Aaron, Dan and I had a longstanding tradition that Saturday nights were for game nights. They would come over to my apartment, we'd order a pizza and then spend the evening playing one of a slew of different games. Tonight was no different, a new fighting game had just dropped and we were all set to waste hours beating the hell out of each other all out brawls.
Dan showed up first, bringing a couple of pizzas with him. We'd met shortly after starting our freshman year in the dorms and had been fast friends since. He was around 5' 6" and stocky, he spent a decent amount of time in the gym and had a good physique going on.
Dan immediately moved to setup the pizzas while I got the game setup. Without really checking he brought over a couple of slices for me and setup on the couch across from me. "Your roomie in tonight?"
"Nah, Matt's off doing family stuff this weekend. Said he won't be back until late tomorrow or something." I was busy scrolling through all the character choices with the game, trying to figure out which one I'd go with first.
Before the conversation could go any further, the apartment door burst open and Aaron strode in. "You ladies ready for a beatdown?" Aaron's usual cocky attitude when videogames were involved was on full display tonight. Aaron was the tallest of us at 6'1" and was lanky at maybe 170lbs. With his pale blonde hair and mischievous smile, I'd always wondered why he never seemed to have much luck with women but he always seemed to strike out.
We spent the next hour playing, switching through the character roster at will until we had settled on our favorites.
"How about we make this a little more interesting," Aaron interjected after our last match ended. "Three lives for each of us, lose a piece of clothing with each death."
"Dude, you just want to get naked? I've been kicking your ass all night!" The idea of seeing my friends naked had me a little excited. We'd been friends for a few years but I'd never had the chance to see either of them in anything less than their underwear.
"Nah, I've figured my character out now, I'm going to win for sure." The smug smile on Aaron's face just made me want to kick his ass even more.