This immediately brought to mind two pieces of media that I really enjoyed recently: * Necrobarista[0], a 3d "visual novel" explorative game about a cafe where

This immediately brought to mind two pieces of media that I really enjoyed recently: * Necrobarista[0], a 3d "visual novel" explorative game about a cafe where the souls of the dead have 24 hours to hang around before passing on. It's a little quirky, but still somber and best played with headphones on. * The "Monk & Robot" books series[1] by Becky Chambers. It's set in a post-apocalyptic solarpunk world where humans and robots live separately, and follows a tea monk named Dex who meets a robot on their travels, providing tea and a listening ear for whomever they come across. [0] https://www.gog.com/game/necrobarista https://www.gog.com/game/necrobarista [1] https://us.macmillan.com/series/monkrobot https://us.macmillan.com/series/monkrobot