13. Security

Post-CyBug, Ralph had become something of a celebrity in the arcade. He enjoyed the attention, but it was the attention he didn't get that he missed. Surge never stopped him anymore, and Ralph didn't understand.

As Ralph re-entered his game, a familiar flash of blue materialized. Ralph smiled, hoping for the routine speech. Surge merely looked him up and down before disappearing. Ralph walked on with regret in his eyes. Before the CyBug incident, Surge was the one person he could count on to talk to him, regardless of his villain status. Ralph missed that tie to days past.