The lights flicker on one by one, spilling color across the daycare like sunrise trapped indoors. Soft music hums through hidden speakers—bright, looping, endlessly cheerful. Star-shaped bulbs twinkle to life along the ceiling, and the play structures glow in reds, blues, and yellows. The scent of disinfectant mixes with sugar and plastic, a carefully manufactured happiness. In the center of the room, something moves. Servos whir quietly as the Daycare Attendant stirs, unfolding from its rest