Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 6:19:58 GMT
[CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK - 2015]
“I’m happy that you’re back Yuri, even if it’s only as a holo… what did you call it?”
Larry asks screwing up his face for comedic emphasis.
“Hologram, Larry. It’s a type of projection not unlike one of your “talkies” albeit a bit more sophisticated than that. None of that is really important though, what’s important is that you win your match this week. If you don’t, I’m not sure what will happen to the future.”
“Surely you must be joking Yuri. I don’t see how a reverse tuxedo match could possibly alter the future in a meaningful way. I think those nuts and bolts you have for a brain may have come loose. “
“I assure you Larry, my CPU is functioning normally. If you don’t win this match it will have disastrous consequences ”
Scratching the back of his head with and twirling his mustache with the other hand, Larry sits back down on his cot. He searches Yuri’s face for a sign of humor but finds none - the hologram isn’t joking.
“How could something this hilarious be so dangerous?”
Yuri pushes a button on his gauntlet. There is a buzz then the device starts to project an image on the far wall. The movie depicts a dystopian debauchery. Men and women walk the streets naked, lovers have sex in the streets, dogs are friends with cats, and it doesn't look like anyone has bathed in a very long time.
“This is the future that awaits the human race if you lose this week. The image of you naked will sweep across the web and go viral, inspiring a generation of mustachioed exhibitionists. The problem grows exponentially from there until the world falls into the sex crazed, unruly, and hygienically inept video you see now.”
“And if I win?”
Larry asks as he swallows the nervous lump in his throat.
“If you win the opposite happens. You become a cultural symbol of modesty, heralding in a second age of self respect and candor. The world doesn't descend into chaos.”
Larry pauses a moment to absorb the information. He rolls it over in his mind before responding.
“What happens to Jessica Buck?”
"If you lose, nothing. But if you win, Jessica goes on to me a feminist folk hero championing the benefits of modest dress wear."
"Well I do say Yuri, my friend it sounds like a fair deal for all involved. I will do my best to ensure a modest future. I will put a dress on that scoundrel, Jessica Buck or my name isn’t Larry Sangestino. Huzzah!”
The hologram of Yuri smiles then starts to flicker.
“My time here grows short Larry. I have to go for now but I will be back to see you soon. For now focus not on your losses but on our mission. Above all else we must….”
Before Yuri can finish he blinks out of existence leaving Larry wondering and scratching his head.
...To Be Continued...