Day Trip: Ocean City Maryland, Sunday

[l1ttle_billy]

posted early due to afkness tomorrow

It was about a three hour drive to get from Alexandria to Ocean City. It was still early in the season, only partly sunny, and in the low 50's, so there weren't too many people there. Which is just how Billy liked it. Plenty of time for hellish crowds during the summer.

The big parking lot at the end of the boardwalk was nearly empty, making parking a hell of a lot easier than it could have been.

The boardwalk started almost immediately off the lot, with mostly closed shops, restuarants, and arcades lining it. The Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum was open, however the pier with it's thrill rides, water slides, and fishing spots was still gated and locked.

"And this," Billy said to Ami. "Is a boardwalk town in the off season."

[nfb due to distance, for Ami]

Comments

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy snickered. "The wonders of capitalism."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Indeed. how many tickets did you get?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"20 so far."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"I should work on getting more. That eraser is not very appealing." Ami grinned and put another quarter into the machine.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I dunno, a crab with the Md state colors on it? Kinda cute."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Maybe. I might go for the hair band. Not so useful for you though eh?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"No, my hair's too short."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Exactly. You may have to go with the eraser?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure Willow would agree that you can never have too many school supplies."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"She would be right. Pencils too."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Pencils are good." he agreed. "You hungry?"

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Getting there, yes. You?" Ami finished the set of skeeball, getting another dozen tickets. "Alright, bright pink headband it is."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Yes." he said, and finished his set as well. As he pondered the prizes, he looked around at the arcade. "Is it me or is every game either a racing simulator or a first person shooter?"

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Or skeeball. but yes, pretty much... Why?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Seems there used to be more variety."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"I guess they stick to what sells? I am a fan of things where you run around and collect coins or dots or fruit pieces..."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I haven't played a lot of video games, but I kinda like the ones with a good story."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"I don't think they have those for the arcade? More for the home systems..."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Makes sense." Billy admitted. "The Simpsons Samsons game was fun though."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Don't think i have ever played that one... What was in it?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Ever seen the Samsons cartoon?"

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami nodded, putting on her horrid headband. "Once or twice."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy got the eraser. He might just give it to Willow.

"Well the baby got hold of a huge diamond, and for some reason the evil millionaire guy took the whole baby instead of just the diamond. So the Samsons had to fight through several levels of his henchmen to get the baby back."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like a cool if standard plot."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Most of the real fun comes in the Samsons environment that the game takes place in. I always played the son, cause his weapon was a skateboard."