Link slipped into the small spa room for a relaxing break after play. That
had been close. Luckily, he knew all the shortcuts in and out of the game
to get there on time. The fortress was okay, but that desert... he had sand
in unmentionable places, and it wasn't doing him any good.
When he reached the hot tub, the other two Adult Links were already there.
"Hey Doc, Okareena, I guess I'm not the first?"
"Nah, she's at it again." Okareena said.
"Well, her dad was on, too." Doc put in.
"So they passed the temple of time on your file?" Link asked.
"Yeah." Okareena replied.
Link slipped into the water with relief and just relaxed there.
"Crazy people, I'm telling ya."
"Yep." Doc agreed.
"You said it." Okareena added.
-----
"Pass me that band-aid?"
"Sure thing."
A pack of Gerudos gathered around a first aid kit. Another player discrimination. The arrows weren't really dangerous, but they still hurt.
"Man, why does she have to pick off everyone?" One wondered. "A max of three and she's in. if she really even needs to."
"She even ran out of arrows and started using the longshot. We should really complain."
"To who? Be glad she got the membership card. No more guard popping for her!"
"It's all fun and games for the player, but does anyone stop to consider our feelings?"
"It's all a game to them, honey, they just don't understand."
-----
Sheik was talking to Zelda while shaking off all the sand. While in game he was her in disguise, they couldn't find a girl to do all the things he does, so they found a guy for the job.
"Yeah... pleh, sorry, I..." He coughed out a little more sand. He unwrapped his mask, and what looked like a pound of sand slipped out of it.
"Oh my god, Sheik, how long were you out there?"
"I dunno. Man, she likes to run Link around and do all kinds of nonsense. What a waste of time."
Zelda chuckled. "I think you'd better go somewhere private, you're bound to find more where that came from."
"Good idea. Later, princess!"
-----
"So how's little D coming?" Okareena asked.
"It's a work in progress. You know, I hear she's got the same difficulty."
"The player for file 1? What do you think, link?"
Link thunked his head onto the edge of the tub. "Oh, yeah, she gets wigged out, she hates the music, hates the monsters, hates everything. But somehow, she waltzes me through there. Every time. It can take hours."
"How many runs have you made so far?" Doc asked.
"This is maybe game 4 or 5 for me."
"Wow. And she's not tired of it?" Okareena put in.
Link shook his head, getting some damp hair stuck to his face. He flicked it aside.
"So, I don't see your buddy Ganondorf for a change." Okareena mentioned.
Link started, but tried to act like nothing was up.
Doc chuckled. "What did you get yourself into this time?"
"We bet on a game, and got a draw." Link said simply, hoping that would be it.
"So? What's to get all riled up about? What did you bet for?" Okareena asked.
"I...er..."
Doc shoved at him a little.
"Come on, you can tell us."
"I have to tell Saria how I feel, and Ganondorf has to kiss Nabooru."
Okareena cracked up. Doc just smiled in amusement.
"But, heheheheh.... Nabooru, geheh, doesn't even like him!" Okareena managed between cackles.
"That's what he said, but that was the deal, however he gets it to happen."
Okareena was still cracking up. Doc shot him a mildly annoyed look.
"So how are you going to go about this?" Doc asked.
"Ganondorf and I are meeting tonight to take care of it." Link decided not to say any more. Knowing that troublemaker crackpot Okareena, he'd do something stupid and wreck the whole situation.
"All I can say is..." Doc trailed off, eyeing the still-laughing Okareena. "Good luck."
"Thanks." Link muttered, doing the same.
When he reached the hot tub, the other two Adult Links were already there.
"Hey Doc, Okareena, I guess I'm not the first?"
"Nah, she's at it again." Okareena said.
"Well, her dad was on, too." Doc put in.
"So they passed the temple of time on your file?" Link asked.
"Yeah." Okareena replied.
Link slipped into the water with relief and just relaxed there.
"Crazy people, I'm telling ya."
"Yep." Doc agreed.
"You said it." Okareena added.
-----
"Pass me that band-aid?"
"Sure thing."
A pack of Gerudos gathered around a first aid kit. Another player discrimination. The arrows weren't really dangerous, but they still hurt.
"Man, why does she have to pick off everyone?" One wondered. "A max of three and she's in. if she really even needs to."
"She even ran out of arrows and started using the longshot. We should really complain."
"To who? Be glad she got the membership card. No more guard popping for her!"
"It's all fun and games for the player, but does anyone stop to consider our feelings?"
"It's all a game to them, honey, they just don't understand."
-----
Sheik was talking to Zelda while shaking off all the sand. While in game he was her in disguise, they couldn't find a girl to do all the things he does, so they found a guy for the job.
"Yeah... pleh, sorry, I..." He coughed out a little more sand. He unwrapped his mask, and what looked like a pound of sand slipped out of it.
"Oh my god, Sheik, how long were you out there?"
"I dunno. Man, she likes to run Link around and do all kinds of nonsense. What a waste of time."
Zelda chuckled. "I think you'd better go somewhere private, you're bound to find more where that came from."
"Good idea. Later, princess!"
-----
"So how's little D coming?" Okareena asked.
"It's a work in progress. You know, I hear she's got the same difficulty."
"The player for file 1? What do you think, link?"
Link thunked his head onto the edge of the tub. "Oh, yeah, she gets wigged out, she hates the music, hates the monsters, hates everything. But somehow, she waltzes me through there. Every time. It can take hours."
"How many runs have you made so far?" Doc asked.
"This is maybe game 4 or 5 for me."
"Wow. And she's not tired of it?" Okareena put in.
Link shook his head, getting some damp hair stuck to his face. He flicked it aside.
"So, I don't see your buddy Ganondorf for a change." Okareena mentioned.
Link started, but tried to act like nothing was up.
Doc chuckled. "What did you get yourself into this time?"
"We bet on a game, and got a draw." Link said simply, hoping that would be it.
"So? What's to get all riled up about? What did you bet for?" Okareena asked.
"I...er..."
Doc shoved at him a little.
"Come on, you can tell us."
"I have to tell Saria how I feel, and Ganondorf has to kiss Nabooru."
Okareena cracked up. Doc just smiled in amusement.
"But, heheheheh.... Nabooru, geheh, doesn't even like him!" Okareena managed between cackles.
"That's what he said, but that was the deal, however he gets it to happen."
Okareena was still cracking up. Doc shot him a mildly annoyed look.
"So how are you going to go about this?" Doc asked.
"Ganondorf and I are meeting tonight to take care of it." Link decided not to say any more. Knowing that troublemaker crackpot Okareena, he'd do something stupid and wreck the whole situation.
"All I can say is..." Doc trailed off, eyeing the still-laughing Okareena. "Good luck."
"Thanks." Link muttered, doing the same.