by Will Stanton » Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:03 am
"It's a game. You've got this litttletinytinytiny ball inside a machine, with all sorts of bumpers and things to try to hit, in order to score points. And the machine is slanted, so the ball keeps rolling back towards you -- and if it reaches you, your turn is up. But you have little flippers that you can use to hit the ball back up, ka-plooie, back into the field of play to hit more things and get more points.
And then you drink beer," he added, staggering out.
The barkeep frowned, and went back towards his bar, reaching for the phone as the two left.