Time Sink

[pikapikapikarin]

Mama got me a game as a present for doing so well in school last year, mostly due to everyone's tutoring.

Although for the life of me, I can't login. The servers are too crowded.

Well, I suppose with school starting up in another few weeks, I shouldn't be playing a new MMO, even if it's the flagship title of one of the best game-companies of our generation. Though I guess I could wait it out and reward myself with some play time once in a while... hmm...

Any suggestions on this? I'd rather not spend time on this game if I can't login and I'll just spend it with friends on and off the community, but it's raining and I really don't want to browse the internet for hours...

[Of course she could ALSO do her math homework... which she hasn't touched yet.]

Comments

[archerartemis]

Well, other than enjoying you winning the bet...

[pikapikapikarin]

I won the bet? Really?

I knew you had it in you!

[archerartemis]

Yeah, Green Arrow and Batman surprised me and Mom at home one night, and Green Arrow asked me to be his sidekick! They want me to join a kind of...I don't know, young Justice League for sidekicks.

[pikapikapikarin]

A young Justice League? Well that's good then! You'll be working with people your own age, won't you? I mean, if its meant for people our age...

[archerartemis]

Yeah. I get to meet them soon. There's five of them so far. I'm excited.

[pikapikapikarin]

So all together that's six. That's a good number really!

[archerartemis]

Yeah. Though I was surprised Speedy wasn't around--Green Arrow's original sidekick. Sounds like he struck out on his own recently.

[pikapikapikarin]

Maybe he needs time to himself? If he struck out for this long then perhaps he needs time to learn things on his own?

[archerartemis]

Maybe. Seems like an awkward subject. Green Arrow gets really uncomfortable when I bring it up.

[pikapikapikarin]

Maybe they had a fight. Isn't that why comic book sidekicks always split off from their mentors? Usually anyhow?

[archerartemis]

I don't know. I mean, there was this huge thing all over the news about him, Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash getting inducted into the League. Maybe it fell through in favor of this team?

[pikapikapikarin]

Maybe. I don't know much about him at all, but it's possible he got passed over for some reason? Or something happened internally that made him split from Green Arrow. It would account for how uncomfortable Arrow seems to be about this, like you said.

[archerartemis]

Hopefully it doesn't have anything to do with me.

[pikapikapikarin]

I doubt there's a really chance of that being the truth. It could have happened ages ago when he split.

[archerartemis]

That's true...

[pikapikapikarin]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, though. It seems like he had his reasons, like they had reasons for bringing you on.

[archerartemis]

I guess so. But I'm still wowed that they thought I was good enough to notice.

[pikapikapikarin]

It's a good sign though! And it's a wonderful confidence booster too.

[archerartemis]

Definitely. So let me know when you need me to pay up.

[pikapikapikarin]

Sounds good to me. I'll definitely cash in on it as soon as I've got some free time.

[archerartemis]

Okay. And I'll let you know if I need to work around my new schedule.

[pikapikapikarin]

Great then! That should be great then.