This is the 130th in a series of 365 Flash Fiction stories I’m writing. You can find out more about the challenge here.
First Contact Blues, by Jonathan L. Lawrence, 9th April 2013
Word count: 705
The story:
“How do I look?” the president asked trying to brush dust off his pressure suit.
No one answered, how could they? It was pretty difficult to look presidential in a high pressure suit.
“Never mind,” he said as secret service agents put the helmet over his head and check the seals.
“Remember sir, this is meet and greet. They might want to talk policy, but they’ll be meeting with the guys from State for that, right after, so politely steer them away,” the Chief of Staff reminded him.
“I know, I know,” the presidents voice said coming through a speaker in the chest plate.
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