"Look, Cindy, I know we don't know each other all that well... But it's obvious you're in some deep shit. I'll leave if you really want me to, but don't you think you could use a helping hand right around now?"
You consider his offer for a moment, but really, what do you have to lose at this point. "Ok, fine. Thanks, I guess. Here..." You tap some buttons on your GAME Tracker, and his own dings in confirmation that you've sent over the details of your GAME with Mandy. His mouth falls open as he reads.
"Well, shit. This is, uh... High stakes, that's for sure... But you've got time at least, right? I mean, you got a way from that guy." With a sigh, you relay the events of last night and this morning to him, including the pertinent detail of Sam's little bait-and-switch. It is at that moment that Sarah, your neighbor and his girlfriend, walks in through the open door?
"Joel? What's going on here? What are you doing in here?" She glances over at the clearly well-used bed and her gaze turns highly suspicious. "Don't tell me that was you I heard going at it in here last night!" "It's not that!" Joel is quick to assure her. "I was just helping Cindy out! You see..." Joel explains everything you've just told him, though you correct him a couple of times along the way.
"So, basically, " Sarah concludes, "At any second a lucky little sperm could find its target and you'll be permanently enslaved to the asshole who tried to **** you just now?" "Yeah, that's pretty much it..." Joel claps his hands. "Right! So what are we standing around here for? We've got to do something!" "Why?" Sarah looks at her boyfriend. "I mean, it's either her or this Mandy chick. Why should we get involved?" "You didn't see that guy before, Sarah. I can't just hand anyone over to him without at least trying to stop it. It's just wrong."
Sarah looks skeptical. "Ok, we'll help. But only if you promise to keep it down a little in the mornings from now on. You and your hookups keep waking me whenever I want to sleep in." "I wake you up? I- You know what, fine! If you help me win this GAME, I promise I'll never have sex in my room again. I prefer going to the guys' places anyway, saves cleaning up in the morning."
"Good. So, what's the plan?" "The way I see it, there are two options. I could try pills, but there is no guarantee those will even work given the GAME. The other option, as much as I am starting to hate the things, is another GAME..."
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