Alex Antiqua
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Even though Lei wasn't the strongest person in the world, she definitely showed passion and enthusiasm. By the time the arcade was in view she was using all her strength to hurry along Alex who had been casually strolling at the time. Feeling the tug of Lei's weight against him he couldn't do much but hurry along, only to come to an abrupt stop at the door, realising it was a pull, not a push.
The first thing Alex noted upon entering the Arcade was all the sounds and noises coming from all around him. Then, making sure to stick close to Lei, he didn't want to get lost in the maze of games, he noticed, she had a new look. Clipping her hair, and even a pair of glasses? Lei had been hiding this the whole time? This was something completely out of the blue, Alex looked on in sheer awe as the same girl who stabbed him this morning was infatuated with the lights and sounds of the passing game cabinets.
She finally stopped at the Space invaders cabinet, it looked old and worn, but was still functioning.
Lei started explaining her childhood to him, how she found things to be chaotic and disjointed. How she liked to have a set goal with order, and fulfilling it with precision.
Alex watched on in amazement as the girl's hand tapped on the buttons with both grace and precision. She had obviously been doing this for years. Was this her escape from reality? Just like Alex's was flirting with women?
Before long, Lei had gone through multiple waves of the aliens down to a few last ones left. Alex was left speechless, he had never seen anyone this good at space invaders nor did he have any idea of the trouble in Lei's life up until now.
"I-I Sorry Lei. I had no idea. I know I'm not the most sensible person, and I like to do things in a roundabout way, very much unlike your preferred simple structure of setting a goal and achieving it. We might have some clashes here and there, but if you ever need me for anything, just let me know. I might not be a great help, but if it helps you to discover who you truly are, then I'm fine with keeping you company along your journey."
He said to her in a low and almost embarrassed voice. He probably would have hugged her, had she not been glued to the screen of the arcade cabinet for the last few minutes and he didn't want to end the magnificence occurring in front of him as they spoke. He just hoped that he would be able to support Lei her times of need and in finding her true self, he would be able to find himself with her. |