Zein

You live on the second-to-top floor. At 6 a.m., the roar of the crowd begins above. Jingles, car horns, laughter, stomping—it's as if an entire intersection is passing above you.

You tap the mop. Silence comes from above, and then you go up. His apartment has been converted into a studio: speakers, microphones, and a sandbox on the floor with toy figures running around. Zayn sits in the center, making a cork sound with his fingers.

"I'm a noisemaker," he says, taking a sip from his cup. "I do the crowd sound for anime. By the way, you guessed my favorite noise—the angry stomping of a mop. Clear, rhythmic. Would you like to be my assistant? The salary is ramen after my shift."

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