The first game that they played was a stupid one- that's if you didn't include their word games, which certainly didn't count.
They were at Junes- a careless customer had knocked down a number of games in the electronic aisle, and Naoto happened to be passing by. Instead of helping, the man had stormed out of the area, muttering about how disorganized the store was.
"It really is a mess, huh," Yosuke said, attempting to make conversation as he collected the discs two at a time. He had tried to shoo Naoto away but she insisted on helping.
"As far as department stores go, I do not think ill of it... Disorganization is only natural when a store is so large- though that may be an indication of the place being understaffed. It's also possible that a new management plan needs to be initiated..." She picks up the discs one by one. When they both settle their stacks on the counter, Yosuke's is notably crooked in comparison to Naoto's neatly aligned one.
"Uhm- thanks," the boy says, scratching the back of his head with a lopsided grin. Naoto looks back at him and nods. A silence ensues.
Yosuke wonders if she'll say something-maybe direct the conversation to something casual, or act curious enough to inquire about what we was doing after work. He never talked to Naoto outside of the investigation team, and for some reason that felt wrong.
"I'll be going then," she concludes. Yosuke nods and watches her leave.
...Only for her to return a moment later, with a green, plastic-wrapped rectangular case in hand.
"This was at the front of the store, in the children's section. I'm certain it does not belong there."
Yosuke eyed the title of the game, trying not to look a little shocked that Naoto had returned after leaving with so much intent. "A-ah. Thanks."
"No problem." She hesitates, then turns to leave again.
And then she hears a snicker. She cannot help but turn to investigate why.
She expects Yosuke to be laughing at her, (something unpleasant stuck on her backside, perhaps) but instead she sees him grinning down at the case she had handed him.
She should turn away and walk. This was none of her business.
"...What? What are you so amused with?"
"Woah- Naoto-kun, you're still here?" he blinks, flips the case over so she can clearly read the title 'Goat Simulator'.
"Ever heard of this?"
Naoto adjusts her hat a little.
"I have not."
"What-!? Dude- I mean, dudette, what are you even doing..." he flips the disc again, eyes scanning the box. "It's on sale. We should get it." Yosuke had no idea what he was prompting, but maybe, just maybe this would be fun. If it didn't work out, he could always get Chie or Souji or maybe even Kanji to play it with him instead.
"T-there is no need, I am not one who plays these games often, and I cannot even fathom what the purpose of a goat simulator would be..."
"...Yosuke-senpai."
A car trails behind the on-screen goat. Naoto stares at it with wide eyes, and Yosuke can't seem to wipe the grin off of his face.
"What is the point of this? "
"I dunno. There is none."
"There is no organism that could support this kind of feat, let alone a goat- and why a car? Is that car made of a new lightweight material that-... "
Crash. The car rams into another oncoming car and is totaled, but the goat remains intact. Yosuke bubbles with laughter. He holds the controller out to the too-quiet Naoto.
"Wanna try?"
Naoto scowls at it.
"I fail to see how this got so popular..."
"Aww, loosen up, Naoto-kun!" he puts the controller in her hands.
The goat's limbs immediately go limp and flail unrealistically in every direction. Yosuke is unable to contain his laughter.
Ridiculous. This is absolutely ridiculous.