God Among Bugs

"Ok the rules are simple, No time limits, No custom builds, if you lose a health bar you drink, lose a clash you drink, lose the match chug." Mike lists off the rules for the night while staring at Larry. "Why are you looking at me man? I've got a girlfriend already remember?".

"Let me find those magazines and we will see for how long.." Victoria reminds Larry that he's in hot water, causing him to sweat and scratch the back of his head while laughing. "Haha it was a joke Vic honestly if you don't believe me you can check my room one night when my parents are away.."

"If you honestly think that's a smart idea then sure I'll do just that" Victoria quips while grabbing the second player controller. Chelsea jumps the back of the couch and grabs player one. "Sorry Vicky but you gun git drunk girl" The sticky note that was previously on her face was posted to Tom's forehead and he's hoping around with his arms out like a Chinese zombie.

"I just don't see how this is supposed to be scary" Tom rips the sticky note off his face and sits on the ottoman leaving the chair for Mari while Mike and Larry line up behind Chelsea and Victoria respectively. "Well you're not half rotten and trying to suck out our souls so if anything you just looked like a goof ball with a sticky note." Mari says while she tries to nudge Tom off the ottoman with her foot so she can see the screen.

"You pick first Chelsea I'm not a pro so I don't want you doing that hard counter crap." Victoria lays the controller down forcing Chelsea to pick. "Pshaw as if I would need to hard counter you, I'm gonna pick perfect cell" "[email protected]!t fine guess I'll play super 17.." Two minutes of Chelsea comboing Victoria to death.

"How the F∆¢k was that even fair!" Victoria hands her controller to Larry as she finishes her wine cooler and grabs another one just to take a big swig "Your fault for picking one of the absorption based characters, you should have known I was going to beat on you like a pimp looking for money, You gonna avenge your woman lover boy?"

Chelsea eggs the both of them on, when she has a controller in her hands she puts those eight year olds on call of duty to shame when it comes to trash talk. "Yeah I'm gonna wipe that perfect away, pick your poison I'm going with my man Gotenks." "Cool I'll go with Future trunks then" This time Chelsea Beats Larry like a drum using every special and combo in the moves list...

"Thought you were gonna wipe my perfect? Oh the shame of having a big mouth. Mike you gonna give it a shot?" "eh I wanted Larry first but I don't mind taking you down first. Guess I'll go with Tapion." "I don't remember him what season is he from?" Mari asks while looking at Victoria. "I don't know I think he's in one of the movies. "Mike grunts before answering the question "Wrath of the dragon.. he's the dude that gave trunks his sword."

15 minutes of intense button mashing and screaming and Mike jumps up hooting in victory, while Chelsea just hands the controller to Mari while chugging her cooler. "I should have picked Broly, I hate that stupid flute playing [email protected][email protected]" Mike picks kid Goku from the original Dragon Ball series while Mari scrolls through the characters.

"Who should I pick? I'm only good at Tekken. "Play as kid buu then, that little sh!t is an over powered speed fighter" Tom suggests as he gets up so Mari can see properly. "Dude! no fair I wanted to loop back to Larry.." Mike complains while Chelsea starts laughing "Now that is a hard counter, buck up Mike you got the skills."

As Mike and Mari get into a slug fest it becomes pretty apparent he was just griping for show.. until Mari used her ultimate on accident. "Oh my God! the planet was destroyed.. how can something so cute be so deadly? wait how did I do that?" While Chelsea explains the lay out and moves to Mari while Tom consoles Mike.

"Dude no one can beat beginners luck don't worry about it I won't judge you" Larry starts horse laughing at Mikes misery "But I will! Hahahaha so much for looping back to me, talked smack just to get whacked isn't that your catchphrase Chelsea?"

Chelsea flips Larry off after finishing the crash course for Mari. "Good luck girl Tom is a major d.i.c.k when he plays fighter games, probably going to choose a Dodge heavy character and make you waste all your Ki so stick to melee till his blast bar is empty before you use any big moves" Mari nods and gives a thumbs up while smiling. "Don't worry I have a secret technique"

Tom looks at Mari wearily as he goes through the character list settling on Vegeto from the Buu saga. "Told you he'd pick Dodge heavy, watch out for his kick combo it's brutal." Tom rushes Mari from the start of the match barely giving her time to block. "How are you so much faster than me!! you haven't even used a single blast bar why can you Dodge every thing I throw at you!"

Mari loses her cool and starts button mashing at random just trying to get a hit in only to have Tom perfect counter or completely Dodge everything she does. "Because I'm the one who showed Chelsea and Mike how to play these games, dad got me started on MK1 and killer instinct on the SNES back when I was three, and he didn't believe in holding back."

Mari loses the match and Tom didn't even get to sip his beer. "So am I going to die of thirst or is someone here going to knock a bar off of my health, I'll even adjust my health to stay where it was at the end of each match".

By the end of the night Larry and Victoria were taking turns holding each others hair while they 'purged' into the toilet. Mike never got his chance to take Larry down and Tom only had one beer Due to Mike and Chelsea constantly initiating clashes. While Chelsea and Mike had a sidebar to discuss battle strategies to knock Tom out of his winners chair they heard Mari laugh and a beer can open, the two rush in to see Janemba in final form gloating for the victory scene and Tom draining his beer with a red face.

""How did you beat him?!?"" they screamed in disbelief. "I told you I had a secret technique" Mari replies while Tom stares at her in anguish "Just remember you promised not to say a word after tonight so I hope it was worth it.. " "oh no that kind of info should get me a large fry and a chocolate frosty from Wendy's to ensure I forget what I saw" "DEAL! just know if I ever find any dirt on you I will have justice."