Christoffer Petersen

Christoffer Petersen

Short Stories

DEFCON Dead, 1 of 2

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Christoffer Petersen
Feb 23, 2025
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The basement lamp flickered, and special agent Mark Erichsen took a step closer to the light, cursing the sensors on his tablet as the screen compensated for the change in illumination, until the rapid changes created a strobe effect, bouncing off the walls and into Mark’s eyes. He slid the tablet onto the metal cabinet running alongside the wall on his…

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