joeislove's 100-word story for September 23, 2025

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

Strawberry slices are a great source of vitamins, but that’s not why I’m doing this. Does it make my eye bags less pronounced? Yes, but for someone of my race, your Earth strawberries are actually a perfect conduit for channeling our psychic powers. We have only recently discovered this phenomenon by accident (yes, we were using them as eye treatments to reduce puffiness), and our scientists do not fully understand why. Anyway, all of that is to say: you are now under the control of the Gorlaxxian Empire and you will do as I say. Take me to your leader.

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