GameStation

The **GameStation** is an item in *Magical Girl Policy*. It is a brand of video game home consoles that is played by several characters. The most notable GameStation in the series is one belonging to Cory; it is originally at Cory's SAU dorm, but is lent to Kara's dorm early on.

## Description

The GameStation is a home console for video games. One of its notable features is online play with voice chat between players. Games known to be available on the console include *Hop Dance Mania*, *Corona Forge*, and *Crosshair Eclipse*.

## History

### Background

Cory brings his GameStation console with him when he moves into his dorm at SAU, with he and Eli pooling their collection of games for the system. When Robert moves into the dorm, he quickly notices Cory's GameStation and is excited to find his roommates are into video games like him, rapidly forming a close friendship with them.

### Week 1

At an unspecified point, Robert plays some *Corona Forge* on Cory's GameStation. To Cory's surprise, Rob is able to top the leaderboards despite not being a big fan of shooting games.

The day after Rob's meeting with the Spirit Guard at the Standridge Hill Stone Circle, Eli plays the GameStation version of *Hop Dance Mania* alone in his dorm. When Kara visits to drop off Cory's laptop, she notices Eli's HDM setup and asks to borrow it, as Loose Change being closed for repairs has left her unable to play the game. Eli agrees, wanting to make amends for spying on last night's meeting and inadvertently learning the Spirit Guard's secret identities. He brings the GameStation, HDM and its dance pads, and several other games to her dorm. Later that day, Cory is displeased to find his GameStation has been given away without permission and readily complains about it. Cory makes Eli repay him by buying him *Invokers* cards when they go to Rale Valley Mall that Saturday.

In the aftermath of the Day LaMode battle, the transformed Robynne is moved into Vivian, Kara, and Noriko's dorm. When Rob sends her friends away so she can be alone, Cory and Eli remind her that in addition to the pair still considering their dorm a home for Rob, they can be called over to Rob's new dorm for any reason, even as an excuse to play Cory's GameStation there.

### Weeks 2-4

Robynne skips class on the day she was set to return due to finding herself completely unprepared to meet people outside with her new body. Unable to play *Aspect Realms* due to the complications that would arise if her friends in the Mayhem Templar heard her new voice, she decides to play *Corona Forge* on Cory's GameStation instead. She is just as good at the game as before, but is annoyed at the misogynistic comments she gets from her teammates when they hear her voice, even if some like Fretribution are willing to join her in making fun of the offenders. After she quits, she is startled when she finds Noriko right behind her. After they talk about Rob's skipping school and the details of her new identity, Rob explains the origins of her "Bluster" username, which is her default online handle with slight variations when it is taken. She wants to change it, however, since people online have started twisting "Blustery" into "Busty" following her transformation, and with Noriko's help, she decides her handle will be "Waveform" from now on.

The next day, the Spirit Guard and friends meet at Rob's dorm, where they talk about her first day back at class after her transformation. Eli and Kara play some *Hop Dance Mania* on Cory's GameStation during this.

## Notable players

 Robert Dreese/Robynne Darling | * Blustery
* Waveform
 Eddie Hales | Fretribution | Very invested in *Corona Forge*, being in a competitive team with his brother and two others.