joeislove's 100-word story for October 10, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 10, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Grisly Adam was leaning on the railing again, staring, pondering. "It's all an illusion, you know," he grunted. "It's not real. It's a trick they use to keep us in here." I looked over the railing. It looked like about a ten-story drop into what looked like a three-story garage. No nets, no way to climb back up. We'd all thought about it, but no one had tried. But what if he's right? "You trying to say that's not real? I could just step out there and I won't really fall to my death?" "No, stupid. I'm talking about time."

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