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A Future We'd Like to See 1.15 - Excitement, Danger and Intrigue
By Twoflower (Copyright 1993)

"John Smith, is it?" the secretary asked.

She didn't look real happy about my arrival. In fact, she
looked downright annoyed. After all, here was someone who
actually wanted her to work. In a place of work, nevertheless.

"Yes. I'm with the Spinner Broadcast System? You know,
syndicated family entertainment, holomovie of the week, action,
sports that sort of thing?"

"Yeah. That's the channel which keeps showing those
annoying breath mint commercials over and over again, right?"

"Umm. Yeah. I have a three o'clock with Mr. McGuffin?"

"Head right in, he's waiting for you."

"Thanks," I said, tipping my press hat and grabbing my
notepad. The doors looked a little on the ratty side, not quite
what you'd expect on the office of Billy Bob McGuffin, head of
the Not-So-Secret-Agent Corporation. I found out why as
automatic blasters whirred around and locked onto me when I
stepped through the door.

"DIE, YOU COMMIE PINKO!" McGuffin shouted, as I was on my
way down to the floor, with full intention of covering my head
and screaming. The screaming didn't help much, as the
blasterfire which took out the doorframe drowned out the noise.

After a fifteen seconds of electric death being hurled in my
direction, which added to the burn marks and holes I was
wondering about in the foyer, it ran out of power. Not one to
lose the moment, McGuffin had a knife to my throat and cigar
smoke in my face less than a second later.

"You're not subverting me, you--"

"AHEM," the secretary said, tapping her foot on the burnt
wreckage of the door. "Mr. McGuffin, this is your three o'clock,
John Smith from the Spinner Broadcast System. NOT the red
menace."

"Hmm? Oh, sorry," he said, dropping me nonchalantly on the
floor. "It's the eyes, see. Had 'em replaced after the Murflan
revolution of '13. Work better than my old ones, 'cept for the
red-colored filters. Whatddya need, Mr. Stick?"