Voice Testing

[norns]

[Out of all the things Garnet could do, this was probably one of the last thing she had on her mind. Of course, after watching Greg play a game of pinball, she couldn't help but be curious and to try it herself.

Of course, the trouble now was exactly how to start...or maybe, the better word would be how to win it]

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hey ho here we go

[nacreous]

[didn't Garnet remember what happened the last time she tried to play a game? she'd become so engrossed in it that she couldn't even pull away. so when Steven expresses his concern, Pearl is up and headed straight for the arcade to fetch the other Crystal Gem]

Garnet! [she calls, and hopes that Garnet will at least answer her]

/tucks in cover

[norns]

[And should Pearl find Garnet, she'll find her simply staring at the pinball machine. She hasn't started yet but with her arms crossed, it almost felt like she was compelled to.

Which was why she didn't respond back at first. Don't mind her just staring at the game, Pearl!]

[nacreous]

[that's... all she's doing? looking at it?

Pearl moves forward, squinting her eyes as she tries to figure out what Garnet's next move is. R U OK??]

Is... everything all right?

[norns]

[Rude. Don't judge her, Pearl!! It's not her fault she wanted to try again without future vision!

Either way, once Pearl made her way toward, the leader didn't seem surprised. If anything, she merely looked at her as if she always knew she was there]

Hm? Yes, everything's alright, I was looking at this and wanted to see why people were fascinated with it.

[/deadpan]

[nacreous]

[she's not judging! ...well, not really. maybe a little]

Ah, so you're observing! That's good! [she looks pleased. if only more people would observe before just foolishly running into something] But I think you'd have better luck learning about it if you turned it on.

[norns]

[That's still rude!

However, despite her words, Garnet was still somewhat nervous about starting the game. Of course, after much deliberation, she eventually came to a conclusion!]

I was going to but I think you'll probably have a bunch better time handling the game than I could.

[nacreous]

[sometimes Pearl says or does rude things, sometimes without even knowing. gosh Pearl]

Huh? Me? Really? [she eyes the pinball game. Pearl knows how it works, has seen it in action, but she's never played with one. still, to be told by Garnet that she'd be better at it than her... huh, Pearl's cheeks become warm]

[norns]

Of course, if there's anyone here who knows how to play it, I think you can.

[That and she had a feeling she can't play it without future vision getting in the way. And boy, did she learn from that embarrassing mistake.]

But if you need help, you should let me know.

[nacreous]

[Pearl chuckles nervously and pushes back a few curls from her face]

Well! I guess I'll... give it a try!

[hm... how to work it. aha! she finds a quarter in her pocket (it had been on the floor of their house, and she'd picked it up) and puts it in the machine. it immediately comes to life, flashing lights and playing music]

[norns]

Good, now you're getting it. The point is to keep the ball as long as you can. All you have to do is to make sure that it doesn't go through the hole.

[And yet again, she found herself staring to wonder exactly how would Pearl would react on every single move. Would it go well or...?]

[nacreous]

You seem to know a lot about the game already. [Pearl almost asks Garnet why she isn't playing it, and then she remembers. yep, that wouldn't be a good idea.

anyway, Pearl pulls back the handle and sets the ball into motion. gotta keep it moving, so she moves her hands to the flickers]

[norns]

Trust me, I already know how to play, I would if I could.

[While it was handy at times, she had to admit. Having future vision wasn't the best thing in the world.

Which was why all she could do is watch Pearl play and trying to hold back on during her abilities. She definitely looked like she wanted to tell her and yet...]

[nacreous]

[Pearl is able to keep the ball in play for a few seconds. eventually, it hits a bumper and sails past the flippers. Pearl makes a scoffing sound]

Well, now, that wasn't fair at all!

[norns]

You got to keep on trying, I think you'll get it eventually. Just be sure to keep an eye on the ball and you'll see it land on one of the flippers.

[And you know, totally not telling her the future there. Nope, not at all, what are you talking about?]

[nacreous]

It's just a stupid earth game. [she says like the sore loser that she is, forgetting that just moments ago, Garnet said she would be good at it] Why does it matter if I master it or not?

[norns]

It doesn't. [And there Garnet goes being blunt] But the important thing is to just have fun regardless if you fail or not.

Just remember what I said, just keep your eye on the ball and you'll be fine.[She's seriously trying to help you, listen to her!]

[nacreous]

[Pearl makes another huff, but she's not going to give up. not when Garnet has so much faith in her. she pulls back the ball launcher again and the ball flies into the machine. Pearl never takes her eyes off it, and this time, the ball stays in play longer]

What's next?

[norns]

That...is something you'll have to find out yourself. I'm afraid if I tell you, you'll never be able to learn how to play it.

[That and using future vision too much would result in what happened back then. She can't do that again. That was enough embarrassment and almost jeopardised the mission.]

[nacreous]

[hm... so what was the goal of this game?]

I seem to recall a lot more lights flashing the last time I saw someone play this thing. [kachnk! the ball falls past the flippers again] I wonder how to make that happen...

[so now Pearl is looking over the pinball machine as a whole, seeing the numbers next to certain areas. that must be how you earn points, she guesses]

Totally not late here

[norns]

That's because you're suppose to hit the bumpers, the point is to hit them as many times as you can to get a high number.

[She said as she pointed to said bumpers and then to said numbers]

...Or at least, that's how Steven told me.

naaaah

[nacreous]

I was just starting to figure that out. [what happened to Garnet wanting Pearl to do this for herself? Pearl's not upset, though, she was merely commenting.

this is the last ball she has, so she has to make it count]

[roseheartz]

[And here's Rose, standing by Garnet's side with a giddy smile on her face. She'd watched Greg play the game as well, of course. Then she'd tried it herself for a while, with hilarious results. She'd almost broken the game at one point. Now it's up to Garnet to try!

In no way could this go wrong.]

Alright, now... The ball's entered the box, see? [She points it out.] So, all you have to do is pull back this lever to catapult it into the game.

[norns]

[Even if Garnet knew how to play it (or at least a pretty decent idea of it), it still confuses her just by how simple it was...

But still, she gave a chuckle before pulling the catapult.]

Don't worry, Rose, I know exactly what I'm doing. Although, it sounds like you played this game before.

[roseheartz]

[Rose chuckles as well, raising a hand to her mouth. Her gaze moves from Garnet's face to the little ball that's now rolling into the game.]

I may have played around with it for a little while. [More like an hour.]

I hope you're happy for this

[norns]

Then you must have had a ball of a time.

[Somewhere, somehow, don't mind Garnet just chuckling to herself.

She mumbled before trying her best to play said game. With the ball rolling around, the problem now was trying not use her third eye. ...Which was proving a lot harder than it looked as she stumbled a bit]

SO happy

[roseheartz]

[There's roughly two seconds of silence, followed by a loud snort. The next moment, Rose is doubled up with laughter.]

Hohohoho! A ball!!! Haha, that's so clever!

[norns]

Thank you, it took me a while to figure that one out.

[As Garnet tried to get to the ball to the other side, she mumbled to herself. This was starting to get a bit difficult without her powers now...]

[roseheartz]

[Don't mind Rose, she'll just keep snickering for a while longer. Once she's done with that, she'll start paying attention to the game again.

Go Garnet! Go Garnet!~]

[norns]

[And as she continued the game, she kept her eye on the ball as it moves to the right and then to the left. It shouldn't be so difficult without future vision but once she missed...?

In goes the ball!]

...That could have gone better than I thought. [/Deadpan]

[roseheartz]

[Aawwwwww, that was a really close one, too. Rose smacks a quick hand down on the pinball machine, smiling broadly.]

You did a lot better than I did on my first try. [She may have... attempted to lift the machine up from the ground and roll the ball around that way. Greg had freaked out pretty badly.]

[norns]

[It was a good thing that no one was looking at them or else this could have ended horribly! Although, it didn't stop Garnet from chuckling at what happened!]

Then what did you do? Sounds like it didn't go too well.

[roseheartz]

It turns out that you aren't allowed to use gravity to your advantage. The machine needs to keep its legs on the ground.

[Still kind of unfair, in her opinion. If you're capable of lifting the machine, why not use that to your advantage?]

[norns]

[....]

In other words, you lifted the machine didn't you?

[roseheartz]

Hahah... Well, yes... I didn't think it'd be such a problem.

[norns]

[See Garnet. See Garnet slowly have a grin appear on her face! Don't mind her chuckling here and there!]

Rose, you do know that's cheating right?

[roseheartz]

[Hey, c'mon! Don't laugh at Rose! Laughter is super infectious! ...Rats, now she's giggling too.]

I do now...!

[norns]

[Mission Accomplished!]

Then it just means I'll need to keep an eye on you. I don't think we can afford to have you cheating again.

[roseheartz]

I would never cheat on purpose...! You know that! [Except that she would, sometimes. She totally would. But ssshhhh.]

[norns]

I don't know, would you?

[Not that Garnet is being serious buuutttt...just in case!]

[roseheartz]

Nooo... Not unless it's absolutely necessary.

[That pinball machine, though. That pinball machine....!]

[norns]

[In which Garnet doesn't even bother to say anything. Instead, she just raised her eyebrow almost asking if Rose was serious or not.

But then again, since it's Garnet, she may or may not be serious either]