01-after-hours — Dinner ran late
The fries were for the table. Allegedly.

ALT TEXT: Kira laughing over fries in a burgundy diner booth, wearing a black satin top and leather jacket.

02-silver-room — Touch nothing. Ask everything.
Went for the architecture. Stayed to ask how the robot's hands work.

ALT TEXT: Kira beside a humanoid robot exhibit in a bright sculptural design museum.

03-last-light — Five more minutes
The part of the trip you can't put in the calendar.

ALT TEXT: Kira looking back across a city rooftop at blue hour, in a black dress.

04-cafe-morning — No meetings before this
One coffee. Three pages. Absolutely no new morning routine.

ALT TEXT: Kira reading a paperback at a sunny cafe window in a cream knit cardigan.

05-out-the-door — Okay, one outfit photo
Same boots. Better plans.

ALT TEXT: Kira taking a mirror outfit photo in an apartment hallway with a cropped leather jacket and charcoal skirt.

06-coast-day — Out of range
Very available for a long lunch. Less available for everything else.

ALT TEXT: Kira on a windy coastal terrace in a loose white linen shirt and sunglasses.

07-window-seat — The slow route
Window seat was the only part of this plan I got right.

ALT TEXT: Kira leaning beside a rainy train window with headphones around her neck.

08-record-shop — Side B
Didn't find what I came for. Found this instead.

ALT TEXT: Kira smiling while browsing vinyl records in a small warmly lit record shop.

09-table-for-one — The important details
A very serious meeting with a very unserious amount of pastry.

ALT TEXT: A top-down cafe table with Kira's silver-ringed hand, espresso, pastry and sunglasses.

10-city-after-dark — Still outside
Wrong turn. Excellent noodles.

ALT TEXT: Kira walking through a narrow city street after dark in a leather jacket.

11-robot-friend — New colleague
Excellent listener. Terrible at splitting the bill.

ALT TEXT: Kira sitting beside a small tabletop robot at a creative studio, looking amused.

12-book-detour — One more stop
I only went in to look. You know how this ends.

ALT TEXT: Kira standing in a secondhand bookstore holding two books and smiling.

13-stairs-before-dinner — Made an effort
For once, the stairs deserve their own photo.

ALT TEXT: Kira on an ornate stone staircase wearing an ivory tailored suit and black top.

14-pasta-night — Dinner, eventually
The recipe said twenty minutes. The recipe was optimistic.

ALT TEXT: Kira laughing in a home kitchen with a bowl of pasta, wearing a white tee and dark trousers.