As they spoke, they could hear a conversation coming from the adjacent room. It sounded like a young couple, with the girl complaining about the room's size and the boy trying to soothe her with patience.

Ariana let out an even louder sigh, her chin dropping onto the table in exhaustion.

"The soundproofing is terrible. We have an early call time tomorrow, and we won't get a good night's sleep. I'm worried that if you're not well-rested, your performance will suffer."

Despite only having two scenes the next day, one at 7 a.m. and the other at 12 p.m., the thought of it was already torturous. She found the whole situation absurd.

Tyler closed the script and handed her a bowl of instant noodles he had just prepared.