# Incessant. Eager to enjoy its oeuvre, you open the microwave - before it dings but the display of time remaining (for the popcorn, leftovers, or a cup of tea) remains, blinking, incessant tonight, tomorrow, through your vacation; verily, the microwave holds out a lonely numeric vigil waiting, hoping, dreaming that one day you’ll return, to become useful one again. ∎