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Dispatch

Muse A is a 911 Dispatcher in a small, sleepy town where not much happens. They are content with their job, their hottest calls tending to be discoveries of a break-in or someone’s garage occasionally catching fire, but their favorite part of the job is Muse B.

Muse B is an officer who went to high school with Muse A, and they quickly connect despite only being acquainted in school. Muse B is extraordinarily friendly with the dispatchers, and finds themselves in the dispatch office on occasion, asking if Muse A is working. It doesn’t take long for other dispatchers to notice the connection and begin to tease Muse A about it, but they attempt to maintain a professional relationship.

That is, until the bold and shameless Muse B begins flirting here and there over the radio.

In time, the two develop a relationship, and Muse B gives Muse A a personal radio, a cute, unique alternative to the simple texting an phone calls of a traditional relationship, as well as the perk of being able to tune into the other’s frequency on particularly quiet nights to talk. 

Option A: No angst, Muse A and Muse B live a quiet, happy life together, and while they struggle with the long, odd hours of their shifts and the tension in the workplace, they are content.

Option B: Medium-Level Angst: Muse B gets a better job in a big city with a lot more crime and a lot more danger, and plan to move in order to follow that career. Muse A has to not only decide to dig up their roots in order to follow, but must choose if they will continue dispatching in the bigger city, where they will have to face hot calls with suicides, homicides, house fires, and other horrific circumstances.

Option C: Maximum Angst: Muse B and Muse A are working the same shift together, and Muse A gets a suspicious activity call from someone regarding strange banging noises coming from a neighbor’s house. Muse A thinks it’s likely a domestic violence case or perhaps some roughhousing teens, and sends Muse B to investigate. With the radio on and recording, Muse B approaches the scene with a smile and asks Muse A what they’ll be cooking for dinner tonight. Suddenly, there is a distant screaming, and the sounds of Muse B shouting “Drop your weapon! Drop your weapon!” There are gunshots, and then silence.