Chapters tagged overconfident

Yup. by MissAriel

Chapter 11

He turned on the TV. It was so much bigger than the old CRTs I used to play on. It was actually kind of exciting to be playing on this huge screen. It looked so good on the big screen. He passed me the controllers and we got started. I picked Peach. He picked Fox. “Rules?” I ask...

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I've been waiting all night for this. by MissAriel

Chapter 12

I nodded. Those were the standard rules. I pressed the okay button and the match began. I started the match by keeping my distance and throwing turnips at him. Fox was faster than my character and better at close quarters, but I had good projectile game. Back in college, people w...

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Easily. by MissAriel

Chapter 13

After a long and tough back-and-forth battle, I managed to beat his Fox. I taunted him again. “No chance, huh? Looks like you’re about to be down $500,” I said. “That’s unlikely,” Josh replied. For someone who just lost, he looked completely composed. It was unnerving to me. H...

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I can't help myself. by MissAriel

Chapter 14

“Let’s up the stakes again. If I win, I want $1,000,” I offered. I was going to make a lot of cash off of this arrogant idiot. He just couldn’t fathom that he was going to lose to a girl, and I was happy to take advantage of it. He sighed and said, “You’re just making things wo...

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All's fair in love and war. by MissAriel

Chapter 15

I stared at him incredulously. No fair, I thought. You can't just change characters or sandbag me! But no, I shook my head. He had to be bluffing, right? With this much on the line, why would he risk playing a character that wasn’t his main? “Changing your character won’t make a...

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Call his bluff. by MissAriel

Chapter 16

I had looked at him with my eyes wide like saucers. Me, strip naked, for a guy I had just met? Definitely not. I was not taking my clothes off that night. I had this. He was just trying to psyche me out. “No deal.”

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Dreamland. by MissAriel

Chapter 17

He picked Dreamland. To say the match was one-sided would be an understatement. He wasn’t bluffing. Every time he knocked me off the stage, I had no chance whatsoever to get back to the stage. And the stage was so small, I had no room to try to keep my distance like I had in the...

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Pick a stage where I have the advantage! by MissAriel

Chapter 18

“Your stage pick, Jen,” he said. “Hyrule,” I replied. I needed a bigger stage, and this one would give me a chance to maneuver more freely. Not that it would make much of a difference, but at least it would help a little. It was impossible to regroup on a small stage once he go...

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I have . I'm in trouble. by MissAriel

Chapter 19

As much as I wanted to keep my pride, I had to admit that I was not confident about my chances anymore. This guy was clearly better than me, and if I was going to have a chance to keep my clothes on, I needed to take any handicap he would offer me. I had to consider his deal. “B...

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I wish I didn't have to. by MissAriel

Chapter 20

Unbelievable. He was so smug. And he was going to make me ask for it. I hated to admit it, but if I wanted him to give me a handicap, I had to do what he said. “I’m fucked and I need your help,” I said. He waited with a pregnant pause and I stared at him cluelessly. Seriously?...

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