Part 18
Only a true adventure gamer, who's been taking notes since chapter three and could clear Zork without a guide, could possibly--
I can't even pretend. The digipad highlights 1584, so Eike goes there. And since there's exactly one location in 1584 worth visiting...
...we'll visit Margarete again.
Were this an H game, we'd be well on our way to the harem ending.
Eike gives rides to all the sexy ladies.
Are you sure, Eike? Maybe you want to stand around being shocked for a while before you leap to conclusions like that.
Believes, nothing. You did.
Stand aside, Eike. You may wear the pants, but Margarete's the one who takes care of business.
"After all I do for you, and you're out past midnight in the new millennium? Your bedtime was centuries ago, young man!"
"All the other boys get to stay up and listen to the mandolin! I hate you!"
"Now stop bothering nice Mr. Kush and come home. We'll speak no more of this."
"And you're stupid, and ugly, and mean, and--"
"Am I going to have to ground you?"
"You're not my mommy!"
Five to the face!
That's right... Margarete just stepped up and slapped the stupid out of him.
In fact, she hit him so hard he doubled over, dropped his knife, and everyone in the courtyard was stunned for a good five seconds. Manly. More love interests need to take care of business like Margarete does.
There's no emotional problems that can't be solved with the one-two combo of violence and logic. I wonder why more psychologists don't beat the shit out of their patients.
"I didn't really need the secrets to immortality and resurrection."
"You'll NEVER live in the future, Margarete! Never, do you hear me? Mwah ha ha!"
"But instead of that, I'll go back to the past to take care of my emotionally stunted little brother, with no parents to help." Poor Margarete.
Margarete's pretty sad right here--she's giving up on the guy she likes, the time she dreams of, and any hope of wonder and mystery in her life.
Not that Eike notices.
And they amble out of the game.
In this ending, anyway. Back in D, he went down screaming like a member of Foxhound.
Huh, what an odd thing to say. I thought I was done with those. But as long as an ending remains unshown, clearly the frog will live on!
Hugo's time machine is clearly much cooler than Eike's.
Next up: Big finish!