Part 24: Failure to launch

Failure to launch

So, if we want to see someone die, it'll have to be when people usually die in this game: at the beginning.



Having heard the legends of Slowjack, a hopeful young decker takes the name Slowtax in order to follow in the legend's footsteps.



Like all proper newbies, Slowtax takes the first contract he can find and gives his combat prowess a whirl.



One short fight later, he's down to 55% health. But our hero is undeterred!



Another, shorter fight later, and he's down to a mere 25% health. But our hero is undeterred!

He should have been, though, because he doesn't survive the third attempt:



So ends the story of the blindly courageous Slowtax.