RYUKI

[ballies]

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[ballies]

Well, if you mean it literally— sure. But I mean in general. Thinking is so slow. It’s like you don’t have any processors up there.

[ elevator music in her head as she tries to remember things. ]

[unsync]

That's because... we don't.

[ His brain has a lack of general cybernetic augmentation. We believe. ]

[ballies]

[ :nyath: ]

I know, and that’s why thinking in this body sucks!

[unsync]

You shouldn't underestimate the human brain! They say machines can never really fully replicate what the real thing is like, like how cameras can never actually be as good as real eyesight.

[ Oh, the song is starting. ]

[ballies]

[ says the man with one real eye. ]

Yeah, but I get plenty of upgrades so I’m always at peak performance.

[unsync]

Keep up, Tama! You hit the middle for red beats and the sides for blue beats!

[ballies]

[ ack! ]

Alright, alright I’m going!!

[ tama smacking a taiko drum… this is probably therapy for her. ]

[unsync]

You're doing great for your first time!

[ Ryuki is doing okay. Medium is very comfortable. ]

[ballies]

[ she knows he is being sincere but she feels patronised all at the same time.

THUMPS a blue marker. ]

…

Okay I get why this is popular. It must be great when you’re stressed out. [ POST MY COMMENT DW ]

[unsync]

[ Dreamwidth is suffering. ]

I don't use it for stress relief...

[ Tap tap tappity tap. ]

[ballies]

Maybe they should market it that way. You get the music, and to smack sticks on a drum.

[unsync]

[ Tama it's a kid's game. ]

You can make it your reason if you really feel that way, but since when did you have so much rage inside of you?

[ballies]

[ smack smack smack ]

Everyone’s got a bit of pent up stress.

[unsync]

You know, the cafe with the flowers looks pretty nice if you're really that stressed...


-- Oh! We have to sync with these!

[ Here come the linked beats! Realistically they wouldn't be able to even hear each other over how loud taiko games are. ]

[ballies]

What’re flowers gonna do, this is way more cathartic—

[ OH SHIT PSYNCING TIME (no) LET’S GOOO ]

[unsync]

[ BAM BAM BAM don't they feel better when they're in perfect (p)sync?

Anyway the song is finished. ]

And then for two players, they tell you your synchronisation rate at the end!

[ Should we just d100 it. ]

[ballies]

[ let’s go for it. both roll and we pick the higher number? or lower. whichever is funnier. ]

So you could keep doing it to improve your rates— which means you keep coming back for more.

[unsync]

[ 89!! What a good score. ]

That's pretty good.

[ballies]

[ lifting her hand for a high five do not leave her hanging ]

Teamwork!

[unsync]

[ This he has no problem with. Hi-5! ]

Yeah!

[ballies]

[ they do it again on hard and it plummets to like 50 ]

Pretty good for a first try, but we do have an unfair advantage.

[unsync]

[ To be fair hard difficulty really is hard. ]

We do?

[ballies]

[ yeah i got wrecked the first time i did it. embarrassing. ]

We’re already a great team.

[ obviously. ]

[unsync]

O-oh yeah, that's right!

[ Ofc!! ]

Did I hear you diss flowers while we were playing, though?

[ballies]

Just erase six years of my life, Ryuki.

[ boy. ]

It wasn’t a diss. It’s like when people take up boxing for stress relief — smacking something non-sentient is a lot more relaxing than… I dunno, flower arranging.