The young Sofmap guy puts out a blockade to mark the beginning of the line. I go over and take a look. We've got less than thirty minutes before the Xbox 360 goes on sale. For a moment, I think about getting in line. Sofmap employees wheel out 360 displays and kiosks for me alone to look at. Effe it. My hands are cold, so I go back to the vending machine and have another cocoa.

A teenager in a knit hat shows up. Could this be the elusive third customer? (Still no sign of Ichabod, seriously considering putting an all points bulletin on 2channel.) Knit cap stands in front of a sign, reading something. He then walks over to the truck that's being unloaded and fixes his hat, checks his skin for pimples.

Then, he goes over to a Sofmap employee, asks something. The Sofmap employee gestures to the p.c. shop next store where the computer otaku've been waiting. We're still only at two Xbox 360 customers. Rats, rats, rats.

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