Franklin

Shh…it Happens

Even the most tightly coordinated endeavors (which any well-executed production must be) are subject to the unseen force of entropy. While every last detail should be as perfectly defined as can be, time and space will find a way to butt in. In our case, we’d prepared ourselves for the contingency of possible downtime for our hero vehicle, given its status as a one-of-a-kind prototype traveling complete with its own set of around-the-clock engineers. Gratefully, our contingency paid off and what felt like unimaginable sums of money riding on the success of our production held safe and sound for another rainy day.

Magic in the Madness

For all imaginable worst-case scenarios, plans B, C, and on down to Z, magic hour waits for no one! I’ll never forget the final day as the sun came near the horizon and looked ready to drop out of sight, the rocky valley glowed in its incredible deep orange and this silent banshee of a vehicle comes zipping across the horizon. The looks on my crewmates’ faces carried a certain glint of wonderment as if a collective chill had crept up upon each of us and slipped away just as quickly. We knew that what we’d been watching was more than just a machine. It represented a hopeful glance toward a future long overdue. For that one brief glimpse, all the spreadsheets and sleep-starved nights gave way to a quiet pride and unshakeable optimism, that what brought us all together there might have looked like a flurry of emails, but felt a lot more like a genuine purpose.

This project taught us more about team resilience and remote coordination than we could have expected and forged a partnership that would lead to even greater, more electrifying challenges down the road, but we’ll keep a pin in that for another day. Until next time, dear framily– stay charged!