magisternihil's 100-word story for March 15, 2026

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on March 15, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Look, I know what you’re thinking. You’ve seen the only documentary evidence and you’re horrified by what we’ve done. But listen here. That Mary one, she was a black sheep among her people. Troublemakers and psychopaths, all the rest. She even warned us about them. Gave us the means to stop them from descending and manipulating things solely for their perverse amusement. And good thing we did. Just look at it! We’re going to have to clean out the filter again soon. I tell you, the Poppins Trap was the smartest thing this town ever did for itself, hands down.

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