To the television screen, to the next level up...everything! -he was ready for it. He had been working so hard on it for the past week straight since the 2 XP started up, and he's already blasted his way through three upgrades. He just needed to get a little further, wait just a little longer, and victory would be his…
...To look at from afar, that is, because a very child like conduit came up from behind him and draped his arms on his shoulders and he let his forehead fall against his neck.
"Eugene, stop playing. I'm bored." It didn't deter the video conduit from his work, despite how he flinched from the contact. Always did.
"H-hang on. I wanna finish getting enough experience for-"
"-your next level up. Yeah, nerd, I get it. But I'm really, Really bored, and you said we'd do something today."
Part of him genuinely began to sift through his head to see if he could remember that. He tries to brush the Akomish off of him.
"...I did no such thing." He grumbled aloud. Of course, it was just a guess. And it was a half-hearted one, at best, because another horde of monsters came his way, and most of his focus went straight to the screen.
"Well, yeah, maybe you didn't say it in those exact words, but we should do something."
"We will, we will. I-I promise. Just let me-Yes! Finally! Just gotta equip this armor, my new weapon, and-" On the screen, a quest log opened, revealing a new mission. And as his eyes scanned over it, Delsin began to shake him.
"Oh, no, Gameboy; you said you were going to go out After your next level up. That's already happened."
That was right, but...that doesn't mean he wanted to go out, into the searing heat, just to burn his eyes for an hour with the thought of food in mind. "Can I just...finish this mission before we go? I-it's not too far at all, and it shouldn't take me more than an hour."
He received a loud, obnoxious groan of annoyance. "God, you...you're so obsessed with this thing, it's not even funny! Maybe we should find you someone so you won't be so occupied with…." As far as Eugene was concerned, it was completely drowned out by the sound of how powerful his character had become.