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[HE'S...SUPER NOT READY BUT HE'LL COME OVER ANYWAY, sitting down carefully next to Rin so he can look at the Gear over his shoulder.]

I would hope so, at least...it wouldn't be much fun if the beginning was too difficult.

[Then again, no matter how hard it is difficulty wise, being scary at all already isn't too appealing...but oh my god he's going to try.]

Nuh-uh, a game is only as fun as its difficulty! It's gotta be hard or else it'll feel like we're playing a baby game.

[AND AS TEENAGERS, THEY CANNOT BE SEEN PLAYING A BABY VIDEO GAME. PERISH THE THOUGHT.

As they spoke, Rin familiarized himself with the controls. It seemed simple enough. Check cameras, watch for walking creepy things, flash lights.]

[Ugh...it's so dark. Dark and spooky and nope yeah Rin you can just...man the controls while he tries not to stare at the corners of the dark room too much.]

So you just...have to not get caught. Right?

Right. But it's weird. They're movin' slow anyway, it's not like they can really catch you.

[It's not that spooky... Rin's not scared (no way!) but he's trying to keep his focus on the gear. He's gotta make sure that those things don't suddenly sneak up on him.]

[Chihiro nods, keeping quiet for a moment so Rin can focus. Even if they're not fast, it's really the jumpscares that he doesn't like...and in games like this, there seems to be very little warning before things suddenly start happening.]

[Checking, checking, che- oh no you don't! Ha! Thought you could sneak up on Rin, eh?] This is so easy! You sure you don't wanna give it a go?

[Rin glances over to Chihiro. As much as he had to keep an eye on the game, he wanted to make sure Chihiro wasn't too freaked out. He bumps against Chihiro's side with his elbow.]

We're almost done with the first night! You can relax in... Two hours.

[Two...hours...hahaha...]

O-oh no...that's okay. It's more fun watching, anyway. I like to watch Nanami-san play games when we're together, so...

[Not that he isn't totally convinced he'd be amazing at this game if he tried, or anything...]

If you say - whoa!!

[SHIT SHIT SHIT THAT WAS WAY TOO CLOSE. WAY WAY WAY TOO CLOSE.]

D'ya see that?! D'ya?! [RIN SHUT UP AND LOOK AT HOW MUCH POWER YOU HAVE LEFT. YOU ARE STILL AT 4AM.]

[He'll say he saw it, considering the little cry of surprise he ended up letting out just before stifling it with his hands covering his mouth.]

D-do you have enough power left?

Power? I have a battery in this game?!

[He's down to 15%. The clock is forever at 4am. All of the animatronics are walking about. The first bowl of snacks is almost gone.]

[Good...evening, Fujisaki; at the very least when he calls this time Ginti doesn't sound like he wants the world to stop so he can get the hell off.

...It's also preluded by a picture attachment that probably shows the reason why.]

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Cat's doing fine. Her name's Bronte.

[...oh no it's cute.]

I'm glad to hear that, Ginti-san! It looks like she's warmed up to you already.

I've had cats before. They're not too hard to figure out.

[Feed them, pet them a lot, put them down when they fuss a lot, try not to send your assistant to hell in front of them. Easy!]

So you're a breeder, right? That's what whoever dragged you here decided you're supposed to do?

[...Rin did you heck up already.]

Yes! You've been using power by checking the cameras, see?

[That's the gist of it really, even with Pokemon. Though those are more likely to set you on fire if you piss them off or something.]

Mhm, that's right. I didn't really understand why at first, but now that I've been doing it for a while...well, it's actually very enjoyable.

Yeah...?

["Enjoyable" is not quite the word he'd attach to "let's make sentient animals screw", but to...each their own, he supposes...]

That's what I'm supposed to do, too, apparently. I've read the...thing that explains what we're supposed to do, like with egg groups and stuff. It's kinda over my head but I'll deal.

[What? No! Pay no attention to the eerie background music that has suddenly decided to make an appearance.]

Oh! That's what that thing was for? ... oh!, so that means we only have 10% for the rest of the night?

[MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T KEEP THE CLOSING THE DARN DOORS...]

[...okay he'll admit, that part is weird, but the enjoyable part for him lies more along actually planning clutches. Egg moves and whatnot.]

Oh! Well, if you have any questions, I wouldn't mind explaining something, if you would like. Egg groups can be a bit complicated...you would be surprised what types of Pokemon are actually capable of breeding.

[...yeah hopefully Rin won't mind Chihiro scooting a bit closer to his side because this is starting to get 2spooky 2fast.]

And we still have two more hours...

[H-He doesn't mind at all. Chihiro was going to prove to be a distraction, if only because Rin is caught between feeling somewhat embarrassed and wanting to miraculously finish the first night without incident.]

It can't stay 4 o'clock forever! See? If I just... [... he was going to keep the door open BUT RIGHT BEHIND IT WAS SOME MOOK IN A SUIT. So he slammed that door closed asap. B-But the power takes a major hit!]

Should I just keep it open and flash it?

[Chihiro's nearly watching through his fingers now, barely able to squeak out a response.]

U-um...k-keep it closed for a second...maybe it'll go away...

[He does exactly as Chihiro says and the battery drops to 7% while they keep the door closed for "a second". When he opens it again --

-- Rin actually flinches and closes that door so fast it ain't even funny.]

Fu-- he's still there!

Still?! W-we don't have enough power to keep the door shut until 6, do we?

... It's at 4%.

[yay, it's finally 5am!]

[That's not good.]

...is...is the door clear? Maybe you can open it now.

[Even though they're probably already sunk, maybe they can preserve their last bit of power for...a few more minutes, anyway.]

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