joeislove's 100-word story for May 4, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 4, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

My wife just sighed when she saw it. "How much?" "A more important question would be, 'Is that one of the original props?' And the answer is 'Yes, this is actually the one they used for the closeup shots when the stormtroopers stopped them, when we all learned what a Jedi mind trick is.' Knowing that, I think anyone would agree that an item like this is priceless!" She stared at me. Made a small but significant hand gesture. "You will tell me the price." So I did. I had to. That's when she went all Sith lord on me.

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