May 22.

  For Thomas Carson, things were going quite differently than for Billy Carson. The early arrival of the artists Billy had io join Lux ics had been causing him headaches due to the ditions they imposed. He sidered these ditions unnecessary, given the flexibility his son had offered these people. Billy wasn't charging a t for printing the ics, and everything was being covered at cost, with a 35% distribution fee and an office space provided in the ic factory, which could easily be used for more critical administrative workers in the sector.

  -It's already begun to distribute the Samurai Jack games. sent us some special copies to test since yesterday, - said Dave, the factory's ieneral, while Thomas was in versation with Anne, discussing the arrival of the pany's artists.

  -I think there's only one person who adequately test this game, -Anne remarked, taking the sole and heading to the game room, where she ected it to the television. - Raimon, e over here, don't run away. I've seen you py arcade games since I arrived. -

  -Oh, Anne, I got up early to finish my work. I don't have much left to do, - Raimon replied.

  -Well, start cheg this is the new game from the pany, and Billy wants to know i detail whether followed the instrus or entered any issues along the way, -- Anne said, gng at the wall clock. -- It's 9:00 in the m. You have until after lunch. I'll leave you in your office during those hours. You also have today, Friday, Saturday, and Monday to review it. If you finish early, you plete the game. -

  -They pay you to py video games. It's pure gold, - Raimon thought.

  -Oh, sweet Anne, don't worry. I'm an administrative droid who gets all the tasks done, - Raimon said.

  with a chuckle as he turned on the Samurai Jack sole. He opened a 1.5-liter Coca-Co bottle and mixed it with some coffee, and the heavy bags under his eyes spoke of a night of revelry. The meeting with his old group had brought sequences, a movie marathon from the Far East, and it had never been so much fun.

  Anne simply ignored his behavior and tinued with the m meeting with Mr. Carson. The June season was set to begin on Juh, and so far, only three ics out of the five promised by Billy had been delivered: the stories of the Iron Giant, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and the Power Rangers. Billy had promised to publish a fourth series online, but there were only sketches—Shaman King, the Spirit King, another idea from young Billy, which surprised Anne.

  The Samurai Jack game began with aig intro created by Billy, featuring Jack cutting a red background into three pieces. The s rotated, and the start game and load game options appeared on the menu. Only the aesthetic desigop-notch.

  Raimon pressed the start game button, and the voiceover narration resonated from the square-shaped television of that era. The one-minute short film created by Billy pyed, and Jack's sword seemed to leap out of the s. This prompted an outburst of excitement from Raimon, who began ughing, raising his hands in the air while taking long sips from the Coca-Co he had downed in one go. He reached for his backpad pulled out a long tube of summy dies that turned his mouth blue. They shared the carbonated drink.

  -You have to prove yourself, pyer. Only someoio defeat Aku finish this game, - said Aku with a hearty "HAHAHAHA," filling the game room. Raimon held his breath. The first thing he'd do was reend it to his friends, call the Stanford puter group, and the Blue Cavalry—everyone had to py it with him.

  The game trols were impressive and practical, from double jumps to using the sword in various bos, such as double tap and down, or double tap and up. It was simply astonishing. The game expined how to navigate the different obstacles, and the open world that he and Billy had once discussed came to life.

  After pleting the first mission and receiving a radar from space dogs to map locations, Raimon realized he could no all the pces he visited. From the trade ter where he could upgrade his sword in the bcksmith's shop to his small iory and the skills he was learning, he pyed non-stop for four hours, and the pletion pertage still stood at 18%.

  -Raimon, it's time to go to work, - Anne said in that authoritative tohat reminded him so much of his mother.

  -Sure, sure, just give me a moment to save the game, - Raimon said like a child speaking to a mother.

  -How's the game? - Anne asked.

  -It's insane, Anne. I think Billy is going to make a lot of money for . It's simply revolutionary. 10 out of 10. I'll call all my friends and reend the game. It's almost like pying Street Fighter for the first time, something I 't easily fet, - Raimon said.

  -That reassures me. Write a review and leave it on Billy's desk when you finish the game, - Anne said.

  -Wait, what? Billy won't py it? - Raimon asked.

  "I don't think they'll have time to enjoy video games. There's a lot to do in the pany, like the semi-annual reports from the panies. I've given you some extra tasks—review the ating, and if you find any errors, highlight them in red, - Anne said.

  -Piece of cake. I was a monitor in ating at the uy, - Raimon said, thumping his chest. In the four hours of work, he had entered autopilot mode. The sooner he fihe sooner he could tinue pying the Samurai Jack game.

  Ating ats are like a fashion runway colle; you have to show them to everyone in the right way. Each at must be redirected on a specific occasion. Each at follows a correct pattern, and if you choose another path, that path has fewer obstacles. Some paths are longer, while others are for newers.

  -Raimon, it's very te, young man. You should go home, - Gorman, the pany archivist, said.

  -Oh, I got caught up serializing the ats to hand them over to Anne. Darn it, I'll have to e in early tomorrow, - Raimon said. It was already 8:00 PM.

  -I think it's time for both of us to go, - Raimon told Gorman.

  -e, I'm about to leave. I'll wait for you, - Gorman said.

  Raimon shut down the puter and ahings as best he could.

  -Let's go. I'll finish with the ats tomorrow, - Raimon said.

  -Anne had to leave early. Before 5:00 PM, her little brother had to stay without a babysitter, so she'll be going home early. She asked me to give you the plete Lux ics files. She wants you to do the study a. She'll review it ter, - Gorman said.

  A man in his thirties with a serious demeanor, he only spoke when necessary. Occasionally, he could be seen readiive novels from the filing et.

  -Too much work for one day, - Raimon said, bidding farewell to Ramon, the night guard, who was log up and iing the pany from top to bottom. The small receptio the entrance was the only well-lit pce.

  -Good night to all of you, - the security guard said.

  In the five minutes, he arrived at his small apartment, thinking about how great the Samurai Jack game was. He fell fast asleep, and the arm woke him up at 7:00 AM. Still feeling quite sleepy, he rubbed his beard and realized it was time for a bit of shaving. Although he was aware of what he was doing the night before, unfortunately, he had slept in his clothes with his gsses on, and he woke up with a terrible headache. There was only one important thing on his mind: he would shoy some Samurai Jack at work.

  He mao dial his friends from the Blue Cavalry, and luckily, they answered. The game room had a phone.

  -Samurai Jack, the best game I've ever pyed. You won't regret it. Spread the word—it's a glorious bat challenge, - Raimon excimed loudly.

  He repeated these words for his friends iar Wars enthusiast group, his friends in San Diego, and even those in New York. He called nearly twenty groups because he had to share the excitement with as many people as possible.

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