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[Erin Hackett]

Why was she doing this to herself? Why? Yes she played the other games and should have learned her lesson back then. Yet here she was playing Blood Borne, a game that was basically Dark Souls but with a different name and a lot of top hats. The top hats were a nice addition but man was there always this much blood in the game? Literally her character was drenched from head to waste. How did she not have any blood on her pants or shoes with how she was dropping bodies?

"Come on! I killed him! Are you serious?!" Erin could not help but yell in frustration as she had managed to kill one of the large crows but it had killed her as well. A double death and now she had to start all over and kill all the way to fight that stupid crow again. At least she was not going to get scared by the million and one jump scares that the game seemed to love throwing at her. It always felt good to run to the spot of the last guy that jump scared her and destroy them before they could even move. Normally she played her games in her room but she was doing that whole being social things again.

So she was in the student lounge, with her PS4 and brought a couple of her games to just hang out and play with anyone that wanted to join her. The sun had already started to set so it was a bit dark, but that just made the game that much more fun. A guy with a pitchfork killed her. "Really?! Please, someone get me past this part." Erin begged as she looked around the student lounge and waved around her controller. It was easy to ask someone for help when she had been focused on the game, but now that she looked away from the screen the nerves were returning.

[Abel Bellefonte]

Abel was really glad for the student lounge, because not only did it have tables and stuff it had really loud people most of the time. Most currently some kid trying to play a video game he was too busy to try and find out the name of. Yeah he played a few but he wasn’t obsessed with them like some people, he never understood how they could have so little to do with their life they build it around video games. Well unless they were planning on being video game developers because exploiting pop culture and youth’s desire for fantasy world outlets was pretty smart.

To be honest, he didn’t really have anything to study, he was just working on the pitch for this new organization he wanted to start and then he was going to turn in. He hadn’t realized how into video games the kid was until she was calling for help. He closed his binder and walked over “Maybe it would help if you stop getting frustrated, but if you want i’ll help you get past the level”

Maybe he had only walked over to her because he was bored and wanted to talk to someone even if it was someone he hadn’t seen around recently. Then again he’d been so busy in his own little world because being the oldest wasn’t all that fun. Nope he was stuck with stupid majors and a nagging feeling in the back of his mind that he should just switch to music. “So what are you playing exactly?”

[Erin Hackett]

While Erin might have lost her confidence, the boy’s words were enough to cause her to slightly glare at him. Of course, a 'pretty boy' would say such a thing. He probably had not played a video game in his life or was not even good at them. Probably thought they were a waste of time and that playing sports and looking good for the ladies was more important. Stupid guy. Why did it have to be someone like that have to come over to her? Of course this was all a judgement based on his words as he came over since she had no clue who the hell the guy was.

"It's hard to not get frustrated when you are trying really hard and different methods to do something and you die, which results in you having to start all the way from the beginning and going through the tedious stuff over." Erin said, with a tiny bit of attitude. She of course didn't look at the guy as she said this because she was not in her bold mode yet. She did hold the controller out to him, still because sometimes people had that stupid beginner’s luck that came in handy in this kind of situation.

When he asked what game she was playing, her mouth slightly dropped open, and he really was not a gamer. "Bloodborne. Basically Darksouls with a different name and slightly different story line concept." Erin informed him as she moved a little on the couch so he had a good spot near the TV. Personally when she played something she had to be well all up in it to really get into it.

[Abel Bellefonte]

Abel caught on to the attitude but thought it was best to ignore it. He didn’t know that he had something possibly rude as he was just trying to help but either way he already started talking to the girl. He wasn’t all that used to offering to beat levels in video games for people, the few games he did have he never really played because he was always busy. He did have to wonder why she wasn’t studying or something, but that was none of his business.

“Ah, that makes sense” He said nodding even if it really didn’t because it was just a game and there was always the solution to turn it off and go play outside. He took the controller and started the game again, trying to get a feel for the controls and what he was supposed to do. This wasn’t really a game he would normally play. He was a Halo and CoD type of guy but to each their own he supposed and he hadn’t played it from the beginning. It could very well be like those games and he would never know because he wouldn’t ever play it besides that moment.


“I see i’ve heard of Dark souls i’ve even played it. I don’t have much times for video games these days.’ Well technically he’s never had time for video games but it was the same thing. He was hoping that he wouldn’t get hooked on this game because he didn’t want to be yelling at the screen like she was.

[Erin Hackett]

It was final weeks and the like, but Erin didn't study. She never really studied since she was one of those people that did naturally well on test and in school in general. The only time she actually ever did badly was because she didn't try. That was why she was a Junior instead of a senior at the moment, because she had not tired at all her Junior year and they made her repeat. Of course it would not have been that hard for her to take a few tests and be done with high school without any real effort on her part.

She didn't want to do that yet, no motivation for it unlike the current motivation she had for beating this stupid level. "Uh-huh." Erin said back, not thinking that he actually got it. He didn't look like he would be the type to get it. That was why she dislike those people who were all 'don't get frustrated with it' cause they just didn't understand. He said he played the game, but that didn't really give a clue to if he was good at it or not or even if he really understood just how hard the game was.

"Well if it’s something that you enjoy, you would make time for it. But...nothing wrong with not liking them...of course..." Erin said, still a bit cranky at first but she started to be nicer. It was not his fault that he didn't like video games or whatever his reason behind not having a passion for them. Erin was doing her best to at least stop judging him, because he did come over here to help. Even if she was so blaming him for why she got snippy with him because of what he first said when her came over. "I just need you to help with this part mainly; I’m getting tired of fighting this stupid guy." Erin said as she pointed to the TV.

There was one of those Hunters you had to fight, walking around and where she was standing caused him to not yet spot him. She just needed to get past him and then she could easily handle the next few monsters before the boss. She just got fed up of dying to the hunter guy at least six times already.

[Abel Bellefonte]

Abel nodded, he was positive that it wasn’t a big deal but he would go along with it. Only because he couldn’t blame her for getting all upset, she was passionate about video games. Even if they were a waste of time, he was guilty of playing video games. He also turned the console off every now and then, okay he only turned it on when he didn’t want to do his homework or cook. That wasn’t the point though...at any rate he was going to try and not die. Abel was competitive so he’d want to keep playing until he beat whatever part he was supposed to beat.

“I guess” He said shrugging and studying the spot she was pointing too. Before he walked into view he tried to get a feel of which button did what because he had never played the game before. He was a hundred percent certain that he would die the first time. He move the character over and tried to kill him but died at the last second. He sucked his teeth and sighed, okay maybe this wasn’t such a good idea.

“One more try?” He asked her nicely, he just had to beat this because he couldn’t lose. It wasn’t like he had to beat the whole game, he just couldn’t throw in the towel.

[Erin Hackett]

Of course Erin had passion when it came to video games, it was basically her favorite pass time and if she didn't have a future in her current career plan, then she would have something with video games. She had the skills for it and the connections, especially because she was from Japan and knew a few adults that worked in some of the big name companies. She was actually going to major in computer severity, hacking, and a few program based things, but they were not important at the moment. This game was.

Erin didn't say anything to his 'I guess'. She didn't know what to say and she was trying to stop herself from glaring or being mean to him. At least he seemed to be trying now and not smack talking the life style that she chooses to lead. She had no problem with him moving around, trying to get himself familiar with the buttons. It was something she did often, especially when she had not played a game in a long time. She stayed silent as he moved ahead, fighting, only to end up dying and having to go all the way to the start.

"Go ahead. Let me know if you need help getting back to that part again." Erin said as she leaned back against the couch. She had already gotten him past a lot of foes to the part she wanted him to beat. Now he was going to have to do it all on his own unless he asked for her. The ones before should have been a little easier because of her level, but if you were not careful the ones with pitchforks could do a lot of damage with just one hit.