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“Our location?” Farley asked. Soaking wet, having shipwrecked, Farley and his co-worker, Rodricus, awakened upon large smooth formations. Farley wasn’t new to this, he trained unsuspecting new hires at least once a week. The job wasn’t easy but it had to be done. A floating mist hovered above their beings.
“We’re dead, I’m sure of it.” Rodricus surveyed his injuries, realizing he could no longer walk from a sprained ankle. Farley battered and bruised lay staring into space.
Both moaned as they pulled themselves to a sitting position. Looking out across the scene, a stone skipped over the water….. then another one. Gibberish ensued from behind.
“What sayest thou?” Farley asked.
“Not the time for jokes, I didn’t speak.” Rodricus turned slowly around. Shocked by his discovery, he fell backwards, his head fatally striking a rock.
Farley’s skin cleared, his abrasions healed, his skin turned a luminescent green. His head expanded, his fingers subtracted – now making only three, his toes did the same. He waddled up the bank, retrieved the other crew members, already transformed, and led them back to Rodricus. They spoke to one another in their native tongue as they wrapped Rodricus’s body into a giant piece of foil.
Farley pointed to the golden horizon. The group grabbed hold to their subject, dragging him close enough to the sun to incite a reflection. The light bounced from Rodricus into the atmosphere and back again, causing the metallic cover to sizzle and pop.
The short creatures jumped up and down a mere two inches while clapping their nubs together. When the gleam disappeared, Farley opened the tin and deeply inhaled the aroma. He pulled Rodricus’s charbroiled arm from his body and took a bite. He nodded with approval and a nutritious meal was had by all.
The following morning, Farley picked up a newspaper from the stand.
CLASSIFIEDS
Now Hiring: Deckhand
He smiled.
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