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Meaning of the phrase: "...blinked, looming behind me"
I'm reading Another Fine Myth by Robert Asprin. There is a sentence in one of the dialogs that I do not understand. The story is told from the main character Skeeve point of view. The sentence is:
"What tent?" The keeper blinked, looming behind me.
What is the meaning of "looming behind me" part? If the keeper is standing behind Skeeve then Skeeve can't see him blinking. Is it the mistake of the author or "behind me" means something other?
Context:
"WHERE did that tent go?" I demanded desperately.
"What tent?" The keeper blinked, looming behind me.
"That tent," I exclaimed, pointing at the now vacant space.
The Deveel frowned, craning his neck, which at his height, gave him considerable visibility.
"There isn't any tent there," he announced with finality.
"I know! That's the point!"
"Hey! Quit trying to change the subject!" The keeper growled, poking me in the chest with an unbelievably large finger. "Are you going to pay for the dragon or not?"
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A New Android Game (please correct me)
My friend showed me a new Android game today. Actually, the game also has a version for iOS and PC (which is played in a browser). It's a kind of quiz. The player chooses one of multiple topics and start a game. The system finds an opponent for the game from around the world. There are 7 rounds, 10 seconds each. You get a task in form of a question or a picture and have to choose between four answers.
Games are quick and fun. You can play against players from any country and the continent of our planet. While playing you win different funny titles like "Brazilliant" or "Fantastic Mr. Fox". There is a ranking system too; each topic has its own ranking. It's so funny to see the starting screen saying something like "Player 1, 'Word Processor', The Best in July 2015, France VS Player 2, 'Britney Spears' Ex', In Top Ten July 2015, Indonesia.
I should say it is hard for me to play topics where you get a text question, because I cannot read fast enough, but I like the picture questions very much.
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