Giant Koi Floats Over Laptop Locker

Pale walls reflect soft late afternoon light across a polished conference room floor near Haiphong. A row of white laptop loaner lockers stands in the foreground, their surfaces gleaming with small, sharp highlights. Behind the lockers, stacks of paper and office props separate the empty reception area from the waiting space. Above, a massive koi fish hovers motionless like a living parade balloon, its orange scales catching the indirect glow. The fish casts a faint, shifting shadow on the ceiling tiles. Negative space surrounds the lockers, showing the quiet tension of a deadline held in check. The cool season air is invisible, but the stillness suggests it. One reflection of the koi's tail flickers on the glossy locker door.