G.I. Joe & Lady Jaye: The Beast’s Money Game
Joe leaned back against the armored Humvee, arms crossed, watching the night sky as the campfire crackled between him and Lady Jaye. The team had just wrapped up a mission, but Joe’s mind was on something bigger than Cobra—something deeper.
“You ever think about how we’re all just playin’ a rigged game?” Joe said, flicking a silver coin between his fingers. “The whole beast-mark system is built on unpayable debt. They got us chasing these devil’s federal reserve notes like rats in a maze.”
Lady Jaye smirked, sharpening her knife. “And what are we supposed to do, Joe? Barter chickens and beads?”
Joe exhaled, shaking his head. “It wasn’t always like this. What happened to free love? People used to fight for something real. Now everybody just wants that mean green. A world where love was the currency… that’s what they promised in the ’60s. But the minute they got people hooked on free love, they flipped the game—made it all about free markets instead.”
Lady Jaye stopped sharpening, looking up. “You’re saying love was just another psyop?”
Joe chuckled darkly. “Maybe. They killed the dream and sold us a new one. Same hippies who sang about peace turned into stockbrokers pushing derivatives. Now even revolution’s a business.”
Lady Jaye flipped her knife in her palm. “So what’s the move, Joe? Are we just supposed to opt out? Burn our dollars and live off the land?”
Joe stared into the fire. “Nah. We play smarter. The system only has power if we give it our faith. Maybe it’s time to make our own rules.”
Lady Jaye smirked. “Sounds like you’re talkin’ treason, Joe.”
Joe flicked the coin into the flames. “Maybe I am. Or maybe… I’m talkin’ freedom.”