Jinge and the spiky guys are laughing at something you didn\u2019t hear. In the half-turn of a side-splitting guffaw, Jinge notices you, frowns and tries to reorganise my thoughts. \u201cEpson! Is that you? I hardly recognised you. I thought I must be stoned out of my mind\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dYou are<\/em> stoned out of your mind,\u201d one of the goths corrects him.
\u201dEpson, this is Karl and this is Grim,\u201d says Jinge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The goths nod some pleased to meet yous<\/em>. Grim is incidentally one of the least grim people you have ever met. \u201cYou play pool?\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dNo, I\u2019ve never\u2026?\u201d you splutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dI\u2019ll teach you,\u201d says Grim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dYou\u2019ll probably beat him,\u201d says Karl, \u201cGrim\u2019s shit at pool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dFuck off, Karl,\u201d says Grim with no heat whatsoever. \u201cWanna play?\u201d
Do you take up Grim on his offer? (goto 99<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you make your excuses and look for Adrian? (goto 97<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n