It’s Monday! We need a super short story.
Coffee Break by Rob Butler
"How did it happen?"
The student sighed. "I popped out for coffee."
The supervisor stared at him. He tried to keep his voice under control. "You left the simulation running while you popped out for coffee?"
The student fidgeted. "I would have been back well before I needed to stop it, but…"
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