These Are Not The Games You Are Looking For (Closed)

[bombashbunny]

Who: Ash and Renee
Where: Game Car
When: Sometime after departure, Bassoon Day 1
What: Renee teaches Ash about blideo blames

Ash made it a point to check out the new cars once the train had departed, curious as to how the vote turned out and what great gift the train gave them now. She looked about the board games for a deck of cards, eventually finding herself before the video games section. She wasn't entirely sure what she was looking at, but they certainly intrigued her. She stayed her distance a bit so as to not mess anything up, but it was clear she wanted to look it over and figure out what the device was.

Comments

[afterburner]

"They're kinda like virtual reality interfaces. I think." They did put Renee into the mind of some of the stuff in the Danger Room, not that she'd ever gotten deep instruction on the technology there. "And this is supposed to be the game car, so I'm gonna assume that there are games loaded up in there..."

She hasn't really had a good chance to look over or into them yet, save for a brief session with Luke Skywalker of all people, so she's already got a rig in her hands, turning it over to look at it and see where the instructions are, before tugging it on to her head.

"Bet I look like a real nerd now!" But she's laughing.

[bombashbunny]

"...Virtual... Reality?" She watched as Renee looked over the games, speaking aloud, eventually looking over the rig. Ash couldn't help but tilt her head as Renee pulled the rig on and said she looked like a nerd.

"I'm not sure what one would look like?" Ash mostly just sounded confused.

Ash's ears were up all the way, twitching at the sounds she could hear as she got closer to Renee and looked the rig she was wearing over. "So... How does this virtual reality interface work?"

[afterburner]

"Yeah. You might want to ask Tony about the technology behind it, I'm not sure how good I'd be at relaying it, but it's a visual interface. You put this on your head, and there's probably a controller or a glove that goes with it so you can interact with the game."

Which is about what she knows from when she was interacting with the stuff at the Institute as well.

"No, I mean I know there are games on here, I played some with Luke a couple days ago." Not that Ash would have a reaction to his name like Renee did.

[bombashbunny]

Ash was curious about the technology, but mostly she was just confused about the use of it at the moment - she was certain she would be figuring that out pretty quick, though. She was relatively certain they weren't designed for Viis either way, based on the way the actual head piece was designed. She guessed she could likely get it on her head, but it'd be a little awkward.

Ash definitely didn't have the reaction that Renee had, but she did look back to Renee. "What kinds of games are there, do you recall?" This was definitely Ash trying to see if all of this was worth the trouble of figuring out.

[afterburner]

"Actually, how about you try this one?" One of the helmets actually had open spaces, more like a bike helmet. Those holes were oversized, though, on the top and the sides--they'd never protect a humanoid skull, but clearly these things weren't made for protection, just to have a place to hold a visor at about eye level. "Might work better."

"Uh. Crisis escape sort of game, a four-player adventure, a racing game where you're supposed to beat your friends...there's another one to make four, but I don't remember that one." Probably because it hadn't interested her nearly as much as the other three.

[bombashbunny]

Ash took the helmet from Renee and took a moment, looking it over. Yes, this one would likely work. "I think you're right - this looks more appropriate." For her ears. Whoever set these things up was thoughtful.

She pulled the headset on as Renee explained what games there were, adjusting the straps. Once it powered on Ash was frantic for a moment as she looked around and did perhaps the safest thing she could do: drop to one knee. Logically she understood what was happening, but it still was unnerving to not being seeing what she expected, and the movement was every so slightly not quite real.

"That's... different." There was a bit of vertigo. "How do you do this without falling over?"

[afterburner]

"Sometimes you do, but usually you can catch a chair first," Renee said, chuckling. And, really, she was showing that, too. Reaching out to grab one of the chairs, and levying herself down into it with care.

"I'm pretty open to playing whatever, though. Probably will be terrible at the flying game, but if that's what interests you..."

Renee shrugged. Then again, this was not the Danger Room and the VR here was going to take some getting used to...