homeless, sort of looking

[goodnotbad]

Look, guy, you know I've already got a game. I don't get how any of this works, and I'd sure like it if I was just back at the arcade. The things you call "games" here all seem really scary -- bet they're just like Hero's Duty, or worse. So… yeah, you better keep me out of it, especially since I'll probably end up breaking everything and making things worse.

Comments

[shiningascent]

Awww, they're not all that bad! Nothing an arcade guy like you can't handle, I'm sure!

And hey, everybody breaks stuff. Comes with the territory, am I right?

[goodnotbad]

Sure, if you're a good guy you can break stuff all the time and get away with it. It's bad when I do it, though. Everybody gets mad.

But it's not a bad gig now that everyone's nicer to me, and they need me back there to keep the game going.

[shiningascent]

Thaaat's not entirely true. Lady Palutena and I got in a ton of trouble the other day... ever wrecked a whole palace before? I mean it's exciting but whoo! Not doing that again, let me tell ya.

I'm glad to hear things are getting better for you, at least.

[goodnotbad]

Really? Wow. A planet is like the biggest thing I've ever heard of. I think you'd put me out of work.

[shiningascent]

Well actually just a moon, and it was fake. I bet you could do a planet, though! Maybe all you need is some power-ups, right?

[deusrexmachina]

Hey, sometimes stuff needs to be broken. I've solved plenty of problems by smashing things!

[goodnotbad]

[He sighs.] I know. I mean, it's not like I haven't. It's what I do.

Still, you can't tell me that people won't get mad if I show up somewhere and the first thing I do is start breaking everything. How do you think that's gonna work out?

[deusrexmachina]

Demolition guy, huh? I can believe that. You're a pretty big dude.

Uh, well, I guess it depends on where that is...? In some of these games, it's not that hard to fix stuff if it gets broken.

[goodnotbad]

Thanks, kid, but that's not real encouraging. It'd be a miracle if I didn't get myself into a bunch of trouble. I've been pretty good at that lately.

[deusrexmachina]

But it's not like you'd mean to get in trouble, right? You're not smashing stuff just to be a jerkwad.

And you probably don't even wanna know how much property damage I've caused where my mun stuck me, but nobody really cares. Not usually.

[ecoterraist]

I don't know.

You look like you can handle yourself if you ask me.

[goodnotbad]

Great. Thanks. That is a vote of confidence, right there.

[He makes an annoyed hand gesture.] What are you even supposed to be?

Meta Kaia is so Meta right now

[ecoterraist]

A pleasure. Glad I could be of assistance.

I'm a Terra Dweller, from below Motorcity.

You know...a bad guy.

dear mun is the place to be meta

[goodnotbad]

OK. So what kind of bad things do you do?

[notaglitch]

Yeaaaah- these games are pretty gnarly. Ya gotta be brave t'be able to last long in one. Course- I'm so brave my mun didn't even think twice 'bout stickin' me into one of those games!

But I wouldn't worry about it too much stink-brain. You're a big guy- you should be able to take care of yerself.

[goodnotbad]

[Blink.] Vanellope! Hey, kid.

[He clears his throat and lowers his voice.] Alright, just between us? I think I got this. I know it sounds like I'm complaining a lot, but things are going good at the arcade and I don't wanna leave you guys.

If it happens, though, you know… I'm good. I've got some experience being a hero. It's just a little bit, but hey.

[notaglitch]

[She snickers, shaking her head a little.] Sup big guy.

S'that so? I didn't wanna really leave either, but these muns got minds of their own. An' they're nearly impossible t'talk to- ...believe me. I've tried. Even talkin' to em' in this place they barely listen.

But you're right, a hero's a hero, an' you'll be able t'tough it out wherever yer mun sends ya! Just make sure you don't forget about everyone back home when you turn into a giant hero, alright?

[goodnotbad]

Nah. No matter how big a hero I could be, I'd still be Ralph.

You know, it's really too bad that we can't jump around games here the same way we do back home. Wouldn't that make things easier.

[roadblasted]

[GROOOAN.]

Holy hot-rods, Wreck-It, yer nine feet tall, weigh six-hundred pounds and smash BUILDIN'S WITH YER BARE HANDS! WHY YA SUCH A WHINER?!

[goodnotbad]

[Equally loud groan.] Oh, come on. You're like the last guy I wanted to see here.

Anyway, it's not whining. I've got other responsibilities, and I can't just do anything or go wherever I want, unlike you.

[roadblasted]

Is it 'cause my TURBO-TASTIC presence reminds ya of what'a trash-breathed LOSER ya are~?

Heck yeah I do whatever I want, 'cause I'm not a total schmuck like YOU! Man, fer a bad guy ya really are a snooze, Wreck-It. I'm more of a hardcore dangerous badarse than you'll EVER hope'ta be, and I'm the HERO of my game!

[goodnotbad]

I'm not gonna be jealous of a crazy guy whose game isn't even around anymore. I might even feel bad about it if you weren't such a humungous jerk. It's one thing to disguise yourself as a racer, but then why'd you have to take over the whole game?

[ex_shadowstep567]

Can't be that bad.

What are you? A shaved gorilla?

[goodnotbad]

No.

[He gestures toward himself with his cartoonishly long arms and absurdly enormous hands that no man could feasibly have.] I'm a person.

[Then a sigh.] I mean, technically I'm a program, I guess, with some code, but whatever.

[ex_shadowstep567]

Videogame?