InsaneJournal

VIDEO GAME

Ever since he had come to live in Zim's basement, Skoodge had come to the conclusion that it was best not to ask questions about things. In fact, unless Zim specifically ordered him to, it was best to not get involved in anything whatsoever, even if it seemed like it really required his involvement.

One of the number one things in which he thought he should intervene, but didn't because Zim insisted it wasn't any of his business, was the matter of the constant intruding of a certain young human. Skoodge had heard of him before, mainly because of Zim's transmissions to the Tallests, in which he had complained about the so-called 'Dib' to an almost obsessive degree. Personally, Skoodge figured that all this 'Dib' boy needed was a good disintegration to get him out of the equation forever.

Zim, however, clearly didn't think so.

And thus, whenever Dib might break into the base, disregarding that he had the wellbeing of himself and a fellow Irken to consider, Skoodge idly sat by and did nothing.

And so, today, he sat on the curb outside in his new disguise, a tiny game console in his hands, ignoring the yelling and explosions of various sizes that emitted from the inside of the base. Beside him, a rather small girl with violently purple hair sat silently. Skoodge had been told that she was a littermate of the 'Dib' boy, but he didn't know much more than that, and he wasn't exactly sure why she'd joined him, either. She hadn't even spoken to him so far, but rather, continued to mash the buttons of her own console, labeled 'GameSlave 2' in bright neon lettering.

Behind them, Zim screamed something unintelligible, drawing a confused reply from his nemesis, though Skoodge wasn't paying enough attention to garner any hint of what they were actually saying. This, after all, wasn't any of his business.

After a length of silence, he glanced over at the purple-haired girl. “How much longer do you think they're gonna take?” he asked hesitantly.

She shrugged, giving a little grunt. “Another hour or two, probably,” she replied, unconcerned. She didn't even flinch when a horrified shriek came from within the base, despite the fact that it had clearly come from her sibling.

Skoodge let out an aggravated sigh. “There is so much more productive stuff I could be doing right now,” he sighed.

“Pfft. No kidding.”