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The Overdressed Locust
Random inspiration: overdressed locust
AI-generated painting and story
The story
Bartholomew had spent three hours adjusting his cufflinks before realizing he had nowhere to go. He remained seated in the armchair, the brocade waistcoat pinching his thorax, waiting for a guest who had forgotten the appointment. Outside, the summer heat shimmered against the windowpane. He sipped cold tea and wondered if the formality of the collar made him appear more respectable to the dust motes dancing in the amber light.
The brief
A large locust sits upright in a worn velvet armchair, wearing a heavy brocade waistcoat and a tight starched collar. The room is dimly lit by a single amber lamp, casting deep shadows across a dusty Persian rug and peeling wallpaper.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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