Part 24: Failure to launch
Failure to launchSo, if we want to see someone die, it'll have to be when people usually die in this game: at the beginning.
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Having heard the legends of Slowjack, a hopeful young decker takes the name Slowtax in order to follow in the legend's footsteps.
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Like all proper newbies, Slowtax takes the first contract he can find and gives his combat prowess a whirl.
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One short fight later, he's down to 55% health. But our hero is undeterred!
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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:
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So ends the story of the blindly courageous Slowtax.