[For Chuck.] Call of Duty!

[callofkaren]

After exhausting most of the options that Karen could be out in snow and still call it fun, she found herself spending most of the day inside the compound, watching bad Canadian TV and eating the cookies so many people seemed to want to bake.

Nothing really held her attention as long as Call of Duty did when she got a chance at it, though. She hadn't really gone too far in her game, having been interrupted so many times, and she felt like she was losing her touch. ...well, not really. But she did feel like she hadn't played it in way too long, and she was going to use the next rare free hours to play.

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[callofkaren]

"Ehhh, I don't know," Karen said. She shrugged one shoulder, then the other, the equivalent of weighing the options when her hands were otherwise occupied. "Best Buy, Buy More, Geek Squad, Nerd Herd...not really spoiled for choice on good names there."

She blinked at the screen when the level ended. "You know something, Chuck? I think we make a damn good team." She was almost tempted to ask what he thought about pranking.

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Chuck had mostly been going on auto-pilot, and had barely noticed that the level was over.

"That's probably because you just so happen to be playing with the best sniper in the western United States." He grinned. "I don't mean to brag or anything."

[callofkaren]

"Uh huh," Karen grinned right back. "And I lay the best cover fire on the Eastern seaboard. And for the record, I am bragging."

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He nodded.

"You know, there are probably some eight year olds somewhere who'd disagree with you." Chuck said, eyebrows slightly raised.

[callofkaren]

"Mm, and they're whiny babies," Karen replied easily. "Now, show me a couple of twelve-year-olds, and maybe I'll have some competition."

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"Yeah, as long as it's not a school night," He said, remembering nights when Morgan had probably gotten some kind in Wisconsin into a lot of trouble with his parents. Chuck had tried to tell him in the end that going to bed at 3am had not meant that the kid wussed out.

[callofkaren]

Karen honest-to-god snorted then, and covered her her mouth with one hand to hold back her laughter. "You say that like you've got experience."

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"Yeah, Morgan-- my friend back home-- he gets really into it. It's a really long story involving almost calling some kid's mom in Wisconsin. I...don't think you want to hear it."

It was pretty embarrassing for everyone involved.

[callofkaren]

"Oh, you'd be thinking wrong," Karen answered with another laugh. It was totally the kind of story she'd love to hear, only not when they were about to start a campaign and it might afford distractions. "But I'm sure that's a story for another day."

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"Yeah, Embarrassing and Geeky Story Day," Chuck said. "Actually, I'm pretty sure I'd kind of monopolize the conversation....were that...actually a holiday."

He looked down at the controller in his hands, pretty sure that was as close to being physically painful that a statement could get.

"So! Are we still going or--- Because I could probably keep this up for hours."

[callofkaren]

Karen tried harder not to smile the more Chuck kept talking. He was like one of those geeks who were actually kind of adorable without realizing it, so she kept her mouth shut.

Especially if Chuck didn't seem to realize what he'd just said.

"I could play for hours too," she said, then let her shoulders drop. "But it gets a little boring once you've played everything three times."

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"What, you mean this place doesn't have XBox Live?" Chuck joked. "How--How'd this thing end up here in the first place? I mean, maybe another game'll show up the same way. Like maybe Call of Duty Four?"

Because being sucked to the island of no return without getting the chance to play it was cruel and unusual punishment. Only slightly less horrible than being denied James Bond movies.

Of course, Lazlo had been lying about all that, but the idea of it was horrifying all the same.

[callofkaren]

"We didn't even have an XBox until a few months ago," Karen said, feeling like Chuck should at least know how lucky he was. He might have been stuck reading about the mating habits of lemurs, or watching himself as a TV/movie/whatever. "And if Call of Duty four shows up somehow, I'll do a dance of joy."

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Chuck couldn't help but laugh. "Wow. You'll have to let me know if that happens," He said. "I'll-- I'll join in. As long as it's not a tango. I kinda have issues with the tango."

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"The tango?" Karen asked, and it was almost like she sensed a good story behind that. After months with Jim, it'd become almost like a sixth sense. "That's kinda random."

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There was definitely a story behind it. One involving spies and terrorists and almost being thrown off a building. The tragedy was that Chuck couldn't tell Karen any of it.

"Yeah, it's a long, boring story involving my sister's boyfriend and a pretty bad date." He said, "Not with my sister's boyfriend. The date, I mean."