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Insert Coin | OPEN
Insert Coin didn't look like much from the outside: dark tinted windows and a large green and black sign over top. Nevertheless the bike rack out front was almost always full and finding parking could be quite a challenge.
It lay several blocks north of the park, nearer to Skaia U than Crocker U and well nestled in the heart of the area where most Skaia students who lived off campus tended to settle in a more densely packed area with apartments and eateries. It didn't bother advertising much since it had become a staple of college life in Sburb and business was booming.
Inside the place was dimly lit with scattered neon and the comforting blue glow of abundant screens. Most of the floor space was devoted to games that ran the gamut from pac man up to the more modern games with motion capture so you could duck your character behind cover and several DDR machines to trick people into exercising.
A long glass counter stretched to your right as you came in, complete with the full range of prizes that you could redeem your tickets for, all the way up to the 100,000 ticket replica light saber that gleamed in its own case behind the counter. The employees generally looked bored as they exchanged cash for tokens and tickets for prizes.
Farther in was another counter that the owners had had the brilliant idea of making available to food truck vendors. The menu varied drastically depending on the day and regular customers tracked Insert Coin's social media feeds to find out which food trucks were scheduled for which days. There were some tables and chairs clustered near that counter as well as the more active games like DDR for entertainment while you ate. The water fountains and bathrooms were near there as well.
There was also a more enclosed area upstairs, with private rooms for karaoke and private parties, where you could reserve a room and a particular game ahead of time for a few hours. The owner often said that putting in a service elevator had been his smartest investment and a large chunk of the arcade's income came from people setting up soulcalibur tournaments or bringing in their own consoles to take advantage of top of the line projection and sound equipment to game on a screen the size of a wall.
For clients of age they also sold beer and some basic cocktails, though if you spilled you were banned for a month with second offenses earning you a lifetime ban.
Have fun!
((Mod note: The arcade and food trucks will be wholly staffed by NPCs for now so feel free to set future threads here for parties or hang outs. It has any arcade game you want. The areas so far are: Main Arcade, Prize Counter, Food Counter, Karaoke, and Party Rooms. Let us know if you want other areas! Also this isn't leading to plot or anything, we just felt the time was right for a new neutral space and an open thread!))
It lay several blocks north of the park, nearer to Skaia U than Crocker U and well nestled in the heart of the area where most Skaia students who lived off campus tended to settle in a more densely packed area with apartments and eateries. It didn't bother advertising much since it had become a staple of college life in Sburb and business was booming.
Inside the place was dimly lit with scattered neon and the comforting blue glow of abundant screens. Most of the floor space was devoted to games that ran the gamut from pac man up to the more modern games with motion capture so you could duck your character behind cover and several DDR machines to trick people into exercising.
A long glass counter stretched to your right as you came in, complete with the full range of prizes that you could redeem your tickets for, all the way up to the 100,000 ticket replica light saber that gleamed in its own case behind the counter. The employees generally looked bored as they exchanged cash for tokens and tickets for prizes.
Farther in was another counter that the owners had had the brilliant idea of making available to food truck vendors. The menu varied drastically depending on the day and regular customers tracked Insert Coin's social media feeds to find out which food trucks were scheduled for which days. There were some tables and chairs clustered near that counter as well as the more active games like DDR for entertainment while you ate. The water fountains and bathrooms were near there as well.
There was also a more enclosed area upstairs, with private rooms for karaoke and private parties, where you could reserve a room and a particular game ahead of time for a few hours. The owner often said that putting in a service elevator had been his smartest investment and a large chunk of the arcade's income came from people setting up soulcalibur tournaments or bringing in their own consoles to take advantage of top of the line projection and sound equipment to game on a screen the size of a wall.
For clients of age they also sold beer and some basic cocktails, though if you spilled you were banned for a month with second offenses earning you a lifetime ban.
Have fun!
((Mod note: The arcade and food trucks will be wholly staffed by NPCs for now so feel free to set future threads here for parties or hang outs. It has any arcade game you want. The areas so far are: Main Arcade, Prize Counter, Food Counter, Karaoke, and Party Rooms. Let us know if you want other areas! Also this isn't leading to plot or anything, we just felt the time was right for a new neutral space and an open thread!))
Dirk: Play the Ninja Game
He glanced at Feferi as his screen displayed his score and instructed him to get ready for level two.
"What are you gonna do? Just watch me play?" He asked, turning back just in time for the game to loudly announce the second level.
Feferi: Observe the Ninja
Dirk looked as casual as she had suspected he would, but it had been an excellent pretext to get him to come to the arcade and she fully intended to take advantage of it to get him onto the DDR machines.
Dirk: Grow Tired of This
In the end, he cheated a little by using his speed to beat the last level. He didn't think anyone would notice, with the exception of Feferi. He set the sword back down in it's stand and crouched to gather the ridiculous amount of tickets the game was spitting out. He didn't have any interest in arcade prizes, so he held the dangling strip out to Feferi.
"Here." He told her, side-eyeing a trio of giggling preteen girls. Why were they staring at him?
"You wanna show me your game?" He asked, hoping she would lead him away. Most of the crowd had dispersed, but a few people were still watching and talking amongst themselves.
Feferi: Change of Plans
With a grin, she led him toward the back wall, gesturing with the hand holding the tickets to the ominous looking metal structure. She handed him back his tickets and shed her jacket, dropping it carelessly on the floor before carrying her bag of tokens over to the console on the wall behind it, plunking in tokens. The cabinet next to it unlocked and popped open and she claimed one of the quarterstaffs within (there were sensors that went off if the game ended and you didn't either add more tokens or put the staffs back).
She closed the cabinet which locked again and walked to the center of the triangle before tossing her bag of tokens onto her discarded jacket. "This one's MY favorite," she said happily, striking the one lit up middle panel to start the game.
She lasted for several minutes before she missed one of her strikes and the game over noise played and she straightened, panting slightly. "Want a go?" she asked, offering him the quarter staff.
Dirk: Fail
"Alright, sure." He stepped up to take her place and grabbed a few of her tokens to start her game.
He had the advantage of being fast, but the unfamiliar weapon was his downfall. It was only vaguely similar to a sword, and he could only rely on speed so much when he was so clumsy with the staff. He didn't last more than a few rounds before the game over noise sounded. Huffing, he handed the staff back to Feferi, admitting, "It's not as easy as it looks."
Feferi: Grin
Soon she was feeling properly warmed up and bouncy as she put the staff away and claimed a fresh pile of tickets. She added it to Dirk's pile and considered. "Do you fin Dave would like a light saber?" Fef asked, pointing at the ticket counter and the Grand Prize lurking atop the shelf in a special case with garish neon around it.
"Between you and me I fin we could definitely get there," Fef said slyly, glancing at him sidelong.
Dirk: Win the Prize
"Dave would lose it over a light saber." He answered. "What game here gives the most tickets?"
Feferi: Not a Gamer
Feferi grinned sheepishly. "Mostly I just slay dragons," she said, gesturing to the quarterstaff game she had just showed him. "Or DDR.. but that doesn't give very many... Maybe one of the strategy games?"
Fef looked around, trying to see who had a lot of tickets and where they were coming from, chewing on her lip as she propped her hands on her hips, thinking.
Dirk: actually never been to an arcade before...
He turned in a slow circle, and his eyes landed on skeeball. He cocked his head at it. Sure, he'd only played it once before, but he'd been pretty good at it, hadn't he? He watched a couple kids play and collect their tickets, then nodded toward it.
"Skeeball? Bet I can beat you."
Feferi: Skee those balls
"Game on Dirk the Quirk!" she said, in a sillier mood than usual and feeling a sudden inclination toward nicknaming him.
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"That's a terrible nickname." He told her. He picked up the first ball and rolled it up the lane, but threw too hard and missed the center target. Shit. He tried again, but this time his aim was skewed to the right. For fuck's sake, shouldn't he be good at this? The third ball hit the mark, as did the ones he threw after that, and he bent to collect his tickets with a little smirk.
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Giggling, competition already forgotten, she clicked in several more tokens to play another round, aiming for the high value hole again.
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"Yes!" she cried, jumping up and down as her machine played a victory noise as she finally got more consistent about hitting her goal and the machine poured out a fresh pile of tickets.
"Dirkasonic how's your pile of tickets?" she asked, grinning and wrapping her arms around him.
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"It's growin'. How many do we need?"
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Feferi wasn't one much for actual gambling, though perhaps it was time to give it a try again. She wondered if Dirk had a hankering for a trip to a casino for a fun weekend.
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He looked over at Feferi. "Think I could get the jackpot on this one if I move fast."
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She eyed the light saber speculatively, resolving to provide them with a new one after she and Dirk laid claim to this one, and, with a grin, headed over to a contained target shooting game using a water cannon. She hummed to herself, seizing control of the water with her power and subtly nudging the high powered stream to the largest value targets.
Soon she returned to Dirk with armloads of tickets, grinning as she looked over their combined loot.
One stunned employee later and Dirk had possession of a high quality red light saber for Dave that could be used for play fighting and Feferi had a fresh one on order for anonymous delivery to the arcade.