>Major "Snrk!" moment:
>
>

 The phone at the other end rang twice before it was answered 
>with a crisp click and a filtered voice saying, "Operator." 
> "Mackie!" Nene said.  "I need an exit."

>
>But then, I have a known weakness for surprising quotes used in a
>completely different context.

Surprising quote, but your major "snrk" was maybe the one thing in this story that gave me a bit of pause.

Bad Things have happened. Nene's calling the emergency number, Mackie answers, identifying himself as "operator" and using a filtered voice. And what does Nene do? Call him by name, then ask for an "exit" from coded coordinates.

Anyone listening? Anyone want to have a data point for breaking a code? Yes, I know it would probably not be likely in story context, but still... what happened to security???

Jeanne

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