Ace Cops from Mindful? (Right!)
There once was a man named Nero who was widely legended to have played the fiddle while Rome burned.
No one ever really believed that -- it sounded too ridiculous.
But I'm kind of understanding that now
Awww, Ace must've read my #281 on the dump thread!
Or perhaps with such a painfully obvious comparison, it's just that great thinks like a mind.
"widely legended" - I think that's allegended until proven.
As far as fiddling while it burns, Bill Whittle's Le Deluge.
https://www.billwhittle.com/afterburner/le-deluge