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Title: Loading Adulthood

Summary: (Human AU) Amethyst, Garnet, and Pearl are all Let's Players. This is basically them dealing with life.

Chapter Title: Nightmare Eyes

Chapter Summary: All was quiet within the gaming world... until two awesome games attacked.

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"Is the kitty gonna be okay?"

Amethyst jumped, only just managing not to fall off her bed. The comic book she'd been reading lay haphazardly strewn across her belly. "What kitty?"

Steven, eyes shiny with unshed tears, held out his ipad. A town in fall lay frozen, mid-breeze. Amethyst noticed a black cat with orange eyes talking to a group of equally anthropomorphic kids.

"Her name is Mae and I love her." Steven informed Amethyst. "Have you played the game? Do you know if she ends up okay?"

"Game?" Amethyst squinted at the screen. "Wait, that's Garnet. I know that jacket. Is this new?"

"Yup! It's called Night in the Woods. It came out with The Wardrobe. I think, anyway? Videos started popping up around the same time, anyway."

"The Wardrobe? There's two of them?"

"Yeah. The Wardrobe is about a skeleton who tries to help the boy who accidentally killed him. I watched a silent walkthrough of it, but sassy point-and-click games are best with a Let's Player friend to enjoy them with, so I'm gonna watch a normal one later."

"There's two," Amethyst said, face in her hands.

"Two?"

"There's two new story-driven games out with wacky hijinks and memorable, funny characters- which is, like, my aesthetic- and nobody told me, or gave me a call? Oho, it is on now," Amethyst hopped out of bed with a thud. "Steven, we're livestreaming this. Both of them. Together. Sleep is for the weak."

"It's three in the morning, though."

"Three in the morning is a perfect time for a livestream. Let's see how dedicated my peeps really are." She waved him off. "Steven, go get your office chair. I'mma go grab those neko-chan ears I wore for Halloween, like, two years ago. That kitty is gonna be okay and have a happy ending even if I have to surgically remove every tooth from every canine in town."

"Yay for Mae!"

"Mae is bae, or whatever. Now, let's get on this."

Author's Note: I turn away for TWO SECONDS and two funny games come out of nowhere! This is kinda old, seeing how it's been a little while and Narcosis and Wendigo and One Shot are taking over, but here I am anyway. (Still pumped for Little Nightmares- I hear it's coming out this month!). Steven has no set bedtime, which probably wasn't their brightest idea, but he stays up watching cute cat and dog videos and Let's Plays.

Happy almost Easter, everybody!

-Mandaree1