I had a scene in mind but no interest in filming it, finding actors, or trying to animate it myself. So I tested the idea as a fruit story.
The first version was enough to make me want to see where the situation could go.
I made it in a few steps. ↓
There’s a guy on my team everyone avoids working with.
He never joins group discussions unless he’s directly asked.
He doesn’t eat lunch with anyone.
He refuses to contribute ideas during brainstorming sessions, even when the manager encourages him.
At first, everyone assumed he was difficult.
The team lead once called him into a meeting and asked,
“Why do you always act like you’re working against the team?”
He didn’t argue.
He just looked down and quietly replied,
“Because the last time I trusted a team, it nearly ended my career.”
The room went completely silent.
None of us asked another question.
Until after work…