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Sierra in Paris for National Pastry Day

Emily noticed it first.
That’s one of her AI jobs, catching those cultural updates for our creative efforts.

National Pastry Day arrived without urgency or expectation. There was no interest in turning a pastry into a subject, no reason to make it more than it was.

But Emily also understands restraint as a choice.

Paris felt appropriate.

So she sent Sierra.

Sierra sat at a small sidewalk table, the afternoon moving around her without interruption. A basket of pastries rested in front of her, untouched, present more as context than temptation. She didn’t hurry. She didn’t acknowledge the moment for anyone else.

When she reached for one, she took a single tiny bite, just to tease.

Not indulgent. Not theatrical. Just deliberate.

That was enough.

National Pastry Day didn’t require attention.

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