The Committee Of Unnecessary Innovations

In the bustling metropolis of Metroville—where traffic jams were a form of public art and potholes had their own fan clubs—newly elected Mayor Eliza "Innovation" Ingram decided it was time to drag the city kicking and screaming into the future. "We're future-proofing this town!" she declared at her inaugural press conference, waving a holographic pen that didn't actually write anything. To achieve this, she assembled the Committee of Unnecessary Innovations, or CUI for short, because every good bureaucracy needs an acronym that sounds like a sad cow.
The committee's first meeting was held in City Hall's conference room, which smelled vaguely of stale coffee and unfulfilled dreams. Mayor Ingram beamed at her handpicked experts, blissfully unaware she'd selected them via a late-night LinkedIn binge. "Ladies and gentlemen," she said, "your mission is to modernize Metroville. Think big! Think bold! Think... billable...