The Rikter Game
George Thirteen
G13 Podcast Series "Generations Of Rust"
The Rikter Game
ZANG EN MUZIEK
SINGING AND MUSIC
Rektor winkt.
The principal waves.
Dale nodded negative.
Dale shook his head.
No, and you're jealous of the ones who have, you fatuous little have-not?
No, and you're jealous of those who have, you fatuous little have-not?
Rektor erected, clapping his hands.
Rector stood up, clapping his hands.
As he did so, the audience tracked flails, chanting,
As he did so, the audience tracked flails, chanting,
Bust her! Bust her! Bust her! Bust her!
Bust her! Bust her! Bust her! Bust her!
Akio leaned back, watching his father cheering along,
Akio leunde achterover en keek naar zijn vader die aanmoedigde.
barking something incoherent in Japanese.
barking something incoherent in Japanese.
Ai, bakayaro! Send her to jail! Bakayaro! Send her to jail!
Ai, stupid! Send her to jail! Stupid! Send her to jail!
He crooned, throwing a heel of bread at the HD.
He crooned, throwing a heel of bread at the HD.
Akio felt perplexed.
Akio voelde zich verward.
I don't understand this show, Oto-san.
I don't understand this show, Dad.
What has the fat lady done to deserve such appalling treatment?
What has the fat lady done to deserve such appalling treatment?
You're too young to understand, Aiko-chan.
You're too young to understand, Aiko-chan.
She is a very stupid American woman.
She is a very stupid American woman.
She should be punished.
Ze zou gestraft moeten worden.
She don't know what she's saying.
Ze weet niet wat ze zegt.
I like when Rektor passes sentence on his guests.
I like it when Rektor sentences his guests.
It's comical.
It's comical.
What do the viewers at home think?
What do the viewers at home think?
Is she guilty? Does she deserve judgment?
Is she guilty? Does she deserve judgment?
Rektor stared.
Rektor stared.
Rektor stared condescendingly at Dale, who by this time had been reduced to a pile of blubbering protoplasm.
Rector keek neerbuigend naar Dale, die tegen deze tijd was verlaagd tot een hoop blubberige protoplasma.
Come on, Dale. You came on the show willingly.
Come on, Dale. You came on the show willingly.
You thumbed the necessary contracts in quadruplicate.
You signed the necessary contracts in quadruplicate.
Okay, okay.
Okay, okay.
You can have your five-minute confutation.
You can have your five-minute rebuttal.
Go ahead, Dale. Justify yourself in front of our hundred million viewers.
Go ahead, Dale. Justify yourself in front of our hundred million viewers.
Go right ahead.
Go right ahead.
Dale wiped tears from her lenses.
Dale veegde de tranen van haar glazen.
The camera zoomed in.
The camera zoomed in.
Strange.
Strange.
Raining on her spacious face.
Raining on her spacious face.
I guess...
Ik denk...
She sobbed.
Ze snikte.
That I just want to be recognized as a human being.
That I just want to be recognized as a human being.
That's all I'm asking.
Dat is alles wat ik vraag.
That doesn't excuse your wimpy little bleeding heart movies, does it?
That doesn't excuse your wimpy little bleeding heart movies, does it?
Those kind of public slams are meant to quake the foundations of our global stability.
Dergelijke publieke aanvallen zijn bedoeld om de fundamenten van onze wereldwijde stabiliteit te verstoren.
You are righteously a dangerous adversary to the Republic.
You are justly a dangerous adversary to the Republic.
Rektor explained semi-comically.
The rector explained semi-comically.
I thought I had five minutes.
I thought I had five minutes.
We have heard enough.
We hebben genoeg gehoord.
Rektor clicked.
Rector clicked.
I've got the tally all ready from our affiliates worldwide.
Ik heb de telling al klaar van onze affiliates wereldwijd.
And the general consensus is thus.
And the general consensus is thus.
Rektor transformed into a monumental, metallic, skeleton-esque bio-machine.
Rektor is getransformeerd in een monumentale, metalen, skeletachtige bio-machine.
Caped and brandishing a silver hammer that sparked and shot confetti.
Cloaked and wielding a silver hammer that sparked and shot confetti.
Dale cowered at the inhuman appearance, dropping to the studio floor.
Dale kromp ineen bij het onmenselijke uiterlijk en viel op de vloer van de studio.
Rektor continued.
The rector continued.
I, Rektor Flux, host of this exciting program,
I, Rektor Flux, host of this exciting program,
find you guilty of...
find you guilty of...
...being a sniveling, suburban ragamuffin
...being a whiny, suburban urchin.
who was doubtlessly neglected by her parents as a child.
who was doubtlessly neglected by her parents as a child.
I was abandoned, you insensitive asshole.
I was abandoned, you insensitive asshole.
Oh, shut up, please.
Oh, shut up, please.
You are therefore condemned to be exposed for the fool you are
You are therefore condemned to be exposed for the fool you are.
in front of our viewing audience.
in front of our viewing audience.
In addition, you are to be abused for the sake of entertainment
Furthermore, you are to be abused for the sake of entertainment.
and on behalf of my cherished ratings.
and on behalf of my cherished ratings.
The father?
The father?
Rektor got to his feet, dancing around the cluttered apartment,
Rector stood up, dancing around the cluttered apartment,
singing the word to Rektor's theme song,
singing the words to Rektor's theme song,
and carrying on as if his favorite pantalon-crushed gladiator
and carrying on as if his favorite pant-crushed gladiator
had scored a million-dollar kill.
had scored a million-dollar kill.
Kill her, kill her, kill her, kill her, he sang.
Kill her, kill her, kill her, kill her, he sang.
Akio stood and marched to the refrigerator.
Akio stond op en marcheerde naar de koelkast.
Otto-san, when Rektor hits people with his gavel, do they stay dead?
Otto-san, wanneer Rektor mensen met zijn hamer slaat, blijven ze dan dood?
Jamie Escobar's father says it's fake like those rebroadcasts of wrestling.
Jamie Escobar's father says it's fake like those rebroadcasts of wrestling.
Jamie Escobar's father is a...
Jamie Escobar's father is a...
asinine Cuban toilet cleaner.
asinine Cuban toilet cleaner.
His country is a shit.
His country is a mess.
It's a giant amusement park for exiled politicians and retired military dictators.
It's a giant amusement park for exiled politicians and retired military dictators.
What does he know?
What does he know?
The father settled, shifting his loathing for humanity back to the filthy couch.
The father settled, shifting his loathing for humanity back to the filthy couch.
Hey, look, Akio. Here is punishment time.
Hey, kijk, Akio. Hier is het tijd voor straf.
The boy's eyes dimmed as Rektor smashed Dale's skull repeatedly
The boy's eyes dimmed as Rektor smashed Dale's skull repeatedly.
until only organic pulp remained.
totdat er alleen nog organische pulp overbleef.
The audience migrated to stillness, but soon thudding and whistling erupted.
The audience migrated to stillness, but soon thudding and whistling erupted.
Stupid woman, son.
Stupid woman, son.
She thinks she fight the system.
She thinks she fights the system.
She only make movies the machine allow her to.
She only makes movies that the machine allows her to.
No free will and no hero, son.
No free will and no hero, son.
My father told me to get with the program.
My father told me to get with the program.
So I do and now I don't make enough money fixing automated garbage collectors.
So I do, and now I don't make enough money fixing automated garbage collectors.
But we not living out in cold like blacks or those thick Vietnamese, huh?
But we’re not living out in the cold like blacks or those thick Vietnamese, huh?
He popped his final beer, guzzling, letting a stream flow onto his tank top.
He opened his last beer, gulping it down, letting a stream flow onto his tank top.
See, son? Life suck.
See, son? Life sucks.
But you must play the game or else you don't stand a chance.
But you must play the game or else you don't stand a chance.
Will I grow up to be like you, Oto-san?
Will I grow up to be like you, Dad?
Shut up, Aiko-chan. Show is back on.
Shut up, Aiko-chan. The show is back on.
Thank you, my beautiful clean-up crew.
Thank you, my beautiful clean-up crew.
Now, if you enjoyed that, next we have something far more insidious than an artsy-fartsy cast-off.
Nu, als je dat leuk vond, hebben we nu iets dat veel schimmiger is dan een artistiek afgedankte creatie.
My next guest is Mr. Celio Matos of the Latino Liberation Movement.
My next guest is Mr. Celio Matos from the Latino Liberation Movement.
Apparently, Mr. Matos thinks that because Hispanics are by far the majority of this great nation's population,
Apparently, Mr. Matos thinks that because Hispanics are by far the majority of this great nation's population,
they have some corp-given right to hate every equitable Caucasian in the world.
They have some corporate-given right to hate every equitable Caucasian in the world.
Richter brandished a colossal grin, hinting that the entire world was his own private joke.
Richter zwaaide met een kolossale glimlach, wat suggereerde dat de hele wereld zijn eigen privégrap was.
But enough of that. Here is Celio Matos.
Maar genoeg daarover. Hier is Celio Matos.
Dead silence followed the introduction.
Dode stilte volgde op de introductie.
Oh my God, you see this son of a bitch, Aiko-chan?
Oh my God, do you see this son of a bitch, Aiko-chan?
Speak Nazi, son. The world is full of them.
Speak Nazi, son. The world is full of them.
Hate Asians.
Hate Asians.
They graffiti shit on the garbage collectors.
They graffiti shit on the garbage trucks.
At the transit vehicle station, those bastards call me Slope.
At the transit vehicle station, those bastards call me Slope.
Stupid-ass licker.
Stupid-ass licker.
Akio tore into his package of Richter pre-packaged sushi.
Akio verscheurde zijn pakketje Richter kant-en-klare sushi.
The one with the colorful Omnivision hologram sticker on the box.
The one with the colorful Omnivision hologram sticker on the box.
Taking a tasteless bite, he scowled.
Met een smaakloze hap fronste hij.
Oto-san, this stuff stinks.
Dad, this stuff stinks.
Why don't you buy a preferred brand?
Why don't you buy a preferred brand?
Maybe you could get the package with Ali on it.
Maybe you could get the package with Ali on it.
Orange Shosan brand.
Orange Shosan brand.
Shut up, Aiko. This is popular brand. Plus it's cheap.
Shut up, Aiko. This is a popular brand. Plus, it's cheap.
Eat up and let me win.
Eet op en laat me winnen.
I don't want to watch show now, please.
I don't want to watch the show now, please.
Mr. Matos, just what is your protestation here?
Mr. Matos, what exactly is your protest here?
Matos sat, decked out in camels, tied off with a blue bandana,
Matos sat, dressed in camels, tied with a blue bandana,
gripping a scepter with a silver eagle perched on top.
grijpen een scepter met een zilveren adelaar bovenop.
Well, my complaint is this.
Well, my complaint is this.
Immigrants populate this country. Most of them from Latin America.
Immigrants populate this country. Most of them are from Latin America.
You know, South America, Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico.
You know, South America, Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico.
And what?
And what?
What nation do you hail from, amigo?
Which nation do you come from, friend?
I am Mexican-American.
I am Mexican-American.
And you don't like what?
And what don't you like?
Whitey, I think you call him?
Whitey, I believe you call him?
The man?
The man?
Ken, laughter followed.
Ken, laughter followed.
You got it backwards, Che.
Je hebt het verkeerd, Che.
You are an American first, then Mexican.
You are an American first, then Mexican.
Or am I erroneous?
Or am I mistaken?
I'm not part of a hate organization.
I'm not part of a hate organization.
I represent a coalition of Hispanic organizations who want to call attention to the fact that
I represent a coalition of Hispanic organizations who want to call attention to the fact that.
this country is run by Americans.
This country is run by Americans.
A minority of individuals who live to preserve an outdated form of governmental control.
A minority of individuals who live to preserve an outdated form of governmental control.
Very much like South Africa at the end of the 20th...
Very much like South Africa at the end of the 20th...
Interesting. But isn't your organization responsible for acts of violence?
Interesting. But isn't your organization responsible for acts of violence?
Like the bombing of the Bartoli Plaza in New York last year?
Like the bombing of Bartoli Plaza in New York last year?
We were cleared of those charges.
We werden van die beschuldigingen vrijgesproken.
The audience booed.
The audience booed.
Right. And the riots in Miami?
Right. And the riots in Miami?
They were incited by Cuban radicals claiming to be part of your coalition,
They were incited by Cuban radicals claiming to be part of your coalition.
movement, revolution, or whatever.
movement, revolution, or whatever.
Around here we call your type terrorists.
Around here we call your kind terrorists.
Wait, what about my chance to speak?
Wait, what about my chance to speak?
Oh yeah, Richter giggled.
Oh ja, giggelde Richter.
Here's your five minutes of glory. Use them well, amigo.
Here’s your five minutes of glory. Use them well, amigo.
Haha, son. You know what's going to happen now?
Haha, zoon. Weet je wat er nu gaat gebeuren?
The father quaffed his backwash of beer, throwing the can to the TV.
The father gulped down his backwash of beer, throwing the can at the TV.
Kill that son of a bitch. Stupid Mexicans. Two-fragging many of those here. What's done in LA?
I'm sorry, I can't assist with that.
I would just like to say to everyone watching that you have a choice and a voice.
Ik wil gewoon tegen iedereen die kijkt zeggen dat je een keuze en een stem hebt.
Don't let these people...
Don't let these people...
Models marked Richter.
Models marked Richter.
...intimidate you with their television antics.
...je intimideren met hun televisiecapriolen.
You have the power to change.
You have the power to change.
Bust him! Bust him! Bust him!
Catch him! Catch him! Catch him!
The audience intoned. Richter tittered and transformed again.
The audience intoned. Richter tittered and transformed again.
I'm sorry, friend. But I have already found you to be guilty of racism...
Het spijt me, vriend. Maar ik heb je al schuldig bevonden aan racisme...
...and a harmful ideology.
...en een schadelijke ideologie.
You're lucky I don't turn you into the Department of Homeland Security.
Je hebt geluk dat ik je niet aangif t bij het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Veiligheid.
Or better yet, a branch of the Aryan National Service, Incorporated.
Of better yet, een tak van de Aryan National Service, Incorporated.
Akio's eyes grew weary, and he left the TV behind.
Akio's ogen werden moe, en hij liet de tv achter zich.
See that, son? Akio, look. Will you look? This is the best part.
See that, son? Akio, look. Will you look? This is the best part.
Kill that ignorant son of a bitch. Akio, you're missing his punishment.
Kill that ignorant son of a bitch. Akio, you're missing his punishment.
Otto-san, I don't want to watch this show anymore.
Otto-san, I don't want to watch this show anymore.
It's stupid.
It's stupid.
His father looked vexed.
Zijn vader zag er verontrust uit.
Ah, you'll like it when you're older and in the workforce.
Ah, you'll appreciate it more when you're older and in the workforce.
Go do your homework, son. Be a good boy.
Go do your homework, son. Be a good boy.
I hope that the cleanup crew do as good a job on him as they did on Dale Gardo.
I hope that the cleanup crew does as good a job on him as they did on Dale Gardo.
Well, that's it, big kids and little ones.
Well, that's it, big kids and little ones.
Join me next week when my guests will be a group of Mormons protesting this and that on Summit...
Join me next week when my guests will be a group of Mormons protesting this and that on Summit...
...and some fuckhead, pro-abortion, man-hating lobbyists from hell.
...en een of andere klootzak, pro-abortus, mannenhatende lobbyisten uit de hel.
We have an extra special treat for them.
We have an extra special treat for them.
Until then, remember my name when you hit the Worldwide Mall.
Tot dan, herinner mijn naam wanneer je de Wereldwijde Winkel bezoekt.
I love how Richter support makes me feel.
I love how Richter support makes me feel.
The cameras went dead, and Richter lost his illustrious smile.
The cameras went dead, and Richter lost his illustrious smile.
Betty, who writes this shit? It's awful.
Betty, who writes this crap? It's awful.
Whatever happened to important topics like lesbian nuns and biker gangs on acid?
Wat is er gebeurd met belangrijke onderwerpen zoals lesbische nonnen en motorbendes onder invloed van zuur?
I think this show really sucks. It's killing me.
I think this show really sucks. It's killing me.
It's great ratings, Rick. Give the proles a good ribbing. It's network policy.
It's great ratings, Rick. Give the proles a good ribbing. It's network policy.
Yeah, they love me, don't they, Betty? They really love me.
Ja, ze houden van me, nietwaar, Betty? Ze houden echt van me.
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