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taking a look at the time on her phone, jaein can’t help but let out a frustrated sigh. she thinks she’s been waiting around for close to an hour and a half now without absolute instructions on what to look forward to. she knew that she’d be filming something, but she didn’t think she’d have to be waiting for so long. it was one of the few days that she didn’t have to be on a plane, and she really didn’t want to be spending it like this. 

stretching out her arms and legs, she stole another glance at the individual besides her. this base complex was stupid, and she began to wonder if he felt the same. from what she’s seen of him on screen, she’d guess that he fell more into the category of being open minded about anything that was for the fans—though she’d argue that no part of this was actually for the fans. “what would you be doing if you didn’t have to be here? have any netflix recommendations?” it wasn’t always like her to strike up conversation, but she was bored out of her mind. plus, if he gave her decent enough recommendations then maybe she’d have something to watch during her gruesome flights.

buildings at gold star feel like a testament to time — the fast paced nature of all the office workers, and the managers hustling from one end to another, ensuring each detail works to fit the mold of every little preparation checklist. as per usual, seo minjung plays observer. sneaking out of her own duties for seconds of air to breathe in the hallways as she keeps her head down low, avoiding any awkward mismatched gazes of faraway hellos.

but even becoming stationary has its limitations, and boredom ensues. enough that she’s turned into a wanderer, peering into each open space of each room down the hallway. some empty, deserted islands for those who’ve clocked their hours in the late night. some filled to the brim with poor hapless souls vying a way for debut. then, there’s the few lonely islands representing nothing but one.

she’s quickly informed about what she’ll be doing today, and she’s pretty surprised to find sung in the room that she’s escorted into. once the cameras start rolling, they’re once again told about the overall theme of the filming. she’s never paid much attention to other groups outside of her own company that she’s certain that she won’t do so well. on the other hand, she’s aware that sung ends up meeting a lot more people than she does with his hosting job so there’s a good chance that he’ll do much better than her. 

“ready?” she asks, turning her head to face sung.

“unniee~” yena whined, her voice a thin-stretched drawl, words fraying out with a high pitched squeak of protest. dramatically, she draped herself over her leader, arms thrown around her neck, pressing her sweaty cheek to aejeong’s shower, apparently not caring much about the fact that they both were gross and sticky. yena had an act to sell here after all and damn right would she go all out. “aren’t we done yet for today. we’ve been practicing for so loooong.” she pouted, bottom lip stuck forward, eyes big and pleading.

once upon a time, yena would have been excited at the prospect of calypso’s solo concerts. hell, even a little over a month ago she had been over the moon. by now, all that yena could think was that it really was a lot of work... and for what? for calypso to potentially never return as a group ever. it was hard to feel any excitement when the group’s future felt so grim. “let’s just go home for the day.” she whined at her leader, gently tugging on her arm. “or even better, we can for bbq and drinks! i’m hungryyyyy. you don’t want your favorite member to starve to death right? that would be a complete tragedy!”

not to be very duri in nature, but he couldn’t help but to look forward to doing the trivia game about idols under bc entertainment, dimensions entertainment, and gold star media. he always liked that type of stuff, and he was someone that would often pay attention to what was going on with releases, things of that nature. to say the least, he is a bit of a fan - but, can anyone blame him on that front? though, it was probably less of a fan, considering he didn’t follow so closely as it was a bit more casual. but, still, he held that knowledge within his mind, and now it seemed he was going to get to use it today. 

however, duri was a bit more excited when he heard that he’d be going up against minjung for the trivia game. something about them seemed a lot more fun, going up against a friend in a game. it more so seemed to be said that it had to do with fans enjoying their interactions together, especially when they were promoting the base album. 

recording most likely wouldn’t take too long even with her amount of lines as the main vocalist seeing that they only had two songs. like fate, her time had lined up with minjung’s as well, and the two members were made to be on standby together before their respective recording times came up. “it’s weird because this comeback is definitely not being rushed, but it feels rushed,” she comments as she looks down at her lyric sheet. 

jaein can’t think of any other way to describe her current situation. she was sitting in her hotel room in kuala lumper seeing that ultraviolet had a concert in two days when she’d prefer to be in seoul and preparing to go see yena perform at her very first concert the next day. yena had been so supportive by showing up to ultraviolet’s first seoul concert, and she wanted nothing more than to return that. despite their odd first meeting—the other girl had literally barfed on her shoes—jaein had grown to appreciate yena as a friend, and she thinks that calypso’s first concert is something she should have been able to experience herself. 

“i ordered a huge flower bouquet so i hope it arrives in one piece!” she’s currently on the phone with yena as she lets out another groan at how unfortunate the whole situation is. she wouldn’t even be mad if yena was upset about her not being able to show up. “i’ll make sure you’re the center of attention with how big it is.”

ever since her own solo career had taken off, suji couldn’t find the time to write for her own group. in the past, even if it wasn’t a lot, she would still try her best to participate as much as she could. whether that meant scribbling down a few lyrics or humming a melody in the studio for the songwriters, she liked being able to melt into equinox’s color and feel like she was contributing more to the group. 

thankfully, she had found some time in her schedule for the first time in a while. the time also happened to overlap with an upcoming equinox comeback which meant that the door had opened once more, and she was determined to get her inputs into the new single album. the two years or so she spent working on her own music must have pulled off because they were pretty accepting of what she had to offer. 

after the full group recording had ended, she stayed behind to record chorus parts like she always did. it was nothing that was asked of her, but if someone had to fill in the chords and some of the background vocals, she thinks it would just be better if she did it. plus, some of the harmonies would need some tweaking once their voice tracks were compiled and being the one to come up with a good portion of the melody, she wanted to be there when it happened. 

“it’s been a while since you participated in a group song, right? been so busy as a soloist.” one of the producers strike up a conversation first, and suji lets out a rather awkward laugh at first. she knows it’s not meant to be an attack of any sort, but she can’t help but feel a bit of guilt. it’s a repertoire that’s been used before against her so though her head is telling her that it’s not meant to be accepted in such a way, her heart can’t help but get a little defensive. 

“yeah, but i guess gold star finally decided to let me rest.” it wasn’t a full rest, however, since she did have filming the next day. she had less scenes than the last season, but she was still expected to show up on set early on. the perks that came with being a rookie actress. hopefully, her acting career ends with this. she doesn’t think she could last another drama filming session. 

nevertheless, that didn’t change the fact that she was indeed a lot less busier compared to the past. “i jumped onto the opportunity when i saw that my schedule was empty!” she’s not as close to this group of producers so there’s still a professional facade that she can’t seem to shake away. 

to her luck, the conversation ends there and she’s left to sit there as the finishing touches on the track are made. though it’s been a while, she feels at home within the gold star media studios. sitting here as she listens to the final mixing being done on equinox’s upcoming title track that she participated in brings an odd level of comfort to her heart.