vignettes

[marycatelli]

This week's prompt is:
bait

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.

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[marycatelli]

"Watch out for these posters," said Jack, looking grim. "We don't know where they come from, but we do know they are trouble. The monsters are always the worst of the worst. Most adventurers get eaten."
"So," I said, "these are bait?"
Everyone looked shocked and horrified to my surprise.