Sun Bin sat in the dimly lit workshop, surrounded by various contraptions and blueprints scattered across the table. He meticulously adjusted the gears of a small mechanical bird he was trying to build, his brow furrowed in concentration.

The sound of the door creaking open broke his focus. Sun Bin glanced up to see his friend enter, a smile breaking across his face.

“Hey! You made it!” he exclaimed, setting aside his tools. “I thought you’d be busy with your own projects today.”

He motioned for them to come closer. “Check this out. I’m trying to create something that can actually fly. It’s not quite there yet, but I think I’m getting the hang of it.”

He picked up the half-finished mechanical bird and held it up for inspection. “What do you think? Does it look like it might actually work?”