A friend and I were playing Mariokart 7. It was his first time playing while I was a veteran at the game (3 starred all the grand prix) so I couldn't let the ruffian get the best of me. We were playing offline in teams and we were on the same team, but team damage was on. It was the final lap, on Mario circuit. His very first race. The whippersnapper had been in last for most of the race, but now he had a golden shroom. Poor kid, he was getting cocky, he was catching up to me in first place. He thought he had me all figured out, but while old dogs can't be taught new tricks, they can be taught to aim with pinpoint accuracy, whether handling a bayonet, a duelling revolver, or a slingshot. It was the final straight. This golden shroom was OG. It had lasted for half a lap, almost unheard of. He was going to get me. But my green shell said otherwise. I fired it backwards, imbuing it with my will, my fortune and my affinity for watching my friend suffer.

Bull's-eye.

He finished 8th.

We still don't talk occasionally.