For Mari, days spent at a quiet inn are a balm for her soul. Though her relationship remains good with her husband—three years her senior, whom she married five years ago after an unplanned pregnancy—the intimacy between them has gradually diminished. Her strained relationship with her mother, who opposed the marriage, has yet to fully recover, creating subtle distance in the marriage. Living with her mother-in-law also makes it impossible to make any noise during sex, leaving her constantly unsatisfied. Burdened with unfulfilled desires, she continues to lie beside her sleeping husband each night, quietly pleasuring herself in silence.