AN: I promise, after this I'm going to stop spamming the DOTM page/mailboxes. I just...have...no...self...control...

Why They Didn't Do Anything

"Collin, there's an emergency and it could be the end of…the…world…" Jimena proclaimed as she entered the Killingsworth home, her tone of distress dropping in shock as she reached the living room where Collin was sitting.

He looked…a little worse for wear. Around him were piles upon piles of takeout and pizza boxes, as well as several empty energy drinks. He himself was completely immersed in a beanbag chair, eyes glued to the screen of the widescreen television the Killingsworths suddenly owned. In his hands was a PS2 controller.

"Collin, what are you doing?" Jimena demanded rather crossly, "I've been looking everywhere for you and you didn't answer your phone-"

"Shh," Collin said, his eyes wide and blood shot as he angled his arms, his head tilting to get a better look at the screen, "Shitshitshitshit-!"

"Collin are you even listening to me?!" Jimena demanded, starting to get angry.

"Fuck!" Collin cried angrily as he forcibly chucked the controller at the television. He turned on Jimena, an angry snarl on his face, "I just died! I didn't even get to the friggin save point! GAH!!" He cried, picking up the controller only to chuck it at the tv again.

Jimena watched the bizarre display with a mixture of concern and anger, "Collin, Serena's been kidnapped and is being held hostage on Nefandus-"

"Meh," Collin said, restarting the game with his toe so he didn't have to get up from his chair.

"We need to go help them!" She growled, now beyond pissed.

"Okay, cool. Just let me level first." Collin replied distractedly, button mashing like a pro.

"Damn it, Collin, what's gotten into you?!" Jimena yelled in his face.

Collin sighed heavily, pressed pause, and looked up at his girlfriend, "Look, just chill. After I level we can go, okay? It won't take long."

Jimena scowled, not liking this attitude at all, "Fine." She said, "But be quick or I'm chucking that thing out the window."

Collin nodded distractedly, "Die! Die! Die!" He shouted, one of his characters killing an enemy with a huge sword.

Jimena continued to watch, "So, um…those are the bad guys?" She tried really hard not to sound interested.

"Yeah, they're called fiends."

"What are they trying to do?" Jimena asked, her tone curious.

"They're trying to help Sin, the main bad guy, take over the entire world and destroy hope."

Jimena's eyes widened, "Sin…wants to…destroy hope?"

Collin nodded morosely, "Yeah, it's up to a chick with magical powers to stop him."

"Who's the dumb blond guy?"

"That's Tidus, he's into extreme sports and he's kind of the magical chick's boyfriend."

"…Huh."

Jimena continued to watch, enraptured with how Collin was playing the game with the very pretty colors and music. After a few moments, the yellow Level Up! bar flickered and Collin sighed, setting down the controller.

"Alright, now what were you saying about Nefandus?"

Jimena instantly snatched the controller away from Collin, "Never mind that- we have to save the world!"

Collin grinned, "Score!"

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AN: Because I like the idea of Jimena and Collin being too busy playing Final Fantasy better than them just being jerks who didn't want to save Serena.