Carolyn
``James stretched for a quick second before hurrying into the arcade. He mostly gotten over the cold that had plagued him for about a month. And on top of that the arcade had gotten some new games and he couldn't wait to try them out. He could feel excitement boiling in his blood. He was so happy as well that he could be out and about. Approaching one of the cabinets, it was titled, "Fruit Ninjask."`` "Oooo, maybe I'll try that one first!" ``He said approaching the machine.``
Regina
*To get her mind off the fact she was feeling kind of lonely without Ethan around and with Silver not wanting to hang out with her no more, Selene headed to the place she made her first friend in the Island of Aces, the Arcade. Maybe this time, it was going to have the same outcome.*

 *Noticing James' iconic long hair, Selene couldn't resist.* "Oh my, is that James?" She immediately rushed from behind and hugged him. She was so happy to once again see him. Had it been a month since their last meeting? Maybe even two?* "OH JAMES, JAMES, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!"
Carolyn
"Wha- oh hey Selene" ``He turned his head with a grin as he tried to somewhat hug back.`` "Heh, yeah. Well, sorry about not seeing you. I kinda caught a REALLY bad cold, it sorta plagued me for about a month or two." ``He told her with a bit of a frail smile, sort of to show that he was okay now, Selene would probably squeeze harder in the hug. He liked her hugs hut they were sometimes too tight.`` "Sorry I wasn't able to hang out because of it." ``He said a bit sheepishly.`` "Good to see you though."
Regina
*Selene was glad to once again see him. As long as he was okay, Selene was happy. Seeing her best friend again really turned her mood around. She was hugging him tighter than ever.* "It's okay, it's okay you big dummy, as long as you're fine." *Oh boy, she already had the best plan for the day. Playing arcade games with James up until night time. Turns out that her plan had successfully worked out.*
Carolyn
``He let out a small chuckle as he broke out from the hug, then turned right back around to the arcade machine.`` "This is one of the new games they brought in, Fruit Ninjask. I don't exactly know how to play yet, but we should find out if I start playing!" ``He said with a bit of a rush, slotting in a coin and beginning the game. It's literally just Fruit Ninja but berries.`` "Selene! You should try this when I'm done it's super g- *GAME OVER*" ``The losing screen quickly cut James off as his timer had ended. Slotting in another coin, he moved to the side to let Selene play.`` "Guess it wanted you to play, I've already put the coin in for you." ``He joked with a smile.``
Regina
"Wow, you suck at this game, no offence." *Selene giggled. Wow, he was really bad at this game. Beating his high-score would be a walk in the Park for Selene. No way did James lose in the first 5 seconds. A grin of confidence grew on her face, with Selene ready to show James what she was made out of. She stared at the screen intensely and waited for the game to begin.*

"Come on game, I'll show you why they call me Selene, the berry slayer."
Carolyn
"Hey!" ``He said, a bit offended, but chuckled nonetheless.`` "You got this, Selene!" ``He said encouraging her. While watching her play, his eyes wondered to the other machines. Some of them looked new, one looked like a platformer, another looked like a Candy Crush sort of clone, they seemed like normal machines, one caught James' eye though, a "Mighty Action X", the platformer.`` "Oho, I'll try that one next." ``Before turning back to Selene, he said that in a more devilish tone.`` "Did... Did you not press the begin button?" ``He asked, looking at the screen.``
Regina
*Selene turned to James, looking at him fully confused. She thought he pressed the button. She was feeling completely dumb. Now, it all made sense why the game wouldn't start. Initially, she thought the game was frozen or the buttons were stuck.*

"No? Don't laugh."

*Selene pressed the start button and started focusing on the game. She slightly pushed James away as for him to not disturb her. That, and also he was more than likely going to tease her for forgetting to do such a task.*
Carolyn
"I won't! I won't! I promise!" ``He said, watching her play, of course his eyes wondered once more to the other cabinets. As much as Mighty Action X appealed to him, the other games might be just as good as he expected. Of course, there were the original cabinets, Sinistaryu and Magikarp Jump such, there weren't really as many new games as he had expected. Just those 3. For now he would just wait for her to finish.``
Regina
*After about a minute, Selene was over with it. She was careful enough but she simply wasn't fast. It was a good enough attempt, definitely better than James' one. Being the sore loser she was, Selene got frustrated at the game for losing.* "OH COME ON, I WAS SO CLOSE!" *To forget about it, she turned around to James and placed her head on his shoulder.* "Now, what game are we going to play because I'm NOT going to touch Fruit Ninjask ever again?"
Carolyn
``James gulped as she watched her get frustrated. He hadn't really seen her like this.`` "Well, we could play Mighty Action X, it's one of the new games there." ``Taking her by the hand, he leader her over to the machine.`` "To me, it looks like a platformer and an easy one too! I'll let you play it first, it seems like my kinda game and yours too." ``Continuing, he slotted a coin in the machine for her.`` "Plus we need to test it!"
Regina
*Selene was interested. What type of game Mighty Action X was? She had never heard of it and was hoping he'd start first to show her the basics of the game. It was a competition and she wanted to score higher than him.* "Alright, alright, go first. And teach me the basics, please. I want to score better than you." *Selene once again placed her head on her shoulder and peeked over.* "Come on James, show the world what you're made of."
Carolyn
"Heh. Alright then. First go it is." ``He said, starting the game. He had 1 minute to get to the end. Moving the little character between platforms, his score incrased each time, the more times you jumped, the more scire you got it seemed. On top of that, he leapt on enemy heads,giving hin extra bits of score. As the timer began to run out a lot quicker, he had reached the end of the level.`` **GAME CLEAR!** "Oh uh, it seems like there's more levels, I guess I keep going until I die. Hold on Selene, I'll just die on this level so you get your turn." ``Being polite he let the enemy hit his in-game character, losing. Slotting in the coin, he let Sepene have her go by moving out the way.``
Regina
*Selene immediately caught up on him. Why did he lose? It was clearly staged. She wouldn't allow this. She had manners. Her mother had taught her better than that. She grabbed his hand and smiled at him, hoping to encourage him to once again play.* "Oh, come on James, I know you're a gentleman but come on, please don't lose for me. Just play again."
Carolyn
"Ah alright. Thank you, Selene." ``He chuckled for a second as she called him a gentleman.`` "Just, let me know when you want a turn." ``He said, slotting in another coin and breezing through the first level once more. As the little character kept jumping to end of levels, James was feeling a lot more happy with each victory.`` "This game's real good! I wonder if there's a sequel or something." ``He said turning to Selene with a smile.``
Regina
"Yeah, me too." *Selene noticed an opportunity for a joke. A devilish smile grew on her face, realising that the potential she had on her hands was endless. James would absolutely love her joke and fall on the ground. James could see that Selene was trying her best not to smile.* "Yeah, Mighty Action Y!" *Unfortunately though, she couldn't keep it any more. She burst out laughing, thinking that this was the best joke ever.*
Carolyn
"Heh! That's pretty funny!" ``He said, laughing a bit at her joke.`` "Then maybe, they'd have Mighty Action Z!" ``He laughed a bit more continuing the joke. Unfortunately, this little joke had cause a GAME OVER for him. Getting out the last of his laughs, he looked back the cabinet, a bi surprised for a second, but nodded for a few seconds, entering his high score.`` "Well Selene, I think it's time for your turn. Wouldn't be fair if I hogged it." ``He said moving out the way so Selene could have a go.``
Regina
"AHAHAHA, THEN IT'S GAME OVER!' *Selene was already so cheerful that she couldn't resist not laughing at his joke. Her laugh was so loud, it could be heard from across the end of the room. She definitely was having fun with him. She entered a coin and started the game, not knowing what to expect.* "I'll show you how a REAL princess plays videogames. Heh, not to brag but I am an expert at Magikarp Jump." *Even though it wasn't a game that required a ton of skill but she had great experiences with it in the past, even defeating famous influencer and Elite Four Member, Sawaturyo. Back home, she used to play Magikarp Jump with her friends all the time.*
Carolyn
"AHHAHAHA!" ``He laughed along with her, before calming down quickly.`` "Alright! I doubt you can beat my score then, princess." ``He teased`` "Isn't Magikarp Jump one of the easiest games though?" ``He questioned himself.`` "I'm pretty sure it's impossible to be bad and get a bad score on Magikarp Jump." ``He just bluntly said.`` "No offence though." ``He said, not wanting to sound like he was shaming Selene for her high Magikarp Jump score.``
Regina
*Of course she knew that she couldn't beat James' record but it was worth a try. Who knew? No one, even her did not expect to be Alola's first ever League Champion.* "S-silence James, you're just telling me that to throw me off." *Selene persisted on that Magikarp Jump was a tough game.Yes, all you needed to do was press a button but still, Selene was an expert at this game, she wasn't going to allow James to take that off her.* "It's the best game ever, you'll see!"
Carolyn
"I know it's good and, I never said it was. Also you said REAL princess, a-are you calling me a princess?" ``He said a bit confused now, remembering what Selene said. James now sort of just stood there, mildly confused, deep in thought almost. Seems like Selene may have unintentionally made him stop bothering her for the time being.`` "I- uh? Huh??"
Regina
*Selene turned to him, losing her concentration of a spare second. She didn't know what he was talking about. When did she say that?* "No, I didn't. AHHHH!" *Talking to James threw her off but luckily, she was able to save her character just in time to avoid crashing and losing. It was a close call and thankfully, she turned around in time.* "AHH, OH, COME ON!" *She was getting into this. She really wanted to win. Her competitive side came out.*