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Summer Afternoon
>Babylonia Gray Raven Lounge
Commandant—Ah, Liv and Lee, you're here too. Great! Let's all play a game together!
As usual, Kamui strolls cheerily and breezily into the Gray Raven Lounge, greeting the preoccupants.
A game?
Yep! I got my hands on this thing over here!
Kamui waves the thing in his hand. It looks like a faded box, with the picture of a vacation beach on the cover and a title that reads "Memories O'n～Venus Beach".
That's right! It's what they call a game cartridge in the Golden Age! You don't really see 'em anymore!
Looks fun, yeah?
Not at all. I don't really care if you play games in your leisure, but don't drag us into it. Would be one hell of a joke if my first disciplinary action since joining Babylonia came from playing games with you.
You know that to us Constructs, we have no need for entertainment.
But Commandant said you, Karen, and the others played card games before! Isn't that entertainment?!
Those were pure mechanical and probabilistic calculations. There's nothing wrong with that.
Oh yeah? Games CAN also just be interactive virtual spaces. AND, game design involves a lot of pure mechanical and probabilistic calculations that's all the heat in the Golden Age. Shouldn't that be right up your alley?
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And, and, this game is super fun! Even Lucia said so!
I saw her by herself so I asked, and she said yes super quick! That threw me for a loop, Lucia is just so affable now!
But halfway through the game, she said she had to do personal training and scooted off.
So I came over to play with you guys! This game is more fun with more people!
Don't you have anything else to do? Say... combat training? Liv and I are busy.
But you've already reassembled your gun eight times while I'm talking, and Liv is just staring at the lounge walls. And, Commandant, you're just back from the last mission, right?
Humans! Especially humans after a long day of work! Need some proper entertainment to relax!
Constructs don't get tired like humans, but prolonged and intense battles can cause bad data to clump up in our M.I.N.D.s! At times like these, it's good to wind down!
What you say should make a lot of sense, but suddenly, not so much when it's coming out of your mouth. Sorry, but playing games just sounds like stuffing junk files into my M.I.N.D.
Commandant! Help me convince the guy!
Lee sighs. He gives off an I-knew-you'd-say-this face.
I knew you'd say that, but Kamui is a member of Strike Hawk. It's not good to spoil him too much.
That's not what I meant... Never mind.
I don't think you got even a fraction of it.
Despite Lee's dismissive words, he seems to have acquiesced.
Wa-wa-weewa! Lee is actually so nice today!
Looks like you're dying to part with your vocal module.
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Well... If you say so, Commandant...
Kamui gives a cheer and quickly powers up a game console he brought in from who knows where. He then shoves the game controllers into the hands of the trio.
After setting up the device, Kamui stares at the screen and begins to skillfully navigate through the menus.
You can scan and upload your appearance in this game! I'll help you guys import your data. Lee, don't forget to use a cooler-looking one! Oh, Liv, which frame's appearance do you want to use?
Let me think... I'll use my Luminance frame.
Oh, right, right, Commandant, you gotta put this on.
Kamui comes close and hands over a device.
I borrowed this deep-dive VR headset from the Virtual Center. Commandant, you can't image virtual avatars like us Construct, so it's easier for you to use this instead.
If I recall, Constructs have to fill out an application form and go through a lot of trouble to borrow from Babylonia. You sure went out of your way, huh.
Because I want to play games with Commandant! Are you ready, Commandant?
And so, you put on the VR device according to Kamui's instructions...
