“Three rounds, you buy. I’ll swim out to the bouy and back.” Tony explains the bet a third time.
“Dude, if us had the guts you’d be back already. ” Dominic taunts him.
Whidbey Street is Puget Sound comes to an obscure terminus. The weathered wooden bar has a feature called Jumpers Landing. It’s where the drunk meets the Sound. The scene a slab of limestone hanging out inviting you into blue cool water.
Tony walks over to the landing. The sign of NO SWIMMING is powerless against the bar bet. The split rail fence provides a better launching point than the deterrent.
“Hey! Hey! GET AWAY FROM THERE!” Call from behind. Words said on a manner knowing their uselessness.
Tony doesn’t see the pod of Orca. They don’t care for Captain Morgan. But baby’s got to eat something.
Coloring Outside the Lines 
I miss the Puget Sound, and I’m glad the baby got fed! Great story!
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Thank you my dear. It seemed like a nice place to feed the wildlife. I’ve been on a cruise going thru it and seen it from outside Tacoma. Very nice indeed
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Pure Darwinism at work…natural selection and all that. Great story.
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Thank you so much. It definitely deepens the gene pool. I meant Sea World maybe fun but I’m not swimming with them. 😉
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Lovely take on the prompt
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Thanks for the kind words my dear
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Captain Morgan thought the bet was worth risking his life and he lost. Great story Mark!
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Thank you my dear. I had to get the guy in the water to be eaten.
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Yes, I understand. He deserved it! LOL
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This doesn’t end well for someone and ends quite well for someone else…hard to know how to feel at the end. Great story! You packed so much into this. Are you sure it’s just 100 words? 😉
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Thanks so much for comment. I usually go over the word count. Two winners… The guy didn’t have to buy drinks and baby! One bad ending
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Good story of man’s stupidity
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fortunately there is no end to man’s stupidity. That’s just more subject matter. Thanks for the read and comment.
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The things people do when they drink…
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The stuff you don’t remember doing is the problem. Thank god cell phones were less common a couple years ago. Thanks for read and comment
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Yes…I wish to return to thise days!
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Ati least no-one could prove that you really were that stupid then. 😉
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Exactly!!! I feel bad for today’s youth…every little stupid thing blasted all over the Internet!
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And all those adults who forget what they did judging them.
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I’ve a little less pity for them as they should know better…
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Yep
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Poor Tony, he lost on both counts…and the orca baby wins a meal!
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Hmm. I think the phrase is winner winner chicken dinner. I may have fed baby Italian instead. Somehow, playing with orca seemed like a bar bet.
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Drunken bets always seem to end badly.
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Not fit the orca baby
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That looked a difficult picture prompt, but I truly enjoyed your take. Bet, isn’t it another name for trouble
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There’s lots of names for trouble! It was first thing that popped in my mind. I even went and find names that fit the area tiq give it the authentic feel. I’m not sure if anyone is from Tacoma, Washington will read it
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Good you researched! Well done
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Ouch.. violating rules sometimes has dire consequences.
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You have to teach them a lesson. Unfortunately, it’s probably against the law to feed wildlife too. Thanks for the read and comment.
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