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( song of the day :
elevator (127f) - nct 127 )

[ hello : please listen while reading for the best experience because it fits uwu (and huehue chapter 69 👀) ]

once the twenty of them crowded inside starlit skies (with jace and sicheng as the last ones to arrive), youngmi turned the open sign around to signal its early closing for the day. taking her apron off, she joined the group's table.

"so you quit being ceo to be a ceo?" ahn questioned jaehyun in fascination, accepting the cup of iced coffee that was offered to him. "amazing."

"i still can't take ceo yuta seriously though," byul said.

"as if you ever took me seriously."

all of them had a fair share of sincere laughs as they talked about the current states of living, holding warmed hearts and attentive minds. topics varied.

kiki decided to shift the topic from her and jungwoo's engagement to seoyeon and johnny's parenthood. "how does it feel to have a child?"

"taking care of them during infantry sucks ass. 0/100. totally would not recommend," johnny sighed in frustration. "but seeing them grow up . . it's a different story━"

ryot stopped him before his telling took a deeper turn by saying, "please, none of your sentimental shit for today."

from the other side of the table, they talked about their current achievements and promotions.

"don't forget me when you're famous," mark told haechan after discovering his accepted singing audition.

"how do you expect me to do that when i don't even remember you anymore."

jace laughed at their antics, shouting like some gorilla on the loose. "buuuuurn bro."

it came to their realizations that these were those treasured moments and meaningful conversations.

no more networkly dispatch.

no more judgement.

just them and their freedom.

"what happened to han seongsu anyways?" taeil asked.

"probably committed die."

as employees and friends inside one office, whether former or current, everything resulting into peace made things so much better.

taeyong chuckled, "why are we talking as if we don't see each other everyday?"

and now it was done! they all attained the once unreachable statuses described as simple. the confusing complexity of their lives finally toned down, and those once unsolvable problems already got solutions. they could finally intertwine fingers without worrying about cameras surrounding them. restrictions were now tolerable.

"because today is the fifth death anniversary of networkly dispatch! don't you remember?" haneul cheered, earning a lot of confused glances.

once she raised her cup of coffee imagining it being champagne, everybody followed, exhibiting gleeful expressions.

"hooray, but how the fuck did you keep track ?!"

it all started in networkly.

that hell of an office.

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