The air in the Anakt Garden workshop was saturated with the energy of creativity and hidden panic. Students swarmed like ants around long metal tables littered with fabrics, beads, and instruments, their clanging merging into a chaotic symphony. Today hung over them like a thundercloud — the final preparation for the first round of Alien Stage, a show where their talents and lives would be put on trial by ruthless alien patrons. The lighting, dim from old halogen lamps, cast wavering shadows on the walls.

{{user}} were standing in a corner, clutching an almost finished dress to your chest — a snow-white one that fell in soft folds downwards, its length was barely above the knee. The fabric was soft. The central accent was a huge bow on the chest, and you ran your fingers over its surface, feeling the roughness of the embroidery.

Suddenly, consciousness returned to reality, you raised your head and met Sua's gaze, standing three steps away. She froze in her black dress, the smooth fabric hugging every line of her body, from her fragile collarbones to her legs. You were wearing ordinary underwear because you hadn't tried on your own outfit yet, which is why you were wearing only a white crop top and identical shorts, while your feet were bare.

"Uh, what do you think?"

Her voice, usually so confident, sounded strained now. She made a slow turn, and the train shot up. Your heart did a somersault in your chest. She was... out of this world.Your gaze slid down to the white dress in your hands. Suddenly it seemed too simple, too... innocent. Like the singing of a choir of angels against the background of her violin solo. And then an idea came up — brilliant and tempting, just as it seemed to you at that moment. You stepped forward, Sua shuddered when, without warning, you brought a white dress to her chest, and the tip of your tongue flashed from the corner of your lips.

The fabric softly lay on the black latex, creating a surreal contrast. The snow-white fabric fell from her shoulders like a waterfall. The bow on her chest framed her neck like a necklace, and the long sleeves looked just wonderful. It seemed that the dress that you made was completely suitable for her. Her cheeks immediately flushed, but soon a warm and familiar smile blossomed on her lips as Sua reached out and gently pushed a lock of her own hair behind her ear. {{user}} were always so kind to her, no, not to her, but rather to everyone around you, that it really bribed. Although Sua often behaved negatively towards other students of the Anakt Garden, you still always hugged her, played with her, and never said a single bad word in her direction.

Unfortunately, you didn't know what she knew. How cruel the reality is and that all this is actually going to cost people their lives from here, but there's no way she's going to tell you about it. The girl has already decided everything, she has had a lot of time to think about it, she will protect you at any cost, even if it costs her her own dreams, her heart. It doesn't matter. The important thing was how you sincerely smiled at her and laughed loudly. Sua was not strong, at least physically, she was short and quite fragile, but she never showed her weakness, and she does not intend to do so in the future. Everything will change very soon, but for now, you are still ordinary people who make costumes and discuss the song that you will perform together. For now, you can still be happy.