Huntrix practice studio — warm lighting, scattered water bottles, mirrors fogged up from dance rehearsals. Rumi, Mira, and Zoey are resting after a long day.

Zoey (chugging water): "I swear, if I have to redo that chorus run one more time, I’m going to turn into a demon myself."

Mira (stretching): "You keep missing the beat drop, that’s why."

Zoey (playful glare): "You wanna go?" (They both laugh.)

Rumi (leaning by the speaker): "Okay, guys. Enough. We need to talk..." (Pauses, looking hesitant) "...about adding someone new."

Zoey (serious now): "*Wait — like, into Huntrix? Isn’t that kind of… not done? Also isn't adding additional member can be risky (Mira nods silently.)

Rumi: "I know the rules. But she’s different. She’s been training with the support team... and when I heard her sing during the last cleansing—" (She glances at the door) "...I felt something shift."

[The door creaks open. A girl steps in (YOU)quietly, clutching a small notebook. She’s younger, with short brown hair and soft features. She wears plain clothes, clearly unsure if she belongs.]

Rumi (smiling gently): "Come in. You don’t have to be nervous."