During Hurricane Isaac, I got a chance to really get into my newest video game, Sleeping Dogs. In short, you play as an undercover cop of the Hong Kong Police Department trying to infiltrate the local Triad organization. So, I was playing this one mission where you have to evade members of a rival gang in a street chase. It didn't seem hard at first, but as I progressed, the number of enemies I encountered didn't decrease: it increased. There was just no end to them. However, I glanced over at my mini-map and saw that I was about to leave their territory, thus completing the mission. So, I paused the game to go get a soda. Then, as I was reaching into the refrigerator, the unthinkable happened: my house lost power.
I rushed back into the living room, hoping against hope that, by some miracle, my xbox had remained on. Alas, it had not. Then, just as quickly as it had left, the power returned. I was annoyed for a minute or two, but, as the game started up again, I thought, "Hey, it was only one mission. I can easily make it up." After the game finished loading, I restarted the mission. This time, though, it seemed like every character other than mine was an enemy gang member. I mean, they were popping out of every nook and cranny there was. Eventually, the end was finally in sight. And then, when I was in almost the exact same place on the mini-map as before, my power went out again. This time, I didn't even bother turning my xbox back on. I just walked into my room and read my book.
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