“Hey, they seated us next to a light switch.”
“Oh, that’s not a light switch.”
“You’ve been here before?”
“No, but I’ve heard about these. It’s like a test. If you decide to flip the switch, the table lowers you into a pit of alligators.”
“You mean they kill you?”
“No, they’re peaceful alligators. And they’re not hungry. But then a chef wielding a katana comes at you–”
“Wait. Then what are the alligators for?”
“It’s just to add atmosphere.”
“Oh, I see.”
“So, anyway, the samurai with the katana comes at you–”
“You mean the chef with the katana.”
“Right. The chef with the katana comes at you, and you have to fight him.”
“Why?”
“You just have to. That’s why. And then if you win, you get to become Yakuza.”
“Isn’t that a sumo thing?”
“No, you’re thinking of Yokozuna. Yakuza is like an asian mafia/gang thing.”
“And you can join if you fight a chef?”
“With a katana.”
“Right. With a katana.”
(Brief pause)
“Eh. I think we can take him.”
“Yeah, it’s worth a shot.”
(Somebody flips the switch)
“Well, this pit is certainly dark, but I don’t see any chefs. That guy coming toward us is definitely a waiter.”
“I think he wants us to turn the lights back on.”
(Somebody flips the switch again)
“Are we gang members yet?”
“No, I must have been thinking of a different switch.”
