Chapter 23: December 2023 — It's Gonna Be Okay
I was like you once. Blonde hair. Scraggly little beard. Childlike ears.
Hi! Welcome to Chapter 23.
Become evil. Rule the world. Maybe drink tea first and sit down for a bit.
“Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.”
― Haruki Marukami
In 1994 while on weekend manoeuvres in France, I commandeered a Chieftain tank without the permission of my immediate superiors. I then attempted to invade Paris. However, en route I stopped off at Disneyland, or Eurodisney as it was then called, and was subsequently apprehended on Space Mountain. Sorry, wrong meeting.
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This month, Black Mirror. A lucid dream narrative.
You are so blind! You so do not understand! You weren't there at the beginning. You don't know how good it was! How important! This is it for you! This jumped-up firework display of a toy advert!
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