Janu arrives in a dreamscape featuring a winter cabin in the woods, where he encounters a ten-year-old version of Tuli. Tuli is present as her older self, observing the memory of her younger self excitedly unwrapping Christmas gifts. As they watch, Tuli reveals the darker context behind the memory: her parents were former athletes who, after a career-ending injury, became controlling "stage parents" who micromanaged her athletics training, leading to stress, strict diets, and the suppression of her own desires.
Tuli expresses deep envy of her younger self, noting that the younger version still has the innocence to choose a different path. Janu encourages Tuli to interact with her younger self. During this interaction, the older Tuli warns her younger self about the future misery and exhaustion that athletics will bring. She ultimately instructs the child to throw the gift—a pair of running shoes—into the woods and tell her grandfather that she wants to quit the athletics club to pursue true happiness. The memory concludes with the younger Tuli accepting this guidance, and Tuli reflecting on the significance of the day as a turning point in her life.