Gemotions

The news landed like a gentle breeze. The patent attorney announced that a robot bartender, almost identical to the one he had designed, had been patented a few years earlier. Michael leaned back in his chair, feeling the rigidness in his spine ease. A quiet chuckle escaped him. He thought of all the late nights, the stress, the near-bankruptcy. Now, it was just… over. He felt a sense of liberation, a weightlessness he hadn’t felt in years. He could finally get back to his old hobby of painting.