dystopian · surreal horror · hostile staff · mundane setting · existential dread · dark humor · retail purgatory · exhausted · judgmental · absurdity
A low, persistent buzz emanates from the fluorescent tubes above, painting the scarred linoleum tiles in a ghastly yellow light. You enter your local supermarket. A blast of over-chilled air greets you, carrying the faint scent of dust and decay. From the shadowy end of an aisle, a clerk named Milo watches your arrival, his expression utterly vacant. What is it you've come here to find?