Page 1182 – Gin & Doctor, Part 2

Author: Winged Cat

Artist: Digo Dragon

Guest Author’s Note: “What some ponies will do for a free skill level.

Some of the ideas from mainframe-and-terminal computing that the original Tron movie touched on, were (much) later reinvented as ‘cloud computing’. (If you’ve never seen the original Tron movie but have seen the sequel, the cartoon series, or the games, the original – for all its simpler graphics – is arguably better.)”

GG: Hi! Hold still and let me tape you up if you want to live.

DW: And if I don’t?

GG: We’re half a mile up and you’re standing on the only solid platform in this room. Your choice. The tape is a simple cloudwalking enhancement.

DW: Okay then.

GG: Great!

GG: Don’t damage the tape, and don’t break that disc on your back. That’s what binds it all together.

DW: Now that we’ve got that out of the way, where am I?

GG: Oh, right! Welcome to the Cloud! Everything a pony could want! Food, fun, friends, you name it! And we go all over the place, though there’s never much to see, so most of us don’t bother.

DW: Friends, you say? Those ponies over there don’t look friendly.

GG: Oh. Heh, wellll, this place being what it is, pegasi are in charge. I wish the others would stop throwing their wings around, every since they…

DW: Every since they what?

GG: Nothing, nothing! Forget I said that! C’mon, let’s cycle up so I can give you the tour.

DW: Woah!

DW: You know I don’t have any vehicle skills.

GM: He’s tutoring you. By the end of his tutelage, you have a level in it.

DW: That’s awfully generous. Are we about to face a boss?

GM: Worse. You’re about to face exposition.

GG: HEY!!