Security’s intervention leaves the hospital confrontation unfinished. Santana returns to the rehearsal space with his guitar, accompanied by Keiji, Eric, Mu-shi, Cass, Kalista, and Stella; Brent is gone with Jesse.
The familiar room receives them with coiled cables, scuffed cases, and silent monitors. No one claims the center of the space; the hurt feelings came back with them.
Santana’s phone vibrates against the guitar’s body. The message is from Yuki, still in the consultation room with Gideon and Marisol, while the documents remain under her control.
Yuki Takamora
Before any recording review, please discuss who can be trusted. I need your honest answers, not automatic loyalty.
Keiji reads the message over Santana’s shoulder, then looks toward Eric. Eric’s jaw tightens; Cass studies the floor, while Kalista and Stella exchange a quieter glance.
Keiji Shinoda
That is not a small question, and nobody gets to answer it by pretending the hospital went well.
The rehearsal room stays private and still. Santana’s phone remains lit in his hand, Yuki’s request waiting between the band members and the silence they have not yet learned to cross.
Establish a shared trust boundary that Yuki accepts