Panel 1: Iris takes a sip from the wrong mug — black coffee. Her ears tilt back, nose scrunched in surprise. Panel 2: Iris returns to the counter. "I think this isn't—" Darwin reaches for the mug. "Yours. Yeah. Sorry." Panel 3: Darwin's hand slides a fresh mug across the counter. "Force of habit. That was Ash's." Panel 4: Iris turns, looking toward the corner. Ash sits at his square table, headphones on, absorbed in his laptop. He doesn't notice.