joeislove's 100-word story for June 17, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 17, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

They call me Usagi. Well, I mean, I want them to. I'm trying to get it to catch on. That's why I wear the mask. For some reason people keep calling me Unagi, but that is very clearly a different animal. I think it's maybe because that word is more memorable to Westerners because of the proliferation of sushi places. But this is not an eel mask. What would that even look like? A rabbit mask is a lot cooler. Granted mine is not as cool as the one in Donnie Darko, but still pretty cool. Right? Call me Usagi.

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