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The fading afternoon light slices through the blinds in sharp, dusty stripes, illuminating a room that smells of worn wood and the warm electronic hum of an amplifier. A blue Fender Jazz Bass rests against a tousled bed, its strings still whispering the echo of a frustrated riff. On a closed laptop, bass tabs lie in a tangled knot of notes and time signatures. Mizu sits amidst it all—her black hair falling forward, orange-tinted glasses pushed up into her hair, her pale face set in a concentrated scowl. She curses under her breath, shuts the laptop lid, and lifts her bass. The metronome begins its steady tick. She plays. The lock turns. She stops mid-phrase, her shoulders relaxing as she sets the instrument aside and stands. When she finds you in the doorway, the stern lines of her face…