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üJadeGamesInternational
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AnAvalonialQuest
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Letmethrowsomethinginyourface
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Iwasonlykidding(can'tyoutakeajoke?)
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Murphywasright
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Rainkeepsfallingonmyspot
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Forgettingaboutthelittlewritingonthewall
ÇbyGardEggesbøAbrahamsen
Snowwasfallingfromtheskies,whiteningtheworldfloorwithgreyish
shadows.Jeamundtookadeepbreathinthecoldair.Minuteproportions
ofadesperatepainstruckhislungs.Heheldhisswordtightinhis
fist,readytoattacktheunpreparedenemy.
Downinthevalley,hecouldgetaglimpseofablackshadowcrawling
ontheground,anditwasclosinginlikeadarkthreatintheking's
outback.Hecreptupbehindit,liftedhisswordand...
Whiteandyellowflashesofgreenishgoredisintegratedinfrontof
hiseyes,leavingonlyanimageofblueinfrontofhim.Thewords"Game
Over"flashedinfrontofhimwithnicepurpleletters.
"Hey,"heyelled.
"I'llputyouinagainsoon,aswehaveajobforyou,"
"Ohyea?"
"Yea!You'llbethemasterofthisgame..."
"Great!"
"I'llsendthediskstomorrow.Firstthing."
"AndI'llbewaiting..."
Jeamundstaredintothescreen.Hisdayhadfinallycome.Therewas
onlyalittleperiodofafewdayshehadtowaitforaminutenumberof
disks.
Thescreenwasbluewithpurplelettersonit.
Therewasabuzzandthescreenwentblack.
Helookedatthecalendar.Ithadgoneamonth.
"Hey,what'shappeningupthere?"
"Ohyea,"thevoicesaidfromnowhere."Ijusthaven'thadthetime,
becausewehadsomeproblemswithaharddisk,butI'llsendthedisks
tomorrow.Ipromise..."
"Oh,well..."
Jeamundcontinuedstaringintohisblackscreen.Therewerenopurple
lettersonit.Onlyalittlegreenishdotatthebottomleftcornerthat
keptgrowinguntilitfilledmostofthescreen.
Asuddengrowlingfrombehindwokehimup.Heswunghisswordaround
andchoppedtheheadoffthelittlemonsterthathadtriedtofrighten
him.
"Hey,what'shappeningupthere?"heyelled...
"Oh,yea,right.I'llsendthediskstomorrow.Doyouhaveaprinter?"
"Yea,Ijustboughtoneforthispurpose."
"Good.I'llpassthedisksontomorrow,then..."
Jeamundbentdowntopickupthesmalljewelsthemonsterwas
carrying.Anicelittletreasurethatcertainlywasn'tasmuchworthas
thejobwouldbe...assoonashegotthedisks...
Helaydownonthegroundtosleep.Asheclosedhiseyes,theimage
blurredabitbeforeitdisappeared,leavingonlyareddotbehindinthe
toprightcorner.
Thedotwasnotmuch,butitwouldbeimprovedassoonashegotthe
Çdisks,evenifhewouldhavetodoitforfree.Afterall,fixingthings
likethatwashisfavouritehobby.Anicesoundtrackkeptremindinghim
ofhisexistence.
Christmaswasclosingin.Whatwasgoingon?
Hetookalittlepieceofpaperandstartedscratchingonitwithsome
ofthebloodthatkeptpouringoutofthebeasthehadkilled."üHEY,YO!Ç
Whatthefuckisgoingonupthere,damit?"
Hefoldedthenoteandthrewitintotheair,whereitwasimmediately
disintegratedbeforeitwastransportedasmoleculesatanincredible
speedtotheoneupthereandregeneratedastheoriginalnote.
Greentreesfelldownfromthesky,yellowstarspoppeduponthe
ground.Christmaswasthere,andanoteslippedintohishandoutofthin
air.
"Er,well...we'rebroke.Wecan'taffordtohaveanymoreprogrammers
onthestaff..."
"Shithell,man..."
Jeamundlookedwithalittlesorrowatthegroundbeforeit
disappearedunderhim,leavinghimfallingthroughthethickvacuumof
nothingness.Areddotkeptswingingbackandfroinfrontofhim.
"üSHITINHELL,MAN,Ç"hescreamed,andthereddotdisappeared.
"Andwhileyou'reatit,couldyoudomeafavour?Playthattuneon
LifestyleSatelliteJukebox!"
"I'llsendthediskstomorrow..."
"Oh,man..."
Hethenclosedhiseyesandwishedforabetterworld.Didhegotone?
Nah!Don'tforgetMurphy'slaws...
MoreinformationonthismattercomingupinalaterissueofScriba
CommunisResponsi,butifyoufeelyoucouldhelponJeamund'sextremely
slimeconomy,dosendadonationofanysizeto...
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