“Maybe if you shifted your weight differently?”
“Your stunning lack of tact isn’t helping.”
“It’s my fault your fat ass got stuck in this vent shaft?”
“No but it IS your fault we took this way.”
“Suck in your gut. The bomb goes in two minutes.”
This is for @felt.buzz’s challenge at
https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@felt.buzz/hey-look-out-it-s-zapfic-microfiction-writing-contest-results-of-week-109-and-new-prompt-for-week-110
I thought that was quite tactful, considering. Great zapfic.
Yeah, appearing tactful from just this snippet but since it's in medias res I was thinking that the backstory might provide more context. Don't think I pulled it off though.