Oh my gosh, @dirge, I read this story right when you posted the link for the challenge, but I must have seen a squirrel and off I went! I'm so sorry I missed up-voting this before payout. Today is catch-up day on everything I missed, and I usually catch everything in time! Anyway, great story. Very sinister!
no worries!
I'm assigning myself a task to review entries nightly! That really shouldn't have happened. Just want you to know how much I appreciate your participation. Thank you!