Write the story you would not have invented by yourself.

Your brief

• Main character: A dog walker entrusted with a dog that refuses to pass one particular house.
• Setting: A cinema lobby during the final screening of an unpopular film.
• Relationship: They are strangers who both believe the other works there.
• Weather must change: A gust of wind carries away an important piece of paper.
• Amusing incident: A folding chair collapses very slowly during a serious speech.
• Complication: One character realises the plan depends on a promise they never actually made.
• Opening rule: Start with a small mistake that initially seems helpful.
• Structure: Give the protagonist two failed attempts before a successful third approach.
• Dialogue: Use a single-word reply that changes the direction of the scene.
• Ending rule: End on a line of dialogue of six words or fewer.
• Tone: Make the story increasingly tense without using violence.
• Wildcard: A character must eat something while trying to make an important point.

Use all five words

Maximum length: 1,000 characters, including spaces.