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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the game known as Rock Paper Scissors, each player pumps a fist twice and then displays his or her hand in one of three different shapes: flat to indicate a piece of paper, a fist to symbolize rock, or index finger and middle finger extended for scissors. Each of the three can beat just one of the other two. Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, and rock smashes scissors. For centuries in many cultures, this game has been used by pairs of people to settle small decisions, such as who will wash the dishes this time or who will run to the store to get beer. Though it’s not usually invoked to determine matters of great importance, you might consider bucking tradition this week. It may be impossible to solve knotty questions through common sense and negotiation. Why not try the Rock Paper Scissors approach?

So, I finished this:

and this:

yesterday. Holy crap, did Riven have a good ending. And The Book of Atrus added a ton to being immersed in the whole Myst universe, as well as the plot and attitude of the characters involved in Riven.

The actor that played Gehn was wonderful, though I thought that Catherine was described as darker-skinned in the novel than the actress that portrayed her in Riven. Either way, both were fantastic.

I should have waited until today to finish the game, though. 4AM is a wee bit late to go to sleep. Heh.

Horoscope

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to a study done by sociologist Werner Habermehl at the Hamburg Medical Research Institute, sex makes you smarter. His test subjects showed greater skill at performing certain mental tasks after they made love. Habermehl attributes the results to the increased levels of adrenaline and cortisol that are released in the body. I encourage you to do some experiments of your own, Taurus. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to engage in all manner of experiences that might boost your intelligence, including (though not limited to) regular erotic adventures.

Steven goodness.

Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll about Steven fiction. I’ve decided to follow your advice, but tweak it a bit.

I’m going to start this out weekly, but I’m not going to post it here. As a way to force myself to keep updating and working on the Dark Eternity web page, I’m posting the fiction on its front page. However, every time that the fiction gets updated, it will replace the fiction from the week before. That way, no easily browsed through archives, and hopefully interest will still be generated.

So, without further ado,

The fiction behind Steven: Issue 1, Chapter 1