VR Troopers: When Worlds Collide

Declaration of War

During a weekend dine in at the Crossworld Café Ryan entered the restaurant that evening looking for an empty place to sit. He secured a stool by the beverage bar just before ordering a glass cup of root beer from the bartender. In the meantime, Ryan took a glimpse over at the television to monitor some local baseball coverage in progress.

As his eyes remained glued to the screen, J.B arrived by the entrance to notice his friend hanging around by the bar.

"Ryan!" He shouted. "How is it going?"

"It's about time you came," Ryan replied exchanging high fives with one another.

"Well I just got done teaching for the day. At a time like this, I could sure use something to keep me energized," J.B explained grabbing a stool that was next to Ryan's.

"The last thing you would turn towards is bar food?" Ryan took into assumption.

"Granted but I try not to order any meals that have high calories or cholesterol whatsoever. It's one of those habits I get sometimes but I can manage," J.B spoke in his defense.

"What could I get from you today?" The bartender wondered directing the customer his undivided attention.

"I'll have some lemon ice tea," J.B requested. Subsequently, the bartender proceeded to make preparations to help concoct his drink.

"So how have you and Kaitlin been getting along? Has she thought about signing up with your class?" Ryan asked curiously.

"We've been in talks about it. I agreed to lend her some of my books that could help educate her in the art, and it seems like it's paying off in the long haul," said J.B.

"Ah how sweet. If only I had kept a steady relationship with my girlfriend by doing precious favors like that," Ryan responded regretfully.

As the bartender finished pouring the tea along with the ice cubes to a glass cup, they handed J.B with the beverage along with a straw on the table.

"Thank you much," said J.B taking this time to sip his tea. "How have you been lately?"

"It seems like everything is slowly getting back on track. I got to spend time with my mother. We even got to play some board games along the way. It's something we haven't done since I was little," Ryan told him.

"Family game night I see," J.B replied.

Ryan smiled. "My dad would always win at Monopoly. To this day I cannot remember what his strategy was if he had one. Pure luck would be an appropriate pun to describe it."

"Man I haven't played a board game in years. With the way technology has evolved, it's gotten to the point where we're relying on our mobile devices for entertainment," he said.

"Just because most people are on their phones or I-Pads don't mean these kinds of activities are passé," Ryan defended.

"I didn't mean that as an insult," J.B said. "Anytime I'm babysitting with my cousins, I would get them to create some sort of fun activity. I make sure they aren't on their devices so I tend to hide it in a secured place they won't be able to find. "

"Hey nothing wrong with kids. No matter how annoying they can be at times, they still bring a lot of joy to the party," Ryan said taking a sip from his Coke.

"Ryan, please," J.B cringed in response to his friend's comment.

"I'm serious it's true," Ryan told him.

"You're beginning to sounding like our Kindergarten teacher," J.B alluded. "In all seriousness, there is truth to that statement. They're great kids even if I don't want to admit it."