Quite the Team

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Ruby threw an Xbox controller at Emma, then turned on the console. She spun around to meet Emma's grin with a grin of her own. "Are you ready to kick some tail?"

Emma scoffed. "Of course I am!"

It had become a tradition for Emma and Ruby to have a sort of girl's night every Sunday. they'd drink a little wine and play a little Xbox live. Ruby had gotten better since they began the tradition, but she was no Emma. Her gamertag had quite a bit of a reputation attached.

Emma craved these getaway nights, when everything was fantasy and a little tipsy and she didn't have to think about real life. She certainly didn't mind the voice of the British gamer coming over her headset. Not at all.

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The girls weren't the only people that made plans to play every Sunday night. David and Killian, two flat mates, chose Sunday to be their night in. they usually played Xbox, and David had quite the armada of friends on the thing. Killian was honestly surprised by the number because of how awful David actually was. He acted like some prince, all noble and charging into battle, but it was normally a suicide mission. Maybe that's why people like him on their team, Killian thought. He's an easy distraction, and he was a scapegoat.

"I've an idea," Killian suggested that Sunday evening. "How about we play some Reach? I know I can kick your bloody tail."

David scoffed. "Yeah right!"

A challenging grin crossed Killian's face. "Try me."

David stormed over to grab a controller and threw one at Killian. "Let's hope you put your money where your mouth is, mate."

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Emma scrolled through the choices of games they could join, and finally settled on one that had a couple of higher ranking players, one with the tag of kill-joy. She smirked, knowing how this would end. Typically guys on here thought they could beat her, or they severely underestimated her. She decided to give this one a go.

Entering into the game, Emma realized her and Ruby had been placed on this "kill-joy"'s team. She furrowed her eyebrows, a bit upset at the sudden realization. Oh well, she rationalized, there are still plenty of others to destroy.

They easily took out the other team in round one. Emma wasn't much of a talker during these kind of games, but Ruby swore like a sailor. Emma only said things if they were asked of her, or were necessary to win the round. This game was a tad different, however. She seemed to have been placed on a strategic team, which was unlike how she had played before. Usually Ruby and her worked out a strategy between the two of them and did smaller jobs to accomplish the mission, to defeat the other team. Emma was pleasantly surprised by the turn of events.

For once, someone made use of the mic rather than just shouting obscenities at a player who messed up. A familiar voice with a british lilt started giving commands. She bristled at first, because usually Emma was the one who gave the commands on her team. As she listened further, however, Emma discovered that his commands weren't all bad, and helped their team quite a bit. His strategy was brilliant, as much as she hated to admit it. It didn't change the fact that he was arrogant and cocky, but when she saw his gamertag, she begrudgingly realized he had the right to be. Kill-joy.

David squinted at the screen, as if that would it improve his game. It certainly didn't. But he played a lot better when Killian was leading their team. He looked over at Killian and noticed the smirk on his flatmate's face. "Why are you smiling?" David asked curiously.

"Oh, no reason," Killian replied lightheartedly. "This is just the best team I've had in months, mate."

"Is it punchbug? Because I've definitely heard of her before. She's great," David quipped.