>be me
>go to grandparents regularly once a week to check in on them because my dad died and he always did that and he wanted me to take up his part
>always bring laptop to play vidya
>play dead space when im there every time
>dead space 1, 2, sometimes 3, every single time
>never any other game
>no earbuds or headphones or anything usually just so i can hear
>sit by living room while grandparents play card game on table in living room
>they can always hear everything in my game
>they play cards everytime im there
>according to my grandpa, every single day, almost the entire day
>grandpa is bored of cards, clearly, but grandma is still going
>they have done this for the past 6 years
>one day while hearing my game, hearing the gunshots explosions and monster roars, finally got to him, his curiosity peaked
>he came over and looked over my shoulder as i played
>im curb stomping necromorphs (basically zombies but scarier)
>shooting necromorphs with stasis gun
>and getting no slack at all, constantly on edge
>he proceeds to watch for the rest of the day
>eventually ask if he wants to try
>end up coming back for most of the week teaching him how to use a keyboard
>bring a pair of earbuds next time
>max volume, since most horror games are better with max volume
>i have an account with a save ready for him
>he starts playing
>with max volume
>my 82 year old grandpa who is barely still standing
>is playing my favorite video game series
>on MAX volume
>he ends up getting addicted, he takes a bit of money out of his retirement fund and buys a laptop himself
>it ends up not working because it was meant for work, not gaming
>help him buy a lower end gaming laptop that i mostly paid for
>he starts playing videogames all day
>fuck i messed up
Be me
>his wife, of course, now having nobody to play cards against, is pissed and bored
>2 weeks go by, he has only played cards with her twice so far
>she comes up to me visibly freaked the fuck out not knowing what to do about her husband and what to do
>idea
>teach her how to play videogames aswell even though she clearly doesnt give a fuck at first
>ends up playing card games online, also with a laptop
>had to start putting a bit of my income into their fund to keep them from going broke from electric bill
>for the most part was fine
>2 years go by
>oculus vr comes out
>600 dollars
>alright, whatever, they dont care
>2 years go by, prices have dropped, people have gotten bored of them and are selling them
>buy two for a buddy of mine and me, one for 80 bucks and the other for 110
>buddy ends up getting bored of headset very quick, same goes for me
>decide maybe grandparents will like it
>bring them one day
>teach them how to use vr even though i barely understood it
>they dont care
>come back again next week
>theyre both using vr headsets
>in front of the table they used to play cards on
>standing in front of the chairs
>ask what theyre playing
>a vr card game
>a fucking card game
>on virtual reality
>grandpa enjoys it now, grandma also enjoys
>ffw 4 years later (present day)
>theyre still playing cards daily with vr headset
>tfw
well anons what do you think
no comment. got it
fuckin a, right
yeah
Fuckin A Jared
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