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jooheon listen well to the older male trying to keep up and calculating everything thomas just counted together. it sure must been a numinos number jooheon doesn’t want to even think about it. “i know i should just shut my mouth and be happy about what i’ve actually got. i am thankful don’t get me wrong. and i would do everything to make money and support alpha with it. it’s not like i’ll throw my company away because of staying in the dungeon forever…” it never even once came into jooheons mind to leave alpha records to make his official debut. he was to obsessed with his dream to make a debut under alpha records and share the same stage with jaeho hyung one day and beat him in begin the better idol. “i’m not ashamed that i let out my feelings is just i am very embarrassed right now.”

Hoon shrugged-- he hadn’t been offended or anything. He just felt it fit to maybe enlighten jooheon on his current situation, seeing as it was pretty clear to him that alpha was in hot water, but it maybe hadn’t been clear to joohoen. “don’t be embarrassed. it’s not like it’s your job to crunch numbers. i just maybe would be more conscious about that sort of thing, because airing your grievances might piss off some people.”

“I didn’t know that it’ll be this difficulty to debut. I mean i had the chance to show myself during idol project season two and gladly became a member of creed. But i’m craving for a debut under alpha i really want to be a part of a permanent group. And i know i’m asking for too much, i only can keep dreaming and work till i collapse on all my failures. Sometimes i wonder if it wouldn’t be better for me to start an acting career instand of trying to be an idol singer?”

thomas ran over some basic math in his head, cocking his head to the side. “well....debuting a new group right now doesn’t seem like it’d be in alpha’s best financial interest,” he pointed out. “echoes debuted less than a year ago. they’re a relatively small company-- i doubt they made a profit at all until significantly after aura debuted. debuting a new group would require paying for music videos, promotions, a new dorm, wardrobe, production of albums and cds, photoshoots, venues for fanmeets......even the big three can’t debut a new group every six months. hell, spotlight and ds had a joint debut so they could split the costs of frontier fifty-fifty.”

“good thing we never have to trade.”

“that’s definitely a good thing. i’ll stick with my numbers.”

“i….really don’t think i am either.”

“nah, i’ve seen you. you’re talented.”

“thomas, you’re twenty-five.”

“i’m still fragile and you’re bullying me.”

“you’re such a lame older brother, dude.”

“sorry i’m not up to spec, dude.”

“i birthed you; i’m allowed to call you a dumbass.”

“tell that to social services.”

“i’m sure you do, you dumbass.”

“mom that’s child abuse.”

“Why not; does it intimidate you?”

“no. it’s just really weird.”

“stop it with the jargen, thomas.”

“fine. i refuse to answer.”

“i’m always on my game buddy.”

“please never call me buddy again.”