Chapter 53 – The G3 Experience
Ally's POV
"Wow…we're here." Peruvis said.
"The biggest event of the year…we're actually here." Ringo said.
"Am I…truly dreaming?" Lidelle asked.
"No way, Lidelle. This is real." I said.
And then, with a huge deep breath, the four of us yelled out in pure joy:
"WE'RE HERE! WE'RE AT G3!"
"Yay." With an added monotoned cheer from Rafisol.
"Geez. They're yelling like a bunch of nutjobs." Phoenix said.
"Ah, let them have their fun." Melody said. "This is a special moment for them."
"The biggest event in all of gaming! I've watched the official live stream every year and have always dreamed of coming here live and in person. And now I'm actually here!"
"And you said your mom got you these tickets, Ally? How did she afford 5 of them?" Ringo asked me.
"I'm…not really sure. I really need to ask sometime. Even I don't believe that she just had enough money for 5 tickets like that."
"I see."
"Aw, whatever. Let's think about that later." Peruvis said. "For now…let's get inside this baby!"
"Yeah!" The three of us cheered.
"Yeah." Followed by a monotoned cheer from Rafisol.
"I'll meet you girls in a couple of hours." Melody said. "It's my first time coming to Ryoku Isle and I'm gonna give myself a self-tour."
"Oh. Melody. Can I come?"
"Huh? What about G3, Sis? Don't you want to come?" I asked.
"I do. But I want to take pictures and show them to Feli."
"Oh, yeah. This is her hometown." Lidelle said.
"Don't worry, Ally. I'll bring her back in time for the rest of the event." Melody said.
"Well…okay. You have fun, Sis. Just be careful, okay?"
"Okay, Onee-chan." As Rafisol said that, she gained a small smile on her face. I didn't think taking pictures would make her this excited.
It's probably the fact that she's going to show them to Feli later. The two of them are friends, after all.
"Alright, girls. Let's go! To G3!"
"To G3!" Lidelle, Ringo, and Peruvis cheered with me.
"*sigh* At times like this, I wish I could just freely leave this girl's body." Phoenix said with an exasperated look on his face.
"Good luck, Tortured Soul." Melody teased.
The four of us went inside the huge building and it truly was a sight to behold. So many different booths for all these different companies. Video games & gaming consoles, smartphones, computers, and the occasional technology stuff that makes us humans look lazy as hell. It was all combined in this huge convention center and I was going to see it all.
"Woah…so many gadgets gathered up in one place. It truly is an amazing sight."
"It sure is, Lidelle." Ringo agreed with her cousin. "*sigh* I feel bad that Maguro isn't here, though. He would've been just as excited. Maybe even more."
"Knowing him, it'll probably be more."
"Geez. There's so much such here to check out. Where do we go first?" Peruvis asked.
"Well…I was thinking that we could go to…"
"Woah! Ally!" I was suddenly interrupted by someone yelling out my name. And turning to see who said it was a huge surprise to me.
"Huh? Raina?"
"Woah! So cool! I didn't think you all would be here!"
"I could easily say the same thing about you, Raina. What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I came here with Marvie. She and I are working."
"Marvie? Wait, isn't that…"
"Raina!"
We then saw the girl Raina was talking about. Remembering the name "Marvie", seeing her made me understand why Raina was here.
"Oh. Hiya, Marvie!"
"Raina, please don't run off randomly like that. This place is big and I don't want you to get lost."
"Oops. Sorry, Marvie."
"Hey there, Marvett." I said.
"Oh. Ally, was it? Seeing you here is a total surprise."
"Yeah…I can't believe it myself."
"W-Wait a second, Ally. You KNOW Marvett Simmons?" Ringo asked.
"She was at Melody's meet & greet event. Gave Melody an in-person review of her book and really pissed her off."
"I-Is she still mad about that?" Marvett asked.
"Well…she's calmed down since then. But I don't think she likes you all that much, Marvett."
"I see. I kinda had a feeling that was the case."
"Damnit. Marvett was there…and I could've gone myself if I didn't have to go to Hell with you and Aunt Yumi." Ringo said to Lidelle.
"We don't know where Satan is. So, you were the next best thing."
"*sigh* The struggles of being a member of the Royal Family."
"Uh…go to Hell? Royal Family?" Marvett was confused.
"Oh, right." I said. "This is Lidelle Namanari and her cousin Ringo Ando. They're part of the Royal Family of Hell and Lidelle's the Demonic Princess. She's also my girlfriend."
…
…
Marvett didn't say anything and looked at me with a really uncomfortably confused look on her face.
"Your girlfriend is the Demonic Princess of Hell?"
"W-Well…i-it does sound crazy, when you put it like that." I replied with a sweatdrop.
"If you think me being the Demonic Princess is crazy, then meet Peruvis Ryley." Lidelle said. "She's half devil and half tortured soul."
"Pretty badass, am I right?" Peruvis asked.
Once again, Marvett went silent. Probably thinking to herself just how freaking weird we all are.
"So…the Demonic Princess and her relative…a girl who's half devil and half tortured soul…"
"Oh, yeah. I have magical powers and my twin sister is soulless." I added.
"I see. Looks like moving to Primp Town ended up being a good idea, after all."
She's moved to Primp? I wonder from where…
"So, uh…Marvett, was it? What exactly do you do?" Peruvis asked.
"Huh? You mean you've never heard of her, Peruvis?"
"No, not really. She looks like a regular teenage girl to me."
"Well, she's more than just a regular teen girl." Raina said. "She's a regular reviewer that goes around reviewing regular things like books and games. Pretty regular job, if you ask me."
"I see. That does sound regular."
"Um…I feel like the word "regular" is being used in a negative way here." Marvett said with a sweatdrop.
"Don't worry, Marvie. You're my regular best friend. I would never make fun of your regular-ness."
"Th-Thanks, Raina." Marvett's sweatdrop only grew from there.
"So, you're one of the reviewers here for the event, Marvett?" Lidelle asked. "I didn't know you reviewed video games."
"Well…after what happened with Melody, I did some thinking on my own and thought that maybe I can be a little too harsh with my reviews."
"What? Too harsh? No way, your reviews are one of the best out there." Ringo said.
"Thank you for thinking that, Ringo…but try telling that to the hate thread that I apparently have about myself."
"Th-There's a hate thread?" The three of us were shocked to hear such a thing.
"The people there are really really big meanies. They really don't like Marvie." Raina said.
"Wow..." Was all we said.
"Yes, it's true." Marvett continued. "Reading the stuff that was on there was not a pleasant experience. I was actually in a depressed state of mind for a few days and didn't do much of anything. I was even thinking of if I should quit reviewing altogether. But then…"
"But then I came along and told her that you're not quitting!" Raina butted in. "No best friend of mine is quitting because of some meanie bullies that don't like her! Like how I told Lidelle when she said she was gay…take their opinions and shove it up their ******* ass!"
"R-Raina…"
"Raina…" I spoke to the clone. "…I don't mind you swearing, but you're gonna have to keep your voice down."
"Oh~. Okay!" She oddly cheered.
"Though…Raina is right." Marvett said. "She did talk me into not quitting and trying again. But with a more eased up style. She then told me about this G3 thing. I'm not really experienced, knowledgeable, or into video games or electronic stuff. But…I figured it was a good start to rebrand myself. And hopefully, get a better image in the people's eyes."
"I see. I get it now." I said.
Geez. Poor Marvett. She's been feeling depressed because people actually hate her for speaking her mind. It's a sad truth…but this is a thing people nowadays choose to live by. And it freaking sucks.
*Attention, gamers. The event's video game presentation is starting in 5 minutes. Witness world-premiere titles soon to be owned by fans worldwide.*
"Well, Marvett. We can definitely help you out."
"Huh? You can?"
"We can?" The other three girls also looked at me with confused looks.
"You said that you're not knowledgeable with video games, right? Well, us four are. We'll tell you what to look out for."
"Oh, yeah. That should be easy enough. I'll help you out, Marvett." Lidelle said.
"So will I." Ringo said. "Thanks to my friend Maguro, my knowledge of video games holds no bounds."
"*giggle* Wanna bet on that?" Peruvis asked her with a smirk on her face.
"You're on!" The two then shook hands. Initiating the bet.
"You all…will help me?" Marvett asked in shock.
"Of course." I said. "I mean…even though we just met not long ago, you are our friend, Marvett."
"Fr-Friend?" Marvett's eyes suddenly lit up from hearing that word. Which made me think of something in my mind.
Does she…not have any friends?
"Sure thing, Marvie! We'll help you, no problem!" Raina cheered while hugging her best friend.
"W-Wow, um…th-thank you…e-everyone. I-I really owe you all."
"Don't mention it." Ringo said. "Now, let's go before all the good seats are taken."
"Oh, yeah." Peruvis said. "There's going to be a bunch of nerdy fat guys hogging up at the good viewpoints so that they can orgasm over their "dream game" being revealed at long last."
"Oh, God. Those people are the worst. They never shut up." Lidelle said.
"I know, right?" I added. "I turn the volume down during the live stream just so my ears won't bleed. It's just one orgasm after another with those people."
"And worst of all, most of them are male…" The four of us gained a disgusted look on our faces.
"Hey, Marvie. What does it mean to orgasm?"
"Y-You're better off not knowing, Raina." Marvett answered with a huge sweatdrop on her.
With Marvett and Raina tagging along, we all went to the section where the video game presentation is usually held. We managed to get the good seats before the fat nerds did and had a good view of the stage and screen.
I was completely excited inside and out. For years, I've watched this event from Mom's laptop back home. But now, I'm actually watching it live and in person! You can't get better than this!
"Holy crap! Soon, I'll live my dream of experiencing the G3 Video Game Presentation live and in-person with my own two green eyes…I can't contain my excitement much longer! BRING ON THE GAMES!"
"Geez, Ally. You're about to orgasm before the thing even starts." Peruvis said to me.
"O-Oh, right. Sorry."
"Um…can we please stop saying orgasm?" Marvett asked us. "It makes me feel weird about how casually it is used."
"Weird like how? Is your taco getting wet?" Peruvis asked.
"N-No. N-Nothing like that."
"Taco? You have tacos, Marvie? I want some!" Raina said.
"N-No, Raina. I-It's not that kind of taco."
"Huh? So, you don't have a taco?"
"R-Raina!" Marvett then began to blush hard.
"No, no, Raina. Marvett definitely has a taco. It's actually inside her…"
*PINCH*
"Gah!"
"Peruvis. I would HIGHLY advise you to not finish that sentence. If you know what's good for you." Lidelle said as she pinched Peruvis' neck as hard as she could.
And with her being the Demonic Princess, it must hurt like hell.
…
Wait…
"O-Okay, I get it! I'll shut up now! J-Just please let go of my neck! It hurts!"
Lidelle then complied and let go of Peruvis' neck. Letting the girl cry to herself as she treated the now swollen part of her neck.
"G-Geez, Lidelle." I said to her. "That was…something."
"Oh, it's just a technique I use to calm people down. I use it whenever a hellspawn goes rouge or whenever Ringo goes crazy with her thoughts."
"It really really hurts…" Ringo whined as she began to cry with Peruvis.
"I-I see…" I gained a nervous sweatdrop.
Note to self. Don't piss off Lidelle.
"*sigh* Are teenagers normally this perverted nowadays?" Marvett asked me.
"Um…kinda. I mean, we are that age. So acting like this is something we can't really ignore."
"I…see. High school is going to be rough for me."
"Huh?"
"Oh, nothing. Just talking to myself." Marvett said with a smile.
"Oh, um…alright, then."
She said something about high school, right? Marvett's starting high school, too? I wonder if she's going to Suzuran…
*Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming. The Games & Gadgets Galore Video Game Presentation begins in 30 seconds. Please enjoy the show.*
"Ooh. It's starting. Everyone, shut up." I said as I eagerly awaited the new announcements this year's presentation has in store for us all.
*ONE PRESENTATION LATER…*
Damn…well, that was a disappointment.
"That was quite the show, wasn't it?" Lidelle asked.
"It was pretty cool." Ringo said. "There were a few games I was interested in. What about you, Peruvis?"
"OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!THERE'S A NEW PANEL DE PON GAME COMING OUT! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOOOOOOD!"
"Calm down, you loon." Phoenix said to her.
"Well, she's happy. What about you, Ally?" Lidelle asked me.
"Honestly…it was kinda "meh" for the most part. But once it got to that last game, it was total crap for me."
"Huh? Really, you didn't like it?"
"Nope. Not at all. And like I said, the last game ruined it for me."
"The last one? You mean the new Cardboard Plumber game?"
"A lot of people cheered for that game." Ringo said.
"Yeah well, I didn't. It was a crappy game, in my eyes."
Then at that moment, a bunch of people turned to us with semi-angry looks on their faces. Which only meant one thing:
I have a different opinion than them.
Oh, this is gonna be good…
"Uh…Ally. I think you should watch what you're saying around these people…" Lidelle whispered to me.
"Why should I? I have the right to speak my mind. And what's on my mind is that the game sucks ass."
"A-Ally!" Lidelle and Ringo yelled. Peruvis was still freaking out over the Panel de Pon game and Raina fell asleep midway through. The only person who wasn't doing much of anything was…
"You wanna say that again, girly?" One overweight fat guy said to me.
"What? You didn't hear me? I said that your precious Cardboard Plumber game sucks ass. It's a piece of crap that shouldn't exist."
"Are you stupid or something?"
"Don't bother. She's just a troll." Another person said.
"Huh. So, I'm a troll because I have an opinion that's different from the rest of you asswipes? Oh, that's nice. God, I freaking hate this fanbase."
"Well, this fanbase hates people like you. Who think they can make fact-less opinions on the games the rest of us true fans love or hate."
"There's a reason why your comments get dropped to the bottom of the comment pages. You should really learn from that." Some other fan guy spoke.
And I was beyond pissed at this point. Arguing with these people is a total pain in the ass. It's always the majority opinion with them anyone who says otherwise is either labeled as a "troll" or a "fanboy". Depending on the opinion.
It was about time that someone put them in their place. And I think I know how, too.
"Hey, Lidelle. Take Raina and you girls get out of here."
"Huh? Ally, what are you planning?"
"Whatever it is, it's not worth it." Ringo added.
"Just trust me on this. I know what I'm about to do is stupid as hell, but…I want to do this. Someone has to."
Lidelle looked at me for a bit. Then preformed a sigh of surrender-ness before kissing me on the cheek.
"Please be careful, you damn idiot."
"*giggle* I will." I said with a smile.
"You're a brave girl for doing this, Ally." Ringo said. "Come on, you two."
"Panel de Pon…Panel de Pon…Panel de Pon…Panel de Pon…" Peruvis was still zoned out over Panel de Pon.
"Huh? What's happening? Are we getting those tacos now?" Raina asked as she was mildly confused from being woken up so suddenly.
Once they were gone, I turned my attention back to the angry nerdy fat people. I was now ready to go full-throttle on their asses.
Now…let's see how this goes.
"Fact-less opinions, huh?" I asked with a smug look on my face. "Well, maybe you fanboys will come to your senses when I get an official reviewer to comment on it."
"An official reviewer? Ha! Where are you going to get one this last-minute?"
"Easy. I got one sitting right here." I then placed my arm around Marvett, who was listening to the whole thing. "I'm sure you all know Marvett Simmons, right?"
"A-Ally! Wh-What are you…"
"Marvett Simmons? You mean the ***** that criticizes everything with her bull**** reviews? Nobody wants to listen to her."
"She's hated for a reason. Get lost, you asshole." This time, it was a woman who looked WAY too old to be here right now (probably around Melody's age) that was talking to us.
"A-Ally, please don't get me involved. My opinions are not welcomed here. Or anywhere, for that matter."
"Come on, Marvett. If you want to continue reviewing stuff, then you gotta learn to stick up to assholes like these. Express your own thoughts and don't give a damn about what they say about those thoughts. Who freaking cares if it's negative or not? The whole point of an opinion is to speak your mind. Don't let these people make you quit something you love to do. That just means…that they've won."
"Th-They've…won?"
"Meaning…they were successful in making you quit. Like how you were when you read that hate thread. Do you really want that?"
Marvett went silent for a good bit. I was hoping that she took my words to heart. Because if she didn't…then my ass would be screwed right about now.
Come on, girl. Don't let me down.
"Well…I may not be a "true fan", as you all had called yourselves. But I do know a bad piece of work when I see one. And that new game is truly horrible."
"What?!" The group surrounding us only got angrier at that statement.
"The game mechanics are something I do not know a thing about. So I will leave that alone. But the plot of the story…it just has to be the BLANDEST story I have ever heard. I feel like they just copied the same overdone, repetitive, boring as all hell story from previous games in the series and pasted it onto this one. It's completely lazy and whoever wrote it is a disgrace to true writers everywhere. I truly don't understand how you all can be okay with such a thing. But I guess that's what being a "true fan" is nowadays, huh? I think I've made my point."
"Alright, Marvie!" I cheered as I gave her a high-five. Then we each turned to the nerdy fat fanboys (and girls) who were 100% pissed off at us.
"You!"
"How DARE you have a different opinion than us?!"
"And to insult ours right in front of our faces! And talk trash about our dream game!"
"You trolls! WE'RE GONNA KICK YOUR ASSES FOR THAT!"
"Uh…A-Ally…" Marvett looked at me with a scared look on her face.
"Good job, Marvett. Now for your second lesson. Getting the hell out of here!" I grabbed her hand and we both began running away from the overweight self-centered nerds.
"GET THOSE MOTHER*******!" One person yelled out as the group began giving chase to us.
"Way to go, Marvett! You got your confidence back!" I cheered.
"I-I'm happy for that too, Ally. But now I think I'm going to lose my life instead!"
"Oh, don't worry. I got a way to get us out."
"Y-You do? How?"
"Uh…" I looked up ahead to see if our escape rope was here. And sure enough, she was. "Hey, Sis!"
"Onee-chan. Sorry, I'm late." Rafisol said to me.
"Never mind that, Sis. We need your help. A bunch of mean guys want to hurt me and…"
"What? People want to hurt you?" It may be hard to tell for most people, but Rafisol gained a huge angry look on her emotionless face. Something I was counting on. "Onee-chan. I'll protect you."
"Thanks, Sis. You're the best."
"Wh-Why did I suddenly get a chill down my spine?" Marvett asked.
"Oh, you'll see." Was all I said.
Rafisol floated up to the fanboys that had finally caught up to us. And blocked their path to reach us.
"Hey, you! Get out of the way!" One person yelled.
"You. You wish to hurt my Onee-chan?"
"Huh? Onee-chan?"
"Is she a weeb or something?" Another person asked.
"If you truly wish to do harm to my Onee-chan…then I will send each and every last of you shitbags to the deepest parts of Hell. I will show you no mercy."
As Rafisol's rage got bigger and bigger, her body began to glow. And a dark ball of energy formed in the open palm of her left hand. The fans…once offended and pissed off about their dream game being referred to as crap…were now shaking in the spots they stood in. Currently in fear for their lives.
"Wh-What the hell? Wh-What's with this chick?"
"I-I don't know!"
"Leave my Onee-chan alone." Rafisol said. Her rage now maxed out completely.
"A-Ally! I-I do not know what's going on, but isn't this going a bit too far?!" Marvett asked me.
"Yeah, I know. Hey, come on, Sis. It's not a big deal." I said to Rafisol as I hugged her body. It's the only way to calm her down in situations like this.
…
"Okay, Onee-chan." Rafisol said in her normal monotoned voice.
We then made our way out of the building. Leaving the group of obese nerdy people wallowing in fear and confusing over what just happened.
And they weren't the only ones.
"Um…what just happened?"
"That, Marvett, was what happens when you mess with a soulless entity." I said with a smile on my face.
We met up with the others and later on with Melody. And as Marvett suspected, Melody does NOT like her. So, asking if we could give her and Raina a ride back to Primp was out of the question.
Luckily, they were fine with taking the train back. As they did take it to get there in the first place.
Now an hour or two away from home, I was telling the other girls what exactly happened after they left the area. And they were quite surprised.
Well…Lidelle wasn't. Since she knows me all too well.
"*sigh* Geez, Ally. You really had me worried back there."
"Sorry, Lidelle. But I didn't want to get you involved in it. Those guys can get really wild if you push their buttons so much."
"Well, yeah but…"
"Damn, Ally. What you did back there…and it was all for Marvett, too. That was pretty bold of you." Ringo said.
"Oh, please. I was only trying to help out a friend. I'm sure you girls would've done the same thing."
"Yeah, but not to your extent." Peruvis said. "You almost got killed by a bunch of overweight nerdy virgins because you criticized the one thing they were all having an orgasm about."
"I swear. Gamers are a weird group of people." Phoenix said with a facepalm.
"Yeah, I did. I was kinda lucky that Rafisol showed up at that exact moment. I really had nothing else."
"Anything for you, Onee-chan." Rafisol said with a smile.
"Now we can only hope that those people will change their attitude towards people who think differently from them."
"Seeing as how it's those people, Ally…I highly doubt that's going to happen." Ringo said.
"*sigh* Yeah. That's the sad truth." I said with an exasperated tone.
After we dropped off Lidelle, Ringo, and Peruvis, I was expecting for us to go straight home. But for some odd reason, we made a stop at Lemres' shop. And after a minute or two, Melody came back out with a cake with her. When I asked what the cake was for, all she said was: "You'll find out soon enough.". Ending it off with a giggle.
It didn't really help and it only left Rafisol and I confused.
When we finally got home, we saw Arle sitting out on the step in front of the door with her hands covering her face. And now I was starting to get curious.
"Arle?"
"Oh, hey. Welcome home, you guys." Arle greeted Rafisol and me.
"What are you doing sitting outside?"
"Oh, um…I'm just getting some space from Amitie."
"Space from Ami?"
"Did you two fight?" Rafisol asked.
"No. Not exactly. Though, I kinda wish it was that."
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
Okay, now I'm really confused.
"Hey, Ami. We're back." Melody said as she went inside. "And I brought a cake home."
"What's with the cake?" Arle asked me.
"Your guess is as good as mine, Arle."
"I see…so how was that G3 thing you were excited about?"
"Oh, it was fun. Saw some new stuff, ran into Marvett and Raina there, Rafisol almost killed a bunch of pissed off nerds because I insulted their favorite game…"
"Wait, what was that last one?"
"Oh, nothing important." I said with a giggle.
"Right…" Arle gained a sweatdrop.
"So, what did you do?"
"Oh, right. I actually got a job yesterday."
"Woah. Arle got a job." Rafisol said.
"Yeah, no kidding, Sis. I'm impressed, too. What job is it, Arle?"
"Well…you see, it's kinda like…"
"MOOOOOOOOOM!"
"What was that?"
"Sounds like Ami's pissed again. Wonder what Melody did this time."
The three of us went inside and saw Ami blushing hard over the kitchen counter and Melody laughing at her daughter's embarrassment. This seemed normal…but at the same time, it didn't.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"J-J-Just…J-Just…J-Just look at the cake! Baahahahaha!" Was all Melody said as she continued laughing.
With us being positive on not getting any more answers, the three of us looked at the cake in question and saw what was written on it. And my God, I did NOT see this coming.
The cake read:
""Congratulations on losing your virginity, Ami!" Oh, my God! Is this for real?!" I asked in pure shock and excitement.
"Yeah. It is." Arle said in little disgust. "I ended up walking in on them yesterday."
"HOLY CRAP! AMI, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!"
"DON'T BE PROUD OF THAT!" Ami yelled at me while still feeling the embarrassment.
"C-Congratulations, Ami." Melody said. "Y-You've finally…*snicker* you've finally become a real woman. Baahahahaha!"
"I FREAKING HATE YOU!"
"Onee-chan." Rafisol asked me. "What does losing your virginity mean?"
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…
"Y…You're better off not knowing, Sis." I said with my hand on her shoulder. Leaving her totally confused at to what everyone was freaking out about.
Sis, I pray to God. Please keep your innocence.
Author's Note: A chapter that I've been DYING to write for the longest time. This one's based on some actual opinions of mine and how I absolutely DESPISE fanbases. They are truly the bane to my enjoyment as a gamer. If I had the time, I would go into a rant right here right now. But sadly, I don't. Plus, I don't want to bore you guys.
It's back to rewrites starting next chapter. So, I'm probably going to do another chapter binge until I find a point for more original chapters. It probably won't be for a while, though.
Thanks for reading. Later.
