Everyone wears a mask, twisted in the light, resembling fierce beasts. Teda tries not to look at these people to avoid becoming one of them.
The residents' building Teda visits is hidden within dense canopies. From afar on the street, one can see only lush greenery. Yet trying to approach reveals that the building is obscured by other structures, the path winding and indirect.
It's easy to get lost here, but it's not Teda's first time visiting. Following the path in his memory, he returns to the familiar building front, everything seeming unchanged. He silently pushes open the door and climbs the stairs, stopping in front of a door.
The owner of this house seems to have been away for a long time; the carpet is piled with dust. Teda takes out a key and opens the door, with the stale air flooding through.
Teda walks carefully into the room, gently closing the door, afraid of waking any sleeping souls within.
