"That creepy guy is here again," my boss hissed.

[microsff@mastodon.art]

"That creepy guy is here again," my boss hissed.

I looked to the pinball machine in corner. A lanky man in overalls and a soft hat was playing.

"You're making a fortune from the old coins he's using. But I'll have a word."

Later, I told my boss the guy worked as a ferryman. Why'd he get so pale?

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

[azteclady@kind.social]

@MicroSFF ::chef's kiss::

[zekovski@pouet.chapril.org]

@MicroSFF
Wow. I don't get this one.
Would somebody help me please ?

[viq@social.hackerspace.pl]

@Zekovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon

[iridium09@mastodon.top]

@Zekovski @MicroSFF The ferryman is Charon, the Greek mythological figure that ferried the souls of the dead across the rivers of Hell, for the price of 1 drachme (big ancient greek gold piece). The boss became pale because he probably knows who he is.

[zekovski@pouet.chapril.org]

@viq
Oooooh ! It wasn't the most obvious I saw.
Thank you.