Page 5 — Ash's apartment. Four panels. Panel 1: View through a rain-streaked window — blurred dark shapes of Rain City buildings, neon reflections smeared by water on glass. Caption: "Rain City." Panel 2: Wide shot of the apartment interior — dark, sparse, bare walls, a desk under the window, messenger bag on floor. Caption: "152 rainy days a year." Panel 3: Ash seated at his desk from behind, laptop and tablet glowing cold blue-white on his face, headphones on, drawing in the dark. The room is black around him. Panel 4: Close-up of his navy-blue furred hands — stylus, tablet, digital illustration signed "A.F." on screen. Same work as the cafe, but alone in darkness.