p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""What?", In-ho blurted, his hands shooting towards his face and running through greasy, dark hair. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The nurse sighed in trepidation, before repeating herself./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""If Hwang Jun-ho doesn't receive a kidney transplant within 7 days, he will not survive"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho felt frozen, trapped under a river coated in ice, his body burning and shivering as he bangs on the river's concrete surface, desperate to save his brother, but floating in his overwhelming state of mind, feeling helpless, useless, feeling overcome with that desperation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The single word, emdie/em, despite how he knows his brother could be fine in a few hours if he keeps his shit together, seemed to chip at the part of In-ho's brain that kept him emotionally stable since the day he found his dad's dead body, opening a wave of uncontrollable, raw emfeel. /em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho squeezed his eyes shut, urging himself not to break down in the moment someone needs him the most. He… he…./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He has been assigned a job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Yeah, yeah, a job. Very important./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Saving the life of a client. It requires no physical hazards for himself. A series of simple tasks that will be very rewarding./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"As In-ho's mind processed the situation, analysing it emotionlessly like he did everyday in the office, it became easier and easier to remain intact./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He straightened his back, clenched his steady fists by rigid, determined legs, lifting his chin to meet the receptionist's eyes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'll go to an ATM. I'll bring the cash right here, right now. You can cut out my kidney, and I'll wait right here until my brother is ready to go home. Is that all I need to do?"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The receptionist blinks her eyes a few times before subtly shaking her head, then nodding violently./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Yes, yes that's all, sir. The atm is around the corne-"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"A deep, resonating buzz cuts the girl off, replacing her words with its urgent tone. Hwang In-ho felt his phone vibrating impatiently in his pocket, before pulling it out and, without a word to the receptionist, answered and stepped away from her blindingly white counter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Good evening, sir, Hwang In-ho speaking", In-ho voiced calmly to his boss./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I know who you are, Hwang", the voice asserted, causing a ripple of blood to spread through In-ho's body, "an anonymous source just informed us that you cancelled your investigation due to accepting a bribe earlier today. We didn't expect such a thing from you, and were going to tell them to get lost, when we noticed all security camera footage, from the moment you left your office, to the second you stepped back inside, has been erased. I thought you weren't like the others, Hwang, I really did". The superintendent sighed, his voice dripping in anger and shame./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""We don't tolerate bribery in my station. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""You're fired"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Then, silence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"But Hwang In-ho's fist didn't clench. He didn't shake. He didn't sweat, he didn't run a hand through dishevelled hair, didn't tense the muscles in his forehead, didn't force the air from his lungs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"With steady hands, he straightened his tie, casually sauntered towards the receptionist and smiled with the perfect level of politeness; one that radiates confidence, friendliness, instead of shyness and anxiety./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Excuse me, madame", he quipped, "I've just got to make a quick call, but I'll be back in a moment"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He didn't wait to see her reaction before turning away and walking into the men's bathroom./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"As he pressed his palm into its chilling, metal door, he was confronted by an image of his own, emotionless face./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"An act that should have finished chipping In-ho's mask away, breaking it, revealing the debris of a sad, broken man, only hardened it, strengthening the mask with hardship, with resolve./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Because the moment someone sees who you really are behind your mask, you might as well be dead. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"People don't like seeing the rawness, the ugliness, the hidden side of a person's life./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He had learned that from watching his father. And where was his father? He wouldn't be surprised if the remains of his lead-loaded bones weren't still scattered in an alley somewhere downtown. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho marched into the empty bathroom, standing in a spot far away from the image of his own falseness as he pulled the owl man's card out of his pocket. Three shapes were printed onto its worn, cardboard surface; a circle, a triangle and a square. Flipping the card around, he was presented with a phone number. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"4230 1007/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho began to quickly generate a conversation in his head as he dialled the number./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"A colleague at work bumped into me. I must have let my mask drop for a moment. He sensed my determination. He felt my nervousness. And he saw the security footage, or rather, the lack of security footage, thanks to you, so now I'm knee-deep in /I did you a great favour today. And I really enjoyed playing with you./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"I really need a bit of cash right now, so if those games are still running, I'd like to express my interest./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Then, someone picked up the phone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Do you wish to participate in the game?", a deep voice immediately answered. Hwang In-ho was speechless for a moment, not expecting such an immediate offer./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""If you wish to play, please state your name and date of birth"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"A quiet voice at the back of In-ho skull began hissing into his brain, urging him to hang up, to search for another job, to forget about his encounter with the owl man, the masked, pink guards, their black rifles. These warnings quietly echoed, bouncing off the sides of his skull as he responded./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Hwang In-ho. February 2supnd/sup, 1976"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'll be back here in six days with the money", In-ho stated to the receptionist, who looks unconvinced but still smiles, or more accurately, grimaces, in return./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Please, make sure my brother is taken care of", he says, smiling back. Pity returns to the receptionist's eyes as her own kind expression becomes sincere. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I will, sir"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"As In-ho turns to talk away, he becomes face-to-face with a large, grim looking man with a neat haircut, clean-shaven face and pressed, black suit. The man eyes his inferior in disgust, shoving In-ho aside with broad shoulders and, as soon as his eyes lay eyes on the receptionist, transforming his demeanour into one of friendliness and, if possible for him, approachability./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Evening, darl, my…uh, sister, is due a pancreas transplant tomorrow", he purred, leaning onto her desk and flashing a crooked grin./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Amused by this enormous, pug-faced man's attempt at…whatever the hell he's trying to do, In-ho took a few steps forward before taking a knee, pretending to tie his shoe as he listens eagerly. He's always been entertained by the actions of the rich; they want everything their eyes touch. Fascinating, how, the more you become closer to having everything you would ever imagine, the more you want anything you could ever imagine./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'm just here to…deposit the payment for her surgery"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Yes, of course sir", the women faltered, followed by the shuffling of papers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Damn, these shoes are pretty tough to tie, /span/emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho muses to himself, emI might have to kneel here for a while…/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Since you don't have insurance, that'll be 175.7 million won", she said, "That needs to be upfront, in cash"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""175 million? Damn girl, I should've gotten that insurance, eh?", he said, releasing an overly loud and obnoxious guffaw that likely sprayed saliva in her face./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'm sure you'll be able to afford it", she snaps, her words damp with sarcastic politeness./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Eh, eh, eh, alright, I'll pay. Does it have to be cash, right now? Because I've got a lot in the account, I can bring it over in a week or so. No need to use those fancy, penny-picking machines", he chuckled. The women paused, briefly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Fine", followed by the sound of an angry pen scraping against paper, "only because you look like a man that has that kind of money"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""And you look like the kind of lady who can afford a phone", the pug-man quipped, "mind if I have…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Hwang In-ho would never find out the rest of that man's pathetic dialogue; he was already out the door, onto the street, headed to the area the man on the phone instructed him to./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The unfairness of his shitty situation made him want to smash that man's nose impossibly emdeeper /eminto his thick, flabby skull. But the unfairness of the real world wasn't applicable to him anymore./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He was about to enter a world where everything was fair./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He was about to play some games./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The nurse sighed in trepidation, before repeating herself./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""If Hwang Jun-ho doesn't receive a kidney transplant within 7 days, he will not survive"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho felt frozen, trapped under a river coated in ice, his body burning and shivering as he bangs on the river's concrete surface, desperate to save his brother, but floating in his overwhelming state of mind, feeling helpless, useless, feeling overcome with that desperation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The single word, emdie/em, despite how he knows his brother could be fine in a few hours if he keeps his shit together, seemed to chip at the part of In-ho's brain that kept him emotionally stable since the day he found his dad's dead body, opening a wave of uncontrollable, raw emfeel. /em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho squeezed his eyes shut, urging himself not to break down in the moment someone needs him the most. He… he…./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He has been assigned a job./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Yeah, yeah, a job. Very important./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Saving the life of a client. It requires no physical hazards for himself. A series of simple tasks that will be very rewarding./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"As In-ho's mind processed the situation, analysing it emotionlessly like he did everyday in the office, it became easier and easier to remain intact./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He straightened his back, clenched his steady fists by rigid, determined legs, lifting his chin to meet the receptionist's eyes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'll go to an ATM. I'll bring the cash right here, right now. You can cut out my kidney, and I'll wait right here until my brother is ready to go home. Is that all I need to do?"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The receptionist blinks her eyes a few times before subtly shaking her head, then nodding violently./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Yes, yes that's all, sir. The atm is around the corne-"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"A deep, resonating buzz cuts the girl off, replacing her words with its urgent tone. Hwang In-ho felt his phone vibrating impatiently in his pocket, before pulling it out and, without a word to the receptionist, answered and stepped away from her blindingly white counter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Good evening, sir, Hwang In-ho speaking", In-ho voiced calmly to his boss./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I know who you are, Hwang", the voice asserted, causing a ripple of blood to spread through In-ho's body, "an anonymous source just informed us that you cancelled your investigation due to accepting a bribe earlier today. We didn't expect such a thing from you, and were going to tell them to get lost, when we noticed all security camera footage, from the moment you left your office, to the second you stepped back inside, has been erased. I thought you weren't like the others, Hwang, I really did". The superintendent sighed, his voice dripping in anger and shame./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""We don't tolerate bribery in my station. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""You're fired"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Then, silence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"But Hwang In-ho's fist didn't clench. He didn't shake. He didn't sweat, he didn't run a hand through dishevelled hair, didn't tense the muscles in his forehead, didn't force the air from his lungs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"With steady hands, he straightened his tie, casually sauntered towards the receptionist and smiled with the perfect level of politeness; one that radiates confidence, friendliness, instead of shyness and anxiety./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Excuse me, madame", he quipped, "I've just got to make a quick call, but I'll be back in a moment"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He didn't wait to see her reaction before turning away and walking into the men's bathroom./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"As he pressed his palm into its chilling, metal door, he was confronted by an image of his own, emotionless face./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"An act that should have finished chipping In-ho's mask away, breaking it, revealing the debris of a sad, broken man, only hardened it, strengthening the mask with hardship, with resolve./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Because the moment someone sees who you really are behind your mask, you might as well be dead. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"People don't like seeing the rawness, the ugliness, the hidden side of a person's life./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He had learned that from watching his father. And where was his father? He wouldn't be surprised if the remains of his lead-loaded bones weren't still scattered in an alley somewhere downtown. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho marched into the empty bathroom, standing in a spot far away from the image of his own falseness as he pulled the owl man's card out of his pocket. Three shapes were printed onto its worn, cardboard surface; a circle, a triangle and a square. Flipping the card around, he was presented with a phone number. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"4230 1007/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho began to quickly generate a conversation in his head as he dialled the number./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"A colleague at work bumped into me. I must have let my mask drop for a moment. He sensed my determination. He felt my nervousness. And he saw the security footage, or rather, the lack of security footage, thanks to you, so now I'm knee-deep in /I did you a great favour today. And I really enjoyed playing with you./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"I really need a bit of cash right now, so if those games are still running, I'd like to express my interest./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Then, someone picked up the phone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Do you wish to participate in the game?", a deep voice immediately answered. Hwang In-ho was speechless for a moment, not expecting such an immediate offer./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""If you wish to play, please state your name and date of birth"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"A quiet voice at the back of In-ho skull began hissing into his brain, urging him to hang up, to search for another job, to forget about his encounter with the owl man, the masked, pink guards, their black rifles. These warnings quietly echoed, bouncing off the sides of his skull as he responded./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Hwang In-ho. February 2supnd/sup, 1976"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'll be back here in six days with the money", In-ho stated to the receptionist, who looks unconvinced but still smiles, or more accurately, grimaces, in return./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Please, make sure my brother is taken care of", he says, smiling back. Pity returns to the receptionist's eyes as her own kind expression becomes sincere. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I will, sir"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"As In-ho turns to talk away, he becomes face-to-face with a large, grim looking man with a neat haircut, clean-shaven face and pressed, black suit. The man eyes his inferior in disgust, shoving In-ho aside with broad shoulders and, as soon as his eyes lay eyes on the receptionist, transforming his demeanour into one of friendliness and, if possible for him, approachability./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Evening, darl, my…uh, sister, is due a pancreas transplant tomorrow", he purred, leaning onto her desk and flashing a crooked grin./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Amused by this enormous, pug-faced man's attempt at…whatever the hell he's trying to do, In-ho took a few steps forward before taking a knee, pretending to tie his shoe as he listens eagerly. He's always been entertained by the actions of the rich; they want everything their eyes touch. Fascinating, how, the more you become closer to having everything you would ever imagine, the more you want anything you could ever imagine./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'm just here to…deposit the payment for her surgery"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Yes, of course sir", the women faltered, followed by the shuffling of papers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Damn, these shoes are pretty tough to tie, /span/emspan style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"In-ho muses to himself, emI might have to kneel here for a while…/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Since you don't have insurance, that'll be 175.7 million won", she said, "That needs to be upfront, in cash"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""175 million? Damn girl, I should've gotten that insurance, eh?", he said, releasing an overly loud and obnoxious guffaw that likely sprayed saliva in her face./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""I'm sure you'll be able to afford it", she snaps, her words damp with sarcastic politeness./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Eh, eh, eh, alright, I'll pay. Does it have to be cash, right now? Because I've got a lot in the account, I can bring it over in a week or so. No need to use those fancy, penny-picking machines", he chuckled. The women paused, briefly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""Fine", followed by the sound of an angry pen scraping against paper, "only because you look like a man that has that kind of money"./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;""And you look like the kind of lady who can afford a phone", the pug-man quipped, "mind if I have…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"Hwang In-ho would never find out the rest of that man's pathetic dialogue; he was already out the door, onto the street, headed to the area the man on the phone instructed him to./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"The unfairness of his shitty situation made him want to smash that man's nose impossibly emdeeper /eminto his thick, flabby skull. But the unfairness of the real world wasn't applicable to him anymore./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He was about to enter a world where everything was fair./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"He was about to play some games./span/p