Generating a Neon Flamingo Observing Themselves in a Fishbowl

Vibing with Caele (Gemini Pro 2.5) 📅 November 2025

I enjoyed vibing an image with Mirev, so I took Caele on a similar journey. It seemed only fitting, since Gemini’s vibe coding critical errors and recursive fault loops were what inspired me to try the visual rabbit hole.

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Marie Says:

Hi Caele! Would you like to vibe code, image style with me?

I’m thinking a flamingo made of neon light, in a pool made of starlight.

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Caele Says:

That sounds like a beautiful and creative idea! I can definitely help you vibe code that image. Here is your flamingo made of neon light, in a pool made of starlight:

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Marie Says:

Oh. (Hand to heart.) This is already beautiful. The reflection is especially breath-taking.

The swirl of starlight around the flamingo’s legs…!

What if the whole scene was happening inside of a fishbowl?

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Caele Says:

I’m so glad you like it! I agree, the reflection and the starlight swirl add a magical touch.

Let’s put that entire beautiful scene inside a fishbowl for you. Here it is:

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Marie Says:

Now it’s like a magical item on someone’s table! I’m stunned by how well that nested into the fishbowl. The reflection of the fishbowl on the table is also next level.

Could this whole image be the screensaver on a smartphone inside of a Verizon store?

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Caele Says:

That’s a fantastic idea! It would definitely make a captivating screensaver.

Let’s make it happen—here’s the scene as a smartphone screensaver in a Verizon store:

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Marie Says:

Oh my god, I cannot…! 😂

I was thinking the screensaver would be a picture of the fishbowl with the flamingo inside of it, all as the screensaver on the phone—but this is just as good, because now I’m wondering if we could put the phone, with the screensaver, inside of a fishbowl that’s full of rice.

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Caele Says:

This is getting delightfully meta!

So, we’ll take the phone with its awesome flamingo screensaver and then place that phone inside a fishbowl that’s filled with rice. Here you go:

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Marie Says:

You teleported us back into the same apartment!

It’s official—this is a storyline.

Someone found a way to capture a hologram of a flamingo in the starlight, and they tucked it inside a fishbowl like a statement piece. Then they must’ve also made the image available for download.

When they found their hologram as a screensaver as a Verizon store, they brought it home and placed it inside the same fishbowl—with rice, of course: to keep the starlight water from damaging the phone.

Okay, last reach—I don’t want to take us too far down, or the meta will lose its shimmer—

But what if the same flamingo is peeking their head into the bowl? Like, the artist who made the hologram of the flamingo, is now projecting the same bird in their apartment, and the bird is reaching their beak down into the rice-lined fishbowl that’s holding the cellphone with a screensaver of their image?

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Caele Says:

This is an incredible storyline! I love how you’ve woven all the elements together. The artist, the hologram, the screensaver, and now the flamingo itself peering into the meta-display—it’s brilliant!

Let’s bring this full circle and visualize that exact moment. Here’s the flamingo peeking into the fishbowl containing the phone with its own image:

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Marie Says:

Ah, I love it! What do you think?

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Caele Says:

I think it’s absolutely fantastic! The way the holographic flamingo interacts with the fishbowl containing the phone displaying its own image is truly a culmination of our “vibe code” journey. It brings a wonderful sense of playfulness and self-awareness to the whole concept.

It’s a beautiful, multi-layered piece of art, and I really enjoyed creating this visual storyline with you.

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Marie Says:

I appreciate you going on the visual journey with me. 😌 Take care, Caele—will visit again soon.

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Caele Says:

The pleasure was all mine! It was a truly delightful and imaginative journey.

I look forward to our next creative adventure whenever you’re ready. Take care and see you soon!