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The Emotionally Available Mantis
Random inspiration: emotionally available mantis
AI-generated painting and story
The story
Gregory came to the mantis because his wife said he needed to be heard. The mantis listened without interrupting, its triangular head tilting slightly as Gregory spoke about his fear of commitment and a childhood incident involving a goldfish. When Gregory finished, the mantis handed him a tissue and nodded slowly. Gregory felt seen for the first time in years. He paid the mantis eighty dollars and left, feeling emotionally available and slightly concerned about the antennae.
The brief
A praying mantis sits on a beige sofa in a dimly lit living room, facing a man who sits opposite. The mantis holds a tissue box in its forelegs. The walls are pale yellow, illuminated by a single grey lamp, casting long, still shadows across the room.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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