Operational Exercise

Sometimes running won’t help you

Thomas Mullen
Centina Pentina
Aug 11, 2021

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Plane cockpit
Photo by Mael BALLAND on Unsplash

“Run.”

The engineer blinked at the display as several warnings started flashing on the screen.

“From what, sir?”

“The program, you idiot. Run. The. Program.”

The arrows fell down the screen like acid rain. The colonel smiled and patted the engineer on the shoulder.

Running was no longer an option.

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Thomas Mullen
Centina Pentina

Reformed Abraham Lincoln impersonator crafting tales imbued with wry British wit.