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Grief Algorithm | Scene 0 Bonus

Grief Algorithm | Scene 0 Bonus
Small wins start the day.

Scene 0 — Algorithm. This was the final scene I wrote. My wife said she wasn't connecting to Kyoko as a character. So I wrote this scene to ground her as a person, pre-AI connection.

Content note: anxiety, divorce fallout, health-metric nudges, mild food/smoke alarm stress.

—Keith

Scene 0 Bonus — Feed Capy!

You have 30 seconds. Press "Start." Tap “Feed!” as many times as you can. Beat your mode’s record, make Capy happy.
Easy: no chewing delay.
Score0
Time30s
Best (Easy)0
Mood: Sleepy
Tip: Spacebar also feeds while a round is active. Hard mode adds a short “chew” lockout after each bite.
Next up in Scene 1: Kyoko attempts an in-and-out Costco run. (If such a thing is even possible.)
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