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Panel 1
Chauncey, Marla, and Lester sit in Lester's living room. Chauncey sits in a chair, looking happy with his arms raised triumphantly. He has a laptop on his lap. Marla and Lester sit on the couch, holding game pads and looking over at Chauncey.
Chauncey: Aha, finally! It's here!
Lester: What?
Chauncey: An AI assistant to help me with my job applications.

Panel 2
Chauncey rubs his hands together with a sinister look on his face.
Chauncey: My résumé keeps getting filtered out by corporate AI so I've commissioned my one of for myself to bypass the system. These corporate dicks have no idea I've turned their own weapons against them. It's great!

Panel 3
Marla: It won't work, man.

Panel 4
Chauncey waves his hand dismissively.
Chauncey: Pfft, whatever, Marla. You'll be singin' a different tune when my AI carries me to the creamy world of corporate ease.

Panel 5
In a digital world, a sprite that looks like Chauncey talks to a large, digitized face.
AI Chauncey: Can I have this job?
Big Digital Face: No.

Panel 6
Mirroring the first panel, AI versions of Chauncey, Marla, and Lester sit on digital chairs. AI Chauncey has his arms crossed and looks angry.
AI Lester: You too, eh?
AI Chauncey: Shut up.