The Threat (660 hits)
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Submitted by PatheticCapitalistFuck (View user info) at 2005-02-11 16:01:15 EST
They almost made it TOO easy.
He approached the service desk, asking to see a member of management and showed his photo ID
with "Tomlinson Heating and Cooling" on it. Naturally, the white trash at the desk
looked annoyed, but "Mike" expected that. "Just act like you belong" he had been told numerous
times by his employer.
"Mike" flipped through his "paperwork" while he waited for the manager. A young, attractive
looking blonde finally showed up, so "Mike" smiled and said he needed to get on the roof and
work on air conditioning unit 12.
"Is that the one for the pharmacy?" Amy asked. Mike shuffled his paperwork and stated that
he thought so, but wouldn't be sure until he got on the roof.
"Thank God, they've been complaining about it being hot for days."
"Don't be memorable" "Mike" heard the voice of his employer in his head again, so he merely
nodded and smiled.
Amy led him to the roof hatch, climbed the ladder and unlocked the lock herself. She then
climbed back down and asked "Mike" how long he would be. "Depends on how bad the problem is"
was the natural reply.
"Just have the layaway girl page me when you come back down," to which "Mike" nodded and
headed up the ladder.
Again, doubts and guilt swirled through his head. He reached down into his tool bag and felt
the cannister again. Deliberately made to look like a thermos for coffee, it was cold and
condensation had formed near the bottom. When he picked it up at the safe house, the person who gave it to him handled it like it was nitro glycerin. He still wondered what the hell it was, but $50,000 in cash in small bills will do a lot to limit curiosity.
"Place the cannister inside the unit closest to the center of the roof."
He figured because of this direction, it was probably some kind of incendiary device, meant
to burn the place to the ground, or just simply an explosive. He didn't particularly give
a shit, it was just another retail store, but he still wondered why this store in particular.
He figured the air conditioning unit would burst into flames, burn the place down, and management would say that the unit had been acting up. Any check of the local heating and cooling company would show that they had never set foot in this store, but "Mike" didn't figure that was his problem.
Arriving in the center of the roof, he removed the service cover from the unit, carefully laying it on the roof. He pulled out the cannister, popped the top off and twisted the lid as he had been taught. No ticking, no sinister puff of smoke, just a dull click as the toggle clicked into
place. He put the cannister inside the unit next to the condenser for good show and made
his way back down the ladder.
He walked through the store and headed toward his rented van. His employer had also
supplied a ticket to the location of his choice as part of his payment. He figured $50,000
American would allow him to live like a king in Fiji, so that's where he was headed in two
hours, first class the whole way. No girlfriend, no family, no ties. Nobody would miss him.
At 24 other stores around the country, 24 men from similar circumstances all left their
assigned stores well within the time limit asked of them by their employer.....
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Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2005-06-17 23:25:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
ARE USING THE BIBLE TO THINK THAT ITS TOO EASY!?! YOU MUST BE A CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALIST!
Submitted by EmuParrotCock (user info) at 2005-05-22 03:06:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Dude, I've had this in my favorites ever since you posted it. Are you ever going to write more!?
Submitted by PatheticCapitalistFuck (user info) at 2005-02-15 20:23:34 EST (#)
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I forgot to mention that all of your posts suck.
Jackass.
Submitted by Adjomak (user info) at 2005-02-15 20:11:05 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
What do you mean happens next. Unless you plan on hitting everybody with laughing gas and making them watch reruns of Horrible Mary Kate and Ashley Olson videos, somebody is going to die. Dipshit
Submitted by PatheticCapitalistFuck (user info) at 2005-02-13 19:54:52 EST (#)
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Submitted by Adjomak (user info) at 2005-02-11 17:23:18 (#)
Ranking: -2
Okay first off, if you're going to do something along these lines, please don't plagarize. Doing Tom Clancy is only going to work for so long. Case in point? Read Executive Decision, sequel to Debt of Honor. Same exact thing you are feeding to us now. And at least move away from the cliched start, hmm?
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Ok, so what happens next?
By the way, it's Executive Orders, jackass.
Submitted by drfeggphd (user info) at 2005-02-12 11:32:37 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Joemama (user info) at 2005-02-12 03:18:27 EST (#)
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Very Good Point.....\/
Submitted by Adjomak (user info) at 2005-02-11 17:23:18 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Okay first off, if you're going to do something along these lines, please don't plagarize. Doing Tom Clancy is only going to work for so long. Case in point? Read Executive Decision, sequel to Debt of Honor. Same exact thing you are feeding to us now. And at least move away from the cliched start, hmm?
Submitted by nrduncan (user info) at 2005-02-11 17:13:29 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Great
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-02-11 16:36:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
good!
Submitted by AshK (user info) at 2005-02-11 16:31:38 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I hope there's more.
Submitted by PatheticCapitalistFuck (user info) at 2005-02-11 16:11:13 EST (#)
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Submitted by L-Gizzle (user info) at 2005-02-11 16:04:15 (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice, will there be more?
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Hope so. I'm dying to know what's in the thermos.
Submitted by L-Gizzle (user info) at 2005-02-11 16:04:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice, will there be more?