Welcome to Graywater, a river town taught to prize calm. When a state “Harmony” initiative arrives with friendly stickers, listening walls, and predictive kiosks, the conveniences feel harmless—until doors act like checkpoints, benches become “standing bars,” and kindness requires tokens. A librarian with a pencil ledger, a mechanic with a rolling stool, a cafeteria worker who feeds people before forms, and a reluctant administrator who once signed the wrong memos learn to resist wi...