Game Over (Andley)

New Perspective

Being a teenager was great. Well, it was for Andy. He was a high school drop-out and a gamer, or as his parents called him, a 'failure and going nowhere in life.'

That wasn't true. Not in the slightest. Andy had a job as a game tester, which for him was the ultimate dream come true. Getting paid to play games all day? He couldn't ask for a better occupation.

Currently, he was on his way to the local Game Stop his friend Danny worked at. Sometimes Andy finished his game play-throughs before his deadline and had some time to spare. He looked at the big red letter on the window advertising the upcoming release of a new, very anticipated game called 'F.E.A.R.' Andy wasn't too interested, but he hadn't learned too much about it either.
Andy opened the door, the bells chiming to notify anyone of his entrance.

"Hey, Andy!" The stores manager, Craig, grinned wildly. "How's that game Danny's been telling me about? What was it called again...?"

"It was the new Batman game- Arkham Knight." Andy smiled proudly. Out of all the games he had played, the Batman games were always, by far, his favorite. Craig nodded with a laugh.
"Ah.. Of course. You enjoying it so far? I hear it's gonna to be pretty good." Craig leaned over the counter.

"It's absolutely killer." Andy grinned. "But I'm not giving anything away. Sorry." He made a zip motion across his lips.

"Damn." Craig sighed. "Alright, I get it. I'll go get Danny for ya, wait here." He pushed off the counter and went into the back. Andy leaned on it, arms crossed as he waited patiently.

"There's my favorite customer!" He heard Danny's British accent from behind him and turned, high-fiving him. It was probably a no-brainer, but Andy stopped in about twice a week. Needless to say, he was pretty close to everyone who worked there.
"Hey, slow day, huh?" He asked, looking around the empty store.

"Yeah... But it'll be crazy next Monday when we finally put that new game on the shelf." Danny shrugged.
"What, F.E.A.R? It looks... Kinda lame." Andy shook his head.

"You would say that." Danny rolled his eyes and pulled out a copy from under the counter. "Look at this." He pointed to the case.
Andy took it and read the brief description it gave and rolled his eyes. "Really? A dystopian rebel fighting to save mankind from an organization who goes by the name of F.E.A.R? You're kidding. The characters name is Deviant, too." He laughed and handed it back. "Sorry, man. Compared to the stuff I've played lately, that doesn't even sound remotely cool."

"Says the one who gets to play all the hottest new games before the release date." Danny rolled his eyes. "C'mon, mate. Look, Craig won't mind- so just take it. You can pay later."
Andy raised an eyebrow and took the case again, observing the design critically. "Fine. But I'll probably return in before I'm done."
Danny hit his shoulder and playfully shoved him.

"Just go play it, you nerd." He laughed.
Andy shrugged and put it in a GameStop bag to keep it from view- he may not be thrilled about it, but some people were absolutely going nuts over the game already.

Andy walked down he sidewalk to his house, whistling a song from the Arkham Knight game. There was no way this new game could top Arkham Knight. No way.

"Oh, Andy. Where were you?" His mom frowned, glancing at him from the kitchen door. "You never said you were going out."
"I went to visit Danny." He shrugged and kicked his converse off.

"And you got another game?" She sighed heavily. Andy looked at her and nodded.
"Um... Yeah. Mom, it's kinda what I do." He laughed and went upstairs, listening as she muttered 'that boy's addicted,' before walking back into, presumably, the kitchen. Andy rolled his eyes and tossed the game on his bed, sitting at his desk with his laptop and finishing up his review about Arkham Knight to send to the company. Playing through it, the only bugs he really came across were some occasional lagging in movement, and sometimes the characters mouth movement wasn't in sync with the dialogue. He re-read his email before sending it and closing the lid of his laptop, stretching over the back of the chair.