"So.. how much money did you actually bring?" Sasha asked Rhys. Rhys wasn't entirely sure, so he dug through his pocket. He was surprised to see a note, as well as a few 20 dollar bills. They weren't that rich, and the note...
"Well I have 160 dollars.. Got a note somehow, also." He opened the paper to recognize the handwriting.
*Hey bro, so you got knocked out. Scary doctahs. We got Sasha checked out and had to carry you guys out. Fiona and I went to store to buy stuff. Take this money and.. I dunno. Do something. Take the gal somewhere maybe? -V* 160 dollars? A high budget to just go to some arcade.
"Are you sure you just wanna go to an arcade? I have one hundred and sixty eight dollars. More potential than games."
"Well I can't think of anywhere." The whole group's never been anywhere very high end.
"Restaurant's still an optiiiion." Rhys hummed while they tried to figure where to go.
"Don't you love plain and boring?" Sasha replied.
"No but it's food. I mean, why not."
"I want food but not just sitting and eating. That's boring. And plain." Sasha left it at that, they brainstormed as they walked. And walked. And walked... Until the thought of a laser tag arena came into Sasha's mind.
"I've only been there like twice. Pleeease? They have Ice Cream sundaes!" She asked like she was a little kid.
"You know what? Why not! Sounds fun. You know where one is?"
"We always drove past it, when we head to the grocery store. You don't remember me asking like every time we pass?"
"No.. I must have never caught it. Only kidding! I know where it is." He pointed in the direction of the place.
"You know I should have known you knew. You stalker." She knudged his arm.
"Yeah. So what are we waiting for? Laser Tag awaits!"
"Well I can't argue with that. Even though that was a corny way to say 'let's go to laser tag'" The 2 started to walk towards the place. When they got there, it was surprisingly full. The line progressed quickly, but the inside was pretty crowded. They bought tickets at the counter, and had to wait with a group of mainly.. younger people. They were around 10 years old. Their alleged parents were following them around the hub area.
"Would everyone for the 1 AM-1:15 AM game line up!" An announcer. Well... announced. Luckily, this would be their first game.
"We should both go on green." Rhys said to Sasha.
"Why green though? Red looks pretty nice."
"Because.. your eyes. I like them, they're green. So why not green team?" Sasha accidentally let her face blush.
"Yeah.. I guess we'll go green." They strapped into the green vests. It was about 12:57, they had 3 minutes to just chill around in the waiting room. Which was 2 couches and a 2ft by 4ft playing area for kids. Wasn't the best. The vests weren't very high end either. Just classic LED lights with sensors in them. The guns were so light you didn't even have to try, and there was no way to show the scores. Rhys and Sasha stood in a corner, away from everyone else.
"Are you gonna be alright in there? I-I know I sound like.. All protective. But you can't be sure." Rhys asked Sasha.
"I'm pretty sure it's okay. It probably stopped now... right?"
"But what if it didn't? And even if that, what if you go a bit too badass in there?"
"Rhys my badassery is always kept at a special balance. I doubt anything'll happen."
"Does it still hurt? A-and is it bleeding?"
"Why don't you check? Afraid I'll bite?"
"No-nah it's not that. I-If you want. I guess I'll look at it." Rhys moved a little closer and stood awkwardly by her side.
"Well...?"
"Well..."
"Didn't I say I won't bite?"
"You asked if I was afraid to bite... To- uh- to be fair."
"Fine. I trust you to lift my hoodie just enough to see... that. Thing. Not the things on my- Just look at the cut." Yes, here you should insert a QTE of pulling Sasha's hoodie up. No, you should not picture such extreme imagery! Shame on you! Go clean your mind and come back when you're ready... Oh. Uh. Anyways. As Rhys saw the bandages, there was quite a bit of blood.
"Y... yo... you don't.. FEEL... anything?" He asked slowly.
"Why, is it bad?" Sasha asked, for once looking down at Rhys.
"It's.. not... The best... Are you hydrated? Because I'm pretty sure... I'm gonna get you something to drink." He said as he walked off.
"Well hurry back.. It starts in like a minute." She was left alone in the corner. She thought the blood would be much more than what it actually was. She was actually in excruciating pain. But, she couldn't have told Rhys. He would over react and they would go back home. Sasha thought about the last time she was in one of these places. Probably about 3 years ago. Rhys was thinking about what would happen if Sasha didn't have enough body fluid to keep herself steady from bloodloss. The line was fairly short, and the drinks were pretty expensive. He paid 13 dollars for the medium drink. Her favorite : a cherry smoothie. He made his way back. Sasha was sitting against the wall on the floor. She looked pained, and Rhys' arrival took her a bit by surprise.
"Oh hey, you're back. I think they're starting." Sasha rose to her feet slowly, heavily using the wall.
"Um.. everything alright?" Rhys eyed her when she was halfway in a stance. He approached and put her arm on his shoulder.
"Yeah, just needed help getting up. It should be fine though, promise." She glared straight forward and pulled her arm back from Rhys.
"I think you know what we should do.." He held out a pinkie. She put hers out and they interlock. They did this every time they used the word promise, except for some occasions. The two joined the other large group in the introduction room. After that, they entered the seemingly ongoing maze, the battle area.
(Had to divide into 2 halves. Tried a new recommended technique to clean up the paragraphs. Lemme know in private messaging if you wanna recommend something.)