PaigePrier's 100-word story for October 13, 2025

PaigePrier wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 13, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The annual shedding of the skin of the puppets could be startling, if you weren't expecting it. I had a full day, and so jumped a little. I rather liked the sock kinds (the ventriloquist ones were... more disturbing) I wondered if my new visitor would try to teach me something. I personally liked the power of friendship one. I only hoped that it wouldn't seduce one of my favorite socks, run away with it so that I would be left with only its intended match. I suppose the arranged marriage of them was rather outdated, even if aesthetically pleasing.

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