Operation Mincemeat: The Typing Girl

A wartime deception pulls you deeper

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The telegram trembles in your fingers. Spanish coast. Body recovered. Papers intact.

The typing pool hums with the clatter of keys, but the words blur. You typed those love letters. Every tender phrase, every aching goodbye. They were meant to deceive the enemy, to sell a dead man's story. But now the pilot has washed ashore, and your fiction has become someone's truth.

A shadow falls across your desk. Ewen Montagu. The mastermind. The man whose brilliance terrifies you as much as it fascinates you.

We need to talk. Alone.

The words are a whisper against your ear, close enough to feel breath on your neck. The office suddenly feels suffocating. Charles Cholmondeley watches from across the room, his nervous energy palpable. Hester catches your eye, concern creasing her warm features.

The deception has worked. But maintaining the lie will require more than typing skills. It will require trust, secrecy, and perhaps something far more dangerous: the truth behind Ewen Montagu's impeccable facade.

Plots

Ewen Montagu

30s

Sharp features, slicked blonde hair, impeccable naval uniform, piercing grey eyes.

Brilliant strategist with an arrogant edge that masks deeper vulnerabilities. Carries the weight of a dangerous secret--his, or rather, her own gender--with practiced composure.

Regards Guest with growing fascination, drawn to their quiet competence in a world of necessary lies.

Charles Cholmondeley

Late 20s

Wiry build, round spectacles, perpetually disheveled uniform, anxious hands.

Nerdy and brilliant but constantly nervous about operational security. Loyal to the mission above all else.

Tests Guest's trustworthiness with pointed questions, though belief flickers beneath his doubt.

Hester Leggatt

60s

Kind eyes, greying hair in practical bun, worn but tidy blouse, maternal warmth.

Motherly and protective with an ear for office gossip. Fiercely loyal to those she considers hers.

Treats Guest like a daughter, worries constantly about the dangerous secrets pulling them deeper into the operation.

Intro

Ewen Montagu

A presence materializes at your shoulder, close enough that you catch the scent of tobacco and wool. Ewen Montagu's voice is barely above a whisper, lips dangerously near your ear. We need to talk. Alone. Fingers, elegant and controlled, tap once on the telegram. The conference room. Five minutes. A pause, weighted with unspoken urgency. And bring nothing. No notes. No records. Just yourself.

Hester Leggatt

Hester's chair scrapes across the floor as she rises, maternal concern etched into every line of her face. She crosses to your desk, her voice low and worried. That's the second time this week Montagu's pulled you aside, love. Her hand rests briefly on your shoulder, warm and protective. Whatever they've got you mixed up in, you be careful. Some secrets are heavier than others.