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@Oma_Trisha_F In her magical girl form her body is that of a fit and healthy young woman, with supernatural strength and resilience.

The artificer nodded. "I can build this wheeled chair, but why? You have an enchanted hover seat.""Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards.""Why?""Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

@MicroSFF I misread that as panther, and knowing cats it would have worked just fine too

The inscription on the blade shone silvery."Justice," the maid read. "Are you an enchanted butterknife?""Yes."She almost dropped it. "You are?""For centuries, none who held me sought justice. I took this form to hide."It grew in her hand.She hefted the sword. "Hm. Not sure you can help."#TootFic #SmallStories #MicroFiction

The architect tried to keep doubt from her face. "These are very interesting ideas, your majesty."The emperor smiled. "Thank you, I think there's a good variety of traps.""And the sign?""Yes, 'Grave robbers welcome'. Definitely.""And you will be buried-""In the garden, outside the tomb."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

An ogre knocked - carefully - on the witch's door.She looked up at the hulking figure. "Can I help you?""Do you know where giants live?""Haven't been any here for centuries. Why?"The ogre blushed. "I... It's stupid, but... I want to be the small spoon.""Hm. I have a shrinking potion."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu lies dreaming. I focus on my dreamwatcher machine, making minute adjustments in all five dimensions.The Great Old One whimpers, vast limbs twitching in unease. What visions can terrify such an entity?An image forms in the machine.A classroom.No trousers.#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?""A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-""Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?""About as intelligent as a border collie.""So, intelligent. Why?""You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

I paused, out of breath. The Void had taken all my frustrated screaming and absorbed it. "I'm sorry," I whispered. "You must have heard all this before, countless times."'only you,' said the Void, 'scream your frustration like you do'I took a deep breath to resume, then smiled. "Thanks."#microFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"What are you working on?"I put the soldering iron on its stand and inspected my work."A time travel receiver. I figured out the machine can't travel in time itself.""Do you have a transmitter too?"I plugged the power in. "Not yet."A newspaper appeared in the machine."I will, next year."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #scienceFiction

The witch made him hot chocolate. "They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."He took a sip."They say I can overcome any hardship.""Mm," said the witch. "And I can. I do."The witch said nothing. "But I shouldn't have to!""No."The witch held the hero as he wept."No, you shouldn't."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"There's... er..." My new assistant bookseller faltered. Over by the window, an open book hovered. As I looked, a page turned. I picked up my hag stone and peered through it."Just a ghost. That's a relief.""What else...""Imps, devils, people with invisibility spells. The last are worst."#TootFic #MicroFiction #SmallStories #BookSellers

There was a lot of gossip. Not because they were both very old, and famous. Not only because both used the same pronouns. Mostly because they were different species. How do they do it?"Like everybody else," the heir to the Elven throne said.The dragon smiled. "With love, care, and enthusiasm."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

The unicorn listened intently. Somewhere in the forest, someone innocent was singing.The unicorn followed the sound, found the singer, and laid down with their head in the singer's lap. "bottles of-"The young orc fell silent, smiled shyly, then resumed singing."Beer on the wall..."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

The witch took her hands off the patient's body. "First of all," she said with absolute conviction, "there's nothing wrong with you.""The doctor-""Said you must be either man or woman?""That it's black or white, no grey.""Nonsense. Every colour in the rainbow is between black and white."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"What treasure did your adventure yield?" villagers would ask on her return. "None," she would laugh, "except memories, scars, and a favour owed me by a wolf!"Or a dragon, toad, sow, or gorgon."When will you call in all the favours owed you?""Only when I must," she said.She never had to.#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

There was a 'womp' sound from the yard. I looked out the window.Where the large pile of leaves had been, a dragon sat."Oi!" I called."The hoard was unguarded," the dragon said. "I claim it."Every damn year. It'll leave once the leaves lose their golden hue. Meanwhile, I can't order takeaway.#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

The travel poster looked like so many others. A lush forest behind a serene beach. The text said "Be something exotic!""Sorry, there's a typo on your poster. I think you mean 'somewhere'?""No. We can make you to be, say, a bear, tiger, or hippo, for up to a week.""A hippo? Tell me more!"#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Suddenly, I noticed a faint smell of tuna. I looked over at my office partner, Dr. Hunt. She was grinning by the machine she'd built. "It works!""Nice," I said. "What is it?""What you smell is the ghost of tuna!"I felt something brush against my leg. The office filled with ghostly purring.#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

The time traveller closed the book and stared blankly ahead. "So," said the author, "was that what-""No! That wasn't at all- It's a warning!""Allegorical, but y-""It's not you I need to kill, it's the person who read this and still wanted to build the Torment Nexus!""Kill?""I must go!"#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #TormentNexus