ext_84495 ([identity profile] kb9vcn.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 31_days2016-06-29 08:00 pm

[29-Jun-2016] [Metall/u/rgy] Out Of Line In Line

Title: Out Of Line In Line
Prompt: 29-Jun-2016 "a new folklore of terror"
Based on: Metall/u/rgy
Characters: Mercury, Uranium
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: None.

Mercury and Uranium were waiting for lunch in a very long slow line at a sandwich shop.

Mercury checked her phone and gasped theatrically. "OH NO!!" she lied. "MY EXPERIMENT HAS GONE HORRIBLY AWRY!!"

Everyone else in the sandwich shop immediately ran away screaming.

Uranium frowned at her friend. "That was manipulative of you, Hy."

Mercury shrugged. "It used to hurt my feelings when people were frightened of my work. But since that's how it is, I might as well use it to my advantage."

"You HAVE cleared the queue," Uranium noted, "but you've also scared away the 'sandwich artists'."