The Unexpected Guests (The Gambler and the Whores Part 2)

    I was going to write the second part not soon after finishing the first part but i had no motivation to do so. I wrote the intro long ago and after such a long time, feeling like writing and completing the part makes me feel like the words in intro were not my words, as if i changed a lot. I don't feel like i changed though. I am writing these words miles away from where i started to tell the story of the Gambler. When i started it, not many things were going on in my life. I stated that I am just lazy person in the previous intro. But I am not. I am wrong. It is true that I am often unmotivated. I also stated that I am writing this for the record. To some extent, it is true but there is more to that.. I also write about this incident to practise and taking a step for a new challenge in my life which i think that will keep me occupied in the coming years. Now I don't remember the chronology of what happened but i have the voice records which will help me tell this story in a better order and credible way.

    The check-in and stay of that family was a bit different than ordinary times but their check-out was as normal as any guests. I don't remember anything particular about their leaving. All the guests are allowed to check out until 12pm which is more than any other hotel. And they are served a huge breakfasts. People, who return, return for the late check-outs and breakfasts. Breakfast is nothing special. You can eat it once, twice but not three times. Same breakfast for the third time is just too much. It starts to seem not so huge. But about this family who showed up out of blue did not give me the feeling about their return. Because they were living in the same city actually. in a town only one hour away which is also located on beautiful coast which is rich in terms of virgin beaches.

   It was just any other day at the hotel where i was probably trying to pass the time with preparing the menu for the hotel, trying to lower boredom to minimum since the hotel was not even half full but not totally empty either. A co-worker approached and said me:

 ''Look, some people have come and they are using the pool. They are not staying at the hotel.'' 

I reacted this notification with a surprise  ''What a nonsense.'' 

I went to the stairs near the pool and greeted them behind the iron bars of the stairs. There were 6 people and among them i recognized one of the men. The Gambler... Even though he stayed before at the hotel, a proper visit needs a greeting and a request for using the pool. one can not use the pool without accomodating at the hotel. I told this to the Gambler.

''We are going to order food and drinks'' he replied. 

He has a look of a man that is not so auspicious. his two other male companies do not have a better look as well. I did not look at the other people. there are 3 women in Bikinis and you never know what kind of reaction you might receive from men with such look in not so free countries. That's why i avoided looking at them. Especially their women... I made a quick decision. I remembered that this man's family paid cash in the previous time and they are 6 people. My decision included a calculation that they were already going to spend an amount of money that they would pay for renting one room. So it was not much of a problem. I told them that they can use the pool in this case but right at that moment, a question arose from one of the women with a little bit of ironic yet sweet tone.she was right under the stairs. 

''Can we use the bathroom without check-in?'' 

I looked down directly at her face and replied ''Yes.'' 

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An Indie Game: Ape Out

Just like anyone during the quarantine days, I wanted to entertain myself by finding some time killer. I know i have limited options at home. So i said myself why not play a game. On my epic games account i have plenty of games that i purchased for free and Ape Out was one of the most attracting of them. I liked the name and i liked the icon, picture or whatever but i didn't expect to have a very good time playing it. It is an indie production and reminded me Hotline Miami which is also simple but a good game. And now i am writing these words to recommend it to other people.

I liked plenty of things about the game. The first thing is the gameplay of it. you play the game with only a few buttons and a mouse. you move the ape that is trying to escape with W,A,S,D and hit and hold with mouse buttons. The control is very simple but sometimes it is hard to change the direction of the ape but this is what makes it beautiful. In every chapter, you try to escape from the platforms and you really feel it. Sometimes you hide, rush, or fight your way to the exit and you really feel like the ape is lost because sometimes you lose your way during the fight or rush and you don't know which direction to go. Just like a wild animal that escaped to the city. Every time you fail, you see the route you take and this will make sense when you try and see. And it gets harder and harder in every chapter. One can not easiliy finish it. sometimes you need to try an hour to pass one chapter.

The music and the soundtracts are what really makes this game special. They really help you taste the atmosphere of the game. The chapters are categorized as albums and the extra chapter is a disc record It is enriched by jazz sounds and in the end, I was lucky to discover this awesome song called You've Got to Have Freedom by Pharoah Sanders which really tells it all about this game. The game is a challenging and pure entertainment. I strongly recommend you, the ones who got to read this page. Hope you enjoy it like i did.