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“Fine--you can cash in that favor I guess? What do you want? I don’t have tons of time, so don’t expect me to get whatever it is done anytime soon. Unless it’s, like, loan you money or something. That I can do pretty quick.”

“Hey, help me out?” Brandi asked sweetly, fluttering her eyelashes comically, as if she was trying extra hard to win their favor (which she kind of was). “What kind of song do you think the world needs next? A love song? A break-up song? A party song? An epic anthem? I’m having trouble deciding what to write.”

“You know, with all these subunit debuts, my schedule is the free-est it’s been since my debut,” Yao commented with a smile and a little sigh. He’d lost a lot of sleep in the past year with ACE’s insane schedule, and it seemed like he could finally catch up. “I think all this spare time calls for celebration. Lunch--my treat? C’mon, don’t turn me down...”

“I can’t believe I completely blanked out during that interview. I’m such an idiot.” Mina said to no one in particular. She shook her head before letting out a small whine and letting her head fall to the table top.

“I wasn’t denying my bad attitude. I’m just saying, it’s probably not the worst in the world. I’m sure there are worse than me. Count yourself lucky--you don’t have to work with them.” She adjusted her hat and her laptop, leaning on the table. “Also, as an actual response to your question, I don’t think I’m supposed to do that kind of editing on posters. The people on them have to look somewhat real. The least resemblances to airbrushed dolls the better.”

“You know, my sister was watching me on a variety show the other day, and she told me I’m too excitable. She told me I need to calm down so I don’t get out of hand...” Tae said with a little smile, holding back a laugh. “Do you think so? Do you think I go too crazy onscreen? I mean, sometimes I get a little excited, but I always thought it was endearing...”

“Perhaps I am in a good mood. Is it really so strange that you felt the need to comment on it? That’s a sure fire way to make sure it disappears,” Joori murmured, a small smile on her face. She was joking, of course, but her mood change must have been significant--it seemed like many people were picking up on it. She’d heard a few people comment on it. It was strange. It was better than people asking her what was wrong, but still strange all the same.