"This is so boring." Meghan sighed, and leaned back against the wall. "I can't understand how your grandfather can stand it - sitting here in the dark all day and all night, waiting for the radio to start talking."
Katie shrugged. "Part of his job, I suppose."
"Which he was only too happy to turn over to us..." Meghan grumbled. "I bet he's reading upstairs and has totally forgotten about us. Have you seen those stories that are in the PBA? Good to totally immerse yourself in. Who'd ever think of a radio when you've got great adventures to read about yourself and your friends?" She let the stool fall back on all four of its legs. "I want to go up there, too. And read. This job is crap."
"We can't," Katie reminded her. "What if Schultz suddenly comes in? Or the Kommandant?"
"We'll..." Meghan's reply was cut short by the radio beeping, and she quickly put on the headset. "Papa Bear to Goldilocks, go ahead."
"Good day, Papa Bear. We've got another set of nominations to report to you. Do you have pen and paper at the ready?"
"Sure. Shoot."
"I beg your pardon?"
"I mean, go ahead. Sorry."
"Alright. Well, here we go. Nomination for the best story of 2014..."
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A/N: Yes, people, don't forget: tomorrow, Friday the 13th at 23.59.59 Hawaii time is the deadline to send in your nominations for the Papa Bear Awards. This means that as long as it's still Friday *somewhere* on this planet, you can still send in your favourites.
So make sure your favourites are going to make it to the voting round! We've got a viable collection of nominations so far to make a voting round worthwhile, but a little more input would still be beneficial!