The Bear: Red Star Rising

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The screen blurred as the white bar continued its unending sweep. Day in, day out. It never changed. He reached up and pinched the corners of his eyes by his nose. Two more hours, that’s all he needed, two more hours on duty. He leaned back, throwing his arms above his head, trying to stretch. He felt the kink between his shoulder blades tighten. Nothing seemed to help. The dingy white ceiling tiles above, stained from the endless leaking above showed their years of use. He adjusted himself in his seat. Why couldn’t they give them some good chairs to sit in? He hated this one; its fake leather surface was peeling like a cheap whore. He smiled at the thought. His mother wouldn’t have liked him to say something like that.

The single tone that slipped through his headset made him blink. He turned his head from side to side, a crack of the neck a welcome relief. He focused his attention on the screen and watched as the single dot began to turn into a line.

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