His name was called at fourteen-hundred hours Zulu Time. Winners (losers) of this lottery went up to surface level.

No contact in 31 days. Rations running dangerously low.

Necessary for the continuation of government. Shaking his hand and smiling. This burlesque head of state before him never made the shortlist.

Kevin Doalty Brophy is twenty-three years old and has just graduated from Economics, Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin. He will be commencing a Masters in Common Law in University College Dublin in September.