gonnawreckit | 2000m [Action/Video]

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2000m [Action/Video]

[Wreck-It Ralph gets up to another daily routine he's settled into, living on the first floor of Community House 7. He makes sure the kid's awake and okay, then he heads over to the community kitchen to down an entire gallon of milk. And eventually, he manages to split off from Vanellope long enough to find somewhere quiet to address the journals.

He'd been avoiding using the journals too much since he arrived. After all, anyone could recognize him as the bad guy or have sore feelings from the wreckage he caused when he first arrived here in Luceti. But he'd have to face them sooner or later, with that whole Christmas thing coming up. First, there was that Secret Santa thing to worry about. He was assigned someone named "Harry Dresden". And he had no idea who that was. And secondly? There was something he needed to do for the kid for Christmas, too. He'd need all the help he could with that one.

But first? He'd have to face the music. And that meant showing his face on the journals.]

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Uh, hey... everybody. All you... Luceti guys. A lot of you may recognize me from that, uh, wrecking I did a few weeks back. Or you might recognize me from that video game, Fix-It Felix Junior. [A small frown; he hasn't met anyone familiar with the game yet here.] Either way, I wanna apologize for, y'know... getting off on the wrong foot with you all. I was in kind of a dark place, and really confused... but long story short, I'm feeling a lot better now! Things are going really good. You don't have to worry about me wrecking things and being "the bad guy" anymore. [He says that complete with finger quotes.] Unless you need one, in which case I guess I could try fitting it into my schedule? My name's Ralph by the way. Wreck-It Ralph. [A pause. He tries waving with one of his giant hands, but his brow furrows with confusion.] Do any of you know my game?

[Filtered from Vanellope van Schweetz and Harry Dresden]

I got two unrelated questions for you guys. Now, this doesn't have anything to do with Christmas or anything. But... first of all, is there anyone here who's an expect at this Battle Dome stuff? I need someone who can help me put together a really, super specific simulation for - uh, for a thing. If you know a lot about go-karts, that's a plus.

Oh! And my second question. Who the heck's Harry Dresden?

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I used one but I didn't program it. This Obi guy showed me one that was already programmed. The controls just look too darn confusing!

I'll show you how they work. I'm usually free in the evenings, so when shall we meet?

I don't have much going on. Any night's good with me. Maybe we could even start tonight?

That's fine. I'll be sure to prepare. [Let's see... lesson materials... this will mostly be a hands-on demonstration, so she won't need to bring any books...]

Great! I should be there around sevenish. Seeya there, I guess!

[He'll be about fifteen minutes late. Also, he's nine feet tall.]

See you soon! [With a quick smile not quite transmitted over the voice function, she closes the journal.

By six-thirty, she's at the battledome, getting things ready ahead of time. By seven o'clock, she starts to wonder where Ralph is. By the time he arrives, she finds herself staring up... and up... and up.

She's used to tall people, with a friend like Daisy, but this is a bit beyond that. It'd be rude to stare, so she quickly brings her eyes back down.]

You're a lot taller than the journal shows! [... So much for not being rude. She mentally berates herself for the slip.]

[Ralph just gives an affable chuckle and a meek wave.]

Or you're just a lot shorter. But hey, it's not like this thing has any measuring tape. So, uh, yeah. [He shuffles his bare feet awkwardly.] Nice to meet you in person and all.

[That seems to put Ami at ease, and she gives a small, pleasant laugh.]

It's nice to meet you, too. I'm sort of excited to have the chance to try to do this. I've never played racing games before.

First time for everything! I've never really played one myself - only been inside it.

Inside it? [She echoes the word with some confusion.] A computer program? An AI? [She's starting to get excited. The thought of meeting a sentient, working, AI...]

I'm a video game character, yeah, if that's what you're getting at. My I's a little A, but I like to think I got it all together.

Amazing! Something like that is still beyond our technology in my world! [Be careful, Ralph; she may never let go.] I'd like to hear more about it. [Er, after she helps. She promises.]

[It's definitely different from the other reactions he's gotten; he blinks at her.]

What, you guys don't have video games? I'm not different from any other character in a video game. This is pretty boring stuff, honestly. But I'll tell you whatever you want if you help me out here.

We have video games, but... There's no way to meet the characters! [You know, aside from the usual assortment of performances with actors playing the roles.]

There isn't where I come from, either! The customers aren't supposed to know that we, y'know, have lives when there's no one around to play or watch us.

[She's never... thought of that before. Though she vaguely remembers hearing the world some of her friends from back home came from was slightly different, and even had a Sailor V video game like that.]

Amazing. But... does that mean you play the game on your own? What the player does doesn't matter?

Not exactly. The player matters. Basically, when the player is in control, it's like we're all doing our jobs. We follow our programs - the playable character follows the controls, the bad guys attack and the non-playable characters do their lines. And once the players are gone? That's free time for ourselves. We can do what we want and even visit other games, at least 'til it's time for the arcade to re-open.

It sounds a little like being an actor.

[She never thought about a video game that way before. The characters are just... programs, aren't they? Lines of code. But in a world where the Malnosso believe they have the right to treat everyone here as their toys and puppets, she doesn't make the mistake of looking down on 'programs'.]

Actually, it sounds exciting. I wish I could try it just for a little while.

I guess you could say it's like that. Some people just really are like the parts they play.

Really? It's not all that glamorous. But I got no idea how to make it happen. I mean, this simulation I'm thinking of will be recreating a video game, but it won't really be the same thing.

No. [And Ami smiles at her thought:] This time, you'll be able to be the player.

Now there's a threshold I never thought I'd cross. But I guess it'd also be like running a minigame. So you got what it takes to help me with this?

I'm not an expert, but I've taken computer classes at cram school when I was younger, and I've kept it up as a hobby on my own.

[Real translation: Yes. Let's do this.]

Let's start, then. How familiar are you with the system here already?

Well, that's more experience than me. I'm not so familiar at all. I took a look at the controls but never really tried to... make something. That dude who showed it to me, Obi, he had something already set up that he just... booted up.

So you know how to load a program once it's completed. Good. Let's start with the game specifics, then. You said a racing game. What does it need to have included?

Okay. It's like a game with little carts that... kid-sized characters can ride. Really simple karts, only three floor buttons. The complicated part? Well, the karts and... the entire landscape? They all gotta be made of junk food.

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[Action?] as they completely forget the point of meeting up XD

[Action?] lol it happens

[Action?] distractions do. XD we'll work back to it in a bit <3

[Action?] of course, no rush lol

[Action?] of course, no rush lol

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