Monday, March 24, 2014

Brass Memories

“Tonight we gather to honor one of our members who is retiring today. Harold has been with the ship for 50 years. Come up here, Harold,” said Captain Bog.


Harold, a small hunched man in overalls, shuffled forward.


“The cannon Harold’s munition bay feeds has-” Captain Bog stopped as he was interrupted by a small cough from Harold.


“What’s a cannon?” Harold asked.


“...A warship’s gun, Harold.” Bog replied, confused.


Harolds face twisted in horror.

“They told me I worked at an off planet assembly line for spaceships,” Harold said and then clutched his chest in pain and died, mortified.

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