Dublin

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You drive away.

You drive up onto the freeway.

You look at the black sky.

You turn on the news radio.

The news radio crackles to life.

The radio station manager speaks.

"Ladies and gentlemen, due to recent events, we are interrupting our regularly scheduled musical programming. We will be playing a special message from the President of the United States."

The radio cuts to silence.

The speech begins.

"My fellow Americans: It has come to my attention that a dangerous individual, by the name of 'Lestat', is operating in the area. Lestat is a well-known music artist and is armed. It is therefore requested that if he is in the immediate vicinity, he be apprehended by the local authorities and handed over to us. The lives of many Americans may depend on this. Thank you."

The speech comes to an end.

The music starts.

"Walking Dead" by The Blackbirder plays.

You stare out at the dark streets of Dublin.

You drive home.

You say "It's been years since I've been home."

You look around at your old, well-kept Dublin house.

You live alone, as you've done for years.

You shake off years of dust and dirt, sighing as you do so.

You clear the dust off the sofa in the sitting room.

It's a nice, comfortable sofa.

You take deep, calming breaths, as you enter the sitting room.

You're in a different Ireland now.

You sit down on the sofa.

You're home.

You smile, your dark mood breaking.

You try to forget about Singapore.

You pick up your newspaper, reading it. It's Saturday, so it was on the news last night.

The death of North Korea's Supreme Leader has the world talking about the rogue nation.

Korea is a unified nation now, thanks to you.

Some say that you killed Kim Jong Un in cold blood.

Others say that you couldn't have done otherwise.

The Black Moranth are at the gates of Dublin, demanding that the government gives them the man that they call Lestat.

You'll either give in and let them take you to prison... Or you can fight.

You try to live peacefully and start fresh.

You walk into the kitchen.

There's a newspaper on the table, as well as a mug of tea.

You walk over to the table.

You pick up the paper.

It's the Irish Times.

You flip it open to a page filled with news.

There's a small article about the death of Kim Jong Un.

There's also an article about the Black Moranth.

There's an editorial about how the Black Moranth should be stopped.

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