bradhurt2003's 100-word story for June 8, 2025

bradhurt2003 wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 8, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

After hiking for what seemed like hours in a densely wooded area, a group of teenagers stumbled upon the most unusual sight. “What the heck is that?” one wondered aloud. None of the others could venture much of a guess. “We’ll just give it a new origin story!” another exclaimed. And so Hans the retired department store mannequin evolved into a long-forgotten virtuoso underappreciated by the masses. After years of failing to draw crowds to keep his employer afloat, he was thoughtlessly discarded, vulnerable to the advancing foliage. Satisfied with their far fetched narrative, the travelers continued toward their destination.

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