Brighter Than Stars

“I’m brighter than you stars!” New York City taunted, waving their walk signs, shaking their streetlights at Orion, the sole visible constellation that Fall night.

“Pfft,” said Rigel, Orion’s brightest, “what are you, a hundred years old?”

“Shut up, I’m almost five!”

Fwiw, Capella, Vega, Sirius, and Deneb were also visible over the City the night of the story. They’re each…