nothing personal

“I couldn’t worm nothing out of him.”

“You used pliers?”

“Yeah.  He screamed a lot but wouldn’t give up his friends.”

“Get rid of him.”

“Nothing personal,” he’d always wanted to say that.

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Word Count: 33

I feel like I could tackle this challenge every day this week and come up with something different.  There were so many ways I wanted to go with it.  There was so much more detail I could have put in if I’d been allowed a few more more words.  Who’s the boss?  Who’s the henchman?  Who’s their captive?

I might have to revisit this story later to expand on it anyway.

But, for now, these 33 words were in response to the current Trifecta Writing Challenge:

WORM (transitive verb)

1a :  to proceed or make (one’s way) insidiously or deviously<worm their way into positions of power     — Bill Franzen>

 b :  to insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means

 c :  to cause to move or proceed in or as if in the manner of a worm

2 :  to wind rope or yarn spirally round and between the strands of (a cable or rope) before serving

3 :  to obtain or extract by artful or insidious questioning or by pleading, asking, or persuading —usually used with out of<finally wormed the truth out of him>

Remember:

• Your response must be exactly 33 words.

• You must use the 3rd definition of the given word in your post.

• The word itself needs to be included in your response.

• You may not use a variation of the word; it needs to be exactly as stated above.

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Have you ever used your powers of persuasion to worm information from someone?