She whispers: “Erito?”
They check into a ryokan . Traditional room. Yukata. A private onsen overlooking a frozen garden. She smiles at the camera. He says: “This is our first real trip, just us.”
No answer.
She picks it up. Plays it.
She nods. “No work. No one else.” The video stutters. Temperature readings from the metadata drop from 23°C to -7°C in one frame.