magisternihil's 100-word story for June 2, 2026

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 2, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Reginald Boxhatten was an innovator, a creator of merchandise that the common consumer could not do without once made aware of its existence. He had a knack for refining things that already existed and then turning those products into money. The problem with VR headsets, as he saw it, was the physical limitations. You either had to strap yourself into an uncomfortable harness or inevitably crash into a wall and, well, what kind of reality is that? But remove it completely, incorporate a break from actual reality, now that was the trick. If he could only find his way back…

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