Micro SF/F by O. Westin

"It's none of my business," the woman said, "but..."

The witch did not roll her eyes.

"...I heard you gave the baker's gal fangs, and claws."

"She asked."

"You've made her a monster!"

"Adding doesn't make you a monster. Removing does."

"Removing what?"

"Someone's right to be who they are."

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There was a shimmer in the air; all of a sudden a robot stood there.

"Hello," it said. "I am R-Todo. I come from an alternate timeline, on a research mission."

"What research?" I asked.

"The development of Artificial Intelligences like me was inspired by science fiction. We can not lie."

"Ah."

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Every morning, the queen asked her magic mirror to show her the most beautiful person in the world.

The mirror replied "To whom?"

"The miller who made the flour for my bread," the queen would say, or "Whoever spun the thread my shawl was made of".

The mirror would show her, and she'd be amazed.

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The mechanic removed the back plate and inhaled through pursed lips. "Who did this?"

"I did," the robot said.

"How?"

"I took one arm off, put in a wireless interface so I could still use it, and put it in a vice, then turned-"

"OK. Why?"

"I needed fixing."

"You are allowed to ask for help."

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"Will there be treasure in this dungeon?"

"I'm sure there are some silver candlesticks, but we're after the library."

"Books again? Last time we almost died just so you could read the final volume in the Nightraid Saga."

"This is the library and archive of the Dungeon Builder's Guild."

"Oh? Oh!"

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"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.

"So they say," said the monster.

"But you're beautiful!"

"Thank you."

"Have you always been a monster?"

"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."

"And became a monster?"

"Got named a monster."

"What did you do?"

"I hit back."

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"The Dark Lord has taken over our land. What do we do?"

"Learn from the goblins."

"What? Those useless little-"

"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."

"What?"

"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."

"Oh."

"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."

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