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RED LIGHTS FLASH AS A SIREN WAILS. TWO MEN IN A CONTROL ROOM LOOK PANICKED.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Nuclear Reactor Meltdown Imminent! Warning!

MAN 1: The reactor’s gonna blow!

MAN 2: Quick enter the manual override code!

MAN 1: OK,..! <pause> I can’t remember what it is!

MAN 2 <produces a sheet of paper>: Um… hang on, it’s here. U-S-E-T-H…

FX: EXPLOSION, THE ROOM SHAKES

AS HE SPEAKS MAN 1 TRIES ENTERING THE CODE BUT IS WEARING BIG THICK PROTECTIVE GLOVES AMD CAN’T USE THE KEYBOARD. HE TAKES ONE OF THEM OFF

MAN 2: …E-C-O-D… What are you doing?!?

MAN 1 CANNOT HEAR HIM. MAN 2 SHAKES HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND POINTS TO A SIGN ON THE WALL “PROTECTIVE GLOVES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES”

MAN 2: Keep them on! It’s the rules! You might get hurt otherwise!

MAN 1: What?

MAN 2 <screaming>: Keep the gloves on! It’s the rules!!

MAN 1: Oi! Stop shouting!

MAN 1 POINTS TO ANOTHER SIGN DEPICTING AN EAR WITH A RED X MARKED OVER IT, “NO SHOUTING”

MAN 2 WHISPERS IN HIS EAR, GESTURING TOWARDS THE GLOVE. MAN 1 NODS AND PUTS THE GLOVE BACK ON

THE AUTOMATED VOICE KICKS IN AGAIN

AUTOMATED VOICE: Nuclear Meltdown in 60 seconds… Warning!

MAN 2 <looking at the override code letter>: Right.. ok, 3.. C… I can’t read this!

MAN 2 TAKES HIS PROTECTIVE GOGGLES OFF

MAN 1: No!!!!! Put them back on!

HE FLAPS HIS BIG OVEN GLOVE AT A SIGN SAYING “PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR MUST BE WORN”

AUTOMATED VOICE: Nuclear Meltdown in ten seconds… Warning!

MAN 1: Give it here! It says… hang on! This isn’t the code! This is the instruction manual, you idiot! It says “Use the Code Provided on the Wall In Front of You!”

MAN 2: Oh yeah! So it does!

THEY BOTH LOOK AT A HUGE SIGN ABOVE THE CONSOLE SAYING “EMERGENCY NUCLEAR MELTDOWN MANUAL OVERRIDE CODE: 1234ABCD”

THEY STARE AT THE CODE INCREDULOUSLY AS THE AUTOMATED VOICE COUNTS DOWN

AUTOMATED VOICE: 3, 2, 1…

THEY LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER

MAN 1 & 2: Shi…!

END
 
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The stupid eejits! Razz I liked this. It built up nicely. I liked the x over the ear sign for no shouting, that made me giggle. I think the measure of a sketch comes down to whether it makes you laugh or not and it made me laugh so mission accomplished Comrade and nice work. Neither of which can be said for your man1 and 2. Big Grin
 
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