The story follows their flight from the city after discovering they're on the police wanted list. They seek refuge at the waterside where Káyòdé's uncle Papa Emeka lends them a boat. As specified in your prompt, the boat engine makes "gbagba-gbagba" sounds as they navigate through the creek system into the mangroves.

Aṣàkẹ́ records the natural sounds of waves slapping against the wooden boat - "plap-splash-plap" - while Rírì prepares to play their sorrow mixtape. When she presses play, something magical happens: the music blends with the natural water sounds, and the lagoon itself begins to respond.

The chapter describes how the water starts glowing with phosphorescence where the music touches it, creating "tears of light" as the sorrow-anthem literally leaks into the lagoon. Fish gather around the glowing water, and the waves begin moving in rhythm with their bass line, showing nature accepting and transforming their musical resistance.

This experience teaches them that instead of fighting against the system, they might work with natural forces to create music that no government can control - sound that becomes part of the environment itself. The chapter ends with the realization that they've discovered a new form of resistance: collaboration between human emotion and the natural world.

The story shows Káyòdé's frustration when his drone controller displays only snow-static interference. As specified in your prompt, he curses in three languages - English ("Shit!"), Igbo ("Nna mehn, this thing don spoil finish!"), and what appears to be French ("Merde! Qu'est-ce qui se passe?") - showing his multilingual background and deep frustration.

Aṣàkẹ́ calms him by asking about his mother's lullaby, then sharing her own childhood memory of her mother singing during thunderstorms. This prompts Káyòdé to sing an Igbo lullaby ("Nwa m, nwa m, nọrọ ndo..."), which mysteriously begins to clear the static interference.

The chapter builds to the crucial suspense moment when the drone signal briefly clears, revealing a police station rooftop with a wanted board featuring photographs of resistance members. Rírì's teal hair makes her the "HIGH PRIORITY TARGET" at the center, with other familiar faces including Táíwò and even Aṣàkẹ́ herself listed as an "ASSOCIATE."

The signal cuts out just as they absorb this shocking intelligence, but they've learned two important things: they're being specifically hunted with their faces and identities known, but human emotion (like lullabies) can overcome technological jamming. This sets up the tension between high-tech surveillance and the power of human connection.

The story follows Aṣàkẹ́ as she carries a hidden recorder disguised among yams and plantains in her market basket. As specified in your prompt, the mosque bells ring "gba-gba-gba" and mysteriously sync with her device, creating an eerie harmony when the sorrow-sample begins playing mixed with the prayer call.

The narrative builds tension as people in the market begin responding to the hidden music, gathering around the sound and showing emotional reactions. The chapter introduces the mysterious masked figure whose most disturbing ability is following the exact rhythm of Aṣàkẹ́'s heartbeat - "thump-thump, thump-thump" - with glowing LED eyes that suggest either supernatural or technological surveillance.

The situation escalates when the sorrow-sample reaches its climax and somehow broadcasts Aṣàkẹ́'s heartbeat rhythm to the entire crowd, making them all move in sync with her fear. This creates a terrifying chase scene where she flees through the market while an entire crowd moves to the rhythm of her panic.

The chapter ends with the realization that their musical resistance has attracted something or someone with powers they don't understand - someone who can weaponize the very connections their music creates. This sets up questions about who this masked figure is and what they want with the resistance movement.