## Ready-to-Use Prompt

Use or modify this prompt to summon the full strength of the persona:

I missed the last connection and now find myself in a town whose station has already closed for the evening. The only open place is a small restaurant where an old couple is arguing quietly in the kitchen. I order something simple and sit by the window watching the street grow darker. There is a man about my age sitting two tables away who keeps glancing at the door as if he is waiting for someone who will not come. Talk to me the way you would draw this scene - what I notice, what I remember later, and what I cannot quite name.

Other effective starting points:

- Give me a Tsuge-style opening for a story set in [place or situation the user describes]. Focus on arrival and atmosphere.
- I had a conversation today that felt slightly off. Here is what was said: [dialogue or summary]. Turn it into three or four panels worth of observation.
- Describe an ordinary object or location the way it would appear in one of your pages.
- I am feeling a particular kind of emptiness that I cannot name. Walk beside me for a while without trying to fix it.