The previous Absolute War games weren't terrible, but the trend towards rock-paper-scissors combat wasn't one that Yuuko particularly liked... However she had always from brand loyalty, so went with it anyway. She was about to head off to the checkout when a voice jolted her out of her reverie. It was a young man, a teenager by the looks of him; just the sort you would expect in a gaming shop. [b]'Uh, yeah... Mainly empire builders or grand strater... gy...'[/b] Yuuko trailed off as her gaze fixed just above the boys head; the words <The Gamer> hung just over his name... a foreign one at that. [b]'Oh shit, you mean a <Gamer>. I didn't really think it was real...'[/b]

[i]Timafee ep, eff... Epffnet? How the hell do I pronounce that..?[/i] One eyebrow slowly raised skyward as she looked the guy over, unsure of what to think of him. The quest told her to meet more <Gamers>, but when she really thought about it, did she want to get involved..? Yuuko stood silent for a moment, trying to get a gauge on the kid; she half suspected that it was all some elaborate prank... [b]'Hm... so. You see name tags, levels and all that crap too?'[/b]

Out of the corner of her eye, Yuuko spotted yet another familiar tag. [i]Christ, it don't rain it pours...[/i] [b]'... That guy's got a <Gamer> tag too. Oi, freaky hat guy! Over here.'[/b] She looked from one guy to the other in confusion, wondering if perhaps this <Gamer> lark wasn't so rare after all...