Official Municipal Chronicle

Gerald had always suspected his toaster was plotting against him, but he didn't expect it to run for mayor. The campaign signs appeared overnight: "TOAST 2025: CRISPY LEADERSHIP FOR A GOLDEN FUTURE," and somehow the toaster was leading in the polls despite only communicating through different bread browning settings. On election day, Gerald voted for his own toaster out of sheer confusion, and when it won by a landslide, the toaster's inaugural speech was just the sound of bread popping up repeatedly while the crowd cheered and Gerald questioned every life choice that had led him to this moment.