As Jayson waited, he kept his head down, lost in thought, avoiding conversation with Ariana.
She found it impossible to gauge his attitude or thoughts.
Midway through, Ariana stepped out to answer a call from Sonia.
Over the past two days, Sonia called Ariana regularly, worried that she might be upset because of Theodore.
Contrary to Soniaâs concern, Ariana hadnât dwelled on the issue.
Perhaps work had occupied her mind, leaving her little time to remember the irritation.
Five minutes passed quickly.
Ariana retumed after ending the call, finding Jayson seated on a discarded chair, ready to watch Tylerâs performance.
She took a seat on another chair.
âLetâs begin,â Jayson announced.
Tyler nodded, set the paper aside, and stepped into an open space.
From Tylerâs expression and posture, it was evident that he had immersed himself in the character.
His shoulders slumped, reflecting a sense of despair and hopelessness.
He glanced at the ground before him, head bowed, took a few steps, picked up a rock, and began to dig with it.
The outside was dark and gloomy, with rain starting to fall.
Inside the factory, the light was dim.
Crows took flight from a nearby window, their cawing the only sound in the otherwise silent space.
Tyler, radiating an ominous presence, knelt and continued to numbly dig the hole before him.
Nothing in his surroundings appeared to affect his actions, as if he was utterly disconnected from the world.
Ariana observed Tylerâs gradual crescendo in his performance.
The scene Jayson had assigned him was rich with complex emotions, and the characterâs personality could only be conveyed through the subtle expressions in his eyes.
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She had anticipated that Tyler would create additional movements or expressions to enhance this dialogue-free performance, but he didnât.
Tyler refrained from any additional actions or even lifting his gaze.
He focused solely on digging, adhering strictly to the script.
Watching Tylerâs pantomime-like performance, Ariana felt uneasy.
He was too inflexible.
Adding a few more gestures to his acting, or even shedding a tear or two would do, but he didnât.
In the script, Jaxen, whom Tyler played, accidentally killed the woman he had a crush on.
Even a pervert would experience emotional fluctuations due to panic and nervousness.
Unless it wasnât the first time he killed someone.
Yet Tyler was acting too composedly, like getting rid of a corpse was completely normal for him.
On reflection, Ariana felt she was being too hard on Tyler.
After all, Tyler didnât read the entire script and therefore had no idea of the plot.
No wonder he didnât understand the character.
Ariana put herself in Tylerâs shoes.
If she was the one playing the role, how would she perform? After thinking long and hard, she couldnât think of a better way to act this role.
Ariana sighed secretly.
She then glanced furtively at Jayson to see his expression.
As she expected, his eyebrows were furrowed tightly and he looked extremely austere.