I'm not actually familiar with 'Oregon Trail' but I'm satisfied that I worked out what it is from the context. It reminded me of a computer game Dad's cousin had about twenty years ago, which was set in Medieval England and required the player to gather an army of knights, provision the army for battle and then set off to fight, probably the French. This cousin was a teacher but I'm not entirely convinced that this game could have been an educational tool because during one run through, his knight went into a tavern seeking some piece of information and said something to the buxom barmaid which made her slap his virtual face!
But I digress. What a very clever and insightful return to this universe, with this role playing game providing the perfect way to mirror the story of 'our' Bill and Laura - the situation and their differing attitudes. Your last line adds a painful final jolt to wind things up perfectly.
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Date: 2011-02-20 04:46 pm (UTC)But I digress. What a very clever and insightful return to this universe, with this role playing game providing the perfect way to mirror the story of 'our' Bill and Laura - the situation and their differing attitudes. Your last line adds a painful final jolt to wind things up perfectly.
Great work. Thank you