This micro story was written in response to Esther Chilton’s “Can You Tell A Story In… 44 words” challenge, citing four words which need to be included as part of the task: Raspberry, Chase, Attic and Octopus.

The chase ended with the scientist huddled in a corner of the attic, his arms wrapped around his knees, his knuckles white. He’d only blown a raspberry at his creation, but it was an act his genetically spliced Octopus-scorpion had taken some issue with…