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The Barely Employed Sparrowhawk
Random inspiration: barely employed sparrowhawk
AI-generated painting and story
The story
The sparrowhawk had applied for three jobs this week. The interview went well — they liked its focus, its silence, its ability to stare unblinking at spreadsheets for hours. But the HR rep said it lacked ‘team synergy’ and ‘a proactive attitude.’ Now it waits, not for prey, but for the 3 p.m. break, when the intern leaves her sandwich unattended. It does not move. It is very good at waiting.
The brief
A sparrowhawk perches on a cheap office chair in a dimly lit cubicle, feathers slightly ruffled, one talon resting on a half-empty coffee mug, fluorescent light casting a pale green glow over beige walls and a half-filled inbox.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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