Prompt 40 [39 is next]
Added 2025-04-20 22:21:36 +0000 UTC“Hey,you never call - especially this early. What’s up?
“Listen have you ever read that Kafka story about the bug?”
“No, but I have seen The Fly with Jeff Goldboom and I hear it’s kind if similar”
“I mean, not really? I guess it is in the sense that - nevermind. Look. The point is I woke up this morning as a fucking
pile of matches!"
There was a long pause
"You're a..."
"Yes - the whole pile."
"At once?"
"Yes"
There was a beat followed by a beat followed by a beat
"Okay, look I'll tell you the highlights"
"okay"
"Yes, I am all of them at once. Yes, I can leave one behind but I am scared to - I think it will develop independent sentience. Yes, I kind of want to light one of myself on fire. No, I wouldn't even really know how as I am just a pile of matches and not a matchbook or anything with a reliable striker."
"How did you use the phone?"
"Voice command"
"So you have a mouth?"
"Just one, yeah - but we all share it, if that makes sense"
"It does not. Where is it located?"
"Look I need you to come get me"
"Dude - you're not going to believe this"
"I dunno, at this point I would believe fucking anything"
"I'm just gunna say it"
"yeah, just say it-"
"I woke up a candle"
"...."
"...."
...."
"I woke up as a candle"
"I heard you"
"oh, okay"
"And how did you-"
"Voice command"
"Right"
"Right"
"...."
"...."
"I've always loved you, you know"
"Oh..."
"Have you... do you...?"
"I should probably try to get help"
"Oh, okay"
"Yeah, we... let's talk about this later, though"
"Sure, sure sure, sure"
"Mk"
"yeah'
fin
Comments
“…I woke up this morning as a fucking window.” “What do you mean a window? Like you’re glass and frame and sash?” “No not literally a window. Like the concept of a window.” “…the concept…of a…window… what the hell are you talking about? Are you high?” “Fuck you, NO, I’m not high. I went out to get the mail and said hi to the neighbor lady and she turned arm mid wave and stopped. Just looked right through me. And normally that would be great - move through the world without being perceived? - YES PLEASE.” “So what’s the problem?” “It’s great in theory, but maybe less so in practice. First of all it was fucking creepy. And I mean unfortunately sometimes you need to- “ *DING* “Hang on, someone’s at my door. I need to check my camera.” “Can you see me?”
siesta_maven
2025-04-21 20:13:48 +0000 UTChi I cried. yeah. laughed too but wow. love this immensely. I'm in a "the well is empty" kinda slump, but perhaps this'll loosen the rubble. angel, you are. it's a perfect story 🤌
caroscope
2025-04-21 18:22:59 +0000 UTC
