Bigger Fatter Liar Page #5

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It's all very technical.

I know what

beta-testing means, Wolf!

Look, I am sick of your excuses.

We have millions committed to

the marketing campaign on this.

Get out of my way!

I'm sure that we can...

I want to see this game up and

running by 9:
00 a.m. tomorrow.

Otherwise, I pull the plug

on Big Fat Liar and you.

Well... I...

There's a problem with the buffer overflow.

It keeps crashing.

I don't even know

what that means!

Well, we worked on it all night.

You know they lock the

bathrooms after 6:00 p.m.?

I had to pee in the sink.

You know, I have to be

on television in one hour

to promote a game

that doesn't exist!

Would you like me

to call and cancel?

No. I don't want to give

him the satisfaction.

Who?

Huh?

Never mind.

Now, you listen to me,

you little mud weasel.

I want you to go back

to work and fix that game,

because if it goes down,

I go down,

and if I go down,

I'm not going down alone.

Tell maintenance

to rip that sink out.

Did you get it?

Who knew it would be so hard to find

these in San Francisco? But I got it.

Why do they call it

a "ghost pepper"?

Maybe because nobody who eats one

lives long enough to warn you not to.

So Judy's going to ask you a

few questions about the game,

and then we'll show some screen

shots to tell the story.

That sound okay?

Sounds great.

What exactly happened

to your face, anyways?

I don't know.

What happened to yours?

More eyebrows.

The other one.

Excuse me?

Excuse me.

Excuse me? Hi. Are you

the producer? Yes.

I'm Jeff.

I'm an intern at Highcroft Electronics,

and I'm totally embarrassed,

but I forgot to give Mr. Wolf his

energy drink before he left the office.

No problem. He's just... Could

you give it to him? Please?

I don't think I could take him

yelling at me again today.

Sure. No problem.

Thanks.

Poor kid.

A-E-I-O-U.

Almost forgot your energy drink.

But I... I didn't...

In five, four, three, two...

Welcome back, everyone.

We are here now with Larry

Wolf, VP of Interactive and...

President of Interactive.

President of Interactive

at Highcroft Electronics.

Well, ifs nice to be here.

Well, your company is...

Here we go.

About to release its highly anticipated

game, Big Fat Liar, tomorrow,

to what is sure to be

a media extravaganza.

We are very excited about it.

Yes, now, I have to admit,

we were all a little miffed here

that we didn't get a chance

to play the game ourselves.

We are keeping this game

under lock and key.

It's... It's that good.

Now, there were rumors about...

There have been

some development issues...

Come on, come on!

With the game.

Is that true?

No, we're just not releasing a review copy

of the game because it's too exciting.

We just want everybody

to be surprised by it.

Okay, well,

that sounds fantastic.

Surely, you can tell us a little

bit about the game, though.

I can't.

Is it first-person shooter?

Shoo...

Woofer!

Or more of a puzzle game?

It's a...

Uh, maybe...

Mr. Wolf?

Mr. Wolf? Mr. Wolf?

Wolf, are you okay?

Water!

Yes!

Serves you right, Wolf.

We'll be right back.

Yes! High five!

Today, Highcroft Electronics

interactive Division President Larry Wolf

had an unexpected meltdown

today on live television.

His bizarre behavior has some wondering...

Oh. Turn it off.

His bizarre behavior has some wondering...

Oh. Turn it off.

Well, Mr. Highcroft called.

I tried to tell him it

was some sort of allergic reaction.

And?

He wants you to see the company

psychiatrist as soon as you get out.

But the... The game,

did it get fixed?

I'm afraid not.

No one seems to be able to

make it stop freezing up.

Why am I not in a private room?

Your credit card was declined, sir.

What?

Oh! That kid!

I'm ruined.

I'm completely ruined.

I wish there was something that I

could do to help, I really do.

I know. What could you do?

You can barely type a letter.

There's only one person

who can help me now.

So let me get this straight.

I help you fix the game, and then you'll

call my dad to explain everything?

That's right.

You have my word.

No way. Make the call first,

and then he'll help you.

Well, what's to prevent you from not

honoring your side of the bargain?

What's to prevent you

from doing the same?

I like her. Feisty.

Kevin... Kev.

I'm just asking for your help.

This baby was your brainchild.

Please.

I need you.

It needs you.

You have my word.

You can't do this.

One of us has to trust the other one.

It's the only way.

Do we have a deal?

Wake up, wake up. Hey.

Yes!

So?

Come on.

What do you think?

You made me lose.

Pretty cool, Wolf.

Pretty cool.

Mmm.

I'll see you at

the launch tomorrow.

Yeah!

You know, kid, I gotta admit,

you really saved my butt.

Yup. Now you're gonna

save mine, right?

You got it. Yes.

When you're right, you're right.

Am I right?

Hello?

Security. Bullpen.

Thank you.

What? What are you doing?

Seriously?

But you gave me your word.

We shook on it.

Well, maybe next time, you should

get that handshake in writing, huh?

Oh! Steroids. I thought I told you to

get the riff-raff out of my office.

I knew it.

Sorry, Mr. Wolf. I won't

let it happen again.

You know, when I first met you,

I really thought

you were something.

Big success. A big man.

All you really are

is a big, fat liar.

Ooh...

That hurts.

I'll remember that when I'm moving

into my new office on the top floor.

Steroids, make sure that they

get on the plane this time.

Will do, Mr. Wolf.

Move it.

I don't believe this. This

is a new low, even for you.

Well, be sure to mention that while

you're filing for unemployment insurance.

Okay, so what's the plan now?

The plan is we go home.

But what about Wolf?

What about Big Fat Liar?

It's over, Becca. He won.

Yeah, but the only way

he did was by lying.

Exactly.

I don't want to be

that guy anymore, Becca.

I don't want to end up

some sad little man

in clown makeup who has to lie

and steal from a kid

just to get ahead.

I don't want to lie anymore.

I want my dad to be proud of me.

I want to be proud of myself.

Anyway, thanks

for coming with me.

It was fun, even if we

didn't get we what came for.

You know what?

Maybe we did.

What do you mean?

I'm proud of you, Kevin.

It'll just be a minute.

My, you two certainly

racked up the bill.

Hi, Jimmy.

Mr. Wolf called

and said that I should

take over from here.

Really?

But I thought... He said to

take the rest of the day off.

Thanks.

See you two later.

Not!

What are you doing here?

Well, I was thinking about

delivering some payback

to my soon-to-be

ex-boss.

Do you know of anybody

who would like to help me?

It's too late for that.

Yeah, we're going home.

So, what, you're just gonna let Mr.

Wolf take advantage of you?

You're not gonna stand up for

yourself and do what's right?

I just don't

want to lie anymore.

I'm not talking about lying.

I'm talking about making

somebody finally tell the truth.

Hurry up, hurry up! The

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