"FWLS23" - читать интересную книгу автора (A Future We'd Like to See)

like a chalkboard."

WHAT?!?!

"It's a SLIGHT drawback we've been working on for awhile...
We've got to unpause the game now... you'll probably end up
fighting against the computer for a few rounds while we try to
work things out."

What happens if I lose two matches and the game ends?

"It's best not to think about it," the voice said, as the
game unpaused. I tried to fight the machine, to keep my brain
above the mindless game-driven state it was in before... hard...
punch... spat... try... to think, but... too hard...

(Is that overacting or WHAT? Shatner would be proud.)

Map of the galaxy. Opponent face rapidly changing.
Computer settles on : Gule Gule. Crud.

Fade to black. Fade to VS. screen. Fade to army base.

"ROUND... ONE. FIGHT!"

Gotta fight. Gotta keep control. If I think in little
bursts. Should work. Gotta escape. No good against Gule Gule.
SonicHedgehog Manuver. Jump over it. Find way out.

Of course. Background. Couple army types. BIG-ASS
airplane. Jump into cockpit - easy to do with JB's jump range.
Flip on HUD display. Target. Lock on with sidewinders. Fire.
Missile zips across the room. Impact. Freak with beer-coaster
topped hair explodes violently. Gads, I've always wanted to do
that.

Fade. Fade. "ROUND... TWO. FIGHT!"

Let's have some fun. I'm sure there's a tank. On this
screen somewhere. There, real small, behind the fence and the
jeep. Jump. Run. Dodge SonicHedgehog. Jump over kick. Bet
computer's surprised I'm walking into the background. Hop on
tank, open hatch. Turn turret. No. Wait. More fun. Put in
gear. Gule Gule looks surprised. Good. Forward. SQUISH.

"YOU... WIN."

My consiousness faded back in full for a few breif moments,
enough to hear the voice call, "We've got it tracked down...
should jack out after the next round..."