You want to get this over with as quickly as possible. You place the
barrel of the gun against your temple and gently squeeze the trigger.
* * *
The next thing you know, you are standing
before a large gate. The gate’s inscription has mostly worn away
with age. You try to read what it says. The best you can make out is:
“Band ‘N’ Hop. Enter Here.” So, this must be
some sort of dance club. You never liked those much, but there doesn’t
seem to be anywhere else to go.
Before you step through, you feel a hand
on your shoulder. You turn around to see an old man.
“Welcome,” he says. “I
am Virgil. Shall I give you a tour?”
Somehow, you’ve decided that this is
definitely not where you wanted to end up.
Try
again, Loser!