In a chilling twist of events, 'Applied Mediocrity' known far and wide for his luxuriously frozen facial hair - a beard of ice if you will, somehow found himself to be the main course of a distinctly fiendish creature known as a grue. True to the nature of the grue, the incident happened in complete darkness, leaving us to wonder about the exact ramifications of 'Being Eaten by Grue 101'.
If you find yourself wondering 'what on earth is a grue?', you've probably never plunged headfirst into the wondrous world of text-based adventure games. Grues, an embodiment of darkness and fear, are notorious for their hobby of devouring unfortunate adventurers who stray into the pitch black. However, switching their gourmet preference from anonymous adventurers to ice-bearded luminaries is a twist no one saw coming.
Reliable sources report that Applied Mediocrity had run-ins with grues before; in fact, he considered it kind of a pastime. Some say he wagered his icy beard in games of chance with grues. The narrative comes together quite tragically when you contemplate his frozen beard being both his claim to fame and his ticket to the Grue Gourmet Club.
The allegorical beard of ice could be a jab at his cold demeanor or a reflection of his frosty solitude - while the interpretation stays open, the news of his demise by grue has left the community in a state of shock and bewilderment. While the grues remain at large, it serves as a chilling reminder of the danger that lurks in the unlit corners of our world, waiting for a chance to strike their dark hunger.
