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Derek was leaning as far forward as he possibly could, not really sitting at this point, just hovering over the sofa- controller clasped tightly in his hands, tilting at a sharp angle as he twisted around a particularly challenging corner, skidding with seemingly no control. Bryn sat beside him, eyes focussed entirely on the screen as he curled methodically and gracefully around the corner, letting his dreaded blue shell fly. Echo, sat on the floor, his eyes silently glued to the screen in a similar focussed glare as Bryn- was just about to cross the finish line when the shell hit him, “Control Z” He whispered, as both Donkey Kong and Yoshi flew across the finish line, followed shortly by a loud and violent scream of what was no doubt Italian expletives as Derek jumped up, almost flinging the remote across the room in his haste. Bryn let out a small laugh “It isn’t about winning, Derek.” He stated, smug grin on his face as Echo crossed the finished line, having recovered from his shell. Boo followed behind, as the tiniest of the family let out a cheer of completion, the noise of rapid and random button mashing finally ceasing.