Monday, December 26, 2022

The Banality of Power

"Did you hear the prime minister of Ruritania died?" Daryl failed to make the question sound casual. He and everyone else looked at Kent expectantly.
"Oh. 4:18."
"Got it again!" That really livened up lunch, which made up for waking up in the middle of the night, Kent supposed. Not really. He would have preferred not to have woken up at 4:18.
"C'mon, man." Simon jostled him. "Feeling a jolt when a world leader dies seems pointless now, but I bet you'll save the world someday. It's not like you're one of those telepaths. They say another one went crazy and burned out a bunch of people the other day."
Kent jabbed his peas with a fork. "Man, I wish mutant powers had never happened."
Finis

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