Trebuchet
October 28th, 2020
Starring: Engineer 1, Engineer 2
The countryside, 1200ish AD. The Engineers are testing out their version of a trebuchet. They load a massive stone into the sling, then pull the cord, launching the stone farther than the eye can see. They stand and admire it.
ENGINEER 1
Yowza!
ENGINEER 2
From downtownnnnnnn!
ENGINEER 1
Where will it land?
ENGINEER 2
God knows.
ENGINEER 1
You think?
ENGINEER 2
God knows all.
ENGINEER 1
You gotten around to the bible yet?
ENGINEER 2
Still illiterate.
ENGINEER 1
Same. Heard it’s a good read though.
ENGINEER 2
The best.
ENGINEER 1
You know, I always thought not reading meant I was dumb. But then we build stuff like this, and I don’t feel so bad.
ENGINEER 2
We’ve always been smarties. The best innovation comes when there’s a will to kill and destroy.
ENGINEER 1
Amen.
ENGINEER 2
Amen.
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ENGINEER 1
Again?
ENGINEER 2
Again.
They scramble to reset their trebuchet for another launch, with glee.