Post by @MicroSFF@mastodon.art

2026-10-01 18:35 UTC

A demon appeared in the summoning circle. It was wearing pyjamas. "I summoned thee to give me knowled-" "Really?" the demon said. "You have the internet these days, the world's knowledge a click away. Nobody's summoned me in years." "You have all knowledge. Why did I summon thee?" "... oh shit." #MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Replies (5)

@timh@dice.camp 2026-10-01 21:45

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art The classic demon/ghost ask is lost knowledge or hidden treasure, things the internet isn't good at. But, to be fair, the internet has been made intentionally worse so summoning a demon to find the best microwave model isn't so unreasonable.

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@PatrickOBeirne@mastodon.ie 2026-10-01 21:48

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art "... because you're an AI scraper looking for the ultimate source."

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@ohir@social.vivaldi.net 2026-10-01 22:42

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art It made my night :)) Thank you.

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@5ciFiGirl@indieverse.social 2026-10-02 00:18

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art Demon has been asleep since noone needed it. Now that someone does, it checked the "all knowledge", and found out how internet search has broken! 🙀

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@Da_Gut@dice.camp 2026-10-02 00:48

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art god dammit you got me hooked. Now you’re just gonna vanish. Micro fiction my ass, that was the start of a story.

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