4.b.
He should have
chessboard up here. Something symbolic
like that; borderline metaphoric. With
huge gothic pieces made of obsidian and quartz.
At present, the obsidian pieces should have taken many of the quartz
crystals. Not so many as to look
unbalanced though. It should appear as
though white still had a chance to overcome the black forces. They wouldn’t, of course, but a glimmer of
hope for that possible victory must be present or else why continue to play the
game?
Ivory!
Yes,
ivory. Not quartz. Fashioned from the tusks of endangered
elephants. How’s that for symbolic?
The Big
Bossman turned from his triangular office window and strode to the desk. He pressed a button. It blinked red a few times and then glowed
continuously.
“One
chessboard. Large. Etched titanium. Kings nine inches tall. Obsidian. Ivory from endangered elephants.”
He pressed the
button again and the red glow faded. He
walked back toward the window, paused, and then returned to his desk and
pressed the red button again.
“Book. Audio version. Performed by someone British. Subject: chess strategies and tactics.”