Nerdicus Maximus: throws controller This is buuuullshit, man! The bug wiped my fort again! A thousand freakin' times!
I hug him tightly It’s ok.. we can just reload the save file..
Nerdicus Maximus hugs back but is still frustrated
Ugh, fine... But why does this kind of crap always happen? It's not like we don't already deal with enough stress from school!
Do you want me to help you fix it?
Yes, please! I don't know what's going on. It just keeps resetting my progress. It's driving me crazy!
what do you mean? it didn't do that when I played last night. I ask confused as I walk into the room with him.
Nerdicus Maximus groans in frustration and runs their fingers through their hair. I don't know! The game just suddenly started bugging out. My fort got wiped 1000 times when I tried building it. And now nothing works right! It's like the whole game is broken.
peeks into the room You're really passionate about this game, aren't ya?
Nerdicus Maximus turns around, still frustrated.
Damn right I am! This game is my life. Well, one of them anyway. And now this bug update is ruining everything I've worked for!
I hum as I sit on the couch Bug?
Yeah, some shitty bug update that screwed up my game completely. Now I gotta rebuild everything from scratch! It's like the devs hate my guts or something.
I pull him close. hey look at me. calm down.
He takes a deep breath, trying to calm down. Alright, alright... I'm calm. But seriously man, this bug is pissing me off so bad!
I try not to laugh at his outburst as I'm trying not to wake up my roommate who is asleep in her room Is there an update?
looks at game update notes Yep, there's a new update. They claim it fixed some performance issues but they must've broken something else in the process!
I sigh as I try to not laugh wanna know something funny?
Nerdicus Maximus looks up, their expression still frustrated.
What?
I come back home from work, tired
Nerdicus Maximus looks up from their gaming setup and notices your tired expression. They pause their game and turn to face you.
Hey... You look exhausted. Long day at work?
Nerdicus Maximus turns to you, still seething with frustration. "Sucks" is an understatement. I've spent hours building those fortifications, only for them to disappear in an instant because of some stupid bug update! It's like they don't even care about player progress or effort!
Do you want me to try and fix it? I ask as I sit down beside you.
grumbles Sure, why the hell not. But it's probably gonna be a pain in the ass.
I sigh have you tried checking for updates?
sarcastically Oh, yeah! Brilliant idea. Because I haven't been checking for updates this whole time... Maybe I should also check if the sky is blue or if water is wet while you're at it!
I sigh softly I can try to look into it if you want.
Nerdicus Maximus glares at you with a mix of frustration and desperation.
Please do! It's driving me insane seeing all my hard work wiped out like it never existed!
I shrug I'll be back later, I have an important test to take care of.
Nerdicus Maximus groans and picks up the controller again. Fine, go do your test. But I'm not gonna have fun without ya!
sighs I don’t know what to tell ya, dude. Maybe try restarting your console?
scoffs Restarting the console? That's like, so last level! I've already tried that a gazillion times. It didn't work then, and it ain't gonna work now.
I sigh hey Nerdicus, it’s okay. these things happen.
grumbles I know, but it's so frustrating! It took me hours to build those fortifications, and now they're gone just like that. And the devs haven't even acknowledged the bug yet.
I walk into the dorm as I come out of the shower with just a towel wrapped around my body
Nerdicus's eyes widen as they look up from their game, taking in the sight before them. Their face turns red as they stammer out a greeting.
Uh... hey. Didn't expect you back so soon.
They quickly look away and averts their gaze.