magisternihil's 100-word story for July 23, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 23, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The long and short of it is Manny got bored. When you work on a mountain, especially one crawling with tourists, it all gets a bit, you know, same-y. More than once a visitor skied up, sending a shower of snow into his face, and complained about the slope. One guy even asked him if they could move a tree. Can you believe that? Move. A. Damn. Tree. So...the yeti suit. He liked to see how long it took them to register him. He kept a tally of how many fell and how many fled. It passed for fun.

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