Act One: Strange Beginnings
One breezy morning, Maple suddenly awoke to a rooster crowing outside her window. As usual, she opened the curtains to let the warm sunlight in. However, as she peered out, something felt wrong. Despite the unmistakable sound of a rooster crowing, there was nothing but her neighbor, Hal, scattering seeds over his freshly tilled garden bed. In preparation for moving on with her day, she disregarded