To Bowl like a Man

[hontobakabaka]

Who:  Ruri and Mordred
Where:  The bowling alley

[So she woke up in some bowl o ramma place, Ruri was used to weird things here.  The kind of fancy dress was a bit silly, but the place seemed empty despite being set up.  At least there was food to be found but the silence]

"Hello?  Is anyone here?"

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[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

It looks like there's something in this locked part. But there are also some hamburgers.

[sonthatdisappoints]

Hamburgers... the disks made of ground beef?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Yes, that would be it. Do you know anything about lock picking? There may be more in here.

[sonthatdisappoints]

[Damn, not in his skill set. He frowns, shaking his head]

No, I don't.

Should we try to pry it open?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

If you think you can. Its in a cooling area so I'd suspect it to be some sort of a drink. Probably best to know what we have to occupy ourselves with.

[sonthatdisappoints]

I am confident that I can. [Hunts around for something that might work]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She backs up to let him get to work while taking a view over the other things]

Well this may not be what they wanted from us, but its better than nothing.

[sonthatdisappoints]

[He finds a screwdriver and gets to work disassembling the lock itself by unscrewing the bolts]

I'm not entirely certain I want to know what they had planned for us.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

To bowl? I don't know... I think this is some sort of date setting... Or it seems close enough to some of the ones I saw in anime.

[sonthatdisappoints]

...Date? Anime? What are those?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

A date is when a boy and girl spend time together to get to know each other better. Anime is a form of entertainment.

[sonthatdisappoints]

A boy and girl specifically? I am not certain I understand how that is different than other instances of getting to know a person.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

For potential familial ties.

[She looks a bit embarrassed]

[sonthatdisappoints]

[He looks a little baffled]

You mean, such as an arranged marriage?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

More the way that peasants meet for marriage. Interaction and all that.

[sonthatdisappoints]

...Oh.

[And he finishes unscrewing the final screw on the door, so it's able to be opened now]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She opens the door and peers in it]

Brown beer bottles... I was hoping for something more interesting...

[She lets out a small breath]

[sonthatdisappoints]

[Frowns]

There is none of that 'Coca-Cola' drink in there?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Not in here, though that probably doesn't need to be locked up.

[She peers around]

No, its over there in the refrigerator unit.

[She points]

[sonthatdisappoints]

[Well, shoot. He wouldn't have bothered if it was just 'beer' in there, or what Mayfield called the wheat-flavoured soft drink. It certainly had none of the kick that ales did]

Oh... those are activated with currency, right?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

No, its behind the counter.

[She stands up and opens it, then hands him a coke]

[sonthatdisappoints]

[That's what he gets for over-thinking]

Er... thank you.

[Sheepishly]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She smiles a bit and sits down on a bench]

Its okay. All of this isn't exactly normal for either of us.

[sonthatdisappoints]

[Sighs and sits down next to her]

Nothing is normal in this village.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

No, sadly its not. I'm sorry.

[She sighs and rests against him a bit]