Story [Issue 16] If Drugs Were Illegal, Segment 4: The Realization

[jokjinari 160]

 

 

...Previously 

 

 

June 18th, 2013

 

I haven't taken the time to write for a few days, so, as you can see, nothing much of any real importance has happened. It was dumb of me to think that update 161 would be anything cool--the devs almost always give prior notice before releasing any big updates, and this time they didn't, so of course it was only some technical stuff and bug fixes. So my past two days have been kind of boring, and even Tanki is starting to bore me; I'm getting tired of using Isida all the time. Maybe I should buy a new weapon? But, nah, I guess I shouldn't, 'cause I have just about enough crystals saved up to upgrade to M2 and I only need a day or two more to earn the rest. For now, I'll just have to be patient. 

 

June 19th, 2013

 

Mom is saying I spend too much time with Tanki (See what writing this journal for you has done to me, Miss Reynolds?) and that I should find something else to do with my time. I really don't see what else I could be doing though. All of my good friends have gone on vacation and won't be back for a long time, and it's so hot here that you just want to lie around and do nothing (As you know, it's impossible to think on hot days, Miss Reynolds, so if we ever have a test on a hot day, would you be willing to overlook my bad score?). Even writing this journal requires all my concentration, and the more I write, the lazier I feel, so I'm going to play Tanki now. 

 

June 20th, 2013

 

It's Edward again, and I got Isida M2! :D It's so powerful, and totally fun to play with again! I'm still using drugs, and with Isida, I'm nearly unkillable. Haha! 

My granny is coming to visit from Russia soon (Yeah, she lives there, which is super awesome!).  I think she gets here tomorrow, but I'm not absolutely sure. She usually visits us every six months, and unfortunately, whenever she does, it seems that I am her single source of entertainment. Last time she was here, granny kept me busy around the clock, and if it's the same this visit, I might not have much time to be playing or writing anything. Speaking of granny, she's actually the one through whom I first found out about Tanki, and in a really strange way too. 

 

She was talking about something 'back home' in Russia, about the army, or something (I can't exactly remember), but it's not important. Anyway, she wanted to show me a picture of some kind of Soviet Russian tank, so she had me google (Granny isn't what one could call computer savvy) the word "танк" (I guess it means tank in Russian) for her. Now, of course, since tank is a simple word, there were pages upon pages of results. After only a moment of looking we gave up (If granny has any fault, it is her impatience), but the very second search result had caught my eye: Tanki Online--Free MMO Game. 

 

I had been searching for a new video game for weeks, and this finally looked like something cool, so I made a mental note (Which I actually wrote down later) not to forget about it. Which, as you probably guessed, is exactly what I did.  

So it was only later, when I saw Martin playing that I actually remembered and signed up myself. I'm just sad that I didn't do it earlier, because I could probably have already been a Colonel by now. 

 

June 22nd, 2013

 

My granny... Well, to say the least, she's great at keeping me busy. Yesterday she talked my leg off for FOUR straight hours, and whenever I stood up, making excuses to leave, she just pulled me on the arm, saying "Now wait a minute!" Four hours passed, without her taking any notice! I mean, yeah, of course I love talking with granny, but FOUR hours straight?!? And I wasn't even able to play Tanki at all! I'm just glad that this is summer vacation, 'cause otherwise I'd have to be doing my h/w as well, and then I'd have no time for anything. But thankfully, today granny is off with mom and dad touring the city (I don't see how that's interesting--it's not like we're a tourist town),  so I can just be alone and I don't have to talk to anyone. Plus, I can play Tanki all I want, and nobody will be the wiser!

 

Okay, so today I checked the forum, and guess what?!? There's going to be another mystery update soon (hopefully not something as crazy as the last one). From what I understood (Which wasn't much, because it was one of those tl;dr topics), they're going to actually announce what the update is tomorrow or the day after. So I've got some time. I really hope it isn't a fix of the drug bug... If it is, I'll be a weak tank once again... and I'm not a very good player... For now, I'll go pwn some tanks with my Isida M2! Hah, they can't stand up to the mighty power of drugs. Hope I can catch a gold! 

 

June 23rd, 2013

 

The update I wrote about was announced today! And guess what! It's the friends system! WOOHOO! I checked the forum as soon as I got up--and there it was. I've been waiting so long for this update (I just forgot to write it down here) that I basically jumped into the air for joy! Plus, it WASN'T an update fixing the drug bug, so I can still drug and be awesome! The friends system announcement topic looked really weird though. I'm not sure what was wrong with it... Hahaha, maybe something was wrong with the formatting! Poor developers. 

 

Oh, and by the way, granny is gone--she only stayed a couple of days--and now she is off to visit her other grandchildren, who live way over on the other side of The States. I think that she'll be back before she goes to Russia though, because right before she left, I overheard her talking to my parents, when she didn't think that I was listening (I do it on purpose sometimes--you never know what good tidbits of information you can get!).  Anyway, she was telling them about some kind of surprise she had for me when she came back on her way to Russia. I wonder what it is? Hopefully a good one. But that's not related to Tanki, and you don't care about it anyway. 

 

June 24th, 2013

 

It's Edward again, and I think I figured out what was wierd about the update announcement topic! It had a secret message! Now I know that that may sound strange, but today in school we were learning about people sending secret messages during wars, and it just seemed like such a logical idea! I mean, why else would the text be so weird? And the way they wrote everything, well, to say the least, it certainly could have been written a lot more simply! I'm sure I'm right about this one. It's not like I always come up with crazy ideas like this... well, actually, maybe I do, but that's beside the point. I'm gonna work until I decipher this code! Finally something interesting in my life!

 

June 25th, 2013

 

Guess what? I'm going to Russia!!! For a whole month!

So granny came back today. The surprise she had talked about was definitely a surprise, even though I was expecting it... As you probably already guessed, she wants to take me back to Russia with her! When she first asked me, I didn't want to go, and I was like "No way!" But now I'm beginning to like the idea quite a bit. Russia is the homeland of Tanki after all, and it just so happens that granny lives near Perm! (Tanki online HQ) I seriously doubted that my parents would allow it, but it was just the opposite--they wanted, and even urged me to go! So I guess I'm off to Russia, the homeland of Tanki online! And thanks to this game, I know a few words of the language, like нуб, флаг, and нара, so I should be able to communicate pretty well! I can't wait!! Tanki, here I come! 

 

I was looking at that secret message today, but I haven't managed to decipher the code yet. I'll print it out and take it to Russia with me. Hopefully I can figure it out there. Granny bought plane tickets before even asking me about it (she's impulsive like that), so we leave tomorrow. I'll really have to hurry if I want to get packed in time. I wonder what I'll need? Russia is probably pretty cold. I'll go ask granny. 

 

June 26th, 2013.

 

I discovered the message! I know what it is now! You won't believe it! I can't write it all down at the moment, because I have to leave for the airport--granny is calling me this very instant. I'll finish when I get to Russia. All I can say for now is that it's crazy, and I can hardly believe it myself! Edward over and out.

 

 

[minecraftmaj 6]

lol

[r_SwagBoy110 421]

Nice! ;)

[unholycloak5 1,814]

Nice. :3

[VectorSierra 199]

Nice :D

[hogree 4,179]

Fantastic story

 

And thanks to this game, I know a few words of the language, like нуб, флаг, and нара, so I should be able to communicate pretty well! I can't wait!

I lol'd. :lol:

[q456wert 18]

Good story

[r_red_tank0 7]

i would like to get unban to congratz you on my main acount -_-

[GoldRock 6,165]

Very good, nice job ^_^

[georgec6101-II 0]

Very good, nice job ^_^

 

Good story

 

Nice :D

 

Nice! ;)

understatements of the century ;) :D

 

terrific story, nice ending; again.

Edited October 6, 2013 by georgec6101-II

[UAA619 97]

Amazing. I'm loving this series... keep it up.

[donut70 97]

good job, keep up good work

[andrewpao13 24]

a lot words :S

[jokjinari 160]

Thanks guys. I'm glad you liked it:-)

 

 

a lot words :S

Haha, quite a few ;) Nice nickname by the way! I happen to be an Andrew as well ;)