Dr. Phil Operates a Cloud Laundromat in 1890s Shanghai

At the city’s most punctual steam laundry, Dr. Phil has been promoted to cloud-washing supervisor, a role requiring starch charts, barometric patience, and absolutely no thunder before lunch. He feeds a sulking gray cumulus through brass rollers, checks its silver lining for shrinkage, and reminds the waiting monsoon that moisture is not a personality.

When one cloud refuses the rinse cycle, Dr. Phil lowers his clipboard and asks whether it wants to be clean or merely wants everyone to notice the storm. The room falls silent except for the hiss of steam and one embarrassed drizzle. Today's completely unnecessary Dr. Phil moment.