Piece of original fiction

So my friend says to me online, while my away message is up, "Don't come back until you've written something." With all this arm twisting, how could I resist? He likes to keep me sharp by making me write something, ANYTHING, every now and then. It's also exploitation, because they're mostly for his reading pleasure. But I'm not going to file charges or anything, cause usually what results is something I can be reasonably proud of. That's the background story of this piece. It really has no context, no greater meaning, nothing... it's up to the reader. Even I have no idea what it's about! But I would be infinitely grateful if someone would read it, and tell me what you think. And if you like this, I posted another piece of original fic (less obscure, more with the plot) a few weeks ago, so I'd love if you could read that too. Constructive Criticism always welcome!

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