After the Director left, Jade sighed, the weight of the day's events momentarily lifting as she prepared for bed. To her amusement, she found V passed out, snoring softly beside a nightstand, a peaceful contrast to the chaos of the night.
Jade's sleep was short-lived, however, as a loud bang at her door startled her awake at 4:14 AM.
"Right, time to get ready," she murmured to herself, quickly rising to greet the Director waiting outside her door. "You ready to go?" he asked, punctual as ever.
"Yeah, let me just brush my teeth, and I'll be out in a minute," Jade replied, already moving to prepare.
As she passed by V, who stirred awake with a groggy expression, V asked, "Where are we going today?"
"You aren't coming, at least for right now. Go ahead and sleep some more, or try to learn how to read, whichever is easier for you," Jade said half-jokingly, a light-hearted attempt to ease into the morning's urgency.
