The Curiously Stunted, Incomprehensibly Disjointed, Perfectly Inadequate Adventures of Nicholas Cornelius Holloway – Episode 15

He had set out to conquer the world, but the meetings were killing him. As the weapons dealer droned on, his mind wandered.

I should have started smaller, he thought. But where?

He gave the desktop globe a spin. He closed his eyes, waited a moment, then stopped the globe with his finger.

He opened his eyes. His finger pointed to the Atlantic Ocean.

He frowned. He gave the globe another spin, closed his eyes, stopped the globe: Pacific Ocean.

He clenched his jaw. The arms dealer paused. He spu...