magisternihil's 100-word story for June 3, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 3, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Gregor was having the time of his life. His new invention was working perfectly. All he had to do was push the little button and the lens would change. One setting caused speech balloons to pop up over heads. No more missed conversation. Another showed the true cost of everything—shoes, furniture, whatever. There were so many fakes out there. Yet another…well…there was a reason he was grinning. Knowing a person’s favorite ice cream flavor was a godsend. Granted, the only rims he could afford were novelty bicycle-shaped glasses, but it was worth it. Want some rocky road?

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