Thematically, Yua exemplifies the intersection of personal ethics and institutional critique. EDD202, as a course and narrative setting, centers on organizations that claim neutrality while perpetuating exclusion. Yua’s workplace is emblematic: policies framed as efficiency measures disproportionately affect marginal staff. Yua initially tries to navigate these policies through compliance and quiet resistance—documenting effects, advising coworkers, and seeking allies. Her early strategy reflects an ethic of care and fidelity to interpersonal relationships. However, mounting injustices and a catalyzing event—a public dismissal of a colleague under dubious grounds—compel her to escalate toward direct confrontation.