Red Haired Princess

“i mean, i’m excited to see you debut, in the very least.”

“thanks! i’ll make sure not to disappoint.”

“yeah, definitely. But i feel like if inferno was going to disband, we would have back in china.”

“really? why do you think that?”

“you’re doing great. all of you.”

“thank you, it means a lot coming from you.”

“debuting isn’t that cool. take it from someone who’s already done it once.”

“oh yeah? what makes it so uncool? i thought that was going to be the most memorable moment of my life.”

“well i can say i’m jealous. it’s probably a great gig.”

“you’re jealous of my position? i must say that seems weird considering you’re an already debuted idol.”

“hey– best prepare you.”

“fair point i guess... better to find out now over when i debut.”

“Did you go anywhere good? Most of the time I went out, I just ended up wandering around until I realized there was nothing for me to do and headed back. That must be nice, though. You’ll have some experience on stage before your debut so maybe you’ll have the upper hand compared to other trainees who don’t.”

“i went to a few good places like malls and restaurants and such, nothing we don’t have here in korea though.” she paused for a second. “that’s what i’m hoping for though, i’d love to feel experienced when i debut so the nerves wont feel as prominent. i think it’d really help out.”

“that sounds amazing. i can’t wait to see you wear a tutu skirt and sing magic girl to hundreds of people.”

“sounds like it’d be quite the new experience for me. meanwhile you’ve already been there done that when it comes to training. also, are the tutus negotiable?”

“i;m sure you’ll be okay. you seem like a fairly confident young lady.”

“thanks, i try to be!”

“nothing anyone can do about it, i guess. it’s not like it’s your fault.”

“besides if you think about it, it’ll still take years to catch up to already debuted groups popularity wise.”

“i’m glad. i was one of the people who proposed the trainee programs, so it’s nice to see they’re effective.”

“in that case i owe a lot of thanks to you, you proposing this idea is helping me get started in the idol world.”

“yeah, but like……people are already stanning you, you know? so that just means they’ll be anticipating your debut. like with eternity.”

“you’re right, i never really thought about it like that before.”

“i mean it’s hard, but i feel like there’s less mindgames. like…at least we know we have a steady debuted job.”

“you’ve got a good point there... unless of course disbandment occurs. but let’s not put that negative energy out there in the world.”

“it’s been a long, hard climb, though. there were a lot of times those first couple years that we almost went hungry.”

“look at you guys now though, paving the way for new groups. although you may have struggled at first, it all worked out in the end.”

“it’s way more stressuful and high-stakes– believe me.”

“well then... thanks for delivering that bad news.”

“but doesn’t that mean when you do debut, the hype’ll be double? seems like a loophole you’re not considering.”

“i hope the hype will be double to be honest, otherwise there wont be that much hype surrounding my actual debut.”

“it’s not like you really have to keep training though. the hours are way different, and you get way more days off. plus more live performances. plus you get to travel. besides the like….hour every sightseeing day, you don’t really have to train at all.”

“you’re probably right, but i feel like ds wouldn’t be too happy with me if i stopped training just to have fun on the tour. maybe it would be different as an already debuted idol, but as a trainee there’s a lot more restrictions i’d assume.”