James puffed as he worked his way through wave after wave of security clearance checks, furious with himself and his horrible sleeping habits.

Entering the control room, the scene was not what James had expected... Aaron sat calmly alone with a stern expression. James sputtered his confusion, but Aaron burst out laughing instead of providing clarity.

A slew of realizations befell James all at once. Checking his commlink, he realized the date. He was not scheduled to man the control room tonight at all. The codes had been rotated for privacy and security, rendering code 14 meaningless when Aaron sent it to him. Aaron had pranked him yet again. World peace remained intact for the night, with the only casualty being James's few remaining hours of sleep. After relentless mockery, James sullenly slunk back to his car, promising himself he would find a new career path. There was no real future in the military anyway...