Where did that piece go?

Posted on Wed May 21st, 2025 @ 5:35am by Ensign Nala Rider

245 words; about a 1 minute read

Nala huffed in frustration as she looked at her latest project: a replica of a Stegasaurous skull...with a HUGE piece missing!

"Personal Log, Stardate three six five point one, I've FINALLY gotten the Stegasaurous skull I ordered mostly finished...but there's a piece MISSING! I've searched my lab three times, checked ALL the pieces of the box it came in, and I am STILL short a piece!" Nala paused her rant to look around all the places one more time. As Nala moved passed one of the exam tables, a small noise made her look up. There, on one of the overhanging lights, was the missing bone fragment.

"Personal Log, supplemental. I just found the missing piece! It's perfectly balanced on top of one of my florescent lights with a string attached to a bell that's attached to the edge of the exam table so that if someone...in this case the silly scientist who forgot she set this up to keep her mind sharp, hits it, the bell makes the person look up. The good news is, I can finish my Stegasaurous skull. The bad news is...I gotta go find a ladder first. End Log," Nala chuckled to herself as she retrieved the ladder and bone fragment, place the right amount of glue, and finally, after three days, affixed the last piece to the skull before proudly hanging it over her desk.

 

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