Below is a collection (such as it is) of art for the story:

image [https://i.imgur.com/7D74OkD.png]

Natsuko (by CenturyRobot)

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Here are some haiku so I can hit the 500 character limit:

Old oak tree sheds,

Its brown leaves for the year.

Spanish moss waves

On the table,

A lizard scurries quick

And leaps—sproing!

Autumn air chills.

The coffee grows cold, but

Warm it again.