magisternihil's 100-word story for September 5, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on September 5, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"How much further?" asked Rick. He was so hot his sweat was sweating. "Farther," said Gina. "Further denotes figurative distance. Farther denotes physical distance." Rick sighed. "Whatever. How much of it? I'm chomping at the bit to get there." It was Gina's turn to sigh. "It's actually champing at the bit. Horses don't chomp, they champ." Rick groaned. "You're just trying to fill word count, aren't you?" "Who, me?" asked Gina. "No, the guy up there. Don't worry about it. what's that up ahead?" They entered the clearing. "These people take 'AirBnB' way too figuratively," said Rick. "Literally," corrected Gina.

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