Issue 1
The Louvre
The year is 2030. Mimà Zampini drags herself through the Louvre in Paris. Younger onlookers pretend to appreciate the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. Regurgitate at the sight of Zarya of the Dawn made by some AI, and blush at the new BL exhibit. Art is dead (cliché) - or maybe it was always a joke.
Issue 2
Baking Disappointment
Each step in the recipe felt like proof that the effort would pay off, that is was contributing to something tasty and worthwhile. But once the moment finally came... to take them out of the oven, it passed without impact. What remained wasn't failure (maybe?) in any dramatic sense, just a quiet hollow realisation that all that effort had led to nowhere at all, save disappointment.
Moral of the story...? Don't try to hard, I guess.

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