Hyper – August 2019

(Martin Jones) #1

how to


reallyis a threat,it isn’tmadeofwind,
it doesn’tleavewhenyouignoreit and
asa result,youfindyourselfin the(very
rare)stateofbeingchokedintotheinky
blackvelvetembraceofunconsciousness.
There’saneasysolutiontothatonetoo.
Justgowithit. Don’tfightback,don’t
causea fuss,don’tmakeanynoise,don’t
goforyourweaponandabsolutelydon’t
makeanyseriousefforttoalertanyof
yourcolleaguestoyourpredicament.
Youseewithanyluck,theeffortof
allthatchokingwillseeouradversary
becometootiredtoeffectivelyfunction
afterwards.Thus,thenextchaphe
comesacrosswillfindhimfareasierto
overpowerthanyoudid.Evenif not,the
oneafterhimprobablywill.Attritionally,
overthecourseofmanychokings,wewill
wear this interloper down. It’s a subtle,


devioustactic,andhewon’tseeourtrap
closinguntilit’sfartoolate.Thoughif our
opponentis going lethal erm... well, sorry
aboutthat.

DON’TLOOKUP
There’snothingforyouupthere.Stay
focusedonthejob.Thecoreobjective.
Theroom,downhere,thatyou’re
guarding.Ontheground.If it’smore
thanthreefeetaboveyourhead-height,
itsoutsideofyourremit,andtherefore
reallynotworthyourattention.If you’re
havingparticulartroublewithelevated
distractions,wehavesomespecially
formulatedverticalblinkercontactlenses
youcancollectfromthesuppliesoffice.
Guardingtheceiling...Honestly,you
guys.Whatdoyouthink this job is?
Pigeon security?

THERE’S
NOTHINGFORYOU
UPTHERE.STAY
FOCUSEDONTHE
JOB.THECORE
OBJECTIVE.
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