Ginia's next round puts her against one of the teenagers, the one whose backpack she'd cut open. He's a little moody as they take their seats and start to set up, but before they start, he awkwardly offers his hand for a handshake.
'Uhh, good luck this round.' He mumbles. Ginia smiles and gives his hand a firm shake. He's not a bad player at all, though it's also clear he's not too familiar with his current deck. He looks surprised as he gains an edge, countering her cards and chipping away soundly at her health pool before she manages to take control and stall enough to get the cards she needs to win the round.
"Good game. You're pretty good. That's a pretty unique deck you're running." Ginia plays to him after the match.
He looks embarrassed and gestures over at the leader of their group, the only guy left on the winner's bracket. 'It's his deck. He said I shouldn't play my deck.'
Ginia frowns and looks over at the other teen. "What's wrong with your deck?"
He mumbles something too quiet to hear as he begins putting his cards away. Ginia watches him put his cards away before hurriedly typing out a message.
"If you want to play with someone that's not a jerk, the regulars here are pretty nice. They won't care what kind of deck you play."
'They're all kids.' He looks midly affronted in the way older kids get when associated with anything they see as anything too kiddish.
"We're playing a card game aimed at kids. Better playing with kids than someone who won't let you play what you want, right?"
He shrugs and puts his cards in his backpack, shuffling away to watch the rest of the tournament. Ginia sighs. Whether he remembers the conversation or not remains to be seen, but maybe it'll sink in.
The tournament continues on. Ginia is eventually knocked out by an admittedly one-sided match against one of the kids, leaving him to head the top of the loser's bracket. With him, the first girl they'd seen in the shop, the head teenager of the group, and Shun, the remaining four is a promising match up.
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'Uhh, good luck this round.' He mumbles. Ginia smiles and gives his hand a firm shake. He's not a bad player at all, though it's also clear he's not too familiar with his current deck. He looks surprised as he gains an edge, countering her cards and chipping away soundly at her health pool before she manages to take control and stall enough to get the cards she needs to win the round.
"Good game. You're pretty good. That's a pretty unique deck you're running." Ginia plays to him after the match.
He looks embarrassed and gestures over at the leader of their group, the only guy left on the winner's bracket. 'It's his deck. He said I shouldn't play my deck.'
Ginia frowns and looks over at the other teen. "What's wrong with your deck?"
He mumbles something too quiet to hear as he begins putting his cards away. Ginia watches him put his cards away before hurriedly typing out a message.
"If you want to play with someone that's not a jerk, the regulars here are pretty nice. They won't care what kind of deck you play."
'They're all kids.' He looks midly affronted in the way older kids get when associated with anything they see as anything too kiddish.
"We're playing a card game aimed at kids. Better playing with kids than someone who won't let you play what you want, right?"
He shrugs and puts his cards in his backpack, shuffling away to watch the rest of the tournament. Ginia sighs. Whether he remembers the conversation or not remains to be seen, but maybe it'll sink in.
The tournament continues on. Ginia is eventually knocked out by an admittedly one-sided match against one of the kids, leaving him to head the top of the loser's bracket. With him, the first girl they'd seen in the shop, the head teenager of the group, and Shun, the remaining four is a promising match up.