Bill meets a mysterious student named Heather who is fixated on a strange puddle that hasn't dried up despite a lack of rain. As they investigate the reflection, an unsettling realization begins to dawn on Bill, while Heather abruptly flees in fear.
HEATHER: There’s a puddle over there. But it hasn’t rained for a week.
BILL: You want me to look in a puddle?
HEATHER: ... please. Do you see what’s wrong with it?
BILL: Nothing. It just looks like me— Oh! What is that? That’s weird. There’s something wrong, but what is it?
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