"Newkirk, I believe," LeBeau said. "And you need to get back for the next batch. You can't very well expect the Colonel to run messages, can you?"
"But I want to know which stories won in the short comedy section!" Carter protested.
"You will. Thanks to Katie, you'll know exactly who's winning."
And there was Newkirk indeed. "Blimey, Carter, you still here? Better make it back to the Colonel quick time! Oh, and here are the results for the comedies." He handed the blue paper to Katie. "You alright, luv?"
"Yeah, sure." Katie sighed. "I just hope," she whispered, "That this is going to take a looooong time. It seems like we'll be heading to Gestapo Headquarters the moment we're through with the announcement of the winners."
"Aw, don't worry about it. The Governor will think of something. He always does." Newkirk prodded her. "Now go ahead and announce them. I'm sure Carter is not the only one who's dying to hear the results!"
So Katie took a good breath, and
BEST SHORT COMEDY
.
Gold:
THE EIERSCHALENSOLLBRUCHSTELLENVERURSACHER
by konarciq
.
Silver:
According to Plan
by Fortune Maiden
.
Bronze:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
by Snooky-9093
and
Officers
by SamRosinenbomber
and
Who in the World is Mary Noble?
by konarciq
and
Will This Kill Me?
by kirin-saga
Carter's jaw was still dropped by the time he reached the radioroom. "Colonel, this can't be true. Did all the nominated stories in short comedy win?"
"Yep," Kinch answered for the Colonel. "And from what I hear, they all got lots of votes, too!"
Carter grinned. "Clearly I wasn't the only one who couldn't make up their mind. So..." He leaned on the table. "What's next?"