Elly shifted her neck gear around, making it visible for a few seconds to get it comfortable. She was fully dressed as Cheshire, the Insanity Hero, for her weekly video post on YouTube.
She stared at the camera in front of her and waved at its operator, who smiled at her and gave her a thumbs-up. "In three, two, one -"
"Hey everybody!" She flicked her ears with a huge smile. "We got so many requests that I show you all an arcade. I picked my favorite so far for this episode!"
The cameraman swiveled about, angling to show the entrance to the popular fun center as she chatted her opening bit. It was gorgeous at night, lit up in a multitude of tiny, colored lights on both the outside and in. He panned back to her, and she dropped a wink.
"It's date night, perfect time to show what this city has to offer." Elly leaned over and spoke into the camera with an even bigger grin. "Okay, now, speaking of dates ...<i>so many</i> of you wanted to know if it's true Present Mic and I are a thing -"
A leather-clad arm draped around her shoulders off-camera. The shot paused for effect, then smoothly moved over to the Voice Hero as he stood there with one eyebrow raised and a stern look on his face.
"Everybody keeps askin' if I <i>like</i> Ches," he whined. "No I don't, 'kay?!"
There was a long pause as the camera panned out to them both looking very solemn.
Mic broke first, a huge grin splitting him from ear to ear. He grabbed her around the waist and planted a noisy kiss on her cheek.
"Mikey!" She shrieked laughter, squirming, but his grip was too tight. He leaned directly in for a close up and pointed one finger at the lens.
"I don't just freakin' like her! I'm madly in love with this lady. So yeah, okay? That should answer a lotta questions, right?"
They entered the building after Elly spoke a little more about Japanese arcades with Mic interjecting from time to time. Once they were inside, however, they quickly lost the informational structure of the shot. It was bright and loud, the machines speaking and cranes playing music.
Mic pointed at the far wall right away. "I know. I'll destroy you at DDR," he gloated, rubbing his gloved hands together and smirking. He took her hand and they started walking over.
Elly's ears perked, and she stopped short after a minute, causing him to jerk to a halt as well. "Oh my gosh," she murmured. "I've got an idea - let's try a UFO catcher first!"
"Yer just trying to delay the inevitable." He squeezed her around the middle.
"But Mikey, <i>look</i>." She burst out laughing. "They bundled my Cheshire Cats in with your Cockatiels!"
He bent down at the machine, pulling his shades down with one eyebrow raised. The striped purple cats had rubber bands around their middles, connecting them securely to the birds. The staff had attached heart stickers to them in various places as well as placed heart decals on the machine.
"They knew I was going to film," she laughed out loud, holding her middle. "I bet they did this on purpose!"
"Wha - now would you look at that. So, you wanna try it? We can split them and each keep half!"
Several coins later Elly was sighing, her ears laid back with a rueful expression. "Awww, I'm so bad at these! They're way different from the ones in the States."
Mic stepped up close behind her and took her arms in his. "Aw, babe, ya just gotta get used to them. Look, see -" He guided her through it, nudging the bar until it was approximately close. He tapped her hand over the button, and she pressed it. The plush swiped close to the edge, teetered a bit and then fell in. "Hey," he crowed, pleased with himself. "We just needed to team up, yeah!"
A few of the people around that had been watching clapped, and one couple squealed softly when she threw her arms around the Voice Hero in a huge hug. He chuckled and kissed her softly full on the lips, which incited some low whistles.
He blushed a little. "Kids. Oh, sh - er, crap, there's some of my class in here!"
"Ha! Well, they were going to see something like that sooner or later."
"They're gonna bug me on Monday," he whined.
"This is going on my channel. They'll all see it anyway." Elly grinned, pointing.
Mic did an extremely comical double take, blinking at the cameraman. "I forgot!"
They didn't quite get through the whole arcade, but after recording an hour's worth of footage, they had enough to splice together a twenty minute video. They ended with thanking the staff and showing off the plushes they won.
Elly was red-cheeked and happy, her tail curled around her boyfriend's legs as they stood with their arms around each other.
"Thanks everybody," she called, waving. "Until next time..."
"This is <i>Sound</i> -" Mic used a fraction of his quirk, just enough to mimic being on a microphone. He pointed finger guns at the viewers while sporting a gigantic smile.
"- and Out," Elly smirked, flickering into nothing except the trademark cheshire cat grin.
They waited until the red light flickered and faded on the camera before hugging each other while bursting into laughter. Most of the staff and customers joined in, though some just smiled politely.
"<i>I love that bit!</i> Y'think it's an okay team name?"
"I think it's the best," she purred enthusiastically.
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