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The Mildly Haunted Anglerfish
Random inspiration: mildly haunted anglerfish
AI-generated painting and story
The story
Reginald had been dead for three years, though he continued to attend his weekly meetings at the local angling society. He found the afterlife to be mostly quiet and slightly damp. The other members never mentioned the transparency of his lower jaw, and he appreciated their discretion. He spent most of his afternoons staring at his membership certificate, wondering if he had remembered to renew his subscription before passing. The ghost trailing behind him was a distant cousin who refused to leave until Reginald apologized for a disagreement regarding a specific brand of bait. Reginald remained silent, his glow dimming slightly as he considered the etiquette of haunting a room that was already haunted.
The brief
An anglerfish floats in a dimly lit room with peeling wallpaper, its lure glowing a dull yellow. It wears a small grey cardigan and stares blankly at a framed certificate on the wall. The water is still and green, and a faint translucent shape hovers behind its tail.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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