@tinydevi considering time period and general aura being European no idea that was the norm. I assume it's got something to do with it being a chore to upkeep and I guess that could be seen as ugly or something who knows.
I feel like the only problem with most of these one shots is that they are one shots'
If we had some more info things wouldnt come off as creepy
while this one isnt the worst ( thats currently the first one)
it isnt the best either
So current ranking is 2>3>1, that's of course if you consider the first chapter's existence, if you are a person of culture and pretend that thing never existed, this would be the second chapter and it would be 1>2.