You engage the Vicious Hag.

[derangedperson]

It's a pity that the new kid had to deal with a couple of Wild And Wooly Shamblers. Props for giving her a bit of a tip and for being SO subtle.

[Toujin]

Ah, Earthbound, I remember getting that game for my birthday when I was a teenager. I loved that game, but the final battle was nightmare-inducing. I play it on my emulator now.

The old hags sounded more like Cranky or Extra Cranky Old Ladies from the game, rather that Wild 'N Wooly Shamblers.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Better than attacking the Gazebo.

Hey! Those things are dangerous!

Especially if it is sitting atop a grassy knoll.

For the uniniated, read the Tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo.

[edible_hat]

Don't know what you could've done differently; as the saying goes, if you argue with idiots, you'll be tired, and they'll still be idiots. At least you did something to brighten the poor girl's day a bit.

Don't argue with idiots - they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

[Velfarre2001]

I've never played that, so I wouldn't know, but I have played Dragon Quest, (although not on the NES) and it is also exactly like the combat there.

In terms of battle yeah, they have a passing resemblance, but that is it.

[Antisocial_Worker]

I appreciate those of you who have spoken up to say that I did all I could, and that it was a bad idea to perhaps go up to their table and tell them that they made me sick.

It's a nice fantasy, but I kept thinking about just what it would accomplish. As I've said before, the real problem with assholes is that they have no concept -- no idea whatsoever -- that they are assholes. The hags probably would have been mystified as to why some stranger was coming up to their table and being so horribly, horribly mean to them. And if I'd tried to explain, they would have just disconnected from reality and gone to whatever happy place exists for hags.

So that's partly why I didn't do it. The other part was that I couldn't think of anything to say to them in the first place, and that's what really bugged me, to be honest.

[chainedbarista]

magic missle? i cast silence x infinity...

i think if i start to show signs of 'old personitis' i will kill myself...

poor girl; bad time for her to have a first day (but then again, planning such a thing is impossible) and even worse to get to high grade c's like that.

as you said, haunted, you could have made a comment, but it would have sailed right over their heads and kept going out over the atlantic, never to be seen or heard from again.

assholes are assholes sometimes even when clued in.

[Becks]

This caused the four of us to burst into the Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy song

Rock on!!!!!

[Tuxian]

Here's something else interesting to consider. My local sushi bars do allow you to make changes to things. HOWEVER... they charge a $1 fee for each 'change' you make to the stock description. Too bad this girl couldn't tack something like that onto the bill for the Hags...

[Naaman]

Also sounds like Shining in the Darkness (on the Megadrive)

[Antisocial_Worker]

I'm happy to report that I went to that same sushi place for supper tonight and had as my waitress... she who served the hags. She did a stellar job, and mentioned that at the end of their meal long ago, the hags ended up cussing her out and that she found it traumatic.

She was very happy when I told her she was doing a wonderful job and that I was glad she'd stuck with it.

[tropicsgoddess]

You may not have said anything directly to those two fugly sour puss bitches, but the way you treated that waitress and gave her extra tips spoke volumes.

[The Grim Shipper]

But what else should we or I have done? You can go back to tell someone that they're a cankerous bitch, but then what? I kept waiting for the staircase wit to kick in, but it never did and still hasn't the morning after all of this. I can't shake the feeling that I should have said something to the hags themselves, hopefully something that would have made them feel as ugly as they obviously were inside, or at best something that would have shamed them at least a little.

The only other thing I might have done was get hold of the manager and let them know about the atrocious behavior of the hags so that any complaints they might make would be taken with the grain of salt it deserves.

[mariamousie1]

Earthbound? Also known as one of the most fun RPG's for SNES and taking too bloody long to reach the Virtual Console.

[Blade_Raver]

That sounds like something from the combat of Dragon Warrior 2 for NES.