Legs idling swinging back and forth, Girlfriend leaned closer to the television screen. Upon it was displayed a game she had long thought to have lost, only recently rediscovered by her boyfriend one rainy day. After all the shenanigans that had taken place that day, jumping into the game mainly, one would think she would rid herself of the outdated console entirely. Though, given she was currently sprawled across her bedroom floor with snacks to boot, it was evident she had not done that.
Maneuvering the controller set in front of her with a finger, she pressed buttons at random– waiting for any sort of reaction from her father’s pixelated prisoner. Her other hand slid the open bag of chips closer to herself, a handful dropped into her mouth as she squinted. Noticing the complete lack of sound in general, she fiddled with the controller a moment more before finally toggling off the mute option. Laughing to herself, she adjusted the volume a bit until the familiar cheerful tune filled her ears.
“So that’s how you do that!”