#hd:pro

"do you think we should be focusing more on their vocals or the choreography?"

with the question thrown out into the open, dayeon pressed pause on the practice video their trainees have taken for the day. she was proud of the progress they have made, but even she could tell that there were still things they could definitely improve on. however, she's never really taught before and was thankful that she had her peers to rely on. if she had to lead them on her own, she probably would have locked herself in the bathroom a few times.

"the choreography has a lot of points where they'll have to work together. do you think it'd be a poor idea to take like a few hours where we pass by on technical training and get them to know one another?"

one thing that dayeon's learned from her previous experience as a leader was that not everybody was going to be on the same page as herself. that was difficult enough working on her own, but now that she had a whole team to lead along with fellow instructors, she knew how important it was to juggle several opinions and thoughts together. while she wasn't expecting to clash much with namu, considering how well they already got along, she didn't want to make any quick assumptions.

"so, i'm not sure if i'm supposed to be conversing with the enemy, but how's your team going?" with that, she takes a seat beside riley before letting out a sigh.

dayeon swears she's not trying to pry anything out of riley. it's pure curiosity, really. while she doesn't know everything about her fellow trainee, this opportunity they've been given appears to be a new experience for many, and she was curious on how he was dealing with it.

the timing was perfect.

frankly, dayeon was starting to feel like she'd hit a brick wall. she was beginning to find herself in a slump with how repetitive her days were becoming and watching some of her closer friends get their debut had her feeling lonelier than ever. however, just as those feelings were on the verge of growing, the company seems to have thrown her a curve ball. despite her excitement for this task, she has to admit she was surprised upon hearing of it. the fact that hydra was expecting their trainees to act as instructors was fascinating, and dayeon couldn't help but feel nervous.

would she be able to pull it off? she did well enough as the leader during the last evaluation, but that was with a group of people she considered her peers. everything felt different now that she would be given the label of instructor.

throughout her whole flight to los angeles, all dayeon could think about was the sense of responsibility she suddenly felt for the trainees she has yet to meet. although this was different from any of the tasks they've been given so far, she can't help but feel that it's going to be heavily weighted on them. this goes beyond skills, which are the basics for idol trainees. no, this was going to be a reflection of what kind of people they are.

it was kind of scary to think about it. she spent the whole twelve hour flight watching the song her trainees would be given, memorizing every line, every move, every beat. while she wasn't the type to hammer in perfection as she valued hard work, she was aware that results would be important.

whatever performance the girls put on would be equivalent to herself. her worth as an instructor and further on, her worth as a trainee back when she returned to hydra after this whole special event.