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Orders Up, Options Sideways (Otherwise Untitled)

Story by Moriar on SoFurry

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#144 of Short Stories

A gryphon expresses confusion and dismay in a fast food place.

~ The possum shrugged to the gryphon, his hands, fingers, and mouth a complicated nest of support and manipulation around the burrito that he was struggling to eat faster than it could fall apart.

~ "But, then why even have it on the menu?", the gryphon glaring down into the bowl of soup.

~ "This place sells tacos, and something called 'Ice Mixin', Beth. I gave up on making sense of it years ago.", the possum wasting several precious moments of burrito integrity to reassure his friend.

~ The gryphon held up the fork, "They don't even have spoons!"

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