andtherevolution: (getting ready)
Utena Tenjou ([personal profile] andtherevolution) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2019-03-08 03:15 pm

Bowl-O-Rama Time

WHO: Utena, Lucina, and YOU
WHERE: Kingpin Lanes, a bowling alley in Heropa
WHEN: Friday, March 8th
WHAT: The owners of Kingpin Lanes screwed up their alcohol order are offering massive discounts for anyone 18 and under! And they've kindly requested that Utena and Lucina spread the word to their friends. Why don't you come join them?
WARNINGS: Potential underage hooliganism. Otherwise, nothing so far.
OOC NOTE: Later on today Lucina will be posting on the network letting other characters know about this, with a link to the log. The log is just going up a little early because of our OOC schedules.



Hey, so your got Lucina's invite! Great! Or maybe they found out bout Kingpin Lane's generous deals (discounts on games with groups of six or more! free drinks with every order of atomic nachos! and so on and so forth). Or maybe they literally had nothing better to do. Either way, the lack of beer and the higher than usual concentration of youths have chased off the bowling alley's older regulars, leaving plenty of alleys free.

THE BOWLING LANES

Even with the lack of cheap beer, at least a couple of the lanes will be taken up by bowling teams playing their scheduled games. Around 10 PM, though, they'll shuffle out as the regular lights dim and the blacklights flip on, illuminating everything in a garish neon glow. Grab your friends, a pair of bright white shoes, and a neon ball, and knock down those technicolor bowling pins! If you forgot the score card, don't sweat it - the monitors up above will keep score for you. Assuming they don't malfunction, that is. Wait, did the screen just flicker? Eh, don't worry about it.

THE ARCADE

Is bowling not your thing? No problem! There's a mini arcade just to the side for customers to waste both time and quarters. There's pinball machines and ski-ball for anyone with more old fashioned taste, and a couple different crane machines for people who just love to throw money away. If that's not enticing enough, there's an electronic basketball game, the hit arcade shoot 'em up Burger Blasters, the light gun shooter Duckpocalypse Now, the driving game Krafty Karts, and a little mechanical horsey for the young and young at heart.

THE PARKING LOT

Sometimes you just need to breathe in some fresh air. Or bum a smoke. Or partake in other less than wholesome, possibly illicit substances where underpaid nacho slingers can't see you. As long as you don't get caught, there's no problem. The parking lot is a no judgement zone! As well as a "I don't get paid enough to keep track of every jerk here" zone.

OTHER

Start a brutal feud over the last pair of size six shoes! Make snide, passive aggressive comments as someone picks the bowling ball you wanted! Weep bitter tears as the change machine eats your twenty! Or be brave and daring and find out what makes the Atomic Nacho Platter so atomic (spoiler: it's just extra jalapenos and some tabasco sauce). If it can take place in or around a bowling alley, you can do it.
sonofgold: (listening)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-03-23 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahh, the alcohol might have something to do with it. There's also the convenience, since it's all right here.

[Al shrugs.]

I didn't know what bowling was, so I'm a little puzzled myself. But I can see why it's appealing, too. Bowling seems simple, but it takes a lot of skill and mental calculations to be able to do it well. Plus, there's the pleasure in knocking stuff over.
plentystrong: (PFFFF.)

[personal profile] plentystrong 2019-03-23 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Catra's feet are on her seat now, knees folded up lazily as she munches on a ketchup-drenched french fry. ]

I don't know, seems kinda boring. And you have to do it in groups.
sonofgold: (^_^)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-03-24 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, groups aren't a bad thing. It's something to do together... like in this case, people around the same age can meet each other. It's nothing to do with work or anything official.
plentystrong: (uuuugh)

[personal profile] plentystrong 2019-03-24 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
What's so great about groups? You've got your show-off, your good-for-nothing, your bully... I just don't see the appeal.

[ And yet you're here, Catra. ]
sonofgold: (numbers and figures)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-03-25 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? You've never enjoyed working with anyone? Or even sharing leisure time?
plentystrong: (whine)

[personal profile] plentystrong 2019-03-26 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well. There were people. Are people, even. But we don't talk about that. So here's another studiously nonchalant shrug. ]

I don't know, probably? Mostly it's a drag, though.
sonofgold: (^_^)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-03-26 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
If you say so. Is this a drag, too? What we're doing right now?
plentystrong: (looking back)

[personal profile] plentystrong 2019-03-27 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She shrugs, jerking her head toward the bowling alley as she responds. ]

Not any more than whatever's happening over there, I guess.
sonofgold: (blushu)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-03-28 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Al eats another fry, then shrugs and helps himself to a wing.]

Well, I'd hope you're getting at least a little enjoyment from being here and talking to me, then.
plentystrong: (PFFFF.)

[personal profile] plentystrong 2019-03-29 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ What is this? People caring if she's enjoying herself? Sounds fake but okay. ]

Whatever.
sonofgold: (^_^)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-03-30 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Al just smiles in return.]
plentystrong: (taken aback)

[personal profile] plentystrong 2019-03-30 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Catra grunts and looks away.

She's still not used to people being so nice all the time. ]
sonofgold: (pulling the puzzles apart)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-03-31 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, enjoy the rest of the so-called food. I'll be on Lane 9 if you'd like to give bowling another shot.
Edited 2019-03-31 22:49 (UTC)
plentystrong: (PFFFF.)

[personal profile] plentystrong 2019-03-31 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
No, thanks. You go have fun. Or, y'know, try to.
sonofgold: (and the stars)

[personal profile] sonofgold 2019-04-02 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Al gets up, giving a polite bow before he walks off.]