September 2nd: The Game (Day 3569 - 9/2/19)

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Stephen got inspired by playing Dragon Quest 1 for 9 hours on a 14 hour flight, so he decided to recreate the events on September 2nd in the style of an RPG.

Stephen, Mallory, Mark, Rhonda got ready to leave for the Bus Station where they will take a to O'Hare International Airport. At the Bus Station, Mark and Rhonda went to go take care of the tickets while Stephen talks to an old man outside who tries to teach him out to equip items. Stephen says that this is not that sort of game, so he doesn't need to learn that. But, he changes his mind when the old man says he will give him a "Really Cool Sword" which he equips. He buys a Coke from a vending machine and then the bus arrives. The bus jerkily drives on the I-94 Freeway to get to the airport. Mal asks Stephen why the bus is so jerky. Stephen says that he ran out of time to program it so that the bus ran smoothly.

They arrive at O'Hare International Airport where they get checked-in. Then, they go to the TSA security check where Stephen is stopped by the TSA because he seems to have something with metal on him. TSA finds the "Really Cool Sword" that the old man had previously given Stephen. But, Stephen has it equipped so the TSA said he was free to go. Mal is surprised that the TSA let him keep the sword and says that it might come in handy later. Stephen replies that "It's not that sort of game!".

Their flight is currently boarding, so they get on right away. On the airplane, there is a sweaty guy waiting for the bathroom. They walk to their seats and Mal asks Stephen if he brought something to do during the 14 hour flight. Last night, he bought Dragon Quest 1 on the IOS store so that he could play it on the plane. Mal wonders if he will be able to finish it during the flight since it's a long game. Stephen says that the game is long, but it will definitely take less than 14 hours to play.

Nine hours later, Stephen is on the final boss fight. They are over the international date line now, so Stephen can start a new vlog. Mal notices that she hasn't seen Stephen shoot any footage today, so she asks him if he filmed anything yet. He says that he hasn't, but he has a plan. At that moment, the sweaty guy waiting for the bathroom gets impatient and bursts into the bathroom which a monster is using. Mal tells Stephen that it's his chance to use the sword he got. Stephen yells "It's not that sort of game!" to which the monster tells him that "It's rude to shout on airplanes!". Then, Stephen ends up having a battle against the minotaur monster where he uses the Coke he bought earlier to restore his HP. Stephen beats the minotaur who apologizes for also yelling.