East Oakland

Brett and I are driving down an industrial street in East Oakland, when we pass a used bookstore. Upon closer inspection, there was a book reading going on. When we approached the reader, it turned out to be no other than the eternal Roberto Verde (may he rest in peace). Roberto seemed intent on keeping his presence here a secret until he could spring the surprise (Why this was necessary when we had already seen him remains a mystery of the Verde Clan).

Flash forward: I am being held captive by General Guy-in-Trench-coat. He threatens me with my own six-shot revolver, while at the same time being extremely careless. To prove his control of the situation, he shows how he can point it at himself with no threat to his persona. BAM I smash my head forward into the hammer of the pistol, discharging it into the upper orbit of his right eye. Somehow this bullet leaves him more or less cognoscente, stunned and extremely angry. I rip free of my bindings and proceed to run through the industrial wasteland, uninhabited at this early hour of the morning.

As I am running, ducking amongst the piping and silos, someone calls me on my cell phone. Angie, (you may know her from Yo Soy Coyote), proceeds to tell me that Robbie is here and "that must be so exciting for you." I basically tell her, "Listen lady I'm kind of in the middle of something right now, being chased by a psychopath with my own pistol." Then I hang up on her. I think I smiled in the dream.

As I duck down one alleyway, the Trench-coat travels another in an attempt to cut me off. I go up a pipeline, and onto a rooftop where I wait out his frustration.

and SCENE

Post Script: The evening before this was preceded with Grand Theft Auto IV and Blood Meridian. I think that pretty much explains it.