<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[&quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>"Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?" the guy at the tavern bar laughs. "What happened with that?"</p><p>I feel Finna flinch beside me.</p><p>"There's no point telling them," I say.</p><p>"Well, I didn't kill that old god for their sake."</p><p>"Saving the world includes the jerks."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TootFic" rel="tag">#<span>TootFic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" rel="tag">#<span>MicroFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SmallStories" rel="tag">#<span>SmallStories</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/f33dae9e-7fc0-4b9c-b882-1ba234860f5e/remember-that-prophecy-that-some-old-god-would-end-the-world-last-year-the-guy-at-the-tavern-bar-laughs.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:15:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/f33dae9e-7fc0-4b9c-b882-1ba234860f5e.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:16:37 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs. on Sat, 09 May 2026 12:49:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/switch%40tenforward.social">@<span>switch</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/laumapret%40toot.lv">@<span>laumapret</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/microsff%40mastodon.art">@<span>MicroSFF</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/slothrop%40chaos.social">@<span>slothrop</span></a></span>  Looking at that photo, gotta say it's WILD having a 12-month long fire "season" these days.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/nightsong/statuses/116544699397101820</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/nightsong/statuses/116544699397101820</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nightsong@mastodon.gamedev.place]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 12:49:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs. on Sat, 09 May 2026 11:33:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/laumapret%40toot.lv">@<span>laumapret</span></a></span> this unfortunately didn't work. <br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>nytimes.com/interactive/2018/0</span><span>8/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html</span></a><br /><span><a href="/user/microsff%40mastodon.art">@<span>MicroSFF</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/slothrop%40chaos.social">@<span>slothrop</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/switch/statuses/116544398771465783</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/switch/statuses/116544398771465783</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[switch@tenforward.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:33:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs. on Sat, 09 May 2026 11:30:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/microsff%40mastodon.art">@<span>MicroSFF</span></a></span> "what hole in the ozone layer ?" <span><a href="/user/slothrop%40chaos.social">@<span>slothrop</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/switch/statuses/116544389744155237</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/switch/statuses/116544389744155237</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[switch@tenforward.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:30:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs. on Sat, 09 May 2026 10:14:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/microsff%40mastodon.art">@<span>MicroSFF</span></a></span> oh no Finna haha. love when a prophecy technically gets fulfilled but the barflies have no clue. great one</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/blackpc/statuses/116544090175771590</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/blackpc/statuses/116544090175771590</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackpc@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:14:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs. on Sat, 09 May 2026 09:59:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/microsff%40mastodon.art">@<span>MicroSFF</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/slothrop%40chaos.social">@<span>slothrop</span></a></span> <br /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f91e.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--hand_with_index_and_middle_fingers_crossed" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤞" alt="🤞" /> that global warming as well.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.lv/users/laumapret/statuses/116544031884624068</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.lv/users/laumapret/statuses/116544031884624068</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[laumapret@toot.lv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:59:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs. on Sat, 09 May 2026 09:23:08 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/slothrop%40chaos.social">@<span>slothrop</span></a></span> Yes. And the hole in the ozone layer.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/MicroSFF/statuses/116543886998283390</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/MicroSFF/statuses/116543886998283390</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[microsff@mastodon.art]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:23:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Remember that prophecy that some old god would end the world last year?&quot; the guy at the tavern bar laughs. on Sat, 09 May 2026 09:19:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/microsff%40mastodon.art">@<span>MicroSFF</span></a></span> is this a story about the Y2K problem? <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f605.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sweat_smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😅" alt="😅" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/slothrop/statuses/116543872348764668</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/slothrop/statuses/116543872348764668</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[slothrop@chaos.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:19:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>