Post by lil on Jul 11, 2012 21:39:05 GMT -5
"You got this. C'mon, Pac-Man. Mrs. Pac-Man is waiting for you. Mr. Casper can't see you... just a little bit farther... oh! No, no, no," The teenager groaned, tightening her grasp on the direction control as the machine changed from the familiar sounds of progress, to the disappointing sound of defeat. The pout she was giving the machine was worthy of someone telling her Christmas was cancelled, rather than just the end of an arcade game.
"I didn't like you anyway, pink ghost." Lilith stated plainly. With that, she reached into her pocket for another quarter, only to find her pocket empty. Just to make sure she hadn't placed any in the other pocket, she removed her hand from the game and dug into the opposite pocket. All she found was a bright pink, semi transparent wrapped sucker, in clear plastic with the brand and flavor- watermelon- in white lettering. The pair of capris she was wearing did have two more pockets to check, but she knew fully well that she rarely, if ever used them. and the light blue tank top left no room for pockets, either.
Not even the jacket had any useful function beyond being annoying. Lilith was itching to get it off. The children that inhabited the arcade with her and the parents that were supervising stopped her, though. A tank top didn't seem appropriate with them as company. But without more quarters, there wasn't much of a reason to stay there with them, anyway. With a sigh, her hands went to her side as she turned away from the machine and began walking deliberately toward the arcade's exit. Time for something new.