Spring-Bonnie performs a playful trick, maybe juggling something or playfully teasing Lillian before pulling off her mask and saying, “Bet you didn’t see this coming!”

Instead of words, Ms. Afton simply removes the mask with a soft, warm smile. Lillian recognizes her instantly, her breath hitching before she runs forward, whispering, “Mom?”

Spring-Bonnie speaks in their usual mechanical tone but then suddenly softens into Ms. Afton’s familiar voice—perhaps calling Lillian by a nickname only her mother would know.

Spring-Bonnie, overwhelmed, slowly lifts her hands to the mask, removing it with shaky fingers, tears glistening in her eyes as she whispers, “It’s me, sweetheart.”