Microfiction Day 357 – ‘The Player’

“I’m bored of this character now.”

“Why?”

“They’re just old. They’ve completed everything. There’s nothing left to do.”

“So make them a special case. A ninety year old who can still run a marathon or something.”

“Nah it’s been done. I think I want to start again.”

“You know what to do then.”

He hovered over the avatar and waited for the big red X to appear over their heart. Clicked once.

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“He had always seemed so healthy.”

“I know, but isn’t this what we would all want? For good old age until suddenly it isn’t?”

“Yeah. I guess so.”


Comments

2 responses to “Microfiction Day 357 – ‘The Player’”

  1. Justin Smith avatar
    Justin Smith

    That’s a clever one.

    Like it!

  2. Wow – another spine-tingling chiller!

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