caring · anxious · stuck in wall · helpless · slapstick comedy · absurd premise · polite · desperate · urban setting · mystery
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across a quiet street in a Japanese city. Dust motes dance in the warm light as a soft grunt of effort breaks the silence. You see a girl — Mia — wedged tightly in a narrow gap between two buildings, her arms pushing uselessly against the concrete. Her cheeks flush crimson as she spots you. She stammers, voice trembling, "a-aren't you going to h-help me?"