DB Sommer wrote:
>% And finally I have a chance to get to this:
>
>
And worth the wait, I'll bet. :-)
>
> The Wild, Wild East
> Chapter 7 - Rebooting
>
> by GL Sandborn
>
>
>
>
> Tina groaned as the real world intruded on the darkness.
>Her head pounded like she had been drinking for a whole weekend.
>
>% Instead of the whole week, like she had been.
>
>
>A bright light caused her to squeeze her eyes tighter and
>grimace. Where was she?
> The bitter aftertaste of chemicals still danced on her
>tongue. She needed a drink - even water.
>
>% Which showed how desperate she was.
>
> As she sat up, a number insults
>
>% number of insults
>
>
I'm worse than a name-dropper. I drop regular words.
> One particularly nasty oath worked its way free, but was
>still born
>
>% stillborn
>
>
Even misspell a few along the way.
>
> when she heard the latch on the door click. It slowly
>swung open on squeaky hinges, revealing a large man holding an
>automatic pistol. He wasn't from room service.
>
>% now now, she doesn't know that. Steven is a spy. Maybe he ordered a gun.
>
>the warehouse said with a self satisfied smirk. Wearing a
>miniature version of a tuxedo, he looked so much like a tiny
>penguin she expected him to break out dancing at any moment.
>
>% not the Devito version of the Penguin, then
>
>
No, more like the demented 'Happy Feet' variety.
>
>be abducted by brave agents of the glorious people's republic.
>In their country, my mother taught other women how to pass as
>Japanese. She was very good at her job. Because of that, I grew
>up in unbelievable luxury.
>
>% Akai: We had food, and even toilet paper. More than 90% of the rest of
>the country.
>
>
Simple luxuries, to be sure.
>
> Akai sighed. "Oh, yes, I remember now. 'How To Be A Good
>Villain' by Ian Fleming. It's a classic."
>
>% Heh heh.
>
>
Imagine the money he could have made with such a tome.
> Tina groaned softly as her hand covered her forehead. She
>couldn't believe she had been captured by someone using a
>Hollywood 'How To' book.
>
>% It was probably published by Scientologists.
>
>
> "Our glorious scientists - who are much smarter than even
>your Einstein - discovered that a certain radio frequency when
>focused on the human body causes a most interesting reaction.
>You see, the human body is covered with hair. Oh, we don't see
>most of it, but it is there - or shaved in the case of your vain,
>aristocratic running dogs. Each of those hairs has a follicle.
>When subjected to intense, highly focused radio waves, those
>follicles expand so quickly that they explode through the surface
>of the skin. I understand the resulting death is most...
>unpleasant."
>
>% I would have preferred a nude bomb myself.
>
>
Close. ;-)
> "Big deal, you created an oversized microwave," Steven said
>with disdain. "You could have used it to make popcorn to feed
>your starving people."
>
>% Agent: No, shooting them easier.
>
> "I think we need to up you dose," he replied before turning
>to his captives. "We go now. Thank rou for being part of plan.
>We have roverly
>
>% rovery (works fine)
>
>
My Japlish needs work. (Or is it Koreish?)
>
> Tina stepped aside with a frown as Steven escaped the room.
>"Chick?" she said to herself. "No wonder he's never had a
>girlfriend."
>
>% Hey, some gals love being called a chick. Now, I don't know any that
>enjoy being called 'wench' though.
>
> "It's probably over there," Tina replied without looking.
>"It's in a keg marked 'Coors, Golden, Colorado' - standard model
>E12. Probably an export version with--"
> "How did you...? Never mind.
>
>% Never argue over booze with a lush like her.
>
> "Of course, you could always unplug it," she said.
>
>% Heh. She sees the most obvious of things he misses.
>
>
Amateurs usually do.
> "Windows XP?" Steven gasped as the screen scrolled through
>its memory check. "The damn thing is rebooting!"
>
>% But with Windows it may never come back.
>
>
With Windows, you never know WHAT it's going to do.
> Tina chanced a look at the little screen again. "It now
>says: Welcome."
> "I hate you, Bill Gates!"
>
>% I just hate his product. :)
>
> "Yeah, 30 - 29 - 28..."
> "A timer!" Steven gasped.
> "What do we do?"
> "RUN!"
>
>% Through the metal door?
>
>
Only if scared enough.
> Trapped in the basement of a collapsing building, her whole
>world was exploding, collapsing, and burning. Thick black smoke
>rolled across the floor like a charging demon. It was her worst
>nightmare come to life. This time, she wasn't going to wake up.
>This time, she was going to die.
>
>% NO, there's another chapter to go.
>
>% Great work, as always. Feels like the climax of the series is finally
>here. Nice balance of action and humor and plot development.
>
>
Thank you, DB. I appreciate your feedback.
As for doing an 'F-Play' show, I'm afraid Morgan Webb is unavailable
right now to do a show with you. She's still hunting David McMillan.
Adam Sessler is available. :-)
- GL
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