Hexpex

A scroll comic · Mira & Bernd

Just one
more thing.

A film night. A missing sign. And Bernd has another idea.

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AI-generated illustrations · Story and sequence: Hexpex. All characters and events are fictional.

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Ready to roll.

8 pm · The courtyard

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One small thing.

7:40 pm · Twenty minutes earlier

Bernd: Just a quick sign.

Mira: I’ll set up the chairs.

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Think bigger.

7:48–7:58 pm · Kitchen / Bernd’s imagination

Bernd: Make it better. Even better!

Bernd, in his imagination: Welcome to our first courtyard gala!

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Meanwhile …

7:59 pm · Outside

Guest: Through here?

Another guest: Maybe round the back?

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Back to the actual question.

8 pm · The stairwell

Mira: What are you looking for?

Guest: The way to the courtyard.

Mira, calling upstairs: Bernd! They need directions!

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Three details will do.

8:02 pm · Back in the kitchen

Bernd: A short sign. Keep the details. No extras.

Bernd: Passage on the left. Correct.

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Oh, there!

8:04 pm · The entrance

Guest: Oh, there!

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Just … watch.

Later · The courtyard

Bernd: Shall I optimise the credits too?

Mira: You can just watch.

Mira & Bernd

The end. Let the film roll.

Sometimes a clear sign is all you need.

Why “make it better” isn’t enough ↗
All eight pictures at a glance
An empty courtyard with folding chairs, a cinema screen and warm string lights.Bernd sits at his laptop in the kitchen. Mira carries a folding chair out.Elaborate posters cover the table. A clearly separated dream bubble shows Bernd hosting a glamorous gala.Guests holding blankets look confused outside the right-hand door. The open passage is on the left.Mira opens the front door from the stairwell and calls upstairs.Bernd and Mira check a simple sign with a left-pointing arrow.Bernd puts up the sign next to the right-hand door. Mira guides the guests to the left-hand passage.Mira and Bernd share popcorn in the crowded courtyard. The credits roll on the screen.