It was early. It was "ungodly" early! It was his first shift on the new job. He was the "new guy." The others had been doing this same job for years. He checked in and assumed his position. He'd trained for this, but now it was for real. The shift leader called out the responsibilities and who would assume each one. It was almost time.
"His visuals are coming online," said Dewey, the guy to the left. "I'm requesting lubrication for both the left and right."
"Motor functions are coming online!" shouted the crew chief. "Steady, get those equilibrium stabilizers online! We need it in 3... 2... 1! The new guy calibrated the stabilizers and pressed "enter."
"He's up!" shouted the chief!
So far so good. The cardio-pulmonary readout looked good. It was slowly rising... no spikes...
"He's moving!" cried Dewey.
"He's moving into position. Ready to flush out wastewater!" shouted the crew chief.
"I'm initiating sequence to open the valve," said the new guy.
"Sending signal to reach and push the lever," Dewey said.
"Get ready," cried the crew chief, "He's got the razor, and we need all stabilizers online now!"
****
Cutris looked in the mirror. He had his razor and shaving foam. He was ready to start his day. Little did he know that the crew inside his head included a new guy. All he knew is that he felt slightly shaky this morning.
"It must be the switch to daylight savings time," he said.
END
By Kevin J. Curtis
03/16/2010
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