Video Game Challenge (OTA)

[st_arlord]

It was a shame not a lot of people seemed to like renting the various video game consoles the makeshift library had to offer the Madonna Inn. Quill was a frequent visitor to the library, but rather took out a book. Gamora would be annoyed with him, but the video games held more interest to him. A lot of the games were new to him as they had come out after he left Earth. Quill was delighted to explore them.

Multplayer games were much more fun with people. He dragged a TV into the lobby and set up a Super Nintendo. He sat on one of the ostentatious couches and was currently playing Super Mario Kart while he waited for some challengers. On the coffee table there was also a cartridge for Donkey Kong Country and Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

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Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

That didn't make a lick of sense to Curnen. "It ain't alive, how can it cheat?" But all the same, she sat up straight and rearranged herself, tucking her legs beneath her. "Nah, never mind, that's ain't important."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_arlord]

"So what's your deal?" He said as the game began. "You a super hero or a magic person or alien. Oh! Or maybe some sort of robot?"

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen gave him a sidelong look with a sly little smile. "Oh, nah. Flesh and blood, that I promise you. Why, what's your deal?"

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_arlord]

"Me too," He said. "Flesh and blood, I mean. At least the last time I checked."

Quill smirked to Curnen, then turned his attention to the tv.

"I did notice you didn't actually answer the question," He said nonchalantly. "That's cool."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen shrugged. "Ain't really anything to me that's like a lot of the folk 'round here. Got out of a curse 'bout a year back, I guess."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_arlord]

"Curse, huh?" He replied. "Like from a wicked witch or something?"

He shook his head.

"Never thought it sounded fun, getting cursed." He said.

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen's smile was both slow and sharp, almost more like baring her teeth than a real smile of any kind. "Nah... it ain't."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_arlord]

"Gonna keep that on me 'things not to have happen to me' list then." He said. "Along with permanently die and eat Brussels sprouts."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen snorted and started to giggle. "Time may not work the same for everyone, but it does catch up eventually. Ain't sure you can really avoid that forever. Brussel sprouts, you got a real shot with that one."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_arlord]

"I don't know," He said. "I've seen a lot of the Galaxy. Pretty sure somewhere out there, there's a way to live forever. Just have to find it and make sure it'll let me look this good while I'm at it."

Quill glanced to her and winked.

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen smirked in answer to the wink. "Maybe there's ways. But that ain't a thing you want. A body that dunno how to die is a body that gets mean after a while."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_arlord]

That sounds like a voice of experience.

Quill turned his head to look to Curnen.

"What do you mean?" He asked, watching her carefully.

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen shook her head and stared fixedly at the screen. "That ain't a story for racing little cartoon characters on a TV."

Re: Quill & Curnen

[st_arlord]

He stared for a moment longer, then let the topic go.

"Just because it's your second time, I won't go easy on you," He said playfully.

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