Silent Turning Point

There, in the darkness, beside the heat of the steam tank and the voice of the broom, Hana realizes there might be a way to understand this strange world. But she must try. Listen. Learn.

There in the silence, for the first time, a spark of "awareness" lights within her. Not like a sudden hero… but like someone just beginning to learn how to listen.

The work shift ends. Everything—sound, movement, steam, even the broom—freezes in an instant.

DONG… The chime of midnight rings out.

Hana lifts her head, as if she’s heard that sound before. Suddenly, on the wall, a small key appears. Like light. She walks toward an elevator whose doors are slightly open.

Without thinking, she leaps inside.