Five-Minute fiction - 23:01-23:06
That fall was a little more hazardous than I had expected! Doughtery said as he stowed his slickchute and unslung his rifle.
Around him, in twos and threes figures dropped into the interior courtyard of the compound. Light glinted off metal as weapons were unslung and slickchutes were stored.
Orders, Sergeant? someone called.
I should need to give em, Hank, Doughtery replied. The interior H.U.D. In his helmet zoomed into show the face of the young corporal. And dont look so cross. If you do your face might get stuck like that.
A chattering of laughter came through the helmets internal speakers, Doughtery had broadcast the message on the units open internal communication channel.
Fuckin goddamn internal cams! Hank hissed.
Language! Dont you know there are ladies present! another voice piped up over the band. The voice was suitably feminine to identify it as belonging to one of the units twelve female officers.
That fall was a little more hazardous than I had expected! Doughtery said as he stowed his slickchute and unslung his rifle.
Around him, in twos and threes figures dropped into the interior courtyard of the compound. Light glinted off metal as weapons were unslung and slickchutes were stored.
Orders, Sergeant? someone called.
I should need to give em, Hank, Doughtery replied. The interior H.U.D. In his helmet zoomed into show the face of the young corporal. And dont look so cross. If you do your face might get stuck like that.
A chattering of laughter came through the helmets internal speakers, Doughtery had broadcast the message on the units open internal communication channel.
Fuckin goddamn internal cams! Hank hissed.
Language! Dont you know there are ladies present! another voice piped up over the band. The voice was suitably feminine to identify it as belonging to one of the units twelve female officers.