"You started the factual reporting. You end it," Haejin says. "Full circle."
Minjae studies the structure. "This is ambitious. We're packing a lot into what needs to be a three-and-a-half-minute song."
"Anime openings are dense," Taekyung counters. Confident. "They need to pack narrative and energy into ninety seconds of actual opening credits. We have more time than that, but the principle is the same. Every second needs to count."
"No filler," Doyun agrees. "Every line serves a purpose."
Doyun's stopped pacing. Now sitting with a notebook. Writing rapidly. Scribbling. Crossing out. Rewriting.
"I've got the pre-chorus. Want to hear it?"
"Absolutely."
Taekyung plays the beat. Doyun waits for his entry point.
Listening. Feeling the rhythm.
Then launches in:
"They wanted quiet!" He pauses. Waits for imagined group response. "We brought the riot! I'm off-key, I'm a mess, I'm defiant! Can I save this world? Probably not, but watch me try it!"
The room erupts.
