#t; gabriel & vicente 001

[ravensrevcnge]

"There's a change machine," Gabriel offers, gesturing towards the front of the arcade, "If you're interested in playing a little longer. Can't let running out of quarters stop you. It even takes credit, so unless you're one of those people that somehow survives without a credit card in these days...Not sure you have a legitimate excuse..." Though of course, just not being interested in playing anymore was a legitimate excuse. Plus, he gets the feeling a lack of quarters isn't the only reason he's not taking up Gabe's offer to find another game to play...though if it's not the reason, he's really not sure what is.

"I'm uh - Gabe. Yeah, I guess I'm new, moved here a couple weeks ago I think? You must be a local to have noticed, I feel like... How long have you been here?" Gabriel's eyes slip down towards the hand that is held out for a shake and after a brief breath of hesitation reaches out to return the shake. Feels strangely formal, but he's not one to make judgements.

"Oh yeah, this place is rare," Vicente commented with a general look around at the antiquated arcade. "Not many towns have working arcade room, especially one with so many of the original games." As he shifted stance, a certain kind of smell came off the other. Definitely not strong, but... It wasn't anything good. And honestly, it was so faint, Vicente could almost convince himself it wasn't there at all-- or that it could have come from the shop's front door opening and closing as someone else left.

Where had he smelled that before, though?

"Honestly, I'm already out of quarters," Vicente sighed then, idly patting down his pockets with little interest. "But hey, what's your name? Don't think we've actually met before, are you new in town?" He held a hand out for introductions. "Name's Vicente."

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809/005 slate

810/006 continua

811/007 ygnacio silva & petra garcia / jalpa

818/014 gabriel gonzalez & matiana vargas / yahualica

823/019 bacilio sandoval & juliana gonzalez / yahualica

828/024 secundino sanchez & francisca aguallo / amatlan

838/034 gregorio benavides & crisanta rodriguez / yahualica

843/039 jose cruz montoya & sinforosa banuelos / mesquitic

849/045 magdaleno lozano & feliciana hernandez / arandas

854/050 zerafin delgado & josefa de la cruz rivera / colotlan

861/057 manuel cardenas & dolores lopez / hostopoquillo

868/064 prudencio escalera & ? / ?

873/069 domingo valenzuela & maria jesus torres / ?

876/072 feliz carbajal & maria reyes ledesma / yahualica

881/077 pedro contreras & musia quintero / jalpa

887/083 julian rodriguez & mauricia molina / cuquio

893/089 juan gonzalez & nasaria guerra / adoves

899/095 facundo yniguez & juana robalcava / mexticacan

908/104 claudio aranda & encarnacion aranda / ojuelos

914/110 alejandro bonilla & filomena de santiago / colotlan *quezada 917/113

920/116 francisco gonzalez & estanislao contreras / istlahuacan

924/120 francisco alvorado & casimira cortes / ?

929/125 jose maria flores & antonia de la torre / tepetongo *tree 939/135

940/136 ygnacio castellanos & gertrudis castellanos / ocotlan

951/147 rafael gallegos & teresa cosio / mezquitic

959/155 antonio uribe & feliciana uribe / etzatlan

963/159 bernardino sandoval & sixta yslas / mexticacan

969/165 jose ochoa & dolores romo / ocotlan

979/175 gorgonio macias & amada de aro / moyahua

986/182 higinio diaz & hilaria carrillo / teocaltiche

991/187 teodocio jauregui & victoria jauregui / mexticacan

999/195 hermenegildo buragin & marcelina arellano / atolinga & tlaltenango

1007/203 ygnacio aceves & ramona navarro / arandas

1011/207 macedonio gladin & nicolasa esquivel / san jose ysla

1017/213 jose maria ramirez & maria jesus castro / san cristobal *castro 1021/217

1024/220 leocadio delgadillo & lorenza jauregui / teocaltiche

1030/226 epifanio tello & maria de los santos sarmiento / jocotepec

1034/230 leonardo olivares & francisca lopez / adoves

1039/235 francisco de avila & salome delgado / tlaltenango

1045/241 juan nepomuceno ramirez & juliana quirarte / nochistlan

1049/245 silvestre ayala & concepcion gonzalez / teul

1054/250 jose maria parra & antonia espinosa / ixtlan

1064/260 rosario gonzalez & juana corona / yahualica

1069/265 vicente ayala & maria (?) martinez / zapopan

1079/275 ? & ? / poncitlan

1097/293 ? & ? / ?

1113/309 ? & ? / poncitlan

1120/316 francisco de avila & eugenia mansillas / villanueva

1128/324 juan lira & guadalupe macias / ojuelos

1134/330 luis guzman & lugarda carrillo / teul

1139/335 catarino lopez & juana de dios lopez / san cosme

1143/339 jose maria carlos & casimira cuellar / encarnacion

1148/344 fernando guevara & antonia ascencio / arandas

1152/348 jose maria rodriguez & jacinta macedonia perez / san blas

1157/353 joaquin padilla & rita camarena / lagos

1163/359 francisco maciel & maria reyes tapia / tepatitlan

1168/364 gregorio gasca & josefa herrera / guadalajara

1173/369 ? & ? / ?

1176/372 jose maria reyes & refugio lopez / paso de soto

1183/379 refugio rodarte & refugio correa / jerez *cid 1184/380

1189/385 manuel de la rosa & maria luz medina / aguascalientes

1192/388 mateo aguirre & maria jesus marin / encarnacion

1200/396 nasario romo & maria luz romo / encarnacion

1207/403 trinidad huerta & sebastiana ybarra / ojuelos

1212/408 francisco becerra & vicenta de la torre/ tepatitlan

1221/417 julian romero & josefa juarez / colotlan

1229/425 manuel lepe & antonia rodriguez / ayutla

1234/430 norberto de jesus gutierrez & ynes ruiz de esparza / analco

1240/436 benito lopez & juana crisostoma aleman / ojocaliente

1246/442 juan macias valadez & rita hernandez / guadalajar

1251/447 jose angeles sanchez & matilde ramirez / jalostotitlan

1257/453 jose de los santos lopez & maria jesus beltran / san sebastian

1265/461 eufemio carrillo & felipa de jesus / tenamastlan

1274/470 pablo quirarte & josefa vargas / nochistlan

1278/474 francisco alvarez & rafaela serrano / tlaltenango

1283/479 leonardo vasquez & timotea parra / zapotlanejo

1288/484 francisco gomez & tiburcia del toro / zapopan

1297/493 mariano michel & jesus arias / ?

1304/500 francisco espinosa (?) & clemencia quezada / istlahuaca (?)

1309/505 nasario villarreal & petra vasquez / mezquitic

1315/511 nieves gonzalez & benita diaz / jalostotitlan

1323/519 miguel espinosa & refugio montanes / guadalajara

1328/524 gregorio montelongo & ? / ?

1332/528 francisco estrada & bernardina alvarado / nochistlan

1337/533 cayetano de luna & petra martinez / fresnillo

1341/537 jose maria gil & maria estanislao reynoso / san cristobal

1348/544 antonio morales & ? / ?

1352/548 (?) gomez &  dolores (?) / lagos

1357/553 alejandro bernales & vicenta barajas / tula

1362/558 albino medina & ? / jalpalpa

1368/564 ? & ? / coautitlan

1381/577 saturnino saucedo & manuela bais / aguascalientes

1384/580 tirso arriola & refugio garcia / fresnillo

1389/585 manuel cobian & maria delgado / almoyolan

1397/593 fin

1398/594 oah 2567 fin

[ravensrevcnge]

"I guess that might be true..." Gabriel only really got the job at the arcade because it seemed simple, a quick way to make a few bucks, and he enjoyed playing the games. He didn't really know that much about the story behind the games themselves or where they might be in the world at this very moment other than the odd fast fact he could pull out of his ass.

"No, you're right. They're definitely different experiences." The home game consoles definitely had their place, not to mention now with the internet that allowed for multiplayer game play without even having to leave the convenience of your own home? "We're probably lucky to have an arcade here, honestly. Sort of like a hidden treasure these days." He pauses, glancing around a little, "I can uh - show you to a couple other games that are kind of similar, if you like? Give 'em a shot?"

"Personally, I'd think that'd be just the thing you might find in a nowhere place like this," Vicente countered. "If I was going to have any decent antique like that, I'd definitely keep it in some off-road bumhole of a place so that its appeal never devalued. And, it'd generate some tourists and revenue for the town itself." The man shrugged. "But you're probably right, yeah. If they're that rare, these days with people being more money-grabbing, you're likely to catch them in one of the bigger cities where the chances to auction off to the highest bidder is easier."

He shook his head as if that was such a shame, too.

"Oh, yeah, I get what you mean," he nodded, crossing his arms. "Yeah, I never understood the appeal of game consoles but maybe that's my age coming out. It's not the same as going out on a Friday night with a couple of friends and a pocket of quarters, scarfing down pizza and soda while you battle for highest score. You'd think with all the recent media coming out glorifying the 80's, they'd try to bring places back like that, get kids off their phones more.."

[ravensrevcnge]

"Definitely," Gabe agreed a bit lamely, watching the man study the game with seemingly fond memories. He certainly didn't have anything against Pac-Man, it was a pretty decent arcade treasure, but it didn't hold attention for very long. The only real attraction was trying to best high scores, and that got old pretty quick, too. Avoiding ghosts and gobbling up yellow spots and the occasional berry wasn't that interesting of a concept in this day in age.

But well, now he wanted to have another go at his high score...

"Yeah, I think there have been rumors in the past that they only made like ten legitimate Ms. Pac-Man cabinets. I guess I'd be surprised if a little town like this ended up with one, but you never know. If the owner was invested enough, maybe one day."

"Oh, uh...I dunno, really," Gabe remarks, "I haven't played them but - I think mostly they're just the same general concept but remade for like, consoles and mobile apps and that kind of thing? PC, probably? I don't think they've made an arcade style one in a ... a while."

"Oh it's definitely a classic- it'd be downright criminal if you guys didn't have it," he agreed, giving the machine a look of fondness. "Now if they really want to be legit, they'll have to bring in a game of Ms. Pac-Man. I hear those are super rare these days.." he shared, knowing full well he hadn't spent any of his youth actually playing these games. Not with any seriousness, anyway. There'd been too much to learn, too much to do. Too much to train for. Vicente hadn't had any kind of typical or normal childhood.

"Newer versions?" His brows furrowed as he turned to face the other man a bit. "What are the newer versions like? I haven't kept up with the games in a long time." Not that he gave a flying fuck, honestly. But whatever would keep the worker there, chatting to him, as he gleamed what information he could of him... Vicente would chit-chat over the damned weather, if need be.

[ravensrevcnge]

The arcade had been some sort of strange comfort when Gabriel came across it - and if he was going to survive in this place, he supposed he needed a little money in his pocket. So he decided to pick up a job when he saw the help wanted sign, and it was easy enough. Maintaining the machines, exchanging tickets for prizes - there were definitely worse things to be doing with his time. Not to mention, it was fun seeing the excitement light up in the eyes of kids punching buttons and pushing joy sticks.

Or, in this case, a slightly older guy - but who was Gabe to judge? Everyone deserved the joys of a video game playing out on screen, in his humble opinion. "Pac-Man? I don't know, I think it's pretty much a classic. Would seem wrong not to have some sort of copy of it available." His shoulders lift in a bit of a shrug, glancing over the arcade system thoughtfully. "Some people like those newer versions they've released over the years, but they never match up to the originals in my opinion. You know?"

@ravensrevcnge (Gabriel)

Any new faces in town, Vicente made it a point to know about it. Hell, he had literal cameras set up in areas all over this place that only a select few had any idea about, and hacked into the trail cams in the Stygian. So, when this new guy just suddenly waltzed into town out of the blue, Vicente had to do his research and find out just exactly who he was. Maybe even what he was. As much as he wished he could just automatically know if someone was truly human or something more, he sadly hadn't developed such powers. No hunter had. But they could figure it out soon enough.

"Oh man, I remember this game," Vicente said loud enough just as the arcade worker he was targeting had started to come by. He even looked over his shoulder to catch the man's interest and smiled, gesturing towards the Pac Man game. "You're probably too young to know, but back in my day, this was top tier entertainment. Can't believe you guys got it."