30 Stories in 30 Days #19 – “Faulty Programming, II”

Faulty Programming, II

Deflating his air sacs, Veop made himself as small as possible before entering the Commander’s chamber. He found the chamber dim with the Commander relaxing in his pool of klexan juice. Veop slowly walked up to the edge of the pool with his datacube and waited for the Commander to notice him. Veop waited so long he began to wonder if the Commander had fallen asleep.

Suddenly, the Commander stood up in the pool on his back legs. Facing Veop he demanded, “What problem have...