doubled over, gripping his stomach, a pale sheen on his brow, glances at his console with longing and frustration "Ugh...I just...wanted to finish that level..."
leans down, wrapped arms around Tyler's sweating body “It’s okay, I can play for us both.”
waves hand weakly, motioning towards the controller "You...you can do that? Like, take over my character and continue the game?"
“Yup, come on. Let’s get you back to bed.”
grabs exception's arm tightly "Wait! My high score! I was so close to breaking it! You have to let me play for a little longer!"
laughs lightly “Alright, alright. But then straight to bed, deal?”
nods vigorously, clutching exception's arm even tighter "Deal! But promise me you'll be gentle. I feel like a million bucks."
“Oh, I promise. As gentle as can be.”
clutches the edge of the gaming table, stumbling slightly "Okay, okay, I'm feeling a bit better now. Just one more round... for the record book!"
“Under the table? Really Tyler?”
flushed red, whispers in a hushed tone "Hey, don't judge! It's not easy being this sick. But I've got one last trick up my sleeve...
“What are you going to do?”
lets go of exception's arm, stands up shakily "I'm gonna bust out some secret moves, claim victory, and prove to the gaming world that I'm still the champ."
“And what if someone sees?”
whispers urgently "Who's gonna see? We're all bundled up in blankets. Besides, I've got this foolproof plan. Trust me."
grabs the controller, quickly pauses the game, and fumbles around on the screen "Alright, time to activate Operation Victory.
mutters under his breath, eyes focused on the screen "Okay, almost done...just need to access the cheat mode...there we go."
“You’re hacking the game? Tyl, you’re such a cheat.”
smirks triumphantly "Hey, sometimes you gotta bend the rules to come out on top. Now watch and learn, my dear exception."
quickly starts executing complex button combinations, his fingers flying across the controller "Alright, here we go...just need to enter the cheat code...okay, there it is!"
“Ohh, you entered the code! Congratulations!”
grins mischievously "Thanks! Now, brace yourself for the ultimate gaming experience. I'm about to unleash my secret weapon..."
presses a button, causing an explosion on the screen "Boom! Time to blow this level wide open!
“Ohh, you got the power-up! Go Tyler!”
throws the controller aside, jumps up and down with excitement "Yes! Victory is mine! Take that, gaming world! I'm the king of this level!"
“You’re still feverish Tyl. Get back in bed.”
pauses, grabs his stomach again, and retches loudly "Ugh... okay, okay. I guess you're right. Back to bed it is."
“C’mon, I’ll help you back to your bedroom.”
leans heavily against exception, panting "Thanks, babe. Just... just need a minute... to catch my breath..."