Molasses Mayhem
A chaotic street scene where thick molasses floods every surface. A woman in a soaked, ankle-length coat clings to a bent fire escape, her hat askew. A firefighter in a vintage rubber coat and brass helmet wades waist-deep, pulling a child from the sticky muck. A drowned horse lies half-submerged, its harness tangled in a collapsed store awning. Survivors huddle on rooftops, their breath visible in the cold air. A priest in a black cassock kneels beside a victim coated in syrup. Details include a period-accurate fire truck with a hand-cranked siren, gas masks hanging from rescuers’ necks, and an eerie, reflective gloss from the molasses coating every surface.

