magisternihil's 100-word story for March 3, 2026

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on March 3, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

“I don’t want to go through there.” “You haven’t been paying attention, then,” said Noc. She eyed the tunnel with the casual air of a person studying a sock to find the heel before slipping it on. “Of course I have,” spat Sim, “I notice everything.” “Oh yeah? How tall are you?” Sim stood up straight. “Six foot.” He waited for the challenge and none came. He relaxed a little. “I’d estimate you’re currently considerably smaller than that by five halvings. Good thing this is a doubler. Come on.” Sim didn’t even try to understand. At this point, why bother?

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