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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 15, 2019 23:32:34 GMT -8
Recreation CenterRecreation center of Halliday University which gives students a place to unwind, especially on days when the Oasis is closed. It is a shrine to honor Halliday's love of arcade games boasting the record for largest collection of retro games, many of which had belonged to Halliday himself and had been inherited by Wade Watts and Samantha Cook.
Upon opening the college named for Halliday a couple decades ago, Watts and Cook donated Halliday's collection of game consoles and over the years, continued to seek out more to be refurbished and added.
There are also OASIS rooms available for rent on an hourly basis, rates varying on the type of room. Everything from the least expensive large, public area room to large, private empty rooms, and down to the more pricey private rooms with multi-directional treadmill rigs. There are also a variety of OASIS equipment available to be rented out.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 27, 2019 15:45:35 GMT -8
Thursday comes to an end.
It is now late afternoon on Friday, September 26th, 2070.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 27, 2019 18:20:37 GMT -8
After a quick change, Journey had fixed her hair into her preferred serious OASIS business style of two braids and settled her visor on her head, pushing the lenses up to rest in their offline status. She stuffed her gloves and a couple other things into her pockets and was off. Antsy to get some time in on the Pac-Man machine before the guys got there, she'd opted to scarf down an energy bar on her quick walk to the Rec Center. Perhaps afterward, she'd get a decent meal.
Journey was already several levels in. There was no way she'd have enough time to beat the whole game. Not in the hour-ish amount of time she had, but she wanted to get in as much practice as possible. It had taken Halliday and years later, her dad over three hours to accomplish the amazing feat and she was determined to one day pass the game within the OASIS to earn herself that same 1981 quarter to keep in her inventory.
Being one of the more popular classics, there were a couple Pac-Man machines in the huge arcade. Journey had chosen the one at the end of the path that led to the VR rooms so she'd be easily seen by the guys when they arrived. She wanted to be sure they'd find her because she knew she always became fully engrossed, unaware of her surroundings or the passage of time. Video games were serious business to her.
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Post by Anduin on Nov 9, 2019 0:41:13 GMT -8
It had felt like the day dragged on like chewing gum. Ray was overly zealous. He so wanted to start their first adventure as a trio. Being teamed up with Emmett and Journey will be so much fun – he just knew it! To boost their chances of success Ray had bought better amor and weapons for his character this morning before his lessons. (To be honest he often entered the OASIS early in the morning before he had to go to his lessons.) And he still got some credits left. Who knew if there would be a time when it would be good to have some credits on your account, right?!
Now Ray entered their agreed venue the backpack with his equipment over his right shoulder. It wasn’t the best one and far away from the most expensive but it always did it’s job. It was about time to find a good payed job after lessons to earn money for better equipment. But he still wanted to have enough time for his adventures in the OASIS to become one of the best players. And if the teachers – Professor Ganon was the best example for that – kept on giving them so much work to do after classes, it would be nearly impossible to find a job.
It didn’t took long until he noticed Journey. She was absolutely caught by one of the old video games. Ray stepped forward to her but decided not to disturb her. It seemed like she got a good run at Pac Man. He also liked that game. And he knew that it wasn’t funny to loose because someone just gave you a friendly clapse on your shoulder while you were nearly out of order because of gaming. So he stood besides her watching her game and also watching her while playing it. She was as lovely as ever.
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Post by Ariel on Nov 9, 2019 7:47:29 GMT -8
"...Classes are going great! Took me a couple days to get used to the work load but I think I've got the hang of this University thing!" Cell phone glued to his ear, Emmett pushed open the doors to the Rec center with his free hand as he affirmed his father of the goings of his educational venture. The corners of his mouth formed a constant smile when he talked and his words were promising, though the truth about how things were going was being rather stretched to keep his father from worrying. If Emmett could be completely honest, the business programs were dull and he was finding it hard to focus. Emmett knew there was something missing, but he hadn't quite come to terms to figure it out just yet.
Then his heart sank when he heard an enthusiastic I'm so proud of you come through the phone. Emmett couldn't help but feel like a total fraud. But his dad was counting on him not only to succeed, but to do the family proud and take the business over one day. "...Heh, yeah, thanks Dad. Maybe save the mush gush for graduation," Emmett chuckled amidst a slight frown.
"But overall...," As Emmett weaved through the rows of retro arcade games, he stopped as he spotted Ray and Journey in the distance as they happily crowded over a Pac-Man machine. The sight of his friends having a good time warmed his heart and he couldn't help but to turn his frown upside down, "...I think I'm settling in just fine. But, I gotta go, we're about to start our study group. Text ya later!...Yeah, yeah, love you too." Emmett said good-bye to his dad, he felt a little bad for telling a white lie. But his dad never understood his love for games and the OASIS, so what he didn't know couldn't possibly hurt him. Slipping his phone into the back pocket of his jeans, Emmett strolled gleefully over to the duo playing Pac-Man, beyond excited to slip into the OASIS with his friends and forget IRL together - just for a little while.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Nov 10, 2019 16:20:58 GMT -8
When she only had short times to play, Journey tried out daring moves that might pay off and buy her a lot of time to collect a heap of dots in tricky areas. Eyes glued to the screen in deep concentration of the daring move, she hadn't realize that both guys had arrived.
She'd maneuvered Pac-Man around until she'd gotten all four ghosts tailing her. "Muahaha, follow me, my pretties!" she taunted the little pixelated characters as she hightailed Pac-Man in the direction of the nearest cherry. Things were going as planned and she was smirking with pride but as she got Pac-Man toward the right edge, the orange one broke rank and Journey's smirk changed to surprise as the ghost headed around the other side of a square to trap Pac-Man between himself and his ghost brothers. "What?! No, damn you, Clyde! You sneaky bastard," Journey said with a huff as she lightly smacked the joystick.
With GAME OVER flashing on the screen, Journey finally became aware of her surroundings. She blinked over at Emmett, then Ray flanking each of her sides. "Did you see that?" she said, gesturing at the screen. "I had Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde all nice and neatly lined up, ready to gobble them up after I got that cherry and just as I was around the corner from it, Clyde had to go and step out of line and ruin it."
Journey chuckled at herself. "Sorry, my geek is showing. You guys ready to play in the Oasis?" she asked, adjusting the very old and classic visor that rest on her head instead of a museum it probably should be in. Especially considering who it had belonged to and its part in the Halliday game. It was still in extremely good condition. Her father had taken extra special care of it throughout his youth, not having the money to replace it or get an upgrade. Even after winning Halliday's game, he'd continued to favor it, take care of it, and tinker with it in his own way of upgrading and when he'd passed it down to her, she'd continued to do the same. Even having been born into the next generation of technology, she found she also preferred the classic visor.
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Post by Anduin on Dec 2, 2019 8:34:07 GMT -8
"Muahaha, follow me, my pretties!" The way she acted like she thought she would be alone was so sweet! It was hard to burke a laugh or a giggle. But for the moment he managed it. Although Ray always was this cool kind of guy Journey sometimes made him struggle keeping his coolness in front of her.
When Emmett arrived Ray gave him a nod and a grin while he pointed a finger at Journey. 'Don’t disturb her,' he mouthed at him. And Mr. Cool Guy also noticed that Journey‘s idea was good. A tricky technique to circumvent the ghosts. "Go, girl – you can do it!," he whispered. He didn’t recognize that he encouraged her by talking to himself. But sadly she couldn’t do it. "What?! No, damn you, Clyde! You sneaky bastard,"
While her screen flipped her off by showing her GAME OVER she finally noticed the boys around her. "Did you see that?" "I had Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde all nice and neatly lined up, ready to gobble them up after I got that cherry and just as I was around the corner from it, Clyde had to go and step out of line and ruin it." "Saw it. Was a good idea. But maybe you should have named him Clydy instead of Clyde because then he probably wouldn’t have try to break ranks..." This time he couldn’t refrain from laughing. "Sorry, my geek is showing. You guys ready to play in the Oasis?" "Don’t do that. Don’t say sorry for this. We’re all geeks, ya know?!" Suddenly he gave her a sly smile and added: "I love your inner geek!" When he finally noticed that he tried to flirt with her again his cheeks blushed a bit. "Um, well, yeah – I’m ready! Let’s rock it!" Hopefully the others, especially Journey, didn't notice his embarrassment.
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Post by Ariel on Dec 2, 2019 11:57:43 GMT -8
"Sorry, my geek is showing. You guys ready to play in the Oasis?"
Thinking nothing negative of what Journey had said, Emmett was going to reply with his excitement to get into the Oasis and start their operation until Ray had piped up in Journey's defense. Emmett hadn't thought much into Journey's comment about her self, as they had often commented how aware of their geekiness they were growing up, though it was all fun and jokes. Emmett looked back and fourth between his two friends with a perplexed look on his face as he tried to figure out what was going on.
"Don’t do that. Don’t say sorry for this. We’re all geeks, ya know?!""I love your inner geek!"
The stammers...the grin...the blushed cheeks...suddenly a light bulb went off in Emmett's brain. His eyes grew wide as he couldn't help but to grin stupidly as he finally figured out why Ray cared so much.
"Um, well, yeah – I’m ready! Let’s rock it!"
"Ready, Freddy! Lets go!" The three friends turned to walk to their final destination, and as Journey walked in front, Emmett enthusiastically poked Ray's side, "How come you never told me?!" Emmett whispered to Ray, his grin still wide from this mind blowing revelation.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 13, 2019 23:59:11 GMT -8
"Don’t do that. Don’t say sorry for this. We’re all geeks, ya know?!" "I love your inner geek!"
Journey giggled. It was adorable how he was coming to her defense. "Oh, I'm totally not really sorry," she said on the end of her laugh. "I love my inner geek, too," she professed. She didn't know him very well yet, but she'd bet that there was an inner geek within him that would create a lifelong bond much like she and Emmett had.
"Um, well, yeah – I’m ready! Let’s rock it!"
"Ready, Freddy! Lets go!"
"Woo! Let's do this!" she said, Emmett's enthusiasm throwing fuel on her already exuberant one.
Being the one whose name the Oasis room reservation was under, Journey took the lead. She walked fast in her excitement, a sort of skip in her step every now and again. It was a Friday night so the Rec Center was crowded and noisy. There was no way the three of them could walk side by side. Just trying to keep aside one other person was difficult. Journey spared a glance over her shoulder every now and again to be sure she didn't lose the guys. They stayed close, chatting with each other, but she couldn't hear over the crowd. Soon, the three of them would have their own Oasis room where the three of them could enjoy each other's company without all the noise and crowds coming between them.
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Post by Anduin on Dec 14, 2019 2:17:57 GMT -8
"Oh, I'm totally not really sorry," "I love my inner geek, too," "Hah, so sorry not sorry. That’s good!," he shortly gave back.
And then it was finally time to go and have an adventure. "Ready, Freddy! Lets go!" "Woo! Let's do this!" Ray really loved this kind of enthusiasm they all shared with each other. And although the room was crowded no one treated them like weirdos. They all chared their love for the OASIS. Journey went on first and there was no chance for them to walk side by side with her. But Emmett stood at his side. And he tried to bombard him with questions that he didn’t want to answer. "How come you never told me?!" "Sorry, pal. I don’t know what you’re talking about. You mean that I’m a joker? You already know it, don’t ya?!" Of course, he knew what Emmett was talking about. But he had hoped no one would ever notice his crush on Journey. It was complicated.
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Post by Ariel on Dec 14, 2019 19:14:08 GMT -8
"Sorry, pal. I don’t know what you’re talking about. You mean that I’m a joker? You already know it, don’t ya?!"
Emmett was rather confused as to why Ray would deny such exclusive information from his best friend, yet he quickly realized that this probably wasn't the right place and time to talk about his apparent feelings for Journey. "Oooh, yes," Emmett displayed an exaggerated nod followed by a fairly large wink, "A jester of fun you are." Ray's secret would be safe with Emmett, though they would talk later about the details. They trailed behind Journey as the three of them made their way into the Oasis room.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 15, 2019 12:27:38 GMT -8
Journey got up to the check-in counter, the guy behind it scrolling through his handheld device. She glanced at the employee's nametag and perked up (as if she wasn't already a higher level of perk on the norm) at his name. "Hi, Lennon!" she said with a bright, friendly smile toward the guy behind the counter. He looked to be around their age, probably working part time here to earn money that was most likely going right back into the Rec Center.
The guy looked up and gave her the once over. Smiling his approval, he did a casual lean. At least that's how she interpreted it. Other guys might call it preening. "Hey there, Dimples. What can I do for you?" he asked in a playful tone while he pointed to himself then to her as he emphasized those two words.
Journey chuckled at his playfulness which brought out her dimples again. "We're checking in," she said with a glance over her shoulder at the two guys that lingered a little further back. The way they'd been chatting with a conspiratory air on the way over when she'd glanced at them a couple times, she got the feeling they were talking about girls again. Why couldn't they include her in that? She'd totally love to hear what they had to say and was so curious as to which girls had caught their attention. They'd have the added bonus of her womanly advice. A subject to think about and broach again later. She didn't want to be rude to the person trying to assist her so she gave him her full attention. "Party of three." She slid her ID card over to him. "I love your name," she said, smiling again. "Your parents John Lennon fans?"
He grinned appreciatively at her for knowing that. "Big time," he said, taking her ID card. He scanned it then looked at the name while the computer processed. She had an amused smile already in place in anticipation of his amusement. "No way! Journey?" He gave a short laugh as he handed back her card, then leaned forward, arms resting on the counter. "Awesome. We were destined to meet," he said with a flirty wink.
Journey laughed. She enjoyed friendly banter. Or was he flirting with her? She tried not to overthink it and just rolled with it. "Billboard Chart buddies," she bantered back.
The word 'buddies' had Lennon's smile slipping a bit but Journey didn't notice. Attention fully on Journey this whole time, he finally spared the two guys she'd gestured to earlier a glance. "You got a boyfriend?" he asked casually, keeping his confident smile in place.
Oh my gosh, they'd just met, but did this guy actually like her, like her? Journey chuckled with a sudden awkward shyness as she tucked a wisp of hair that had escaped her braids behind her ear. "Lots of guy friends but I hardly ever get asked out," she rattled off nervously. Journey's eyes widened in slight horror and she felt herself blush. "I mean, it's not like there's something wrong with me or anything. I don't think." Or was there? She sometimes wondered why guys didn't really ask her out. They seemed to enjoy her company well enough. She had no idea it was because she was just so nice and open and enthusiastic with everyone that guys were too afraid to ask because they couldn't tell if she liked them, liked them.
Lennon was looking highly amused. In reality, he was thinking she was damn adorable but Journey couldn't tell if he might be laughing at her. "Maybe because I can sometimes be overwhelming bubbly I guess?" Dear God, why was she still talking? Even worse, the guys might be overhearing all this. 'Someone save me from myself,' she thought with a mental face palm.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 18, 2020 10:04:38 GMT -8
Emmett had been so busy badgering Ray about the love bug that had appeared to have bitten him, that he didn't notice the flirtatious banter that was going on between Journey and the boy behind the counter at the check in desk.
"Billboard Chart buddies,"
Emmett's ears dropped into the conversation and he wasn't entirely sure of the context in which the joke was made, but he chuckled lightly to himself as he looked back and fourth between Journey and the check in desk guy. A card was being handed back to Journey and Emmett's eyes grew wide with realization as he began to fumble frantically in the pockets of his jeans for his card as the conversation before him carried onward.
"You got a boyfriend?" "Lots of guy friends but I hardly ever get asked out,""Maybe because I can sometimes be overwhelming bubbly I guess?"
"I presenteth our Identification Cards, good sir," A hand holding two cards stuck itself in the space between Journey and the check in desk worker, oblivious to anything that had been going on between the two that had been flirting up a storm. Emmett grinned and nodded his head in thanks as the boy behind the desk took his card as well as Ray's and began to scan them. "Woah! Cool name, guy!" Emmett pointed at the name tag of the boy scanning his ID card, "I bet you his parents are John Lennon fans," Emmett put the back of his hand up to the corner of his mouth as it appeared he was discreetly passing the information along to Journey, when the boy was still standing right before them.
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Post by Anduin on Jan 18, 2020 23:29:30 GMT -8
Ray also knew most of the guys working at this place but a bit more superficial than Journey. It was because he was a boy – a cool one. They didn’t call each other by monikers. However he would have like the nickname Lennon gave to Journey because he also loved her dimples.
When he and Emmett got closer to the check-in counter they noticed some scrap of conversation. "You got a boyfriend?" "Lots of guy friends but I hardly ever get asked out,""Maybe because I can sometimes be overwhelming bubbly I guess?" What the hell! Yellow Submarine’s got a nerve! (Now he gave him a nickname after all.) "I presenteth our Identification Cards, good sir," God praise Emmett. He was such a good boy when it came to going off on a tangent. "Woah! Cool name, guy!" "I bet you his parents are John Lennon fans," Ray used the moment to get nearer to his love interest. "Seems that he doesn’t have many friends, huh? Hope he didn’t annoy you too much," he whispered to her so that only she could hear his words. Than he put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer. And with a big grin he adressed Journey’s Billboard Chart buddie: "Don’t worry about our best girl, Lennon. I’m sure she’s fine with her life as it is. And if she wants to get a boy - she could have nearly everyone. I would put my money on that!" Just to emphasize his words he also gave Journey a kiss on her cheek. In truth he couldn’t say how he had the moxie to do this. But finally it worked. Yellow Submarine coughed in embarrassment and tried to turn back to business.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 25, 2020 18:26:20 GMT -8
As if in answer to her plea to save herself from herself, the boys finally finished their own conversation in time to interject and stop her awkward tumble down a very steep hill to Awkwardville.
"I presenteth our Identification Cards, good sir,"
Journey passed a gracious smile to Emmett for the save. Though she wasn't sure if it was a crazy, random, happenstance or if he'd smoothly interrupted
"Woah! Cool name, guy!" "I bet you his parents are John Lennon fans,"
Nope. Apparently Emmett's rescue had been purely accidental. Journey exchanged a look with Lennon and they both laughed as if sharing a private joke. "Already beat you to it, buddy," she said with a friendly light punch on his arm.
"Seems that he doesn’t have many friends, huh? Hope he didn’t annoy you too much,"
Journey's smile faultered as a puzzled look came over her features. Had Ray thought she was being harrassed? The only person who was causing her discomfort was herself with the words that wouldn't stop coming out of her mouth in her nervousness. She quickly tried to come to Lennon's defense. "Oh, he wasn't--" she tried to quietly reassure but Journey suddenly found herself tucked against Ray's side with his arm around her shoulders.
"Don’t worry about our best girl, Lennon. I’m sure she’s fine with her life as it is. And if she wants to get a boy - she could have nearly everyone. I would put my money on that!"
Just when she thought she couldn't be more surprised, Ray placed a kiss on her cheek. She felt herself blush as Lennon looked embarrassed and absorbed himself in his job, scanning their cards and handing them back. Journey gave a nervous laugh and adjusted her visors that had been jostled in the sudden pull toward Ray.
He was making her out to be way more than she saw herself as. Geez, he'd made her sound like one of those popular girls from old 80's and 90's movies set in high schools. The ones that were ungettable gets that turned every boy's head in school. "Oh, that's totally an exaggeration," she said, laughing it off with a dismissive wave. "I'm way awkward--obviously," she said rolling her eyes with a 'just look at me' gesture at herself, "and I'm a raging geek. Not, like, raging as in angry," she said, the speed of her talking increasing as she rattled off with awkward enthusiasm, "but like, raging as in big time geek." Lennon was back to smiling and looking highly amused. "Obviously..." she finished, happy to have thrown herself under the awkward bus to see Lennon back at ease.
"Obviously," he echoed goodnaturedly, making it sound as if to him, those were traits he valued.
She took her card from him and felt Ray's arm steering her away from the counter toward the Oasis rooms. Journey suddenly felt selfish for making them linger while she flirted with some random guy so she went willingly. "Thanks, Lennon! See you around!" she called over her shoulder.
"Geez, could I be any more awkward?" she said on laugh to Emmett and Ray. "Thanks for the assist," she continued, turning to Ray, "but you way oversold me. Maybe take it down a few notches next time." She smiled up at him, completely oblivious to the fact that he been hindering another guy from getting to her. Journey assumed he'd been helping her out and she was more than happy at that thought, thinking that maybe in turn, they'd let her help them out and include her on their private asides which she just knew were about girls.
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Post by Ariel on Feb 4, 2020 9:21:53 GMT -8
"Thanks for the assist,"
Smiling at Journey, Emmett nodded in response to her gracious thanks before bouncing along in front of his two friends in excitement. Journey and Ray continued to chat among themselves briefly as butterflies began to fill Emmett's stomach. Emmett wasn't sure if it was nerves or just a pure buzz of enthusiasm, and although he wasn't sure what to expect he only hoped that they would have some fun in achieving their in game goal.
"Woah," Emmett came to a standing halt at the entrance to the Oasis room, his eyes filled with stars as he scanned the room that was already buzzing with enthusiastic gamers. A delighted grin spread across his chin as he took it all in - exploration pods, walkabout stations, cars - the Oasis room had something for every kind of player. "This is amazing!! Which station is ours?!" Emmett asked out loud to Journey, still struck with awe by the tech filled room.
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Post by Anduin on Feb 13, 2020 10:45:47 GMT -8
"Oh, that's totally an exaggeration," "I'm way awkward--obviously," "and I'm a raging geek. Not, like, raging as in angry," "but like, raging as in big time geek." And there she did it again. But that was one of the reasons why he liked her so much! It was just so sweet.
At least they were allowed to enter Area. "Geez, could I be any more awkward?" "Thanks for the assist," "but you way oversold me. Maybe take it down a few notches next time." "You’re welcome, nerdy Lady," he replied smirking. "And your wish is my command. Next time I’ll take it… Well, we’ll see…" Suddenly he couldn’t suppress a short laughter. Maybe next time he should try to be a bit more obvious?
"Woah," "This is amazing!! Which station is ours?!" When they finally entered the room it was Emmett’s youthful enthusiasm that drew his attention back to their business. Ray uttered a wolf whistle. "Always stunning, dude," he admitted while he slapped Emmett on his shoulder. Then he turned to Journey. "The stage is your’s. You ordered our room. Go forward, we’ll follow you - 'To Infinity and Beyond!'."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 29, 2020 14:39:38 GMT -8
In his excitement, Emmett bounded ahead of them and Journey remained walking companionably beside Ray.
"You’re welcome, nerdy Lady," "And your wish is my command. Next time I’ll take it… Well, we’ll see…"
Journey grinned, not reading passed her assumption that he was only teasing her. He let out a short laugh, drawing her attention and for a moment she got caught up in the realization that she found him kinda adorkable. Thinking now that he was definitely teasing her, she playfully elbowed him in the side then quickly hopped away in case he planned to retaliate. Her little side distraction was forgotten when Emmett voiced his awe.
"Woah," "This is amazing!!
Journey took a couple happy skips to quickly close the distance and stand beside Emmett to take it all in herself with a proud grin.
"Always stunning, dude,"
Which station is ours?!"
"Station?!" Journey said, pretending to be appalled. "Oh no, dear boy. I got us our own private room!"
"The stage is your’s. You ordered our room. Go forward, we’ll follow you - 'To Infinity and Beyond!'."
"Reach for the stars!" she answered back with a Toy Story quote of her own on a giggle. Journey giddily hop stepped forward, taking the lead. "This way!" she said, heading for the private room assigned to them. She used her student pass to unlock the door and stepped in, holding the door open with a flourishing wave of invitation.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 1, 2020 17:34:09 GMT -8
"Station?!" "Oh no, dear boy. I got us our own private room!" "This way!"
Emmett's jaw hung open in astonishment, his smile as wide as his cheeks could stretch. Their own room?! Emmett definitely did not expect such treatment, but definitely would not oppose! Pressing his fingertips together repeatedly in excitement, Emmett bounced down the hallway as he followed Journey and Ray down to the door to their reserved private area. The boys hopped inside the room once the door was opened, and their excitement ensued within the secluded room.
"This is insane!" Emmett stood in the middle of the large, immaculately clean room filled with OASIS gear just for them, "I feel like a V.I.P! How did you manage to score this, Journey?!" Emmett's voice filled the room with echos as he was struck with awe. Sure he had gear of his own that allowed him to immerse himself into the world of the OASIS but never had he been in this setting of higher caliber of technology.
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Post by Anduin on Mar 13, 2020 22:14:06 GMT -8
"Station?!" "Oh no, dear boy. I got us our own private room!" Ray wasn’t sure if she was able to get a private room because of her parents or if she just used normal relations or payed for it via their gratification from Mr. Ganon. But he kept his mouth shut and didn’t ask her. First because he didn’t want to give away her secret, second because he didn’t want to let her know that he knows about her secret.
"Reach for the stars!" Oh yes, she was really too cute! He was sure that they – that meant him, Journey and Emmett as well – could have a talk for hours by just using quotes from movies, games, comics and all that geek-stuff...
When they entered their private room it was his best friends who first spoke out loud what also came to his own mind. "This is insane!" "I feel like a V.I.P! How did you manage to score this, Journey?!" "Well, probably we should say Thx to Mr. Ganon, I think," Ray answered first instead of Journey. Maybe this would last as an answer to Emmett. "Hey guys, we shouldn’t waste time," he tried to change the topic and get back to the basics. "There’s still a special task waiting for Trio Infernale to be solved." To be honest Ray had to admit that he never felt such excited as now to get into the OASIS. Going there with his best friend AND the girl he got a huge crush on would probably become the best trip into it ever! He started to equip himself. When he turned to his friends again he got a big grin on his face. "B@nshee_Queen is ready to rock! See ya on the other side, peeps."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 14, 2020 21:52:43 GMT -8
"This is insane!" "I feel like a V.I.P! How did you manage to score this, Journey?!"
"Well, probably we should say Thx to Mr. Ganon, I think,"
"Well yah, that, but mostly, you get some nice perks interning at G.S.S., including big time discounts. Every time I go in, it's technically 'work'," she said with air quotes, chuckling happily over getting paid to do something that brought her so much joy. "I keep tellin' yah, Emmett, you've gotta come in for an interview! You're so good with programming and tech and you have such great story ideas. Imagine the OASIS worlds you could create!"
"Hey guys, we shouldn’t waste time," "There’s still a special task waiting for Trio Infernale to be solved."
Ray was right. Now was not the time to try to convince Emmett to come in for an interview once again. He loved this stuff and she'd meant what she'd said. He was really good in several of the aspects that would make him a perfect fit at G.S.S. and she'd gotten the impression it was what he really wanted. Yet he always avoided the topic and didn't take her up on the offer to refer him.
"B@nshee_Queen is ready to rock! See ya on the other side, peeps."
Ray had been ready and raring to go, already plugged in and waiting for them in the virtual world. Journey hopped onto one of the multi-directional treadmills and starting equipping. She pulled on her haptic gloves and reached up for her visor, pausing to look over at Emmett. "Seriously, Doc. Think about it," she gently encouraged once more before pulling down the lenses of her antique visor.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 2, 2020 20:21:28 GMT -8
"I keep tellin' yah, Emmett, you've gotta come in for an interview! You're so good with programming and tech and you have such great story ideas. Imagine the OASIS worlds you could create!"
"Haha, yeah...," Emmett's light chuckle of agreement trailed off as his explosive excitement met a moment of composure. What he would do for a job at G.S.S, even if it was just a small interning position. He knew that doing what makes him happy was important, but his did was important to him too. What if's crossed his mind ever so often, yet he would shove them out of sight and mind as per routine. In the end, he knew where his life was heading and the stable career that he would uphold all for the sake of the family business - that's a life he had always ever known. It was the right thing to do - but was it worth it?
"Hey guys, we shouldn’t waste time," "There’s still a special task waiting for Trio Infernale to be solved."
"Oh, um, righto!" Emmett snapped out of his momentary funk as his face lit up with a wide smile once more, jumping onto the treadmill in the middle of the trio. In a matter of seconds, he was equipped and ready to roll. He placed the visor on his head, though before snapping it shut his gaze tilted to the side as his ears perked up with the voice of Journey grabbing his attention.
"Seriously, Doc. Think about it,"
Journey knew his story better than anyone, so Emmett knew she only had his best interest in mind. He didn't expect anyone to understand, but his heart was warmed to know that he had good friends who looked out for him. "Thanks," Emmett expressed with gratitude, giving her one last nod before the visor engulfed his head entirely. The entire room hummed as the lights of the equipment flickered on, "Here we gooo!" Emmett managed to make out in his final squeal of excitement before they were plummeted through was felt and looked like a vortex.
*** Emmett, Journey and Ray exit to Mario Land ***
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 5, 2022 22:59:20 GMT -8
***Journey, Emmett, and Ray enter from Oasis - Nintendo World - Mario Land***
Journey pulled her visor from her head as she hopped off her platform and took quick, angry strides toward the boys. "Did you see that?! That was so not fair! Some stupid glitch in the game caused me to lose a life!"
Finally focusing on the boys more than her anger, she caught the worried expressions they still wore and seeing how much they cared over a part of her that was simply an avatar immensely cooled her temper. Her features softened back to their usual self as she threw an arm around the neck of each of them, hugging them tight, finding that she was the one comforting even though she'd been the one worked up a second ago. "Aw, guys, it's okay," she said, pulling away but keeping a hand on each of their arms. "I know everything in the OASIS looks and feels so real but it's all just ones and zeroes," she reminded. "And don't you worry. I'll find one of those one-up mushrooms as soon as we get to a level that has them, and I'll be right back to three lives."
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Post by Ariel on Feb 6, 2022 15:03:09 GMT -8
"Did you see that?! That was so not fair! Some stupid glitch in the game caused me to lose a life!"
"Journey!!" Emmett had ripped his headset off, facing the bright lights of reality. Rubbing his eyes with both fists, he stumbled slightly over the OASIS booth but managed to catch himself before completely falling flat on his face as he rushed over to his friend, "Everything happened so fast - you looked like a total goner! Are you alright?" Emmett approached Journey as he scanned her from head to toe before embracing her in a hug of relief.
"Aw, guys, it's okay,""I know everything in the OASIS looks and feels so real but it's all just ones and zeroes," "And don't you worry. I'll find one of those one-up mushrooms as soon as we get to a level that has them, and I'll be right back to three lives."
"Haha, right!" Emmett wiped his forehead as he sighed, his panic began to ease off very quickly as he brought himself back down to normal. The OASIS was so immersive that it was easy to forget that losing lives there didn't mean that you were gone in real life. Emmett understood the dangers of being consumed by the fabricated, mesmerizing world and was thankful that the three of them could still decipher between fantasy and reality, "That glitch was super tilting! What happened to you, ya know, when your avatar disappeared?" Emmett asked Journey as he tried to wrap his head around what had just happened.
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Post by Anduin on Feb 26, 2022 3:54:37 GMT -8
"Did you see that?! That was so not fair! Some stupid glitch in the game caused me to lose a life!" Ray was just glad to hear her voice. For a moment he might have had forgotten a bit that they had been just in a video game. But the feel of maybe loosing Journey had felt so real... "Everything happened so fast - you looked like a total goner! Are you alright?" "Journey..." Ray wasn't able to say something that didn't sound stupid so he decided to say nothing more instead. And he just enjoyed her friendly hug.
"Aw, guys, it's okay,""I know everything in the OASIS looks and feels so real but it's all just ones and zeroes," "And don't you worry. I'll find one of those one-up mushrooms as soon as we get to a level that has them, and I'll be right back to three lives."
"Haha, right!"
Ray nodded. "Of course, you will. WE will! We're a team and together we're invincible!" Slowly but surely Ray managed to get back his coolness and forget that shock.
"That glitch was super tilting! What happened to you, ya know, when your avatar disappeared?" "Yeah, I'm also sure that was more than just a short disconnect," Ray agreed. Suddenly there was a big smirk on his face. "Tell me, my dear, is there someone who tries his best to get on the top of my list of people I've to give a good thrashing?"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 19, 2022 12:24:16 GMT -8
"That glitch was super tilting! What happened to you, ya know, when your avatar disappeared?"
"Yeah, I'm also sure that was more than just a short disconnect,"
Journey pulled off her haptic gloves and stuffed as much of them in the back pocket of her jeans as could fit which left almost half of them casually pooling out. "Definitely not a disconnect," she said with eyes slightly wide over what that place she'd gone to had looked like. Momentarily disconnected from the OASIS would have been much more preferable. Journey looped the strap of her visor around her wrist. "That purse was kinda like a--what did they call them in the Wizarding World," she paused, looking off to the side and snapping her fingers in thought over that massive franchise that had gone from books to movies, games, shows, plays, and any other format you could think of, but she had the answer within seconds. "Portkey," she said, the snapping fingers of her free hand going into a point. "I transported to some freaky deaky nighttime circus world, and judging by the screams, probably created by a fan of those torture porn horror movies where people are hunted and hacked up. 'Cause, you know, clowns, alone, aren't scary enough," she said in a humorously dry tone. Journey looked at Emmett, who knew very well that she was not a fan of horror films, and gave an exaggerated shudder as if shaking off the vibe of the place.
"Tell me, my dear, is there someone who tries his best to get on the top of my list of people I've to give a good thrashing?"
The endearment along with the way he smiled at her made Journey grin in return. She could feel her cheeks heating up with a blush and before she could get embarrassed and blush further, she distracted it away by tucking that wayward strand of hair that had escaped her braid behind her ear again. "Nah. These glitches happen more than you'd think," she reassured on a chuckle. "GSS allows people the creative freedom to make their own OASIS worlds, as you know, but lots of people are still learning how to code as they go along." She shrugged, completely confident in the fact that it was a simple glitch. Nowhere in her mind did she think this was some intentional, sinister plan of a twisted mind, because that was nowhere near how Journey's mind, or a majority of the world's minds for that matter, worked. "It's one of the things I spend a lot of time on at work; fixing glitches in people's coding. I'm guessing they were trying to create some sorta bonus item that opened a portal, like the Mario whistle," she said with a gesture toward Emmett over one of the very things they were after, "but they messed up something in their directional or trigger item coding..." she made an etcetera motion. Trying to create portals from user-created worlds to GSS-created worlds was a no-no, something she made a mental note to remind the user of, even though she thought it was an unintentional mistake or one of the rules in the fine print the creator simply hadn't been aware of. "Next time I'm at GSS, I'll get this one fixed, then message the creator's account. Let them know where the error was and that I'm available for any help they might need with coding in future."
Her face lit up with a dimpled grin, clearly loving what it was she did and for the chance to be there to help people bring their visions to life. Even if it was a vision that was so not her thing. She resisted another shudder at the kind of nightmare horror film hellscape that she'd never visit, no matter how much she might have assisted someone with the coding of it.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 26, 2022 9:55:30 GMT -8
"I transported to some freaky deaky nighttime circus world, and judging by the screams, probably created by a fan of those torture porn horror movies where people are hunted and hacked up. 'Cause, you know, clowns, alone, aren't scary enough,"
"Tell me, my dear, is there someone who tries his best to get on the top of my list of people I've to give a good thrashing?"
"It's one of the things I spend a lot of time on at work; fixing glitches in people's coding. I'm guessing they were trying to create some sorta bonus item that opened a portal, like the Mario whistle," "but they messed up something in their directional or trigger item coding..." "Next time I'm at GSS, I'll get this one fixed, then message the creator's account. Let them know where the error was and that I'm available for any help they might need with coding in future."
Emmett stood amongst the other two in the conversation, trying to wrap his head around everything. So much had happened in such a short little time that he was trying to absorb every detail. Yet, Journey didn't seem all too bothered by the happenstance, so Emmett was relieved that it wasn't anything of a malicious attack of sorts. Though, he was sure that being transported to a horror-type world full of scary themes had rattled Journey enough to want to get the glitch fixed so that no one would have to go through that again unwillingly.
"Well, we didn't get the whistle. Just a whole lotta adventuring and a scary circus. At least we're closer than we were before," Emmett turned to retrieve his bag and swung it over his shoulder, "I guess we should go back in once the glitch is fixed. In the meantime, all that princess rescuing has gotten me feeling rather peckish." Emmett remarked lightly, his disappointment melding into a slight grin at the thought of something to eat.
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Post by Anduin on Mar 26, 2022 23:33:41 GMT -8
"I transported to some freaky deaky nighttime circus world, and judging by the screams, probably created by a fan of those torture porn horror movies where people are hunted and hacked up. 'Cause, you know, clowns, alone, aren't scary enough," To Ray that didn't sound that much scary but he usually was very tough. Journey instead seemed to not like spooky clowns.
"It's one of the things I spend a lot of time on at work; fixing glitches in people's coding. I'm guessing they were trying to create some sorta bonus item that opened a portal, like the Mario whistle," "but they messed up something in their directional or trigger item coding..." "Next time I'm at GSS, I'll get this one fixed, then message the creator's account. Let them know where the error was and that I'm available for any help they might need with coding in future." Journey seemed to think that it was just a glitch. Ray didn't agree. For him it would have been such an unlikely accident to create something like a 'port key' in one of the existing worlds which transer someone right into the new created world. He also knew a lot about programming and coding. Creating something like a port normally was a complex thing. Most glitches which were caused by false programming were just little errors.
"Well, we didn't get the whistle. Just a whole lotta adventuring and a scary circus. At least we're closer than we were before," It was Emmett who interrupted his thoughts. "I guess we should go back in once the glitch is fixed. In the meantime, all that princess rescuing has gotten me feeling rather peckish." Ray also took his bag and grinned at his friend. "Boy, I think you're right. Having a meal sounds great to me, too. Jumping around all the time made me surely loose a lot of calories," he answered laughing. Then he turned back at Journey again. "Hey, if you don't mind - and if you wouldn't have to break a lot of rules for that - I can assist you at GSS looking out for the glitch. I may not have absolved an education for programming but I started to learn it by doing at home long time ago. We probably would be much faster when we'd work together, don't ya think?"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 27, 2022 12:30:29 GMT -8
"I could totally go for some food. I'm starving! Oh, and something chocolate for dessert. I totally earned it!" She looked to Emmett again, who'd had the misfortune in the past of sporting bruises from her grip, for confirmation. She was such a wimp in the face of horror and she'd bravely, without choice though, faced that one alone. She explained to Ray, who she assumed didn't know much about her since they'd never hung out in high school, and she assumed Emmett didn't have much cause to be talking about a random friend to another friend. "Horror movies, forget it. But I can brave one of those haunted mazes if someone talks me into it. And by 'brave'," she did air quotes, "I mean latching onto people, hiding behind them, and occasionally using them as a human shield."
"Hey, if you don't mind - and if you wouldn't have to break a lot of rules for that - I can assist you at GSS looking out for the glitch. I may not have absolved an education for programming but I started to learn it by doing at home long time ago. We probably would be much faster when we'd work together, don't ya think?"
Journey looked excited at the prospect, turning as she walked in a sort of sideways step to more fully face Ray. "Oh, that would be awesome! There's not really rules against that, as long as you at least join the internship, you're allowed to be there and working on code. I've been trying to get Emmett to join the internship for ages!" she said, turning and skip stepping as she faced Emmett now. "Maybe I can finally get you to join if Ray joins!" she said, excitedly skipping ahead of them to grab the door and hold it open. "How awesome would that be? Could you imagine? The three of us working at GSS?"
Journey followed after them, still a happy skip in her step and before the door could finish closing behind them, she heard her name.
"Hey, Journey," came the newly familiar voice. Journey turned to see Lennon, arms crossed in a casual lean against the wall, facing them several paces away with a confident smile on his handsome face.
"Oh, hey Lennon!" she said back cheerily with a smile and wave but as she was starting to turn back to her friends, he grabbed at her attention again.
"You wanna catch some dinner with me?" he asked confidently, turning up the charm in his smile when she turned to look at him again.
"Really?" she said nervously, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, quickly correcting her very nervous and unconfident sounding remark. "I mean, yah, that'd be cool," she said casually. "Gimme a sec?"
He nodded a casual 'sure thing' and as soon as Journey's back was to him, he looked to the guy who'd territorially put his arm around Journey when they'd been checking in with a smug 'you snooze, you loose' grin.
"Oh my gosh, you guys," she whispered, wide-eyed, nervous, and excited. She'd thought Lennon had randomly been standing there, waiting for someone else, but it seemed as if he'd stuck around after his shift to wait for her. "My first, real college date. How do I look? Do I look okay? Do I have visor hair?" she asked, patting down her braided hair. "Ah, who cares, I am what I am, and if he has a problem with that, then whatevs on him. Raincheck on a meal with you guys. Ee!" she said with a little excited hop as she hugged each of them. "Wish me luck!"
She stepped back, taking a deep breath and composing herself, schooling her features before turning and walking toward the seemingly mature young adult who she guessed was two years their senior. When she neared him, he came out of his lean and held out his arm. She looped hers through it, letting him escort her out. Journey glanced back to her friends with an exaggerated 'can you believe this is happening?' expression, too distracted in her excitement and nervousness, caught up in the moment of feeling like a real adult for the first time, to have gotten any read on what Emmett or Ray actually thought about the whole thing.
***Journey exits***
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Post by Ariel on Apr 2, 2022 18:38:46 GMT -8
Emmett was given only a mere second to answer the array of rapid fire questions Journey had nervously laid out for them. He nodded and tried to make words come out but failed miserably as his jaw gaped open in a dazed state as he tried to take in what exactly had just happened. Watching his friend walk off in a bundle of nerves with a guy that she seemed to be infatuated with, a moment of proudness rose up within him. Journey just got asked out on a date! These were the moments friends only dreamed of sharing with one another in person. After they left, Emmett turned immediately to Ray, "Did Journey just get asked out?! On a DATE?!" He exclaimed with an excited tone to his voice, and waited for Ray to take it all in and react to the moment that had just unfolded before their very eyes.
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