‘Let’s all calm down, now,’ said Tim, the gift shop manager, elbowing his way through the crowd until he stood at Butler’s side.
Butler didn’t look at him but said, ‘Citizen, get back into the crowd now.’
Tim puffed out his chest and said, ‘Now, Mr Butler, that is no way to address me, I am-‘
‘Nobody.’ Captain Butler turned to face him. ‘You are nobody and you will refer to me as captain or I will put a bullet in your knee cap and drag you to the brig myself. Am I understood?’
Tim nodded quickly and scurried away.
Previously on the 100 Word Novel: Introduction to the 100 WORD NOVEL. Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Interlude Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Chapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight Chapter Thirty-Nine Chapter Forty Chapter Forty-One