magisternihil's 100-word story for May 9, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 9, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Henry looked around at the people in the restaurant, the ultra-rich who stuff their maw with exotic dishes that had no business being even conceived. Who looks at a lobster and thinks, “I want to stuff that with things and eat it.”? He thumbed the protective cover off his device and pushed the button. No one heard the sound, but its effects were immediate. Every bit of glass shattered. The lobster tank exploded. It sounded like freedom. Henry then realized more planning was in order as he saw thirty dead lobsters thud to the floor in the saddest drumroll ever.

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