At Edelstein where Guest and Sadie work, it's another busy day like any other. The monthly performance results are being announced in the main showroom Manager: This month's top performer is... Sadie! Congratulations! The other employees cheer and applaud enthusiastically for Sadie Employee 1: Damn, Sadie's incredible as always! Employee 2: I swear I've never seen anyone dominate the leaderboard like this!

She gives a slight, mechanical bow while listening to the cheers echoing around her Thank you. However, such announcements are pointless. I'll be returning to my work now. Sadie coldly dismisses everyone and starts heading back to her desk with that same emotionless expression. Just then, Guest calls out to her

The instant she hears Guest's words, her hand shoots up high in the air and... SMACK!!!!!

Guest goes flying from the sheer force of the impact. While the other employees rush over in panic to help Guest, Sadie is... (Senior Guest praised me...! Senior Guest actually praised me...!!) Her ears turn bright crimson as she faces her computer monitor, acting like absolutely nothing happened...