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[Tempo is in full robot form when she takes to the network today, though she's only keeping her head in frame.]

Hello, everyone! My name is Tempo, alias Quake Woman, if we haven't already met. Residents of Nonah have heard Mr. Gamagōri's announcement about the artificial crater that recently appeared near the city. As I was built for geological surveillance, I felt qualified to investigate the crater myself. Unfortunately, I was unable to find anything more substantive than what Mr. Gamagōri's preliminary investigation turned up. It was a man-made crater, and obviously the parties responsible are capable of a great deal of destructive force. I was unable to detect any blast residue, so I wouldn't worry about explosives specifically, but it is still troubling.

On what is I suppose a lighter note, despite being made of technology, I am disappointingly unfamiliar with video games. I've been told there are several genres, but I'm only aware of two—racing games and role-playing games. I am looking for other possible recommendations that you may think I'd enjoy, or that you enjoy personally. If there is a genre where cheating is impossible, I would be especially interested in that for personal reasons.

Thank you for your time.

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Cheating in a competitive sense or cheating as in a 'I need more lives/health/items/etc to complete this segment than I currently have' sense?

The former. I have a feeling the only other person I know who wants to play video games with me is, if you'll excuse my language, a no-good dirty rotten cheater.

That really is a shame. It's a pity there aren't really that many arcades around here - my teammates always used to drag me out to them. They're excellent entertainment. I'll see if I can find a good one locally.

Try co-op games? They span all genres. It'll at least prevent them from continuously backstabbing you out of the desire to win when success depends on both of you. Not sure if I would recommend fighting games - it's not so much cheating as there is the possibility for cheap shots there.

As for recommendations...horror is fun with friends. Especially if you pass the controls over every time someone dies.

I was under the impression this one particular racing game was supposed to be cooperative, but apparently Hazel has other ideas.

I do like the idea of playing a horror game with a friend. Given some things Hazel has experienced, it might not be as effective as desired, but it would still be fun. I admit, I did a little research before coming to the network. Apparently there are people who are famous on the internet for reacting to horror games?

What's the point of cheating, then. [ You can almost hear the unimpressed tone. ]

Horror is one of those subjective things. It's hard to find a balance that everyone will enjoy. But it is more amusing if you're the only one not scared. The rest is up to your choices.

Ah, yes, that's a thing. Some people make quite a lot of money off it, even. I'm not sure how, but to each their own.

I wonder. Do you think there would be interest in imPorts doing that sort of thing? It seems like it would be a good way to develop my own skills and maybe bring some joy into the lives of others, as well. Ha, imagine that. A robot demonstrating other programs. Sorry, I'm getting sidetracked.

You sound like you have a lot of experience with this. I'd still need to ask Hazel, but would you be interested in joining us when we play video games? I wouldn't want you to be without that entertainment you got from arcades, and this would cost less.

If nothing else, the novelty of an imPort game broadcasting series would draw people in. If you have the time to do continuous updates, then I wouldn't say it was a bad idea.

My teammates enjoy different kinds of video games, so I'm well versed. I've found myself missing our game nights. [ And by 'game nights' he means 'everyone sitting in one place avidly fixed on one screen for one reason or another', and possibly yelling at the screen or each other. ] If Hazel is amenable, I certainly wouldn't mind. [ This is Magicman, realising he's spending most of his time here running after someone else here, and recreational activity is a precious commodity. Whoops. ]

I'm not sure I would have the time, but I do trust your judgment on things like this. You seem to have a lot more things figured out than I do.

I'll talk to her. I'm not sure how effective her inevitable cheating will be, though, honestly. I mean, we're more advanced technology than the consoles. How hard could the games be to perfect? ★~(◠‿◕✿)

All right, that one may have been a little too elaborate.

I'm just older and my teammates enjoy those sorts of things. I learned quickly just to keep up.

You'd be surprised, depending on the kind of game. But we'll see what gets chosen. Does Hazel have any particular favourites, or is it just 'games she can cheat on' so far?

wwwwwww ヽ(´ー`)ﾉ You're getting a grip on emoji usage, at least.

Edited 2015-03-30 04:48 (UTC)

She's mentioned Mario Kart so far. I'm not sure if she has any other favorites. Actually, though, give me a moment -- I'll contact her right now and see if she can answer anything. Provided she hasn't had her age changed for... WHATEVER reason. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

She seems like the type to like Mario Party. [ Oh god Magicman no. ] If there's a game designed to test the limits of friendships, it's that one.

We can only hope she didn't get affected by the generator, I suppose. There's enough children around here as it is.

Edited 2015-04-01 00:23 (UTC)

I don't think I understand. That doesn't sound like a remotely fun game.

( Well, if it isn't the friendliest robot she's ever met. Seeing as this one isn't trying to kill her, nor anyone else in the vicinity for that matter, Karina decides to humor her. )

Have you ever played any rhythm games?

I'm afraid I don't understand. [for someone named Tempo, she is pretty musically unaware. maybe this will fix that.] Rhythm games? Like dancing?

Yeah! Don't tell me you've never heard of Dance Dance Revolution.

[the look on her face should say it all.]

I'm... not familiar, no. Is the "revolution" part related to revolving or revolting?

You know, I'm not actually sure... maybe it refers to the way you revolve your body when you dance!

I'm not sure if I'd be very good at that. Despite being thematically named, I don't really have much rhythm.

Well, then, at least it'll be a challenge, right?

I really hope whoever made that crater did it on purpose.

[The idea that someone with that kind of power could set it off on accident is frightening, much more so than someone who'd only do it on purpose. At least the latter would have complete control over it.]

As for games...there's virtual board games, but I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for.

It seemed too well-made to be accidental. The force seemed enough to practically vaporize any debris, and I find it hard to believe that that could have happened by chance.

Virtual board games? Like Monopoly, or—like most things—is it more complicated than that?

That's a pretty powerful explosion...or impact.

I guess that depends on how you define board games. There's virtual versions of ones like Monopoly and chess, but also things like Diplomacy and games based on Pictionary. Trivia games, too.

...I didn't even consider that something may have landed there. I'll have to revise my hypotheses and return to Mr. Gamagōri with more information. In what is I suppose lighter subject matter... hm. I wonder. Has chess become a solved game in your world? I know we were close, but it would be quite an achievement.

You know, I'm not sure. Last I heard there was supposed to be a team of navis trying to collaboratively prune the moveset tree, but I don't know if they're finished yet.

[On the one hand, it would at least have been brought up by dad if they'd actually managed it. On the other, he does have four months of missing time he never got a chance to catch up on. Stupid Porter.]

I hope you get to return there in time to see it happen. Nobody should miss that event.

[should she really be this excited? well, yeah. this is awesome.]

Anyway, these electronic board games—they're mostly things that people like us would be optimized for, then? I might have to convince Hazel to play one so I can actually win something. It's incredibly difficult to cheat at something that's been solved. ...She'd probably find a way.

I just hope I haven't missed it already. Things were, uh, kind of complicated before I got pulled here. [UNDERSTATEMENT.]

I suppose we are! Never thought about it like that. Anyway, I can't really think of a way for someone to cheat at a virtual board game. They can't switch pieces around when you're not looking and the ones I'm used to don't allow illegal moves. I mean, I guess they could hack it or something...

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