Today the Snip family is hunkering down and playing Dragon Quest VIII. Little snip is driving, mostly.

Our hero immediately became a heroINE, even though that isn’t technically an option in this game. She has short hair. Her name is Emmaly.

Emergent gameplay is occurring at an astounding rate.

“You don’t have to carry a pot everywhere, you can just smash it right away–” “NO. I LIKE to carry the pot. It’s FUNNY!”

“Why are you talking to that person again? They’re just going to say the same thing.” “I want to let her know we’re helping. Hi, girl! My name is Emmaly! I’m a hero, I haven’t forgotten about you!”

“Okay, now we can attack–” “No, it’s a kitty, why are you hurting it?” “It’s a bad guy, it will attack me - look!” **the candy cat licks its face gently** “…okay, we can just run away from the candy cats.”

“We’ve spent the whole day in the town, come on, let’s go to the cave.” “No. It’s a relaxing day today.”