with her agreement, I take her into the first thrift store we see.