Fun and Games!

..Today Yoko has decided to teach Mamimi how to play "Connect Four". The girls got this game for Christmas and this is the first time they've played it. Somehow, Yoko knows how to play already. Odd how she knows so much about games. =3

 

M - "So how does it go again Yoko?"

 

Y - "It's easy Mamimi, you'll catch on quick."

 

 

"All you do is drop these colored chips into the board to line them up and make 4 of them connect in a row."

 

 

"And I can have them line up in any direction right?"

 

 

"Yep! So we'll do a test run first ok? I'll start out by dropping a chip here then you drop one whereever you like."

 

 

PLUNK PLUNK

 

Y - "See? I think you'll get the hang of it really fast!"

 

M - "Yeah! It's fun!"

 

 

Y - "I'll just drop one here..."

 

 

M - "Ah ha! I can block you here!"

 

Y - "Yes you can. Good job!"

 

 

Y - "And another here."

 

PLUNK

 

 

M - "Hey, I can go sideways too right?"

 

Y - "Oh yeah, it's more fun when you get to do them like that!"

 

 

PLUNK

 

M - "Now where to put this one..."

 

 

PLUNK

 

M - "There it goes!"

 

Y - "You sure you wanted to drop it there?"

 

 

M - "Why shouldn't I? Was I wrong?"

 

Y - "Oh no, nothing wrong, I'm just planning ahead that's all."

 

 

Y - "Planning ahead is also a fun side to this game."

 

M - "I'm trying to but you drop these chips in fast!"

 

 

Y - "I'm not THAT fast really."

 

M - "Yes you are!"

 

 

M - "HA! I blocked you good there! You thought you were gonna trick me!"

 

Y - "Drat! You got me good that time Mi-chan!"

 

 

Y - "Or DID you?"

 

M - "Whaaa? What do you mean?"

 

 

Y - "BAM! CONNECT FOUR! Ha ha! You got suckered!"

 

M - "Oh man! Where? I didn't even see it coming!"

 

 

Y - "See? Right here, diagonally."

 

M - CRAP! I totally missed it! And I even helped you get up to that spot too!"

 

 

Y - "But you see how to play now right? It's fun to think ahead as well as thinking about how your opponent can actually help you win."

 

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M - "I want a rematch Yoko! I can take you!"

 

 

M - "But first... where did those random clothes come from?"

 

Y - "Who knows and who cares? Let's restart!"

 

M - "You're on!"

 

 

 

Ahh, such fun!

 

 

Billy

Funny background events are the best parts sometimes!

Isn't it also allowed in some games of Connect Four to have a square?

Lol, awesome. Gotta love funny background events!

 

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Manami: "VROOM VROOM!"

 

Had to be done.

It is hard to pay attention in the game....

 

Now, THAT is what I call a story with a developed background!

Haha... that was really funny! Nice job!

 

I needed that.

They're very concentrated on their game. n_n

  AerisAquata said:

Funny background events are the best parts sometimes!

Isn't it also allowed in some games of Connect Four to have a square?

 

Yes they are! I had wanted to do this type thing for a while and finally got to do it. And I've never played with the rule you can do a square before. That's new to me.

 

  Poofiemus said:

Lol, awesome. Gotta love funny background events!

 

Manami: "VROOM VROOM!"

 

Had to be done.

 

Yes! The background is sometimes VERY important. And I wasn't thinking Vroom Vroom, I was thinking more about "Tune in Tokyo!"

 

 

  Saluli said:

It is hard to pay attention in the game.... Now, THAT is what I call a story with a developed background!

 

Hee hee, my girls are good at concentrating aren't they? And my background was REALLY developed! LOL

 

 

  Averis said:

Haha... that was really funny! Nice job! I needed that.

 

 

Thank you sir! I'm glad we cold provide you a good laugh when you needed it.

 

 

  Milkytea said:

They're very concentrated on their game. n_n

 

 

Yes they are! I'm glad I got to see what happened behind them tho.

 

 

 

Billy

Hahahah, about halfway through the story I noticed that something was going on in the background and I had to restart. Needless to say, I ended up just seeing what was going on in the back for the rest of the story instead of the the game. XD

 

Well played, sir!

Ahaha, nice story. For some reason I end up giving attention to the background more at my first time reading it ^^;;

 

Looks like the girls had fun with the game XD;;

Fun story! It took me until almost the very end to notice the background, too. It's those little things that make a huge difference, lol.

I saw these pics on Flikr and wondered what the story was going to be, but instantly saw the background action.

 

Although blurred (as it is ment to be), the eyes are drawn to background as you try to see what is clearly ment to be going on and so not end up looking at the front action of Connect 4.

 

Sir, you have achieved what some people find impossible to do, and that is to tell two stories at the same time, and keep both running without either story getting boaring.

 

Well done.

Ha ha ha. I dont know if I watched them play Connect four or if I watched that lovely background game. Well I guess all four girls had much fun.

Very cute, silly Manami! Great story, as always.

  JoltFiend said:

Hahahah, about halfway through the story I noticed that something was going on in the background and I had to restart. Needless to say, I ended up just seeing what was going on in the back for the rest of the story instead of the the game. XD Well played, sir!

 

 

Hee hee, that was part of the "fun" in the title! I wanted to catch people offguard and it looks like it worked. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

 

 

  ayacchidere said:

Ahaha, nice story. For some reason I end up giving attention to the background more at my first time reading it ^^;; Looks like the girls had fun with the game XD

 

 

Thank you! It was actually hard for ME to write the dialogue between Yoko and Mamimi due to the background antics! I kept getting sidetracked and giggling to myself over them. I think all the girls had fun this time around.

 

 

  Ravendruid said:

Fun story! It took me until almost the very end to notice the background, too. It's those little things that make a huge difference, lol.

 

 

Hee hee, thanks! I did that on purpose so people would have to either go back and see what they missed or try to figure out what was going out back there. And yes, small details usually make a big difference.

 

 

  Traveller said:

I saw these pics on Flikr and wondered what the story was going to be, but instantly saw the background action. Although blurred (as it is ment to be), the eyes are drawn to background as you try to see what is clearly ment to be going on and so not end up looking at the front action of Connect 4. Sir, you have achieved what some people find impossible to do, and that is to tell two stories at the same time, and keep both running without either story getting boring. Well done.

 

 

I will almost always put stories up on Flickr with no comments so that people will wonder what's up and want to see the finalized post. Call it teasing if you must.

 

I'd wanted to do this for a long time and never had the means to do it properly until now. Setting it up to work well took time and so did the shoot itself. But I'm happy with the final product and as long as people enjoy it, that's what matters to me. Thank you very much for the praise.

 

 

  edwardsgoldeneyes said:

Ha ha ha. I dont know if I watched them play Connect four or if I watched that lovely background game. Well I guess all four girls had much fun.

 

 

All of them had fun, one way or another! I'm glad you enjoyed it tho.

 

 

  Zukin said:

Very cute, silly Manami! Great story, as always.

 

 

Thank you! Yes, Manami is silly but I love her to bits.

 

 

 

Billy

Ah, this finally made it here. Like I said on Figure.fm, hilarious. And well shot!

  PrettyCranium said:

Ah, this finally made it here. Like I said on Figure.fm, hilarious. And well shot!

 

 

Thanks very much! I usually post things here and FFM so no one misses out. I know some people here don't visit FFM and vice versa. I like to spam EVERYONE....

 

 

 

Billy

  baldylox said:

. I like to spam EVERYONE....

 

 

 

Billy

 

Everyone?

 

EVERYONE!!!

 

I wonder if that's what you were going for?

This was great on FFM, and still great here!

hahahah a little bit toooo nudity for me but really funny xDDD

  baldylox said:

Thanks very much! I usually post things here and FFM so no one misses out. I know some people here don't visit FFM and vice versa. I like to spam EVERYONE....

 

That's right, Billy! Spam ALL the people! *brandishes broom*

  JoltFiend said:

Everyone? EVERYONE!!! I wonder if that's what you were going for?

 

 

Umm... I'm not sure what YOU'RE going for but ok.

 

 

  Galvatim said:

This was great on FFM, and still great here!

 

 

Thank you sir! I appreciate it.

 

 

  Anouc said:

hahahah a little bit toooo nudity for me but really funny xD

 

 

I'm glad you liked the story! And I tried to keep the nudity down by blurring it all out. You can't see any details plus they aren't fully nude anyway, just topless.

 

 

  Poofiemus said:

That's right, Billy! Spam ALL the people! *brandishes broom*

 

 

Yeah! Spam for all! SPAAAAAAM! Wonderful SPAAAAAM! Beautiful SPAAAAAM! I think I'll have Eggs, spam, spam, spam, eggs and spam. That doesn't have much spam in it."

 

 

 

Billy

  baldylox said:

  JoltFiend said:

Everyone? EVERYONE!!! I wonder if that's what you were going for?

 

 

Umm... I'm not sure what YOU'RE going for but ok.

 

Billy

 

Hahah, sorry, Leon reference. XD It's a schtick we have going on here at work anytime someone says "Everyone".

 

Watching both of these games going on was very very entertaining! Love the clothes that are just left behind in the end XD

Superbly done. The first pic with the additional background caught my attention and I backed up to the previous pic to see if I missed anything.

 

~Sister Kyoya

  JoltFiend said:

Hahah, sorry, Leon reference. XD It's a schtick we have going on here at work anytime someone says "Everyone".

 

Ha ha! I love that movie! But it's been soooo long since I've seen it, I didn't recall that until I just watched it. I guess i should rewatch that one sometime soon....

 

  Innocentsake said:

Watching both of these games going on was very very entertaining! Love the clothes that are just left behind in the end XD

 

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

 

  Sister Kyoya said:

Superbly done. The first pic with the additional background caught my attention and I backed up to the previous pic to see if I missed anything.

 

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked the story and that the fun and games were for you as well as the girls.

 

 

Billy