The joke here is that Megan has thought long and hard about the concept of the monster, relating it to the inevitability of death, and is nonplussed by the revelation that there is a simple mechanism that may allow her to escape it. A second monster appears slightly further down the hill but by skiing downhill diagonally with the F key it is possible to evade both. One of the lesser known commands in SkiFree is the 'F' key, which speeds you up, even faster than the monster. The monster also appears if you travel too far in the sideways or upwards directions. Since it's much faster than you normally, you'll get caught. If you ski too far down the hill a monster similar to one in the comic will begin to chase you contact with the monster ends the game. You can also move (slowly) uphill and sideways. Beyond the end of the courses you can continue skiing downhill. At the start of the game, you can choose to go down three different timed/scored courses, or ignore them all and ski freely. In the game, you're a downhill skier who attempts to ski down a hill while avoiding obstacles which cause you to crash (which slows you down). SkiFree is a video game released in 1991 which enjoyed popularity on the desktop computers of the time. Title text: And from that day on, I wore this little 'F' key pendant everywhere I went.
