joeislove's 100-word story for October 2, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 2, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Nice day for the world to end. They say the chain reaction that started with the collider crash-down is slow moving, but that it will inevitably rewrite every atom on the planet, tearing the whole of everything apart, then reassembling it into something new and different. Based on the last hasty report we got from the observation stations south of here, we have maybe three more days before the first ripples hit us, followed a day later by the tsunami of chaos. So yes, I'm taking the day off, okay? Having a drink, enjoying the sun. Now leave me alone.

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