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Flunky

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Flunky

 

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__Transmission__ by Hari Kunzru,"Annoyingly, Mr. Vastu was not answering his phone. So Mrs. Zahir changed out of her travel clothes and ordered some tea. Outside, engines were revving as cars and vans ferried the crew around the loch to the castle. Some flunky knocked on her door to tell her that her daughter was ready to go eat. She sent a message that she would follow on later. She needed to lie down and compose herself. she needed to think. The little bitch was up to something and she knew it (219.)"

 

Explanation:

The term "flunky" comes from a word used to describe a unit or character which players take hold of and control in a game known as Flunky. The game was released in 1987 on a variety of platforms by a publisher known as Piranha Games. The basis of the game involves completing specific tasks assigned to you by royalty. After completing these tasks you are given the chance to serve the Queen herself. //The reference in Transmission is not to the Flunky video game, but rather to the person that knocked on her door. Apparently this person is just "the help" and is only around as a kind of servant. (JB)

 

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