Big TV
Noir hadn't been entirely sure what to expect when Miles' had said they were going to the movie theater to play games. But, it was the kid's birthday, so he didn't mind tagging along.
All six members of the Spider-Gang walked into something called AMC Theaters, each of them wearing casual clothing, rather than their suits.
Peni was holding loosely onto Noir's hand as she took him over to the concession counter with an excited grin on her face. Ham was currently in Noir's free arm, tucked up against his chest, pretending to be a stuffed animal. He wasn't really sure where the other three Spiders had gone, but Peni assured him they would find them after getting some snacks.
The woman at the counter gave Noir an odd look as she took in his grey scale look. A heavy sigh left her as she put on a small smile. "How can I help you?"
Peni stood up taller to better see the woman as she started listing off a large amount of items. Noir only understand a few parts of what she was saying. "Aaaand, a large popcorn, please! Extra butter!"
It took a while for the cashier to get all of the items, but soon enough, Peni, Noir, and Porker- who was still forced to pretend he was a stuffed animal- wandered through the theater until they found the room Miles had told them to go to. When the stepped inside, Noir audibly gasped.
"And that, my edgey friend, is called a movie screen," Porker announced as he hopped out of Noir's arms.
The theater, according to Miles, was completely empty because his parents had been nice enough to rent it out for them. Apparently, it was some sort of special thing that could be used to play video games on the big screen.
Peni pulled Noir out of his thoughts as she led him up the stairs and to the top row of seats, where they sat down next to Gwen, Peter B., and Miles. Peter B. was very quick to snatch some of the snacks from Peni's arms and begin chowing down.
"Alright, so! What game should we play first? I brought Smash, Splatoon, Mario Kart, Minecraft, and some other race car game that's not nearly as cool as the other ganes," Miles announced as he sat down next to Noir.
"Minecraft would be a good one to start with. It's pretty basic, so Noir could play too," Gwen replied.
"True!"
And so the game was started and a controller was shoved into Noir's hands. He was having a hard time with the controls, so Porker climbed into his lap and helped him with each button. Peni would jump in to help from time to time as well.
"So, the point of this game is to survive, yes?" Noir pressed the A button on his controller, causing his character to punch a tree, which eventually broke into a smaller square.
"Pretty much. You can do a whole lot, actually," Miles replied. His character already had a stone sword and pickaxe.
Gwen and Peter B. were apparently constructing a house.
"Hey, Noir, come into the house! It's almost night," Gwen hummed.
"Why? What's wrong with nighttime?"
"It's when the monsters come out, bud. It's better to stay inside at night until you get better gear," Ham explained.
"Oh." Noir's character eventually made it to the house the other three had built. He couldn't seem to get the door to work, though. "Porker, it's not opening."
"You gotta press this button to open and close it, Edge."
"Ah, thank you."
Peni giggled at that as she rested her head against Noir's shoulder. Apparently, her and Ham were content with helping him figure out how to play.
"Alright, kids, time to show you how the adults handle things!" Peter B's character went outside, already clad in iron boots and pants, just as Noir's entered the house.
"Peter, if you die, I'm not gonna tell you how to get back," Miles grumbled with a huff.
"How did you even manage to get that much iron already?" Gwen gave Peter a sideways glance before returning her attention back to the overly large screen.
"It's called being a pro at Minecraft, kiddo."
Noir was very confused by all of this, but by the time it became morning in the game, Peter B. had an iron helmet he had apparently gotten from a zombie.
By the time everyone had grown tired of playing Minecraft, Noir realized that Peni and Porker had fallen asleep, the latter curled up against his chest and using his trench coat as a blanket, and the former using his shoulder as a pillow.
He found that he really didn't mind. Especially with all five of his friends around him. A smile ghosted his scarred face as the started up the next game.