Insert Coin to Date Again

Submitted by Steve:

It was Josie's idea to hit up an arcade.  I hadn't been to one in years, and I really liked the idea.  We were supposed to go for an hour and then go to dinner.

I did some Dance Dance Revolution and a hunting game.  When I turned around when I was done, Josie wasn't there.  It was cool, as I figured that she went off to play something else.

I found her next to another guy at a Simpsons arcade game, the one where Smithers kidnaps Maggie.  Josie told me that she had been obsessed with the game when she was younger, and that it was her dream to beat Mr. Burns at the end.

The guy playing next to her said, "I've got all night if you do."

I said, "We haven't got all night," but Josie said nothing to this and kept playing and feeding in quarters and playing some more.  I joined in for a few cycles, but became bored after a bit.

It had to have been close to an hour later.  Josie hadn't said a word to me, she was still playing The Simpsons next to that other guy, and I had taken to walking up and down the aisles, playing the occasional game, but becoming hungrier and hungrier.

Finally, I went up to her and asked her when she thought she'd be done.  The guy next to her said, "Dude, we're on a date.  Piss off."

She didn't say ANYTHING to that, but I felt that I had to.  "No, WE'RE on a date," I said to him, meaning Josie and I.  I turned to her and she glanced at me.

She said, "Hey.  What time is it?"

I told her and she said, "Really?  I lost track of time.  Let me just beat Mr. Burns and then we'll head out."

She was done after another long time, but I had already checked out of wanting to have another date.