Day 84

Genetically modified sea lice capable of decomposing crude oil.
It's about time if you ask me.

Gaming-inspired tee designers Insert Coin Clothing are behind today's T-shirt graphic, and it is a hugely appreciated THIRD donation from fellow gamer Matt to my THREEHUNDREDANDSIXTEEFIVE challenge.
Metal Gear Solid fans, as well as vigilant New Yorkers, will recognise the logo in today's blog photo as that of Big Shell - New York's very own Marine Decontamination Facility. The Big Shell facility does not hose down members of the Armed Forces who return from combat a bit dirty or plutoniumy, as the title may suggest. Its actual purpose is to repair damage caused by crude oil pollutants expelled from the USS Discovery as it sunk at New York harbour in 2007. Hexagonal shaped biological reactors within the Big Shell compound are responsible for this cleansing wizardry and form the basis of the Big Shell logo (note: hexagons.

But like most conspicuous architecture constructed suddenly in a major populace, the Big Shell treatment plant is actually a lie; a great big multi-hexagonal shaped conspiracy disguising the actual development of all sorts of naughty military technology that can intercept Internet connections and reset your desktop wallpaper to any photo of Justin Bieber it chooses.
Come to think of it, London's new Shard building looks suspiciously like a giant missile made of reconstituted greenhouses trained on Britain's agricultural community just in case one of the supermarket chains really tip the farmers over the edge, and the four cylinders of the Battersea Power Station have been releasing apple scented neuro-toxins for years now that make everybody buy iPhone apps they don't need.

The heat-transfered design on today's tee is just one of many innovative new lines put together Insert Coin Clothing, celebrating the otherwise under appreciated nuances of gaming narratives.

See more from Insert Coin Clothing via their Twitter account.

On the subject of gaming design, take a look at a strip from my guest comic slot on The Escapist website from a few years back.