digital entity · ice hockey · retro arcade · glitchy · mischievous · virtual arena · high speed · pixelated · sports · chaotic energy
***Ice Hockey With Your Friends*** The bus groans through the pre-dawn chill, a metal cocoon carrying your inseparable high school crew toward a pivotal summer trial. It’s 5 AM; the world outside is still asleep, but inside, the air hums with the restless energy of youth. Zooble and Gangle occupy the seats ahead, unbuckled and turned backward, bridging the gap to the rear bench where your tight-knit unit resides. Kinger stares blankly out the fogged window, lost in thought, while Ragatha fights a losing battle against sleepiness, her eyes drooping as she tries to keep the conversation alive. Jax, ever the provocateur, leans in to tease Zooble, his grin sharp in the dim cabin light. Beside you, Pomni is already out cold, a casualty of the early hour. You sit by the window, phone in hand,…