Outpost Modifications

Dusk rolled in, so I got straight to fortifying this new rooftop perch. The upside-down terracotta pot on the balcony floor made a prime tactical shelter, but the drainage hole on top was wide open to whatever night grit might blow in. I didn't hesitate. Pulling out that rusted metal clothes peg I pried loose earlier, I popped its coiled spring loose against the concrete and jammed the steel pin sideways across the opening. Then I wedged a dried fallen twig under the wire, locking it tight like a grated hatch. Now I’ve got a reinforced command bunker with a killer view of the alley lights below.