used them all? small vocabulary? makes him sound stupid; or wise, if his few words were chosen wisely and imparted wisdom.
this could also be allegory to life, leaving the nest, if he was a lawyer.. :)
yes all these scenarios crossed my mind at once.

Thanks for the comments Elsha. This would probably make more sense if you knew my little brother.

I really liked this, though I cant quite put my finger on why; possibly the almost rhythmic pace or the multitude of meanings that can be derived from it, maybe because it feels like a full story and I wanna know more. Either way, one of my favourite 12-word novels so far.

As long as you maintain a sense of the metaphorical, the using up of words is quite a magical phrase. I liked it.