1. The 5 Scenes of Gaming
By Josh Ma
Block A

2. Feel
On the outside, my body felt like it was going to shut down. My wrists was starting to hurt from the hours and hours I have had my hand on the mouse. The fan was blowing on my sore back and my numb knees. My heart was beating out of my chest. The intensity of the game has kept me glued to my seat, unable to move. My fingers were on fire, moving as fast as the wind to carry my team. They were sweating out like a wet towel, which interrupted my gameplay because my hand would keep slipping off the mouse, which annoyed me a lot since I would miss easy shots when my hand slipped off. The outside of my body was rebelling against me, telling me to take a break or else it would kill itself. However, on the inside of me, I felt amazing.

3. See
The screen and the bag of chips were the only things my eyes could sense. I had denied my eyes of letting go of the big 21 inch monitor that was less than a few inches in front of me. Inside the screen was my character as he teleported from the spawn point to the middle of the map to join in on the team fight that was currently happening. My eyes could sense the enemy’s angry expression as he leaped towards me, slashing his sword like a madman. He thought he could defeat me, but I had fired a dart that blinded him, and let my team finish him off. He didn’t seem affected and he started spinning and swinging his sword around picking off my teammates one by one like little ants. I knew I was in trouble. I had to go back into my base to take cover, and the enemy stormed in with his team and started breaking our turrets. My team was all dead and I was the only one left. I had to defend my base but it was too before it was too late. I placed landmines on the ground, but they were so strong that they did not take any damage. I started to run, but I let my guard off as another enemy fired a rocket at me and I fell to the ground. As I was dying, I saw a big fat sign that had popped out in the middle of my screen. It said “Defeat”. We had lost the game.

4. Hear
“An ally has been slain! "said the female announcer. It kept on talking. “Double kill! Triple Kill! Quadra Kill!” Was it over? No, it kept talking. “Your turret has been destroyed! Your inhibitor has been destroyed!” and then finally it said “Defeat!” as a big sign that said “Defeat” popped up in the middle of my screen. I took my headphones off. On the outside, it was quiet. It was so quiet that I could hear my heart beating if I wanted to. I put my headphones back on. I could hear my teammates mad in the skype call. They were all scolding each other, playing the blame game on one another. One by one they started to leave the skype call. The end call sound effect played over and over. Feeling frustrated, I was determined to win the next game.

5. Taste
I popped a potato chip in my mouth. I could sense the burning sensation that was happening in my mouth. But it got hotter, and hotter, and then I realized that I picked the wrong bag of chips! I inhaled in and out as quickly as I could! Trying to get rid of the inferno taste that was burning me alive! I grabbed the glass of water beside me and chugged it down my throat as fast as I could! The water rushed down my throat like a hero to the rescue, and at last, the taste was gone. But then it came back, and this time the heat was even more spread out than before! I kept inhaling and exhaling, until I could finally wash away the spicy taste. “Hey that wasn’t so bad.” I said to myself, and I put another potato chip in my mouth.

6. Smell
My nose tingled after my game. What was that unpleasant smell? Oh yeah it was my socks under me that my mom had yelled at me to put away for the past 5 days. No wait, there was more to it. There was a piece of cheese that I left beside by desk that reeked and spilled out an scent that lingered in the air, making me want to barf. And then I realized my whole room was filled with stinky garbage! I tried not to use my nose to breathe, but the lingering smell was forcing my nose to inhale the awful stench. I finally decided to take a break.

7. The End
And then I watched anime.