SLO MO MAN II: GAME OF TRUTH

Rudy was off and running and, in the eyes of the world, was viewed as one of the greatest fencers that ever lived, and his coach, Will Parrish, was helplessly drawn along in the wake of his success. Everything at the S-Lab was soaring through the roof; he had found true love with Tani Baxter, and his fencing center dominated New York City and was poised to go nationally. It seemed to Rudy that money, fame, love, friendship, and success had found a home. However, the voice of his coach rang in his ears with ominous insistency. “Rude, never forget rule 43... It is the immutable law of three: there is good, quick, and cheap; the law states that you can only have two. Choose wisely.” Coach Will Parrish was always ready to impart a bit of good guidance to his student, Rudy Carlson. There was only one flaw in this proclivity: he rarely followed his own advice. Both men were aware of the twelve-year-old that lived in the back of their minds, in everyone’s mind. This voice repeated only one phrase in a mobius loop until it faded into the background. No, I am going to do it my way! Will and Rudy were not immune to these immutable certainties. The problem was in the price that would have to be extrapolated for following the insistent demand of this inner voice; neither man would be ready to shell out the cost as the world of payment closed in. Slo Mo Man II is the final installment of a story about the price we will pay for the final dance we do. The question arises with a terminal immediacy: what currency will we use when the piper must be paid?