Ready to play?

Groaning, Kaito tilted to the side. He was getting into the game, moving with each tilt of the remote. It was almost sad how deeply he was concentrating on every pixel. One half-thumb to the right, slow, slow, tilt, accelerate! 

YOU’RE A WASTE OF TIME

His eyes lit up with an intense focus as the countdown started. In unison, he whispered, “Go,” revving up Wario’s engine. As planned, he got head start, pushing aside the smaller players. Though the boost was a nice way to lead in, he’d reveal his real strategy in a moment.

Jerking his remote in the opposite direction of the youth, he attempted to stay out of sight until the very last moment. He knew the boy was brilliant, and technically had dominion over video games. The only way to win would to be out-smarting him; to be unpredictable just as Kurama had been.

“If you’re not having fun, I can switch it up a little,” Amanuma offered, turning his cart around. He raced in the opposite direction, ignoring the “Wrong Way!” signs floating above him. Smashing into every other character on his way over, Ama made a beeline for Peach. 

Preparing to focus, Amanuma took care to wipe off his nose before they started. “Yeah, yeah. You go ahead and tell yourself that. Big characters like Wario and Bowser are only tough to control if you don’t know what you’re doing. I happen to be an expert, in case you’ve forgotten.

Kaito inched away slightly before turning his attention back to the actual game at hand. “All characters are difficult to control in one aspect or another. That’s why they have different stats. As a Game-master, I’d assume you’d know that.”

His eyes lit up with an intense focus as the countdown started. In unison, he whispered, “Go,” revving up Wario’s engine. As planned, he got head start, pushing aside the smaller players. Though the boost was a nice way to lead in, he’d reveal his real strategy in a moment.