in sci - fi illustrator style they laughed too, some of the juniors dutifully, some of the others - friends and close colleagues of fivetide's - over - loudly, with a sort of vicarious desperation ; the bet was of a size that could get the average fellow into terrible trouble with his mess, his bank, his parents, or all three. others again looked on with the sort of expression genar - hofoen had learned to recognize as a smirk. fivetide enthusiastically refilled every nearby drinking bulb and started the whole table signing the let's - bake - the - pit - master - over - a - slow - fire - if - he - doesn't - get - a - move - on song. in the art style of virgil finlay, paul lehr, frank kelly freas, wayne barlowe, bob pepper, wally wood, moebius, frank frazetta, richard m. powers