walking mirage

hey, i'm playing a videogame. whatta rush. i move north through a corridor. i find a room. there's a turtle in it! i try talking to the turtle. it says, "nice day". i agree with the turtle. it moves away. i give gold to the turtle. it refuses! it's not so cheap. it moves away. i move away. we're on opposite corners of the room now. it says, "if you've a magic token, go to level 41". ah, a clue. an offer of peace. finally we're friends. i move closer to the turtle. it rotates to face me. i give it an egg. it accepts! "eggs are my favourite." i give it a plaster statue of a horse. it refuses but says "d-don't think you can get me like that!" the stammer is a clue. i offer it another egg. "it's too many. i'm dying." quickly i apply medicine herb. "thank you. if you want to buy weapons you can come to my store." the turtle becomes a tiny house shaped like a turtleshell. i climb inside and the turtle is there behind a desk. the shelf behind says KNIFE 100 PKNIFE 140 BKNIFE 3400. i interact with the turtle. "sigh! business is slow." it's true intimacy, an oasis in the desert! eventually i leave, pledging never to forget. who knew that a world of mystery and imagination was so close, right inside my computer. remembering the turtle's words i head to level 41. a wolfman attacks me and kills me utterly in one hit.