Thread:TheMaximumMatt/@comment-30953185-20180805212940/@comment-32807753-20180806020314

Luan: Wouldn't you love that though?

Lynn: Heck yeah I would!

Lincoln: Well, if you're bored, you can hang out with me. I'm on my way to Gus' Games and Grubs.

Lynn: Gus' Games and Grubs? Sounds kind of lame.

Lincoln: Come on, Lynn. I need someone to hang out with at the arcade. It's just that that they installed this new game called "Super Sluggers Rush IV".

Lynn: (freezes) "Sluggers"? You don't mean sluggers as in... baseball players? Do you?

Lincoln: Maybe...

Lynn: As in, this game is about baseball? Playing a sport?

Lincoln: I guess you could say that.

Lynn: (gasps) Ooh!

Lincoln: But since you don't want to come to the arcades with me, I'll have to play this new sports arcade game by myself.

Lynn: Well, actually I-

Lincoln: I mean, clearly, this new game wouldn't interest someone one like you. It's much too unimportant for you.

Lynn: No! Wait! I wanna come with you!

Lincoln: No, no. You're right. Playing an arcade game is silly. Have fun bouncing a ball in your room all day.

Lynn: No, no, no, no, no, no! I really wanna come with you!

Lincoln: Oh, alright, if you change your mind.

Lynn: Yes! Wooh! Let's go! (grabs Lincoln's arm and runs off)

Lincoln: See? That's how you convince someone to come with you to something. Not threatening them with a baseball bat!

Lynn: Relax! I wasn't actually going to hit you!

[beat]

Lincoln: I have a hard time believing that.

Lynn: [rolls eyes] Whatever!

(Cut to Lincoln and Lynn at Gus' Games and Grubs)

Lynn: Alright! We're here! Let's get started! (spots Lori at the counter) Lori?

Lori: Oh! Hi Lynn! Hi Lincoln!

Lynn: I didn't know you worked at Gus' Games and Grubs.

Lori: (jokingly) Well, you never asked. What are you guys doing here?

Lincoln: Why wasn't she at home when I asked her to come?

Lisa: I would say plot convenience, but seeing as how Lori being busy at her job wouldn't affect this story, I have no idea.

Lynn: Lincoln invited me over to play the new Super Sluggers Rush IV.

Lori: Well, you're just in luck. The game's completely open now, so it's all yours.

Lori's boss: Hey, Lori! I need you for a sec!

Lori: Coming! Sorry guys. I gotta head over there before my boss goes ballistic on me. Have fun! Coming! (runs off)

Lynn: Sheesh. I never thought she'd be working here of all places. She's always dreamed of working for the CIA, and here she is being a cashier at a children's pizza arcade.

Lisa: At this point I don't even care about pointing about grammar errors anymore.

Lincoln: Plus, hey, you got to start somewhere right?

Lucy: Agreed. Just look at me for instance. I went from being a writer for restaurant menus to being a professional poet, even performing in the Royal Woods The-

'[Luan looks down sadly, causing Lucy to pause]''

Lucy: Uh. Forget I said anything.

Luan: No no no. Go on. You earned it.

Lucy: Well, okay then- Royal Woods Theater. I did learn from the best though.

Luan: Aww.

Lincoln: (shrugs) Well, you gotta take what you can get.

Lynn: So, Lincoln. Where's the baseball field?

Lincoln: Baseball field?

Lynn: You know. The place where the game takes place at?

Lincoln: Uh, you mean the arcade machine... over there. (points to arcade machine in the shape of a baseball)

Lynn: That's not a baseball field... oh, it must be one of those training machines. Okay, gotcha!

[Lynn frowns]

Lynn: Um... is this story turning me into Leni or something?

Lincoln: What? Whatever, let's just go. (enters quarters into machine)

Lynn: Alright. Let's do this! (swings out bat) I got my baseball bat! I'm ready!

Lincoln: Lynn, what are you-?

Lynn: Pipe down, Lincoln. I'm trying to concentrate.

''[The pitcher in the game throws the ball at Lynn. Lynn swings her bat, but nothing happens.]''

Game Umpire: Strike one!

Lynn: Dang it. I was too soon.

Lincoln: Actually, Lynn-!

Lynn: Shush! He's gonna throw it again!

Lincoln: Lynn!

Lynn: Not now, Lincoln!

Lincoln: But-!

Lynn: What?!

Lincoln: You don't need a bat to play!

Lynn: What are you talking about?!

Lincoln: You just need to use this! (puts Lynn's hands on the joystick and button)

Lynn: What is this?!

Lincoln: You... use the joystick and the buttons to play the game? Like, all arcade machines.

Lynn: Uh... how do you hit a baseball with a stick thing and a button?

Lincoln: You... move the joystick to move the player and push the button to make the player on the screen swing?

Lynn: (gives Lincoln a confused look) You're not making any sense right now. You don't need a joystick to move me around.

Lincoln: Not you. I'm talking about the player on the screen obviously.

Lynn: You control a person?

Lynn: Okay, now this guy is acting like I've never even seen an arcade machine before! I know how they work! Duh!

Lincoln: Well, considering how you always prefer playing physically, you not knowing how to do it any way other than that would make sen-

[Lynn glares at Lincoln]

Lincoln: -never mind.

Lynn: Seriously, though. This is just dumb. I would cream all of you at any video game!

Lincoln: ...Have you ever played an arcade machine before?

Lynn: Well, I- uh-... (sigh) no.

Lynn: Yeah, but that doesn't mean I don't know how they work!

Luan: [doubtful] Do you though?

[Lynn scarily glares at Luan]

Luan: Ah! Never mind!