magisternihil's 100-word story for September 22, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on September 22, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

“Look, when you said your friend was eccentric, I thought you meant he collected Pokemon or something, but this is beyond strange.” Kelly looked at her husband’s face, trying her best to keep from laughing at the sheer bewilderment etched on every feature. “I know, I know. I didn’t realize how far he had gone down the crazy road.” “He’s coming back. What the hell?” he whispered quickly. Devon came back out of the door in the baby face wall wearing a jester’s outfit and carrying cricket bats which he distributed. “Come on, you’ll need these for the next room.”

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