Mastodawn

C. R. Taxon Mar 29, 2023

Today's #microPrompt: BLAME
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+ A story that contains the prompt word (derivations and tense changes ok), or
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nebulos

@crtaxon
“Indeed. Foundation leadership appears to be happy enough to leave the matter as that: researcher becomes attached to a subject, releases it from containment. A retrieval team is dispatched, subject recovered, researcher dismissed, and the books are closed. Similar incidents occur several times a year.”
“Matter of course, then. Even if Erika has a tendency to convince people to set her free, you can hardly blame her for trying.”
“If only the story were so simple."