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Armed with your <span class="mu-s">BARK SIGN</span>, you and Raj make your way down to the theater to find Mina wrapping up her speech!
… <span class="mu-i">possibly</span>.
“Knowing this, it is my belief that each and every one of you here tonight has the potential to achieve whatever your heart desires–provided you have the drive to reach out and grab it!”
Sure enough, Mina is flanked by the rest of the <span class="mu-s">STUCO CREW: TINA,</span> the mousey-looking secretary you saw in your cell earlier, <span class="mu-s">BILL,</span> the dude in the gold suit and the gaudy white hat, and of course <span class="mu-s">JAKE,</span> who you could almost <span class="mu-i">swear</span> just spotted you…
It’s tricky to tell who’s who in the flock of partygoers, but luckily that’s not your job right now! With Raj in tow, the two of you begin the arduous trek towards the front of the <span class="mu-s">AMPHITHEATER–</span> no small feat with how jam-packed everyone is! The whole shindig must be in attendance right now!
“THE WHOLE SHINDIG MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE RIGHT NOW, DUDE!” Exclaims Raj as the whole shindig erupts in cheers! Yea, you just thought that! Squeezing into the best front row spot you can find, you put your devious plan into action!
With a steadying breath, you harness the memory of those long, sweltering afternoons you spent outside the pizzeria twirling a sign! The weight of the foam board, the honking and jeering passerby! Like a whirling dervish you spin the bark around you like eco-friendly nunchakus, and once muscle memory kicks in you’re twirling like a <span class="mu-s">PRO!</span>
Unfortunately the piece of tree bark is a little different from the sign you used to work with, and just as you feel it slip from your fingers, Mina makes an announcement that makes your blood run cold!
“At this point I would like everyone to join me in closing our eyes and observing a moment of silence for the students who couldn’t join us today… whether it was due to death or a scheduling error, we miss you and wish you the very best!”
Okay, okay, you hiss as Mina and the rest of the crowd close their eyes, this is fine! You just need to find your sign and-
Before you can perform yet another contrived dice roll, you feel a heavy, calloused finger tap your shoulder! Whirling around to face its owner, you come face to face with someone’s abdomen clad in a ragged letterman jacket! Craning your neck to the highest angle you can get without hurting yourself, you find your sign resting on the giant’s face!
That’s uh… that’s mine, you explain with a nervous chuckle. S-sorry, pal!
>CONTD.
