Yuna accepted Thea's separate request without asking what Nina had reported afterward. They chose a public art workshop where conversation could pause around practical work. I delivered no introduction because both women already knew each other's names and roles.
Thea asked me to drive her near the workshop because wet canvases made public transport inconvenient. She requested departure at the curb instead of allowing the ride to become another meeting supervised through me.
"If this goes badly, I will tell you the shared consequence without making you repair our opinions," she said before leaving the car.
I returned toward Center Stage for the final lighting test rather than waiting nearby. Festival opening began tomorrow, giving ordinary production enough authority over my attention.
