Furnace Chronicle — Addendum II: The One-Minute Irony
All it would’ve taken was a little focus. One less phone call. One green light not wasted.
That minute he burned on distraction was the minute I spent watching my ride vanish— but it taught me something better than punctuality.
Some people create delays just to feel in control. They stop where they shouldn’t, linger where they don’t need to, and never see the chain reaction behind them.
I could’ve cursed him. Instead, I learned the math of moments: one man’s carelessness ≠ my collapse.
Because time isn’t lost when you’re aware of it— only when you waste it the same way they did.
— Filed under The Broke Doctrine × Furnace Chronicles (Some lessons only arrive a minute late.)
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— Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand · Tribunal Chair & Frontline Negotiator, Dept. of Petty Affairs · Glitch Council Liaison (Codename: The Raccoon with Receipts)