Chapter 8 **About 10 minutes later** V steps into Uzi’s place, which is kind of a mess. There’s some breakfast left on the table and a few papers on the couch and on the floor. The Doormans definitely go through a lot of paper, with Uzi and Nori constantly scribbling over blank pages and Khan doing his paperwork and such. He’s the leader of the WDF and colony, anyways. In the hall to Uzi’s room, V overhears Uzi tell something to N. “Just don’t tell her, okay?” “Don’t tell me what?” V thinks, but doesn’t stress it. She could probably get N to tell her either way. V opens the door and slides in. She leans against the wall, eyeing the ‘food’. “Is that supposed to be what you came back with from hunting?” N and Uzi are sitting on the bed still. “Yeah.” N replies, but it sounds like he’s asking a question. “There’s one,” V says, still staring at it. “How’s that supposed to feed three people?” The corpse’s head is on the floor, but most of the oil is drained. There’s not much oil left in the body, but it’s enough for N, V, and Uzi, even if it seems like a small amount. V’s just used to being able to have 3 workers in one meal (without getting fat—V’s freaking snatched). “We left enough for you. Stop being greedy.” Uzi says, rolling her eyes. “Fine,” she mutters, taking a piece for herself. “So, what’ve you guys been doing, anyway?” V asks. N and Uzi turn to each other and shrug. “Nothing, really.” V nods skeptically. “Ooookay, then,” Uzi leans over her desk and grabs two controllers. “Um, wanna play something..?” She asks, handing one to N and tossing the other to V. “I’ll just watch you play.” V studies the remote. “So.. how do you use this thing…?” “No way you don't know how to use a controller-” Uzi laughs. V glares at her. It's not her fault she's never played a stupid video game! She's never had any reason to, anyway! “This,” Uzi points to the stick on N's controller “moves you.” She points to the buttons on one side. “Y is to hit, A is to collect, B is to crouch, and X, jump.” V looks back at her controller, still confused. “Um, okay.” She says. N notices her confusion. “You'll get the hang of it.” He says. “How do you know how to play, anyway?” V asks. “I'm always over at Uzi's..” “Right. How could I forget?” V says sarcastically, but there's a hint of something else in her voice. Anger, maybe? Sadness? ...Envy? N presses a button to start the game. Uzi watches V rather than the game. She's smashing buttons until something works. Almost immediately, V's health bar starts depleting as N attacks her. "Sh**" V says, rather loudly. She spams Y, but soon her avatar falls to the ground and N wins. “This is rigged!” She mutters. N turns to Uzi, grinning, but she's staring at the wall. “You good, Uzi..?” “Yeah,” she says, still staring at the wall “I'm great.”
