Adventure to the Mall
You know those cartoons where the kids are waiting for the clock to hit the right time to signal that school is out. As the kids watch the clock it seems to go slower and slower to a point it seems to stop or worst, go backwards. But it truth, just going normal. The wait is punishment for many. Stuck in a class with a “lame” subject and worst yet, being with people who you don’t like. Makes maters worst it when you know you will be having fun times with your friends doing an activity that you love soon if only the bell would ring.
The bell rang.
Katie, Alicia, Crystal, Krista and Jen then bolted out of there class rooms and gathered in the commons. There had been no need to rush for the girls to gather quickly as Katie knew it would be best if they just waited till the mad rush to exit the parking lot was over. But the girls did rush in any chase for at least they could gab with each other before being stuck in a car for the twenty-five minute drive to the mall. Giving the population of the school fifteen minutes to get out of the school parking lot, when the girls got out it was very easy to exit and make their way to the mall.
Katie could have taken the free-way but wanted to enjoy the autumn air, so choose a back road that took them by the lake. It did add a few more minutes to the drive but when one is with friends it was alright. Before long, the group found themselves in the park lot of the mall.
“Now kids, don’t forget where we parked.” Katie said to the girls as she locked the doors of the car.
“Yes, mom.” The girls said all together.
That was Katie’s nick name title and rightly so. As she usually was the one who drove, got treats, and try to look after her good friends. As the girls entered the mall and headed to the map to figure out their game plan. For the most part the group knew the in and outs of most of the stores at the mall but Katie had found out there was a new game store that had open recently that none of them had been too. It had open the week before school started and everyone had been far to busy prepping for school to go to a new game shop. The group decided that they wanted to go to the store last before going to dinner at the food court. On the list of shops where the toy store, the movie store, the cheap teen jewelry store, the gothic/punk store, and then it would be the game store. They weren’t the type of girls to really hang out in the cloths stores to much. It was more depressing then fun. Finding what is cute and what fit seemed to be two different things to these girls. As this was a trip for fun, cloths could wait. Also, school had only been in for a month and they where more then happy not to deal with new cloths after most of them had shopping trips with parents for school cloths.
The girls didn’t take to long in the other stores. They did get an item here or there on clearance because who wants to miss out on clearance sales at the mall. As school sales where over, stores where making way for holiday shopping. Some of the girls made slight vocal sad comments on the Christmas holiday being placed up to soon and would ogle over the Halloween item. Some even talking house they wish they could keep their autumn items up all year round. Before long the girls found themselves outside the new game store.
Soon the girls found themselves outside the new game shop. They did not enter right away but stood at the threshold gasping in the pure joy. Strangers stared at the group of girls, but the girls paid them no mind. They where enjoying the moment and no one’s judgmental gaze would affect it. As soon as the girls crossed the line of the shop, they divided. Jen saw a rack of new and used DVDs, mostly containing anime, sci-fi, fantasy and cult classics. Krista saw a case of figures and by it where more boxed figures. There was no hope of moving her for at least a good five minutes. Crystal had quickly stumbled on to the comics and manga section that had art supplies close by. Right next to that was a fantasy book section that Alicia now had called home. Katie had simply been left at the entry way shaking her head at first and then moved toward the front counter that held the large stock of board game, card packs and dice. Many of the dice where in a glass case along with some out of print board games with them.
The man behind the counter then looked up from his computer that was also the register. The man was presumed to be in his late 30s or early 40s. He almost looked like Ricker off of Star Trek: Next generation. He seemed very friendly and very geeky knowledgeable.
“How may I help you miss?” the man asked.
“Lookin’ for a new game for my friends and I to play.” Katie said with a cute smile.
Katie almost though she saw something in the case change color but the man started standing before her grab her attention enough that she past it off as some play of the lights.
“What kind of game? Board game, party game, or would you like a role playing game?” the man asked noting that Katie was looking at the sparkling 7-dice set dice.
“If you had a role playing game for beginners that would be great but I’d be fine with a board game.” Katie replyed.
Katie had always wanted to game master a role playing game or even play as her brother’s had always had role playing game night that she wasn’t included in. But not all her friends where really into the idea of table top role playing games. The salesman then stood up and turn around and started giving the collection of board game a look through. But before he could make up his mind, something caught her eyes that was in the case.
“What is this game in the pearl box ‘Adventures in Role Playing’ like?” Katie said pointing down at a game into side the case.
Next to a mint never been open first edition red box of Dungeons and dragons was a pearl white box with silver and gold lettering and five clear gems on it.
“Oh, that?” the salesman said.
Just a few minutes earlier the box had been black, blank and only had a very old price sicker that was very high for just a beat up box game. But the salesman knew this game had a mind of it own. Although it was a little surprised about whom it had choose but knew it was best not to question who the box reacted too.
“Just the best game in the shop, if you are up to the challenge.” The salesman said.
Then the salesman took the game out of the glass case and handed it to Katie so she could get a better look. It was nicely shirked wrapped, making it possible for her to flip the box over and read its description.
Need an Adventure, then this is your game.
Leave your world behind and start adventure of your dreams.
Play the hero or the villain,
Make your characters shine,
and create a world your own.
You and your friends will be on an
adventure to fill the weekends of boredom.
The choose is yours,
the key to other worlds lies with-in.
Will your dice roll well?
Play and see.
Players 4 and up
Ages 14 and Up
As Katie had been reading this, the other girls had gathered around her listening in.
“Get it.” The girls said behind her.
“I think I’ll take this one.” Katie smiled to the sale’s man.