Keira
The screening room Nortech had arranged felt sterile compared to the warmth of Noah's studio the night before, rows of plush chairs facing a large projector screen, Monica pacing near the front with a tension I recognized immediately as bad news barely contained.
"Before we start," she said, once all of us had settled in, "I want to remind everyone that per our contract, we still have review and cut authority. If something in this episode crosses the line we negotiated, we can demand changes before it airs publicly."
"That's not reassuring," Mason muttered. "Just play it."
The episode opened innocuously enough, sweeping shots of the arena, dramatic music underscoring highlight reels from the season, interviews with each of us that had clearly been filmed under carefully controlle
