magisternihil's 100-word story for December 5, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on December 5, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Her? That’s Mrs. Slakter. She came on board at the beginning of the season and hasn’t stepped off since. She only comes out for meals and for her coffee by the windows. We get people like her a lot. Retirees with money to burn who basically live on the ship through the season. Then they go home and check in with their families, and they’re back as soon as we lower the gangplank. Not sure what’s in the urn. I mean, I thought I knew but someone asked her once if it was her husband’s ashes and she just laughed.

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