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[want_a_vacation]

*It's odd for Allen to be using text instead of video, isn't it? But he is, and not giving any indication why.*

Would anyone here like to help playtest a basic version of a game I'm working on re-creating from my world? It's a puzzle game with the goal of getting a certain number of characters from one end of an obstacle course to the other without accidentally crushing them with the obstacles or letting them fall off the path.

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[uzuki]

Too bad Ziggy isn't around to make the game truly worthwhile!

I could help out. I didn't play the game as much as everyone else, but I remember the interface and the basic concepts.

Is everything alright?

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[want_a_vacation]

Thanks. Do you want to come pick up a copy or should I bring one to you?

Yeah, it's fine. I've just got a bit of a cold and don't want to interrupt myself sneezing.

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[uzuki]

I'll come by, since you're not feeling well. Do you need anything?

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[want_a_vacation]

Some tea would be nice, though you don't have to if it's too much trouble.

[uzuki]

Don't worry, I'll be there soon.

[want_a_vacation]

Alright, thanks.

*He's left his door unlocked for her, and is sitting at a desk with a small pile of disk cases next to him and a box of tissues on the floor. He definitely looks sick, and sneezes audibly.*

[uzuki]

[A short time later, he'd get a knock at the door. And since the door came open from her knocking, she's letting herself in.]

Allen?

[The smell of spicy curry is probably wafting in now, as Shion has brought you a delicious serving from the nearby restaurant to BURN THAT COLD RIGHT OUT OF YOU. and a couple to-go cups of hot tea.]

[want_a_vacation]

*Too bad he can't smell it, stuffed up as he is. But he does turn and smile when she comes in.*

Ah, you didn't go all the way out to get me something to eat, did you?

[uzuki]

Yes... Sorry it's not homemade, but this will have to do for now. [Shion will be setting you up with plastic silverware and the beautiful styrofoam container.]

Are you working on Hakox now?

[want_a_vacation]

It would be a waste to eat your curry when I can barely even taste it, anyway.

*Food is food, even if it's in styrofoam. He'll be nodding toward the admittedly cheap but very reliable now that he's had a look at it computer sitting at the back of the desk before he starts eating, though.*

Yeah. I've changed the controls a bit to work with a keyboard, but it should play like what we're used to. Theoretically...this is just the first version, after all.

[uzuki]

[She smiles at the compliment and moves around to curiously peer at his screen.]

Still, I've seen that some people are interested in learning about other worlds. If we can show them this game, I think it might be a little more interesting than just a description.

It's too bad we can't show them something like the Encephalon.

[want_a_vacation]

*He has the program running, with the bare bones of a title screen up with the words "Start" and "Help" to choose from.*

But that isn't possible without the UMN. But maybe we could find out if the computers here can support a-a-atchoo! *Just a second, wiping his nose with one of those tissues.* Ugh. An elastic AI.

[uzuki]

[She gives a light laugh.] There's only two of us. I doubt we could replicate something that complex. Maybe if we had MOMO to help, but even then, it still isn't likely.

That reminds me, Jr. and MOMO are here, right? I haven't seen either of them.

[want_a_vacation]

They're supposed to be here, but I haven't seen them in a while.