vladimir woke up
all he wanted was to go back to sleep
he had a busy day ahead of him
he had to assassinate the prime minister
and buy a bunch of bananas
and feed the cat
and walk the dog
and empty the wastebasket
and forgive the sins of the world
and get a haircut
and sing happy birthday to the queen
and write a couple of indignant letters to the times
and pretend that everything was a big joke
and sing happy birthday to the king
and do all these things before lunch
he would just have to make the best of it
because the real nastiness would start in the afternoon
*
odette woke up
she wanted to go back to sleep
she had a busy day ahead of her
she had to assassinate the prime minister.
and buy time for the peace conference
and defend civilization from the barbarians
and die a thousand deaths
and explain the inner workings of the human brain to the envoy from galaxy a.
and try to forget the past.
and generate a spirited debate between the arthians and the wythians.
and sing happy birthday to the queen
and write a thank you letter to the publisher of the times
and demand justice for the victims of the latest outrage
and sing happy birthday to the king
and feed the lions in the zoo
and make overtures to the leader of the opposition
and do all these things before lunch
because the real nastiness would start in the afternoon
*
mickey woke up at noon.
the sun was shining through the window.
suddenly mickey's phone rang.
this is walter, the message read. the nastiness is about to begin.
mickey got out of bed and was quickly out the door.
walter and vivian were waiting outside with the spacecraft.
how tiresome it all was!
if only it could be over by sunset.
in time for the big game.
mickey had bet everything on the big game.
but as we know, there would be no big game.
later, at the trials of vladimir, odette, and little al, mickey broke down and cried while testifying.
for all of us.
forever.
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