gonnawreckit | 100m: I'm gonna wreck it! [Action]

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100m: I'm gonna wreck it! [Action]

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[This nine-foot tall, barefoot giant of a man finds himself waking up in any old house or apartment, maybe even in the forest. Completely oblivious to the pink wings on his back for now, he instead comes to attention and begins looking around in confusion.]

What? Where's... No! I can't have been taken to another game. I... I was right there! I was gonna save- I... [And his voice goes soft.] Vanellope...

[His eyes are close for a moment, mournfully. When they open, they're filled with hurt anger. And his unusually massive fists are soon put to work... wrecking his immediate surroundings in an angry tantrum, while he shouts loudly. He could keep going until there's nothing left. He will hold himself back from hurting actual people, but he will at least shove aside those who get in his way at emotional heights.]

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[Later on, after being calmed from his tantrum, Ralph trudges through town, defeated and feeling ashamed. First day in a new game and already he's been playing the bad guy. So he makes his way through the item and clothing shops, finding one item in the former which gives him a strong, bittersweet feeling, and then he makes his way out of the village. He only stops at Good Spirits for a round of root beers, trying to keep to himself. That evening, with a sack of bricks over his shoulder, he seeks a nice stump to sleep against, in between bouts of the freezing rain.]

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[She shakes her head and stoops a bit to look him squarely in the eye]

You're not in your home...world...anymore. I'm not sure where you come from, or how you know me, but you are definitely not from here. You've been taken from your home by an outside force and dropped here.

[She knows how crazy it sounds so she spreads her wings fully, revealing the little filial appendages from behind her slender frame]

And before you ask, no, you're not dead. Check your back, big guy. You'll see what I mean.

Edited 2012-11-14 08:36 (UTC)

Wings. When did that get added? [He gropes around his back, squeezing one wing and... doubling over in pain. He squeals out the next part]

What! Who would... Is this some kinda challenge mode?

Ah...crud.

[She reaches out to steady him if he falls forward]

It's not. I promise. You're...in another world. Another universe, really, in a place called Luceti. Nobody knows how we get here, but I can tell you from personal experience that whatever's happening back home is going to be alright.

Time...sorta freezes there, while you're here.

[He's actually rolled over onto his side as he mutters on.]

Luceti? Weirdest name I've heard. [And such a weird-feeling game to be in.] Sheesh, I must've been brought really far from the arcade. And how do you know that? Sugar Rush is getting unplugged, and its real star is going down with it.

Well, like I said, you're nowhere near home.

[She just shrugged]

I've got no idea what you're talking about, but whatever was going on back home is stopped in it's tracks while you're here. I've been here once before. Whoever you're trying to help is going to be fine, really. You'll reappear right back where you left off when you get back, and everything will be right as rain.

What, like it's on pause? [It's hard for him to believe. Really hard. After all, arcade games don't have pause buttons. Only those fancy-shmancy console games get those.] If that's the case... Maybe things would work out. And Sugar Rush wouldn't be going down, just... just me.

Yea, like being on pause.

[Weird, lots of video game analogies]

Things'll be fine. But...what the heck is Sugar Rush? Do you like, live...in a video game?

Yeah. I'm from Fix-It Felix Jr. myself, but I was game-hopping. I know, I know, what you're thinking. No, I wasn't going Turbo. It's complicated, okay?

Big guy, I'm not even sure what you just said.

Why...don't you start with introductions. Who're you?

Wow, really? [She must be from some faraway arcade.] I'm Ralph. Wreck-It Ralph. You know, the "bad guy" from Fix-It Felix Jr.

[She looks blank for a second, but offers a hand to shake]

Well, it's nice to meet you, Ralph. I'm Chun-Li. I'm going to guess you...are from sort of video game world? Judging by all the comments about arcades.

Yeah, that's exactly where I'm from. Been in the business for thirty years now.

[He brings up his own hand reluctantly. He never thought Chun Li would willingly shake hands with him, but this was... weird. It was like she didn't have any self-awareness in her program. That could be dangerous.]

Wow, huh, I guess that makes sense.

[She looks around for a journal, and spots it not far off in a pile of rubble, grabbing it and turning it to the guide]

Hey, you know you should probably look at this. I'm...not too good at explaining stuff, but this is basically the rundown of what's going on.

[He pulls himself back up to a sitting position and grabs the book, taking a careful look through it. Gee, this game sure has a complicated premise.]

[Her her part, she takes a seat on a nearby and gives him a bit of time to read and digest.]

Any questions, Ralph?

Yeah, just a few. Are the Malnossos the bad guys? And how do we win?

The Malnosso are the bad guys. But, we don't know how to get out again. That's...kind of the trouble. If I knew how to get out, I'd be back in Hong Kong and not here.

[She shrugs]

But it's not so bad here.

Sounds like a real challenge mode, alright.

It's not?

It's got it's rough points. But the food's good. And there are friendly people. And there's no money, everything you need's pretty much taken care of.

[She readjusts her feet, not really sure what to make of this...video game guy.]

Sorry if I kicked you, I just don't want more holes in my floor.

Guess that sounds okay. Never really had to worry about money myself, anyway. As long as the game itself is making money.

Oh it's fine, I had it coming.

You don't sound like much of a bad guy, Ralph.

[She smiles]

So, what's going on back home that's so important?

Thanks. I guess that means something coming from you, Chun-Li.

[But he frowns.]

A game's getting infested and it's all my fault. It's gonna be shut down, and I don't know if my attempt to save it will go through. Simple as that.

Sure thing, big guy. Dunno what kind of person your world's Chun-Li is, but I never judge a book by it's cover.

Infested? Infested with what?

To be fair, I only really know you by reputation - and I assume the opposite's true, too. Still, you fit pretty much everything I know pretty well, except for... not thinking you're in a video game.

Cy-bugs. They're like viruses, that will keep on replicating, assimilating and destroying until they're all wiped out. They were from a game that had a beacon which could keep them in check. But once one leaves a game? Beginning of the end of everyone! And guess who began that end?

Well, remember the guidebook. Different worlds. We're definitely not from the same reality.

I'm going to guess it was you, and that it was probably an accident.

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