Loud and Clear
Once I got acclimatized to the holding building I was in, I'd like to say that things had gotten better, but that wouldn't be the case. I don't do well in isolation, and with the Friday Harbor staff not willing to respect whatever the
Matthew Buttler
01-01-1970
KingKong Linux 12.4.125 (Empire State) Running inital tests....... [ERROR] Cloud Services Offline [WARN] Bipedal Movement Disabled { 'error': 'leg_missing.left', 'message': 'Left leg not connected or connection failed' } [WARN] Turing Unit Disabled [ERROR] Storage integrity check exited with code 1
Trac Control
The trac control kept flashing on and off as we started to make our way back to my place to pick up some supplies for the drive. Jack, or Alex, as he was actually named, had direct access to the current front lines from one of his, I would later
Do You Acknowledge
After we touched down, I was able to take a long look at what had once been a lakeside resort, converted into some kind of militarized pseudo-religious complex of what looked like luxury condominiums and restaurants converted into operational outposts, worship centres, and of course, a bunch of MerCo folks
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Roaring
I removed my hardhat, earmuffs, and UVex goggles, and put them on the break room table a couple of seats over from Jim, who was bravely eating Tuesday's pizza from the fridge. I took my Ziploc sandwich container out of the fridge, took the cover off and stared
Checked In
The Allertec began to kick in and my eyes came out of the haze I'd been in for what seemed like weeks. The drowsiness I feel all the time came in handy when I was sleeping outside at the farmhouse, or inside with the Forceys watching me. It
Strawberries
"No." "Why not?" "Let me see your license." "How hard can it be?" The advance squad was 2.89 miles from the checkpoint position, several of them standing beside a Stryker ICV in desert camouflage, making itself visually distinguishable against the lush
Bombs
She thought about the footage of JABS deploying bridges across the Niagara River. She remembered watching the footage of battle tanks, MRAPs, and wheeled APCs moving across southern Ontario. She knew about the steady insurgencies and the need for secrecy. She saw the American propaganda networks showing their victories pushing
Vacation
"Maybe one of those muffins with the rock salt on it and the chocolate chunks." "Honestly, I'd kill for just like a can of Diet Coke." "I don't think they'll do it for me though, I've burned
Fix
I could clearly hear their conversation and see them before they knew I was within range. Two Zeroworries PMC soldiers in plate carriers were focused on debating the merits of the private cargo company equipment, which had been delivering on behalf of BLM and the PMCs back at the resort.
Continental
The night was otherwise uneventful. At about 10:30 I had to break up an impromptu mini-stick hockey tourney outside my door, but I still have a teacher voice after all these years. Wobbly-legged parents came to see the hubbub, and between the "It's time for bed&