SCENE 1I: Apartment (6:00 PM)**
Unlocks door. Drops bag.
Doesn't even change clothes.
Collapses on futon.
**Phone buzzes.**
**Shiinchiro:** *"You alive?"*
**Ren:** *"Barely. Going to sleep now. Talk tomorrow."*
**Shiin:** *"Sleep well, man. You earned it."*
Ren sets alarm for 7:30 AM (hospital visit with Hana at 8:00 AM).
**Closes eyes.**
**Out in seconds.*
April 15, 2005,
Shinoda Family Apartment, Suburban District
**POV:** Miku Shinoda
Exterior - Apartment Building
Miku walks up stairs to third-floor apartment.
Keys jingle as she unlocks the door.
**Physical state:**
- Perfectly fine (unlike Ren's wreck)
- Clean uniform, minimal fatigue
- First petal pin hidden under collar
- But eyes are tired—emotional exhaustion, not physical.
Interior - Living Room (4:35 PM)
**Mother (Kaori Shinoda, 40s) in kitchen preparing dinner:**
**Mother:** *"Miku-chan! You're home!"*
**Miku:** *"Yeah."* (drops bag, kicks off shoes)
