No science-y names this time, just tea

[fermionprincess]

[A strong aroma is coming from Alessandra's room. She somehow found an industrial burner and is using it to brew tea. It took many only several tries to start it up, and she somehow even managed to avoid an accident while doing so. The liquid is drank from huge, utilitarian metal mugs - but she handles them like if it was fine china and delicate teacups.]

Please, do join in! Recent activities may have been stressful, but this will calm your soul.

[Alessandra's friends are downright invited, but everyone else is encouraged to pop in too - the door's open.]

Comments

[fermionprincess]

How peculiar...

Please show me how do you operate this device!

[Good thing there's an electric socket in the room, despite its tech-ignorant resident.]

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

Oh... well, here. This goes on over your head... uh... like a helmet I guess. You want to look through this part here. [[He displays this by tapping on the protruding visor.]]

Then you hold these in your hands. They're the controls. You move them like... joysticks in the cockpit [[Assumed she doesn't pilot by some weird trace system.]]

Here, I'll turn it on... [[Oh look, loading screens! Flashing logos for the game and everything. And who or what is BamDai?]]

[fermionprincess]

[Unfortunately, a trace system is exactly what Alessandra uses.]

So many flashing lights! This is so confusing... it takes an exceptional person to master such a system!

"Start a match"? Yes, please! ... It does not listen to me. Pay attention, sir BamDai Overman Battle, or whatever your name is!

[At this rate, she's going to log into a fight and ruin Gainer's victory streak. As soon as Alessandra figures out this game is not controlled by verbal commands, that is.]

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

H-hey hey! Slow down Alessandra!

I guess for a first timer it is hard. I don't remember mine...

Don't go ruining my streak though. I'll see if I can set up a profile or something. Here...

[[Here comes the awkward... Gainer... touching another girl's hand! H-he's only just putting her hand on the controls... and showing her how to navigate the menu.]] You use these to control. Here, push this button [down] until you get to options. Then push this one [A or something] to pick it. Then... go to new profile...

[[yeah, babysitting her through making a new profile.]]

[fermionprincess]

[Any gestures are hard to interpret as romantic, because Alessandra still refuses to lose the gloves.]

Oh? A "nick" is needed. I assume that is something like "King Gainer" of yours? Let us try "Nuclear Empress Alessandra", ohohoho!

[Too long a name: the system accepts only Nuclear Empres. Yes, with a single s.]

Have it your way, Overman Battle. If all I need to master you to push buttons, then push buttons I will!

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

Well... that's the general idea. There... you'll even get to pick your own machine. I haven't gotten the latest patches so, I'm missing out on a few newer machines but... they all have different sta-[[blah blah blah in depth gamer jargon about specs and preferences and this-versus-that stat...]]

So... I think you can pick whichever you like. You can change later. [[Even if they're pretty... polygonal. Virtual-On quality graphics and all]]

[fermionprincess]

Oh? I am sorry, but due to distraction I could not pay attention. Would you be so kind to repeat everything after "diminishing returns"?

[While Gainer was talking, Alessandra already managed to pick a machine and start a game - possibly by accident. Start a match, and lose it too. That was fast but at least she seems to be taking the first loss pretty well.]

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

Uh... sure. Basically the more you hi-

Wait, what did you get distracted by. [[He can hear the sounds...]]

Did you get into a match and loose. Already? What level were you playing on?

[fermionprincess]

Level? The fight did not seem leveled in any way, I am afraid. The opponents were absolutely merciless!

So that is what using an Overman feels like...

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

Well... the stage... the difficulty of the arena.

If you picked something complex I can imagine you lost.


The... controls are similar, but, you don't have to deal with the stress of killing or hurting people, or being shaken around by the Overskill...