Six grids represent emotional states encoded as values. Stage 1 (Denial): all cells are 0 — refusing to see. Stage 2 (Anger): every cell becomes 9 — maximum intensity. Stage 3 (Bargaining, masked): a checkerboard of 0 and 9 — alternating between acceptance and rejection, where cell (r,c) is 9 if (r+c) is even, 0 if odd. Stage 4 (Depression): all cells drop to 1 — barely present. Stage 5 (Acceptance): each cell becomes its row index — a calm gradient acknowledging position. Stage 6 (Growth): each cell is row + col — expanding outward.