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éThisarticlewaspublishedinSTNews3.7andreproducedherewiththe
permisionoftheSTNewseditorialcrew.Eventhoughitissomewhatold,
itfitsnicelyinthisissueofScribaCommunisResponsi.
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üTHEHCCDAYS1988-ANEMOTIONALVISION
Or:AmalignantlycloseencounterwithaGreekGoddess
ÇbyStefanPosthumaandRichardKarsmakers

äAtaleabouttwoinnocent(?)computerfreaksontheirquestforsome
GreatFoodaftertheHobbyComputerClubDays1988,ontheeveningof
Saturday,November26th,1988.Andthestoryofwhattheyfoundtogether
withthatFood.

ÇTheHCCdays1988werequiteinterestingbutnotinterestingenoughnot
tobedull.Althoughtheymadeanattempttofinditinterestingquite
seriously,theycouldnotsucceedinfindingitanythingelseratherthan
dull.Sorry,folks.Ifyou'relookingforanessayofthequalityofthe
offeredproductsand/orserviceshere,somedisappointmentisboundto
hityou.Ifyou'renot,itwon't.
   Sotheythrewalltheirinterest(plentyofit)uponacertain
waitressinacertainRestaurantintheadjacenttowncentre.Thiswasin
factprettysimple:Asfatewouldhaveit,Sheturnedouttobequite
Çbrainnumbinglybrilliant.

No.Don'tworry.ThisisnotgoingtobeoneofthoseDouglasAdamsish
articles!

Forsomehoursnow,butonenamelingeredsimultaneouslythroughtheir
minds;anamethatsoundedlikeairbrushingthroughtheleavesofsilent
treesonanautumnafternoon,anamethatembodiedeverythingLovestands
for,anamethatinfactturnedouttobebaseduponanancient
language'stranslationfor"Iloveyou".
   ThisisHerstory.AstoryofLove,Food,SweatyHands,Deafening
Cries,VeryRedFaces,PoundingHeartsandaRedRose.

Itstartshere.

AftertheHCCdays,theydecidedtheyhadtovisitaGreekrestaurant
called"ZorbatheGreek"thattheSTRIKE-a-LIGHTcrewhadhonouredwitha
visitonedayearlier.FrankandTako-Janhadtalkedaboutsomegorgeous
waitressthewholeday,andtheyconsideredthatreasonenoughtofavour
avisittothatrestaurantaboveonetothelocaljunk-foodcentre(where
theywouldprobablymerelyhavestuffedthemselveswithfatteningpieces
ofrectangularfriedpotatowithlotsofevenmorefatteningmayoonit).
Ç   Astheyenteredtherestaurantandtheirthunderstruckeyesfellon
thegirlwaitinguponthem,itsuddenlyhappened.....
   Smalldropletsofsaltywaterstartedextractingthemselvesfromthe
palmsoftheirtremblinghandsandthemusclesoftheireyesunderwent
excercisesneverbeforeexperiencedinadesperateattempttofolloweach
andeverymovementofeachandeveryparticleofHerbodyandthelucky
airatomsencirclingitwhilstnotdaringtomovetheirheadsinHer
direction.
   ItwasasifVenusHerselfhadchosentoreturntothisEarth.They
frozeandHersmilerenderedthemtotallyhelpless.Slightlydrooling
frommiscellaneouspartsoftheiroralcavities,theyfollowedHerto
theirtableafterwhichShedisappearedinacloudofloveliness.
   Theylookedateachotherandnoticedeyesthatsawnothing,that
couldnolongeraccomodatethemselvestoproperdistancesandthatwere
alltogetherquitedumbfoundedwiththepurestastoundingamazement
imaginable.
   MomentslaterShereturnedholdingtwolittleglasses.
   AstheylookedintoHereyesasSheputtheglassesonthetable,it
wasiftheywitnessedtheAnswertoEverything.AsSheagainleft,they
spentminutesstaringatthefingerprintsSheleftbehindontheglasses.
Slowly,withtremblinghands,theytooktheirfirstcarefulsips.Itwas
likethefirstgaspofoxygenababytakesafterbeinggentlyremoved
Çfromitsmothers'wombandputonthemysteriousgreen-and-blueplanetwe
callEarth.
   "Gosh...."wasallStefancouldutteratthemoment.
   Richardactedasifstrickenbylightninganddidnotevenattemptto
movehislipstosayanything.
   WheneverShewouldpassby,orevenbecomeslightlyvisible,
conversationwouldstopabruptly,wordswouldhangfeeblyintheair
beforetheywouldfallhelplesslytotheground.Silencewouldthen
striketheirtableandtheirmindswouldbedeafenedbythoughtsof
utmostdelightandpleasure.
   Whentakingtheirorderssomeminuteslater,Hereyesoncemoremet
theirs.Theonlythingtostrikethemwastheimperceptiblesimilitude
betweenthesedeepwellsofserenityandaTotalPerspectiveVortexthe
likesofwhichhadneverearlierbeenseeneverbythemorbyanyonein
orbeyondtheinfinitereachesofourUniverse.
   "Ifthere'saGod,thismustbethemostperfectspecimenofHis
creationobtainable,"theyboththoughtasitstruckthemthatShetalked
friendly,withnosignofcontemptorconceitwhatsoever,speakingto
meremortalslikethem.Hervoicesoundedlikegoldenbellstingling
throughthehumidmeadowsofsomefaranddistantcountrycapturedin
someoldandforgottendream.
   Theirheadsweresobusyprocessingalltheirsense'simpressionsthat
Çtheyforgottokeeptheirmouthsclosed,felttheirkneesweakenandfelt
altogethermuchlikeahoneyjarwithnojar.
   Richardhadneverknownhehadthatmanyribsuntilhefelthisheart
poundingagainsteachoneofthem.
   WatchingHerwalkawayfromtheirtabletofetchtheorderedfood
(Keftedesandthe"ZorbaDish"),wewitnessedthePerfectMovement.Her
bodymovedtoandfroasatenderbutterflyinanapril-morningbreeze,
paradingHerphysicsasthetopotypeexampleofharmonyinitsutmost
perfection.ItwasasifasuddenvoidwasdrawnbehindHer;avacuumin
whicheverythingandeverybodyseemedtofadeawayintomereoblivion,
wherenothingwouldbeabletosurvivenexttoHerbeautyasShemelted
awayinthepinkmistsofsensuality.
   Itwasasthoughthewholeprincipleoflocomotionwasjustinvented
forHertobeabletowalklikeShedid,makingeveryothermovement,
eventheslowunfoldingofadaffodilinthefreshmorningsun,seem
utterlyandgrotesquelyrudeandturgid.
   AllStefancoulddowassighingaprofoundwishwhichhadsomethingto
dowithreincarnatingasapairofnylons.
   Again,Richardactedasifstrickenbylightning,notabletosay
anything,hearanything,orseeanythingotherthanthisgirl.
   Bothguys'mindsweretakenupbythethoughtofthebeautifulcountry
ofGreece.WasisperhapsworthmigratingtothatsunnyMediterraenean
Çcountrywheresuchbeautifulgirlsroam?Wouldn'titbebeyond
perfectionismtowalktogetherwithHeralongabeach,withasettingsun
inthedistance?
   HerBodyhadashapeasthoughformedbysculptorsofoldintheir
mostsupremetrialtoreproducewhatevertheythoughttobeLovely,
Lackadaisical,LusciousandLecherous,thelikesofwhichwouldevencast
adarkanddismalshadowuponAphrodite,GoddessofLove,Herself.Her
longfairhairfellaroundHershouldersandbackasthoughitwasa
Goldenornamenttoemphasizeherbeauty;Herlegsweresimplygorgeous
andreallyfartooexcellentlyshapedjusttofunctionaslocomotory
devices.

Thefoodwaseatenwithtaste,buttheirthoughtswerewiththis
beautifulfemalespecimenofmankindratherthanthedeliciouslyprepared
meatsandsaucestheGreektableproudlyoffered.Whentheyfinallysat
backafterawhile,andstartedtorelaxabitafterthewonderfully
superbmealtheyhadjustdevoured,thegirlcameback,onceagain
puttingahalttowhateverconversationwastakingplace,andfilling
boththeirmindswiththeearliermentionedthoughtsofutmostdelight
andpleasure.
   TheyfelttheyhaddeservedsomeCognacV.S.O.P.now,thatwouldalso
helpthemtothinkoverthenextstep:WhatwouldbeHername?Theyjust
ähadÇtofindout!Theythereforeorderedsomeofit,whilecarefully
contemplatingabouthowtoaskHer.
   Justwhentheywereabouttoleave,Shewascleaningatablebehind
themandShetouchedStefan;atremblespeddownhisspinalchordand
senthimshiveringwithromance.
   Then,inanoutburstoffeelings,hemanagedtospeak.
   "Whatisyourname?"heaskedwithanunstablevoice.
   "Agapi"Shereplied,speakingthesemerewordswithalmostdivine
resonance.ItwasasthoughwordstookfantasticshapeswhenShespoke
them;onecouldalmostsmellthewords,scentinglikerosesandripening
heather,andfeelthemlikeagentlecaress.Thewholeideaofspeechwas
takentounsuspectedheights,asthisgirladdedfourthandevenfifth
dimensionstoeverythingconnectedwiththissimplemeansof
communication.
   Beingsomewhatshakenbythatunusualreply,Stefanrepeatedhis
question,thistimewithasuddenresolutioninhisvoice.
   "Er...youknow,wearemakingamagazine......",Richardinterrupted,
hesitating.
   TheytoldHereverythingSheneededtoknowabouttheirmagazine,üST
NEWSÇ,andthefactthattheywereimpressedtosuchanextendbythe
food,butmoreparticularlyHerservice,thattheyfeltobligedto
dedicatetheirmagazinetoHer.Theybothblushedheavily,andeachword
Çtheyspokewasstrugglingtocomeout.Sheseemedenormouslyflatteredby
thisgesture,andasmileofsmileswasseenbythetwofreaksthat
nearlyfaintedatthesightofit.
   Finally,theysubjugatedalltheirpowerofwilltoofferHeraRed
Rose;themosthighlywroughtlikenessofHerbeauty,Heradorable
fragilityandHerepicvivacitypossiblyconceivable.Anevenmorelovely
smilethaneverseenbeforebythehumaneyedawnedslowlyuponHermoist
lips;tinydiamondscouldbeseenglitteringbrazenlyinHereyesbefore
Shecastthemdown,blushing.

Whentheylefttherestaurant,alltheycouldmanagetodowassimply
beingoverwhelmedbyjoy,spontaneouslycryingdeafeningcriesof
emotion,jumpingintheairwithincrediblevigour,andgenerallybeing
highlyinlove:Lovethathadsuddenlydivulgedfromtheverydepthsof
theirinnerselvesmuchinthewaylikevolcanicmagmadivulgedfromthe
Krakatauoveracenturyback.

ThishadbeenoneofthenicestHCCdaysever!

Somenotesoftheauthors:

1)YoumightwonderwheretheRedRosecamefrom.Well,alocalresident
Çjusthappenedtohopinattherighttime,offeringtosellRedRoses
tojustabouteveryonepresentintheRestaurant.Weboughtone.

2)Youmightalsowonderwhywecanneverkeepourattentiontoonegirl
foralongtime.Well,weweresurelylove-strickentoanextendnever
beforeexperienced,butithadalreadycompletelywornoffthenext
morning.SincewehadpromisedAgapitodedicatethisüSTNEWSÇtoHer,
westilldidso.Andnotawordofwhichissaidisexaggerated,we
canassureyou,sowestillthinkShequiterightlydeservesit.We
thinktheextendofourpoeticinspirationtellsyouenoughaboutHer
beautyandthewayShemoves.
  Thinkofthisarticleasanexcerciseinself-indulgencewithregard
tobeingpoetic.

3)IfyoueverwanttoeatREALLYwell,andifyouwanttolookatAgapi
'intheflesh',pleasefeelfreetovisittheRestaurant.Itsaddress:

ZorbatheGreek
Voorstraat61
3512ACUtrecht
TheNetherlands

ÇIfyouwanttomakesureAgapiistheretowaituponyou,justvisitit
onSaturdaysorSundays.That'swhenSheworksthere.
   Businesslunchescanbeheldthere,too(thatis,ifyouarenot
afraidofspendinganawfullotofmoneybecauseitreallyisn't
cheap...).