magisternihil's 100-word story for January 26, 2026

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on January 26, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

“What in the names of [untranslatable] is this performance?” * “You shout? Why do you do this?” “You have removed your protective casing! If seen, you will no longer receive welcoming gestures but will instead inspire shouts of dismay!” “It irritates my nodules! I like it not any amount!” “I had precognition that delivering you to this planet would be fraught with difficulties, but no notion you would elect such an incomprehensible action!” “It irritates my nodules!” “Put. It. On. Presently!” “But it irritates my—” “Presently!” “I will comply, but I refuse frivolity in its entirety!” *Translated from the Xorpian language

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