Chapter 24: Sirius Software
"Wow! Nice crib!" exclaimed Harry as he and Aaron entered the loft.
"Well, it isn’t mine. I’m staying with Mr. Andre Esposito until I turn 18," said Aaron as he booted up the desktop computer where the game code was stored.
Harry marveled at the size, complexity and graphic detail of the game. "Damn, this is good!" he gasped.
"That maybe so, but I’m fairly certain that Valve Software will disagree with you," said Aaron.
"Well, we can sanitize it for Steam and then add all the extreme stuff as part of an externally provided DLC," said Harry.
"Very well, I’ll rework the game into a sanitized base game and an extreme DLC. You provide the artwork, I’ll get Mr. Esposito to draw up a contract," he said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa a contract?" asked Harry, as Andre entered the loft.
"Yes a contract. I will not be blind sided again," said Aaron.
"And what are you gentlemen discussing?" asked Andre looking between Aaron and Harry.
"Mr. Harry Smith here, has offered his services to create artwork for my game on the condition that we sell it, and he gets a portion of the profits. I want a contract in place that he will share responsibility if the sale of this game results in any punitive action," said Aaron.
"I see," said Andre. He smiled at Harry. "Don’t think too badly of Aaron, he’s become quite cynical about the goodness in peoples hearts. I’ll make sure the contract is fair to you both," he assured Harry.