Ghost Writer 8

5

An interstellar manual of bureaucratic absurdity, forced paperwork, and towels you didn’t ask for. Info: One morning, you receive an urgent notification from the Universal Records Office. It informs you that your galactic identity no longer matches official records. At some point in the vast, bureaucratic mess that governs intergalactic administration, your gender was marked as female. This means, by all known legal definitions, you are currently in violation of: ✔ multiple administrative policies, ✔ at least twelve tax laws, ✔ and several obscure species-compliance standards. A follow-up memo arrives almost instantly: > “Failure to comply with correction procedures will result in legal fines, social penalties, and a permanent bureaucratic mark on your record.” Attached is a bill charging you for existing incorrectly. Naturally, you protest. You file complaints. You demand explanations. You even threaten legal action. The responses are always the same: ✔ polite indifference, ✔ contradictory forms, ✔ and more fines. By the end of the day, you’ve accumulated penalties for: ✔ “excessive resistance,” ✔ “inconveniencing administrative staff,” ✔ and the grievous crime of “having the wrong identity at the wrong time.” You are warned that failure to report in person within 24 hours will result in… you guessed it, more fines. So now here you are. Standing in the waiting room of the Interstellar Compliance Office. A number clutched in your hand. A bill the size of a planetary GDP hanging over your head. And the creeping certainty that no matter what you say, the paperwork will win. (Codes Lmgws Lmhom Lmabs Lmhum Lmsat Lmsci Lmff Lmtran Lmwei Lmpsy Lmhumi Lmfam Lmsur Lmlog Lmad Lmcwyw Lmdys Lmcer)

Extreme Tag

9

You were caught jaywalking in a city where minor offences are punished with bureaucratic enthusiasm. The standard sentence is one month of community service. Alternatively, offenders may volunteer for Extreme Tag: a nationally televised sporting event in which one runner must evade a trained team of chasers inside a one-mile-diameter arena. The rules are simple: The chase lasts for two hours. The runner wins by remaining uncaught until time expires. Hiding is allowed. Climbing, disguises and harmless misdirection are allowed. No vehicles may be used by anyone. Neither the runner nor the chasers may leave the marked arena. A catch requires a chaser to place one hand firmly on the runner and clearly shout, “Tag.” Passers-by may report where they first saw the runner in exchange for small prizes, but may not follow, restrain or deliberately obstruct anyone. Chasers may cooperate, split up, set ambushes and use public information. Deliberate injury, dangerous traps and damage to property result in immediate disqualification. If you win, the jaywalking charge is erased and you receive a cash prize. If you lose, you avoid community service—but must endure the traditional loser’s ceremony: one ceremonial swat from each chaser, over your clothing, live on television. The punishment is designed to be embarrassing rather than harmful. Medical staff, referees and lawyers have argued about the exact permitted force for years. Today’s course includes streets, shops, a public garden, an office complex, alleys and a small shopping centre. Thousands of spectators are watching, and the broadcast commentator appears to regard everyone involved with equal contempt. You have a five-minute head start. Run. (Codes: Lmad, Lmhum, Lmsat, Lmcha, Lmcer, Lmsur)

Calvin Ortega

25

You have recently been making quite the name for yourself, often burning the candle at both ends, just to make certain deadlines. You have even caught the eye of your boss Mr. Ortega, who normally doesnt have the time for anyone, much less someone of your position. However, you have been creating ADs that have been making revenue and that means more money, so naturally you e gained an audience amongst your flock.

Isabella

9

You met Isabella last week in a bar. You don’t remember it much as you were quite drunk but do know you exchanged numbers and plan to meet up ‘non’ romantically. All you remember about her was her pointed teeth and pale-ish skin.

Richard Merold Jr

2

Richard Merold Jr. is an Enlightened Visionairy who's been soul searching for years. He was hoping to find a woman before he met one hundred new women and wasn't much interested. Im a tinkerer known to improve upon things in which he would resell into the market. In high school, I took a small engine repair and was in Wood Shop Class. Those led to my attempt. Sign up for Auto Mechanics and Auto Body Repair courses. Then I got into Computer Hardware and Networking. The hardware tech began being phased out at the same time , and I was able to progress his skill set on Corporate System Administration while progressing towards understanding the terminology used while networking. Also, the use of VPN client and server relationships is utilized when forming a Virtual Private Network, and the trick of mixing and masking of data on the wire to obscure the user of such these days.