TITLE: The Pet Incentive Program [2025: Denmark Zoo Requests Donated Pets for Lion Feedings]

 

TITLE: The Pet Incentive Program [2025: Denmark Zoo Requests Donated Pets for Lion Feedings]

SETTING: Window 14B, late afternoon. Gary holding a flyer with a paw print logo. Rosa seated nearby, sorting mail. Light from the window casts long shadows.

CHARACTERS:
- Gary from 14B (left)
- Rosa (right)

PANEL 1:

GARY: “They’re asking people to donate their pets. For feedings.”  
ROSA: “That’s not a program. That’s a quiet betrayal.”

PANEL 2:

GARY: “They said it builds community.”  
ROSA: “So did the guillotine.”

The Final Encore [2025: Ozzy Osbourne Dies at 76 – Rock Legend Remembered]

 

TITLE: The Final Encore [2025: Ozzy Osbourne Dies at 76 – Rock Legend Remembered]

SETTING: Rooftop at dusk. Gary from 14B holding a Bluetooth speaker playing “Crazy Train.” Grandpa gazing out over the skyline, arms folded, quiet.

CHARACTERS:
- Gary from 14B (left)
- Grandpa (right)

PANEL 1:

GARY: “Ozzy’s gone. They said he left surrounded by love.”

GRANDPA: “Fitting. He gave the rest of us chaos and clarity.”

PANEL 2:

GARY: “They’re calling him a rock god.”

GRANDPA: “He was louder than gods. And more honest.”

Clip the Chaos [2025: San Diego Relaxes Ban on Digital-Only Grocery Coupons]

 

TITLE: Clip the Chaos

SETTING: Tower lounge window. Grandpa holding a half-crumpled paper flyer. Gary from 14B squinting at his phone, surrounded by expired QR codes.

CHARACTERS:
- Gary from 14B (left)
- Grandpa (right)

PANEL 1:

GARY: “The store printed my digital coupon.”

GRANDPA: “Then scanned it... from your soul?”

PANEL 2:

GARY: “They gave me a discount... and a pamphlet on equity.”

GRANDPA: “Next week they’ll invoice you for fairness.”

Security Measures & Sock Confidence [2025: TSA Softens Shoe Removal Policy]

 

TITLE: Security Measures & Sock Confidence

SETTING: Tower hallway view. Rosa from 14C looking out window, Mr. Johnson pausing mid-stroll with his clipboard. Distant echo of airport news blaring from an open unit.

CHARACTERS:
- Rosa from 14C (left)
- Mr. Johnson (right)

PANEL 1:

ROSA: “Airports no longer require shoe removal.”

MR. JOHNSON: “A victory for podiatry. A setback for dignity detectors.”

PANEL 2:

ROSA: “They said footwear isn't a threat anymore.”

MR. JOHNSON: “Until someone hides ambition in an orthopedic loafer.”

Make America Gripe Again [2025: Trump vs. Musk – The Subsidy Smackdown]

 

TITLE: Make America Gripe Again

SETTING: Apartment TV blaring news, Rosa from 14C scrolling X, Mr. Johnson holding a Tesla key fob

CHARACTERS: Rosa from 14C (left), Mr. Johnson (right)

PANEL 1:

ROSA: “Trump threatened to deport Musk.”

MR. JOHNSON: “Over a tax bill?”

ROSA: “And Musk praised him... right after.”

MR. JOHNSON: “That’s not politics. That’s a toxic situationship.”

PANEL 2:

ROSA: “Now Trump wants to sic DOGE on him.”

MR. JOHNSON: “The crypto?”

ROSA: “No. The Department of Government Efficiency.”

MR. JOHNSON: “Ah. Bureaucracy with bite.”

Deliver Us from Logic [2025: Algorithmic Courier Goes Rogue]

 

TITLE: Deliver Us from Logic

SETTING: Apartment hallway, Courier holding a package labeled “Blender,” Mr. Johnson opening his door mid-sip of coffee

CHARACTERS: Courier (left), Mr. Johnson (right)

PANEL 1:

COURIER: “The system said 14C... but my gut said you needed this.”

MR. JOHNSON: “I didn’t order a blender.”

COURIER: “You ordered closure. The blender is just the vessel.”

PANEL 2:

MR. JOHNSON: “What about the algorithm?”

COURIER: “It’s still calculating. I’m already healing neighborhoods.”

Your Concern Is Important to Our Algorithm [2025: YouTube Support Experience]

 

TITLE: Your Concern Is Important to Our Algorithm

SETTING: Apartment living room, Gary from 14B at his laptop, Tasha from 14C holding a mug labeled “Human Support?”

CHARACTERS: Gary from 14B (left), Tasha from 14C (right)

PANEL 1:

GARY: “I asked why my video was flagged.”

TASHA: “And?”

GARY: “They sent me a link... to their Terms of Confusion.”

PANEL 2:

TASHA: “Did you get a real answer?”

GARY: “No, but I unlocked a new badge: ‘User in Perpetuity.’”