LJIdol - Week 24 Entry

[mezzominty]

The Cupertino Effect

Paul and David sat facing each other in the small sushi restaurant, a bowl of warm, salted edamame between them.

Paul asked, “So how was your day, dear?”

David began describing his day, and all was quite pleasant until Paul interrupted, “Did you just say, ‘Kill all the monkeys’?”

David chortled, “What? No. I was talking

Comments

[halfshellvenus]

This is where you hope Paul is dreaming, and it's certainly the kind of slow mutation from reality to random that dreams will do to you!

[mezzominty]

If this story had a soundtrack, it would be "Life is but a Dream" ;)

Thanks for reading!

[tsuki_no_bara]

well this is creepy! it reads like a twilight zone episode or something. a lot of disturbing in not a lot of words.

(but also, now i want sushi.)

[mezzominty]

Nothing like sushi and sinister monkeys! Thanks for reading!

[meridian_rose]

Progressively creepier, especially since it's not clear if Paul is sliding into a delusion, or waking to a horrible reality beneath everyday illusion, or merely dreaming!

[mezzominty]

I'm glad it felt that way... I was going for that. Thanks!

[mallorys_camera]

I liked this. Life does "autocorrect" in horrifying ways sometimes. :-)

[mezzominty]

Too true! Thank you!

[beeker121]

That's a lot of monkeys. I like how this slowly slides into the surreal.

[mezzominty]

But can you ever have TOO MANY monkeys? No, no you cannot. :) Thanks for reading!