Abnormal Mapping 36: Framed

A dark night in the bright city. Jackson dashes down an alleyway,
a shadow looming behind them. They clutches the attache case
close to they chest as they squeeze past a dumpster and into a
space that would generously be described as snug for even the
overfed cats that dine on the garbage nearby. Em’s close behind,
reaching into the tiny space up to their elbow to reach after
Jackson, unable to go any further. Growling, they climb up the
dumpster, leaping onto the lowest rungs of the fire escape as
they use the window to get into the hallway of the building
Jackson is squeezing past. As they leap down the steps two at a
time, they don’t see the slender cane extend between the bars of
the railing until it’s too late, and their’s sprawled out on the
cold tile floor of the foyer of the building.


Destiny emerges from behind the stairs, nudging Em’s arm aside
with her cane as she steps outside, just to see Jackson emerge
from the alleyway and stop to look behind him for pursuit. It’s a
distraction they can ill afford. They don’t even feel the needle
slip under their skin, they just feels himself sag against the
wall as Destiny steps up beside them and removes the case from
their now flaccid hands. “Thanks,” she says. “It’s game over for
you, though.”


She turns to walk away, Jackson gasping trying to yell after her,
their knees buckling as they falls back into the alleyway, and
both of them disappear back into the bustle of the city.


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This Month’s Game Club: Framed


October’s Game Club: Castlevania: Symphony of
the Night


Games Discussed: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin,
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater,
Tomorrow Never Dies, Morning Mario Returns!, Civilization V,
Three Beers Deep, our conversation with Lana Polansky, Framed,
Hideo Kojima’s tweet, Angry Birds, Boom Blox, Doctor Who, Grim
Fandango


Music This Episode
Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod
Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin
Framed Soundtrack by Adrian Moore
The Fragrance of Dark Coffee by Noriyuki Iwadare
Kapp’n’s Song by Shohei Tsuchiya