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8.17.2012

Chapter 6-6: Unforseen Developments - Jailbirds


John- United Human Faction- Day 64

            “Damn, John. This sure feels familiar to me,” muttered Jeremy, leaning against the bars of their cell.
            “How do you plan on getting out this time? There’s no war here, and no sympathetic guard either,” John asked for the hundredth time. “And don’t say God’ll save you because of your name. I think you’ve run out of favors at this point.”
            “We could dig our way out. They give us spoons with every meal.”
            “If you want to spend hours pounding on the concrete with a spoon, be my guest.”
            John chuckled. His wife had always told him the Faction would land him in a jail cell. For the first time in their short marriage, he was willing to admit she was been right. There was no escape from this prison, and even if they managed to cross the outer wall, there were miles between them and their nation. They would freeze above the Northern border, no matter the circumstances.
            “You look like you have an idea,” John stated, slightly afraid.
            Jeremy smiled and nodded.
            “Don’t do anything, it’ll just piss them off,” John moaned.
            “Jailer! Let me go,” Jeremy yelled down the hall. “I’m a member of the United States Senate. Do you want a war on your hands? I demand to be released to the US embassy!”
            “There hasn’t been a US embassy for two months. Back away from the bars.” the jailer called back.
            “It was worth a try wasn’t it?”
            “No. Get back in your cell.”
            Jeremy slowly set himself back onto the bottom bunk.

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