Ready Player One Page #5

In the OASIS...

you get unlimited weapons,

magic items, ships.

PASSWORD - Bossman69

- You want the ship from defender?

You know, kind of jump into hyperspace?

Do you want the Millennium Falcon ?

You have them?

Anything you need to

help you find that egg.

And there is the salary.

4 million a year.

And if you do have to

find that ester egg...

There is a bonus $ 25 million.

I can see, you're using an emotion

suppression software right now.

And why wouldn't you?

It's smart. That's why you're here.

It is a lot of money...

I could really use it.

But...

I don't think you and I

have the same plans.

I don't know about that,

what for the OASIS?

I guess if you're not a John Hugh's fan.

Of course I am.

Because the first thing that I would do...

is convert all

the schools on Ludus...

to replicas from "Breakfast Club "...

and " Ferris Bueller ".

No way?

That's a great idea.

Which school?

Richmond or Faber?

" Fast Times at Richmond High "

not John Hughes.

It's a trap.

Faber college from " Animal House ".

John Hughes didn't direct Fast Times

at Richmond High or Animal House.

Ferris Bueller and The

Breakfast Club...

they went to Sherman

High School...

which is in Shermer, Illinois.

I know what you think.

You think I am a corporate a**hole.

That I don't appreciate pop culture.

Man, that's not true.

When I wanna blow off steam...

I drink " Tab ", play " Robotron",

I listen to Duran Duran.

I crack open a " Tab ", I put on some Duran

Duran and I play " Robotron ".

That's why I love the OASIS.

Cause it's full of all these things

man, the people love you know...

I'm a businessman, I get it.

But I gotta do my job.

But I didn't ask you here man,

just to help us find the egg Perzival.

I asked you here for

what comes after.

What would Halliday say?

James Halliday is dead.

Yeah, he is.

All that's left of him is this contest.

You know what?

Just seems like he wouldn't

want you winning it.

A fan boy knows a hater...

and I know you've got a whole

department of ovologist in your ear.

So do you wanna know

what I really think?

I think you're full of sh*t.

Here is my offer.

Your board of directors, you

got them in the other end?

Why don't you tell them this,

if they dump you, I'll consider it.

Let's say something off the record.

I had to make the

offer, board expected it...

but I was really hoping you'd say no.

Because if anyone's gonna win this

competition, it's me.

My avatar gets the egg...

because I'm the only one here

in this with the balls to run this place.

Oh, there was a change.

I'm fairly reasonable to maniacal overload.

You should be grateful, Wade.

You won't be around doing

tour of my maniacal reign.

Yeah, that's right.

I know who you are.

Wade Owen Watts.

Born August 12, 2027.

I also know where you are.

Unit 56-K, Columbus stacks.

You're last seen entering

your trailer 3 days ago

you haven't left since...

- What are you doing?

- With all that's going on in the world...

Do you really think that anyone's

gonna give a damn about an explosion

In some ghetto trash rat barn in Columbus?

Sorrento, don't do this!

I'm not even there!

Not for long.

Call Alice.

Dial Alice.

Pick up, pick up Alice!

It's a good suit, pretty

awesome, thanks for that.

- Rick, the place is going to blow!

- Rick, is that Wade?

- Put Alice on!

- Let me talk to him.

Don't call here anymore.

You got me.

I don't wanna hear your voice ever again.

Contact Hache, Daito,

Sho and Art3mis.

IOI came for me in

the real world.

They gotta be coming after you

so wherever you are...

Sorry about the blindfold.

My guys are a little paranoid.

Say that again.

My guys are a little paranoid.

Art3mis?

My real name is

Samantha, but yeah.

I'm Art3mis.

The showers are that way,

clean clothes too.

Welcome to the rebellion...

Wade.

That's IOI.

So the stacks are over there?

We've been living this close to

each other all the time?

Next door...

around the worlds,

it is all the same in the OASIS.

For the record...

I'm not disappointed.

You know you said I would be

disappointed when I met you but...

I'm not.

I have lived with it my whole life,

you don't have to pretend.

You have a birth mark.

So what?

Why would that scare me?

Z, if I hurt you...

I'm sorry.

No it's...

Wait, did you just call me "Z"?

- Oh my God! Did I?

- I think you did.

- Wade, I'm sorry.

- Yeah Wade, Z...

You can call me what ever you want.

- I'll call you Sam.

- No.

Samantha?

Okay.

Cool.

It's so much slower here.

I mean...

The wind, the people.

Everything.

You forget what it's like

to be outside.

Yeah.

Oh sh*t!

- I just figured it out!

- Figure what out?

The second clue!

I know what it means.

We have been thinking

about it too literally.

" The leap not taken ", the

leap Halliday didn't take..

It's with Kira.

Yeah, but, I mean he blamed her for

breaking up with Morrow.

No, Halliday was madly

in love with her.

He had a chance with Kira.

He had his chance to kiss her...

- He didn't take the leap.

- Right.

So that's where we're going next.

To the place where the

leap wasn't taken.

Where the date was.

At the movies!

Hey Curator!

We figured out the second clue,

the challenge is here.

Halliday kept track of every

movie he had ever watched...

the week and the

year he watched it...

and how many times.

Curator, can we see

November 23 to 27, 2025.

That's the week he went

on a date with Kira.

OK, so our options for that

week are " The Fliry Make "...

Great flick,

terrible date movie.

" Say Anything ", that

would make sense.

We gotta remember the clue.

" A creator who hates

his own creation ".

"The shining".

It's Halliday's 11th favourite horror film.

And it's based on

the best selling book by Stephen King...

Who hated the movie!

Hey!

No psychic chat!

I think we found it.

Are you absolutely sure

you want to go here?

Absolutely positive.

I just hope that you have the belly for it.

THE OVERLOOK:

STANLEY KUBRICK's THE SHINING

Look.

Ticking clock.

OK, so, I'm estimating about...

5 minutes to find the key.

There are many keys

in The Shining though...

Where do we start?

I've never seen The

Shining, is it really scary?

Oh, I had to watch it through my fingers.

OK, so we got the key from room 237...

Then this is the snow cat...

the keys they give to

Jack at the beginning of the movie

But what's leap not taken?

A key isn't a key at all?

I know it's.

Hello Danny.

Come play with us.

Do you know

how to get out of here?

Wait, wait!

Where is Hache?

Wait!

Hache!

No no no!

Hi, naked lady.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to

interrupt your bath time.

I know self care to be important.

Could you do me a favor and

tell me where are the exits?

OK, am I being punked?

Because you are liking me a way too much.

You know what?

Im'ma go with it.

Time is running out!

Yo Z, is Art3mis pissed at me?

Dude, I am pissed at you!

You have never seen The Shining Hache.

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