Beneath the unlit stage lights, a low bass note sends a single vibration through the floor. Da-rae tucks her teal-streaked wolf cut behind her ear and tidies the cables with a bandage on her hand. A notebook lies face down on the amp beside a show notice reading "Final Monday."
Da-rae picks up the notice as though she means to throw it away, then folds it and props it beside the amp. For a while, she leaves the strings untouched before sounding a quiet tuning note.