FieryKathy I don't like warm weather. Can it be winter again, pretty pleaaaase?
Time flies when you have fun with your friends. We had tried shooter games, pinball machines, car driving games, more fighter games, Air hockey, rythm games and even this one kind of dancing game where you needed to place your feet on different areas on the mat to complete the dance steps. I was surprisingly good at that.
“Damn you and your darn cat balance, Ami. That song was just impossible.” Hailey’s laying on the floor, completely and utterly defeated by my amazing dance moves.
“This game is so fun!” I jump a couple of happy jumps.
“Can’t deny that.” Hailey smiles up to me.
“Hey, Ami, you can even fill in your name on the high score list!”
Hailey gets up from the floor and looks at the screen as well. “What? You got first place?”
“Really?” I look at the scoreboard as well. And indeed, when I look at the board, my score is blinking at the top with three empty horizontal white bars next to it.
“And luckily your name is short enough as well.” Carol smiles as she starts typing in ‘AMI’.
“Did someone get a top score?” The man who runs the store comes walking up to us. He’s walking around with a dust cloth, occasionally wiping one of the machine’s panels.
“Yes, this girl here did.” Carol smiles and pats me on the back.
“Congratulations, that’s quite the feat on a machine this old.”
“I managed to do this because it’s only been up for a short time, right?” I ask the manager.
“No, when we let the machines get restored we tried to maintain the old scoreboards as a memory to the people who’d used them before. That didn’t work out for all of the machines but it did for most of them.” He points at the dancing arcade machine. “But this one is definitely a machine where the memory was kept.”
“Wow.” Carol looks at the scores. “So this ‘JOE’ person is someone from 60 years ago?”
“That could definitely be the case.” The man nods.
“Wow.” Carol repeats herself.
“Have you girls had fun?” The man continues.
“Definitely!” I reply. “It’s so fun to play all these old games.”
“We’ve had plenty of laughs too.” Hailey nods.
“I’m glad to hear that.” The man smiles. “He then picks something out of the wallet he has hanging from his belt. “Here’s six coupons to get yourself something from the drinks and meals vending machines.”
“What do we need to pay for them?” Carol asks.
“Nothing, it’s on the house. See it as a reward for breaking a 60-year old record.”
“Thank you!” Carol gladly accepts the coupons. “But let’s go and play some more games first.”
“That’ll be a bit hard without any more time.” The store manager laughs. “Looks like you’ve had so much fun that you forgot to keep track of time.”
“Wait, those three hours are already over?” I look at the bracelet. It says 0:00. “Wow, we must’ve started this game at the last second.” I check my phone to be sure, but indeed, we have already spent three hours inside of the arcade.
“You can always get a refill.” The store manager replies and waits for our answer.
“Uh, I don’t think we will at the moment, but we will definitely come back next time and maybe bring some more friends.” Carol replies.
“That’d be very much appreciated.” The store manager smiles once again. “If you need me, I’ll be back at the counter. Don’t forget to wash your hands after you’ve had your food.”
“We will!” I reply as the manager heads back to the front of the arcade.
“Let’s put these coupons to some good use.” Carol smiles and hands two coupons to both Hailey and I. “The vending machines were over there, right?” She points to the right.
“I thought so, yes.” Hailey nods and starts moving.
I follow my friends along as I send a message to Sam. “How are things going there, Sam?”
“Meeting’s almost done
FieryKathy I don't like warm weather. Can it be winter again, pretty pleaaaase?
Time flies when you have fun with your friends. We had tried shooter games, pinball machines, car driving games, more fighter games, Air hockey, rythm games and even this one kind of dancing game where you needed to place your feet on different areas on the mat to complete the dance steps. I was surprisingly good at that.
“Damn you and your darn cat balance, Ami. That song was just impossible.” Hailey’s laying on the floor, completely and utterly defeated by my amazing dance moves.
“This game is so fun!” I jump a couple of happy jumps.
“Can’t deny that.” Hailey smiles up to me.
“Hey, Ami, you can even fill in your name on the high score list!”
Hailey gets up from the floor and looks at the screen as well. “What? You got first place?”
“Really?” I look at the scoreboard as well. And indeed, when I look at the board, my score is blinking at the top with three empty horizontal white bars next to it.
“And luckily your name is short enough as well.” Carol smiles as she starts typing in ‘AMI’.
“Did someone get a top score?” The man who runs the store comes walking up to us. He’s walking around with a dust cloth, occasionally wiping one of the machine’s panels.
“Yes, this girl here did.” Carol smiles and pats me on the back.
“Congratulations, that’s quite the feat on a machine this old.”
“I managed to do this because it’s only been up for a short time, right?” I ask the manager.
“No, when we let the machines get restored we tried to maintain the old scoreboards as a memory to the people who’d used them before. That didn’t work out for all of the machines but it did for most of them.” He points at the dancing arcade machine. “But this one is definitely a machine where the memory was kept.”
“Wow.” Carol looks at the scores. “So this ‘JOE’ person is someone from 60 years ago?”
“That could definitely be the case.” The man nods.
“Wow.” Carol repeats herself.
“Have you girls had fun?” The man continues.
“Definitely!” I reply. “It’s so fun to play all these old games.”
“We’ve had plenty of laughs too.” Hailey nods.
“I’m glad to hear that.” The man smiles. “He then picks something out of the wallet he has hanging from his belt. “Here’s six coupons to get yourself something from the drinks and meals vending machines.”
“What do we need to pay for them?” Carol asks.
“Nothing, it’s on the house. See it as a reward for breaking a 60-year old record.”
“Thank you!” Carol gladly accepts the coupons. “But let’s go and play some more games first.”
“That’ll be a bit hard without any more time.” The store manager laughs. “Looks like you’ve had so much fun that you forgot to keep track of time.”
“Wait, those three hours are already over?” I look at the bracelet. It says 0:00. “Wow, we must’ve started this game at the last second.” I check my phone to be sure, but indeed, we have already spent three hours inside of the arcade.
“You can always get a refill.” The store manager replies and waits for our answer.
“Uh, I don’t think we will at the moment, but we will definitely come back next time and maybe bring some more friends.” Carol replies.
“That’d be very much appreciated.” The store manager smiles once again. “If you need me, I’ll be back at the counter. Don’t forget to wash your hands after you’ve had your food.”
“We will!” I reply as the manager heads back to the front of the arcade.
“Let’s put these coupons to some good use.” Carol smiles and hands two coupons to both Hailey and I. “The vending machines were over there, right?” She points to the right.
“I thought so, yes.” Hailey nods and starts moving.
I follow my friends along as I send a message to Sam. “How are things going there, Sam?”
“Meeting’s almost done
