When Nature Calls

He had ten seconds to enter the correct combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. He bore the responsibility of an entire world. He was the only chance of saving all those people. If he failed to get back in the field, he’d lose all his hard word. He didn’t mind starting over, but it would be devastating to those who depended on his success.

And yet, he had been careless. He had rushed back, but the system had already locked him out. Frantic, he typed. The text box jiggled, indicating a mistyped password.

Video games seldom considered bathroom breaks.