The plain woman held a strange watch. A tiny hand emerged. It styled her hair and makeup. Suddenly, she looked glamorous.
“Cool watch!” exclaimed Sonia.
She grinned. “Got it at Macys.”
“The one downtown?”
Her third eye opened. “The one on Mars.”
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EagleAye
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God! Globalisation is getting out of hand. Even Mars is starting to look like down town Americana.
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Exactly! So now it’s Solarianization. 😉 This is when Martians say, there goes the neighborhood! 🙂
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Cool Beans! I want one of those! Cool take on the prompt. Wonder if they have shipping from Mars….hmmmm….
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Yeah, they have shipping from Mars. It just costs an arm, both legs, and an eye. 😉 Glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks much! 🙂
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Fun take, I enjoyed the alien surprise at the end.
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Thank you! I do enjoy leaving a zinger at the end of stories. 🙂
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Enjoyed reading it! And, I am sure it will happen some day! 🙂
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It’s quite possible. What watches can do now would’ve seemed like alien technology 30 years ago. Glad you enjoyed this. Thanks much!
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Loved this. What a crazy idea!
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I’ve glot lots of crazy ones like this. Thanks so much! 🙂
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LOL very cool! Love it 😀
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Glad to hear that! Thanks much, Lyn! 🙂
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Yep, as soon as we get to Mars, there will be a Macys. And Walmart.
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It seems inevitable. There’ll be a McDonalds too, spreading ill-health through the solar system. 😉
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Halloween twist there? Sure glad I didn’t run into her 😀
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Oh yes. ‘Tis the season you know. She’s actually harmless. Her shopping skills are quite extraordinary (extraterrestrial) though. 😉
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Are there Macy’s everywhere?
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Oh yeah. It’s a little-known fact. 😉
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