garrattj

Five-Minute fiction - 00:19-00:24

the sheets of paper toward him and signed on each of the lines where a tiny x stood out from the rest of the typeface before handing it back to the woman. She stood up, straightened her skirt and quickly tucked both her personal computer and the signed sheets into her bag before bending forward slightly and offering her hand. Thrope took it and shook it gingerly, but winced as the womans grip tightened and he felt the metal-reinforced digits slowly crush his own.

Thank you for your time and consideration, Commander Thrope she said as she let the handshake drop and turned from the room.

Well that a tad bit unexpected, Thrope said as Hauly poked his head around the door.

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Im not really sure you understand what exactly is about to happen, Thrope said. He gestured toward the rear of the shuttle and tried to keep the volume of his voice at reasonable level. It was not so much that the shuttle was loud