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<blockquote data-quote="Berandor" data-source="post: 3332041" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>tadk, I'm not sure a babelfish-translation would work. I'd rather give you a rundown on the story (in sblocks).</p><p></p><p>[sblock]</p><p><em>Dramatis Personae</em>: </p><p>Robert, our protagonist</p><p>Simon Schuster, his employee and mentor</p><p>Tim, a rogue hedge wizard</p><p>Anne, an employee of Simon Schuster</p><p>extras</p><p></p><p><em>Frame narrative 1</em></p><p>Robert enters his apartment. He locks the door and makes sure the mirrors are covered by sheets of cloth. He enters the bathroom and washes blood off his hands</p><p></p><p><em>Scene 1</em></p><p>Robert enters Simon Schusters office. We learn that Robert just finished his degree at a prestigious occult university in the US and that Schuster paid the tuition fees. Schuster wants Robert to investigate into a possible leak of information at his company. The boyfriend of one of his employees is a amateur hedge wizard, and Robert is to find out what the guy knows about a macguffin secret project. Robert hesitates for a moment on account of his conscience, but accepts (as if he had any choice)</p><p></p><p><em>Scene 2</em></p><p>Robert ambushes Tim (the hedge wizard) in front of a rock club. In this scene, we learn that</p><p>a) magic works by drawing runes in blood</p><p>b) casting spells in front of "norms" is dangerous</p><p>c) the world as we know it is a comforting illusion; there are dark things afoot, and casting spells in front of norms is like a beacon to these things.</p><p>d) Robert is able to pierce the illusory veil and see how things really are.</p><p>Using subterfuge and luck, Robert manages to incapacitate Tim and distract his friends long enough to abduct the guy.</p><p></p><p><em>Frame narrative 2</em> </p><p>Back in the apartment, Robert shies from his reflection in the window, wondering whether Simon Schuster has already sent out his monsters to kill him, and whether they'll be able to enter via the window. He closes the curtains, knowing that if Schuster wants him dead, that won't protect him anyway.</p><p></p><p><em>Scene 3</em></p><p>Robert interrogates Tim in an empty warehouse. He tries to get a reaction by exposing Tim to snakes and spiders, but the guy keeps his cool. He does panic, though, when presented with a box full of big bugs. Tim spills that Anne, the employee, is behind all the stolen data. Satisfied, Robert shows how all the critters were just illusions meant to frighten Tim, and then goes to call Schuster on his cell phone. Schuster tells Robert to take care of Tim, and to go see Anne, try to talk sense into her, but not to harm her. Robert heads back into the warehouse, fishing for his knife. We are left wondering if he kills Tim...</p><p></p><p><em>Scene 4</em></p><p>...but not for long. Standing in front of Anne's apartment, Robert ponders whether letting Tim go with a final warning was the right thing to do. As he enters the apartment, he is filled with a strange longing. Sensual music is playing, a musky smell is in the air, candles are glowing, and Anne is irresistably beautiful and scarcely dressed. It only takes moments, and they kiss passionately. She leads him into her bedroom, but a nagging feeling helps him concentrate just long enough to pierce the veil and see Anne as the monster she really is, with bugs crawling all over her naked body and into her... empty eye sockets. Realizing she's been discovered, Anne pushes Robert away and tries to invoke an escape portal on her bedroom mirror, but Robert smashes the mirror and is forced to fight, and kill Anne by stabbing her and cutting her heart out.</p><p></p><p><em>Frame narrative 3</em></p><p>The alarm clock rings. Robert heads into the bathroom and, on an impulse, uncovers the mirror. In it, he sees Schuster's newest monster: himself. He heads into the shower and gets ready for a new day at work.</p><p>The end.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Berandor, post: 3332041, member: 225"] tadk, I'm not sure a babelfish-translation would work. I'd rather give you a rundown on the story (in sblocks). [sblock] [i]Dramatis Personae[/i]: Robert, our protagonist Simon Schuster, his employee and mentor Tim, a rogue hedge wizard Anne, an employee of Simon Schuster extras [i]Frame narrative 1[/i] Robert enters his apartment. He locks the door and makes sure the mirrors are covered by sheets of cloth. He enters the bathroom and washes blood off his hands [i]Scene 1[/i] Robert enters Simon Schusters office. We learn that Robert just finished his degree at a prestigious occult university in the US and that Schuster paid the tuition fees. Schuster wants Robert to investigate into a possible leak of information at his company. The boyfriend of one of his employees is a amateur hedge wizard, and Robert is to find out what the guy knows about a macguffin secret project. Robert hesitates for a moment on account of his conscience, but accepts (as if he had any choice) [i]Scene 2[/i] Robert ambushes Tim (the hedge wizard) in front of a rock club. In this scene, we learn that a) magic works by drawing runes in blood b) casting spells in front of "norms" is dangerous c) the world as we know it is a comforting illusion; there are dark things afoot, and casting spells in front of norms is like a beacon to these things. d) Robert is able to pierce the illusory veil and see how things really are. Using subterfuge and luck, Robert manages to incapacitate Tim and distract his friends long enough to abduct the guy. [i]Frame narrative 2[/i] Back in the apartment, Robert shies from his reflection in the window, wondering whether Simon Schuster has already sent out his monsters to kill him, and whether they'll be able to enter via the window. He closes the curtains, knowing that if Schuster wants him dead, that won't protect him anyway. [i]Scene 3[/i] Robert interrogates Tim in an empty warehouse. He tries to get a reaction by exposing Tim to snakes and spiders, but the guy keeps his cool. He does panic, though, when presented with a box full of big bugs. Tim spills that Anne, the employee, is behind all the stolen data. Satisfied, Robert shows how all the critters were just illusions meant to frighten Tim, and then goes to call Schuster on his cell phone. Schuster tells Robert to take care of Tim, and to go see Anne, try to talk sense into her, but not to harm her. Robert heads back into the warehouse, fishing for his knife. We are left wondering if he kills Tim... [i]Scene 4[/i] ...but not for long. Standing in front of Anne's apartment, Robert ponders whether letting Tim go with a final warning was the right thing to do. As he enters the apartment, he is filled with a strange longing. Sensual music is playing, a musky smell is in the air, candles are glowing, and Anne is irresistably beautiful and scarcely dressed. It only takes moments, and they kiss passionately. She leads him into her bedroom, but a nagging feeling helps him concentrate just long enough to pierce the veil and see Anne as the monster she really is, with bugs crawling all over her naked body and into her... empty eye sockets. Realizing she's been discovered, Anne pushes Robert away and tries to invoke an escape portal on her bedroom mirror, but Robert smashes the mirror and is forced to fight, and kill Anne by stabbing her and cutting her heart out. [i]Frame narrative 3[/i] The alarm clock rings. Robert heads into the bathroom and, on an impulse, uncovers the mirror. In it, he sees Schuster's newest monster: himself. He heads into the shower and gets ready for a new day at work. The end.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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