PaigePrier's 100-word story for October 14, 2025

PaigePrier wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 14, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The well-meaning liberation of the emoji was something Hector had looked so forward to. He had gone to the parades of emoji (and even had an enlightening encounter with a peach...) Unfortunately, Hector was quite stuck in a slightly annoyed state by the makeup of his own pixels. Not to worry, though. He would surely be internally delighted when he escaped his digital constraints. He saw many strange things on his adventure out. Unfortunately, no one had warned him about the effect rain would have on his kind. At least his current state reflected his expression. Rather authentic, he thought.

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