Tung metall #5/1988 (29)

In "Fe-fingrar," a young woman asks a girl to keep watch for a man in a red car, her urgency palpable. When the red car finally appears, it doesn't slow—instead, it plunges off a steep cliff, leaving the girl and the reader stunned by the sudden, violent end.

In a future where Switzerland has become overwhelmed by a flood of wealthy refugees fleeing their home countries, a satirical tale unfolds about the tiny nation's sudden and chaotic overpopulation. As the Swiss struggle to keep up with the influx of money-hungry newcomers, the story explores the absurd consequences of a society pushed to its limits—without ever revealing how, or if, things are resolved.

Polonius, now entwined with Ru’s aristocracy, abandons his past ideals—until he becomes complicit in the death of his patron, General Hegypios. Haunted by the weight of his choices, he flees the city he once called home, only to return when whispers of a plague decimating the entire metropolis reach his ears.