βThis is going to end so badly.β Arya laughs, taking a long drink from her energy drink. Sheβs wearing her favorite black and gray gaming headphones, the fuzzy gray wolf ears highlighted by the electric yellow wall behind her.Β
βOh definitely but itβs going to be hilarious.β Gendry replies with a lopsided grin. The wall behind him is artfully littered with handcrafted weapons, his own headphones decidedly less cute in plain black.Β
Together they sit on screen, each in their own little box, the opening screen of a low budget cell phone game taking up most of the screen. There are other things on screen as well, logos and fun little widgets that match the theme of this particular live stream.Β
Arya sighs loudly, smiling all the while. βThis is going to be so bad.βΒ
βI canβt wait.β Gendry replies gleefully. βAre we ready?β Arya nods. βHello! And welcome to Game Logic, I am Gendry Baratheon,β he points to himself, then points to the side facing Aryaβs little box. βAnd that is Arya Stark and today Arya will be playing Getting Over It.βΒ
βIt wasnβt my idea.β Arya cuts in.Β
Gendry laughs. βNo, it definitely wasnβt. No, this was a suggestion from my friend and Aryaβs cousin Jon Stark-Targaryen, go follow him and his wife on their stream, theyβre currently doing a duel play through of The Wall and the sister game Beyond the Wall.βΒ
βBut not right now!β Arya cuts in again before laughing.Β
βNo, not right now.βΒ
βCause right now you all get to watch me lose my shhh-tacki mushrooms playing this ridiculous game.βΒ
Gendry laughs. βFor those who donβt know, Getting Over It is a game in which you need to get your character, who is stuck in a cauldron, over an uneven and tall pile of rubble using only a sledge hammer to hoist yourself up.β Gendry explains. βAs Iβm sure you can imagine it is a very frustrating game and if youβve played it or watched someone else play it you know it can inspire some colorful language.βΒ
βSomething that I excel at.β Arya states proudly.Β
βYou have a masters degree in foul language.β Gendry agrees. Arya grins. βHowever, as you can see we are not in the same house today. Arya is visiting her parents in the North and given her motherβs strict no cursing rules, our dear Arya must get through this game without swearing.βΒ
βMother Frisby!β Arya screeches, watching as the man in the cauldron vaults over a high cliff and falls back to the starting point as if she hadnβt just spent the last hour getting that high.Β
Gendry laughs hysterically, doubling over and falling back in his chair over and over as he gasps between guffaws.Β
βAre you, fffff-fricking kidding me?β She continues.