#606: Cutting Edge explain

[Megan is standing. Cueball sits at a computer.]

Megan: Where’ve you been all week?

Cueball: Playing Half-Life 2!

Megan: …that came out in 2004.

Cueball: I get games on a five-year lag. That way, I never have to buy a high-end system, but get the same steadily-advancing gaming experience as people who do - and at a fraction of the price.

Cueball: There are no downsides!

Megan: I can think of one…

[Early 2013.]

Cueball: Guys!

Cueball: The cake is a lie!

[Musical notes surround an italic line, suggesting Cueball is singing.]

Cueball: This was a triumph.

Cueball: The cake is a lie!

Megan and a Friend: Sigh