~Ze Resort~Thread 1~(OFFICIAL ETF DEBUT WOO)~

Richter: *Tries quite hard not to grow more impatient, but alas, he does* *Utters a quiet, displeased grumble* Mmh... *Idly shifts his weight from one foot to the other, fidgeting back and forth* ō3ō;

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Snotkid: *Snarkiness* You can't tell me what to do! >3< *Leans up against the machine* Fine, I'm using it... To lean against. ôwô
Ness: *Is rendered basically speechless by Snotkid's sheer RUDENESS* e∞ē; I--... You--... ...!
Pearl: *Snap* Oh! That's! IT! D8< *Is about to launch forward and push Snotkid aside*

Maria: *Vaguely heard Richter's grumble* *Speaks while still playing* Huh? Did you just say something, Richter? O3O?

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Marina: O__O;! *Hastily grabs onto Pearl's shoulders, attempting to hold her back* Wh-whoa there...! *Glarepouts at Snotkid at the same time* ōnō;;
Lucas: *Shocked by Snotkid's unreasonableness* ē__ĕ; Wha--... ... Just--... Why're you doing this...??
Mechanica: *Grumbling nonspecific, annoyed noises* ōmō;

Richter: *Curtly responds* Er, no, nothing. r~r; ... ... *Finally slips and makes his desire to have another turn subtly apparent* So, uh... I wonder how much time is left in the game.

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Snotkid: Just... reeeeasons. õvõ

Maria: Huh... Good question! We've been here a while, haven't we?? 030 *Hasn't quite clued in yet*

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Lucas: *Just can't* Uhmm... ... Like what...? e-ĕ;
Mechanica: "Reasons"?? What's THAT s'posed to mean? Ō∞Ô;

Richter: Yyyeah... *Makes his longing for a turn somewhat ~less~ subtly apparent* ... Need a break? ō~ŏ;

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Snotkid: It means... *Sarcaaaastic emphasis hands* reasons! ôwô
Pearl: ... THIS KID IS WACK. DDD8<<

Maria: *Notices the impatience in Richter's voice and clues in at last* ... OHH, do you want one more go at it before it's over? O.O

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Lucas: *Staaaaares at Snotkid with a look of sheer disbelief* ĕ_____ē; *Slowly wraps his arms around the plushie Richter won for him earlier, totally speechless*
Mechancia: *FRUSTRATION NOISE* GyaaAAAH, stop messin' with us already! >o>; What'd we ever do to you?? ... NOTHIN'!

Richter: *Tries to downplay how much he wanted another turn now that he's probably getting one* *Is unable to prevent himself from gaining a very wide (and rather goofy-looking) smile, as well as a little glimmer of excitement in his eyes* *Chuckles happily* Well, sure, if you're offering. ôvvô *Goes to hold out his hand to take the handle before he even gets a response*

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Snotkid: *Bursts out laughing* You should see yourselves!! >ヮ< It's hilarious!

Maria: *Looks over, sees how excited Richter is, and can't help giggling* xDDD OK, here--it's all yours~! *Lets go of the handle and steps aside*

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Mechanica: *Cheek puffs up* ònó Our frustration's "hilarious"?!

Richter: *Eagerly takes the handle* Thanks. >w< *Gets right to work catching bouncy balls with the little bucket again* ÒwÓ

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Snotkid: Well YEAH! ôwô For one thing, you keep making really funny noises. It's weird. You're weeeird.

Maria: *Stands right beside the dragon as she watches* owo
Dragon: *Lightly rests its chin on Maria's shoulder, also watching* O3O

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Mechanica: Hey! D8< I'm not WEIRD!
Marina: *Tentacles are swishing back and forth like a displeased cat's tail* Alright, this is just getting ridiculous now. onō

Richter: *Is finding the challenge of catching the almost unreasonably bouncy balls with such a small container both frustrating and strangely engaging and fun at the same time* ò~ó Rrgh, they keep bouncing out! *Leans in as he gets even more into the game* *Is so totally glued* ÒnÓ *Looks angry, but we swear he's having fun OK*

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Ness: Where are your parents, even?? DX
Snotkid: They're aroooound. ôwô

Maria: It's hard, right?? 0o0 Keep at it! >ヮ<
Dragon: *Does a little, enthusiastic roar* >o>

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Lucas: *Getting so many ~bad vibes~ from this kid* ... Are they--... Are they keeping an eye on you, even...? e___ĕ;

Richter: *Is shaking the poor little bucket around very roughly, with a very tight grip on the handle* *Keeps his gaze intensely locked onto the game at all times* ÒmÓ

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Snotkid: Probably. Maybe. I guess. Who cares? ôwô

(The machine speaks once again, this time beginning to count down: "10! 9! 8!")

Maria: O-O! Eek! Hurry, I think it's almost over...!!

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Lucas: *Is trying very hard to not let Snotkid get to him, but it just becomes more difficult* ĕ-ĕ; W-well,  don't you...? They're your family...
Mechanica: *Glances around, hoping so hard that Snotkid's parents will just just randomly, miraculously show up at this very moment and put a stop to this madness* e_____e;

Richter: *Starts playing even MORE frantically (and roughly)* Rgh! Come onnn, just a few more...!! ÒmÓ; *Aggressively tries to catch as many more as he can, not letting up at all until it's actually over*

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Snotkid: ... Are you--... Are you gonna cry...? êvê

(The machine can be heard creaking and thumping as Richter's playing intensifies, all the way up until the finish)

Maria: Whoa! 0o0 You really gave it your all, huh? >ヮ<

(All of a sudden, a stream of tickets comes pouring out of the machine, below the glass)

Dragon: *Eyes grow wide* O.O *Instantly scampers over to get a closer look* *Just staaaaaares at the tickets as they pour out, looking completely fascinated*

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Lucas: What...?? ŏ__ĕ;; N-no, no I'm not...!

Richter: *Stands up tall, finally allowing himself to let go of the handle* Ahaha, yeah... >w>; I probably got carried away there. *Sees the tickets* o__O! Hey, what's that? *Instantly takes the string of tickets in his hand to get a look at it*

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Ness: *Steps forward to defend Lucas* Hey, knock it off! o.ó Don't you even think about picking on him!
Snotkid: ... Why not? owô

Maria: 0o0! *Zooms over to Richter's side to get a look, too* It must be our prize...! OwO

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Mechanica: *Also jumps in* 'Cause it's mean, and he totally doesn't need that! onó

Richter: *Puzzled eyebrow of puzzled amusement* Huh! Strange... ōwô *Casually rips the string of tickets from the machine with a single sharp tug* Well, we'd better go find the others. Come on. >w> *Turns and walks away* ... *Thinks about the game as he's leaving* *Realizes how silly the whole thing was, with him getting so fired up and determined over such a thing* ... *Deep, lighthearted chuckle* x333

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Pearl: *Chimes in* Yeah pal, y'all'd better back off! D<

Maria: Yep! owo *Tags along with Richter* Hehe, I can't wait to show them those things...! *Motions to the tickets*
Dragon: >v< *Ends up derping off to meet up with the other three creatures*

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Marina: *Is currently silent, but clearly judging Snotkid as well* *Stares down at him disapprovingly* ŏnó

Richter: Maybe they can tell us what exactly these are... I haven't the slightest idea. ;xD ... *Sees the others, and notices them crowded around something (or someone)* o__o? What's going on over there...?

Snotkid: Whoa. xD You really don't like people picking on him, do you?

Maria: I hope so... They just look like weird little pieces of paper to me! O3O ... *Looks over upon hearing Richter, quickly spotting the others* Huh?? They're all gathered there for some reason...

Lucas: *Has a bad feeling that Snotkid isn't done yet* ē__è;
Mechanica: That's right. òmó He's been through awful, awful stuff, y'know!

Snotkid: OK... But why are you all jumping in at once? I'm just a kid! Can he not stick up for himself or something? ôvô
Richter: *Notices that people look tense* o__ō; Hm... *Quickly approaches, and is soon standing there with the others by Lucas' side* Is everything alright over here...?
Snotkid: *Staaaaares up at Richter* O3O ... Who's this guy?? You know 'im?

Lucas: ŏ~ŏ; *Is about to respond to Snotkid's first question, but then RICHTER SHOWS UP AW YEAH* *Glances up at him with a relieved look and speaks somewhat quietly* Richter, hey... Uhm, g-good timing. ó3ò; This kid just suddenly started picking on us, and now he won't stop...
Mechanica: *Instantly looks towards Richter and pipes up* Yeah! 38< He's really homing in on Lucas now, too...!
Marina: *Nods* ŏnŏ *Turns her attention to Snotkid once again to answer his second question* *Seems confident, having a feeling Snotkid is about to get an earful from Richter* That's right--he's our friend. >3>
Maria: o__o; *Scampers along to follow Richter, approaching the group several moments after him* *Suspiciously stares at Snotkid* Ō3Ō

Richter: *Looks down at Snotkid* Hmmh... ō__ō; *Wants to scold Snotkid, but can't help thinking back to how bad he felt when he accidentally made the random kid at the racing game cry earlier* *Tries to hold back at least a bit, as Snotkid is quite little as well* *Motions to the others* So, you've been giving them a hard time, have you? Why? You think that's fun?

Snotkid: *May be sliiightly tense* Uhm, yeaaah... ...? o3ô;

Richter: ... *Crosses his arms* *Still speaking in a relatively level tone and not raising his voice* You shouldn't do that. It's not right. :/

Snotkid: o__o ... Aaaaand...?

Richter: Stop. ōnō

Snotkid: ... ... "Stop"? *Snrk* Th-that's it...? ewe; *Gradually breaks into laughter* Bahaha! xDD I thought this big huge muscle guy was gonna be SCARY!