AFTER A GRUELLING ALMOST
NONSTOP WEEK OF SKILL TRAINING
THE TRAINEES COULD FINALLY REST
AFTER AN INFORMAL EVALUATION

[ this evaluation was done by trainers, not
the mentors, and was just done to document
the trainee's progress. like a company
evaluation but no one's being kicked out ]

AND IT LOOKS LIKE A GROUP
OF TRAINEES ARE HANGING
OUT IN THE KITCHEN

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; i'm so tired, i don't think i have the energy to eat

jaehyuk is sitting at the counter
with his head on his arms

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [in japanese] audrey, just disregard my portion

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; i'm just going to go to bed

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; nuh uh

audrey had already began putting
her ingredients together

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; half of this is for you

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; that'd be wasteful

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [in japanese] if anything, min can feed you

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; huh? [has a conversation with audrey through a stare] oh yeah! i can, see... open wide!

seongmin attempts to pick up
and airplane a fork into jaehyuk's
mouth but his wrist gives up

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [defeated] who let me train with nct dream's go?

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [half listening while playing with a spoon] you did

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; should've practiced 'scientist' with me, audrey, and sooyun

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [accidentally drops the spoon and flinches as it clings]

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; or anything without floor work?

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; yeah! you could've done unforgiven with me and jae!

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [glances at jaehyuk who has since started to snore beside him] ...

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; and end up like him?

KWON YIJAE [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [resting her hand on her palm] yeah, what did you do to him...?

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; nothing! we just had an extra-long training session last night 👉👈

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; so... you stayed up all night?

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; that's not healthy, you shouldn't be doing that

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; but i just wanted to make sure we were ready for the performance!

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; don't worry about it! master audrey and master sooyun also made me stay up all night, many times actually

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [fakes a tear] my beauty sleep

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [holding a knife] we did?

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; sooyun, do you remember this?

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; i don't think i do

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; wHAT?! [gasps] then how did i get these dark eye bags?!

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; when you and yijae stayed up all night playing animal crossing after everyone else fell asleep on the couches?

KWON YIJAE [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; uh... i don't recall this... i definitely fell asleep before seongmin

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [tilts head] you did?

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; and I fell asleep after min, but before jae

...

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; as your leader, i'm gonna need you two to cut out the lies

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; woah the leader card came out early tonight

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; i'm not lying! i was fast asleep like a... a...

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [in japanese] wet racoon

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [not knowing what she said] exactly!

jungjin...

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; huh? [in korean] fast asleep like a wet racoon?

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; shush! don't ruin the fun

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [blinks]

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; DID YOU JUST CALL ME A WET RACOON?!

KWON YIJAE [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [slowly starts laughing]

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [attempting to hide her laughter, but failing]

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [giggling] sit down jungjin, or else you won't get any food

when did jungjin stand up? or more
importantly, when did jaehyuk wake up?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; nothing better than a nap to make you feel refreshed

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [looks around, clueless] why are you guys laughing?

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; no reason, here [pushes a filled bowl towards him] eat

as audrey proceeds to give everyone
in the group food and takes her own seat,
HEARTS is found enjoying their meal

but how long can this relaxed state of mind
last when you're on a survival show?

well, a whole dinner if your producers are nice...

SPEAKERS IN KITCHEN ; ONEULTTARA WAENJI JONGIL MALKDAGO

the speakers suddenly start
blasting sunshower in the kitchen

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; ???

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; isn't this...

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [still eating] sunshine?

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; SUNSHOWER?!

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [jumps in her seat slightly]

eventually, the song comes to an end

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; wait- does this mean we're starting our mission practice now?

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; it's 9pm???

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [frowns] producers. we need at least one good night sleep while we're here

only one???

STAFF ; [flustered] not tonight, tomorrow! you begin preparing your performance tomorrow

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [sets down his utensil] i'm going to bed.

jaehyuk walks away with no
emotions, almost dragging his body

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; ha ha my bed is suddenly calling

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; good night everyone!

one after another the group disperses and
eventually, after all the dishes are clean, the
group is nicely tucked away in their beds

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT,
I CAN HEAR A ROOSTER AS
THE SUN FILTERS INTO
HEARTS' PRACTICE ROOM

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [claps] okay! we don't have time to waste, so let's get started!

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; we should decide our parts first

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [reading the lyric sheet that she took notes on] in the song, yewang has a high note, so i think his lines should be given to our strongest vocalist?

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; like maybe seongmin or me?

sooyun looks around at her teammates,
a few nodding at her words

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; huh? but what about me sooyun?

oh no is this about to be an issue?

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [chokes back a sob] we got the same score in karaoke, but you don't think i'm a strong vocalist?

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; my heart is broken once again

sooyun is looking at him
with her mouth slightly ajar

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; sorry, jungjin, i forgot you were here [looks back down at her sheet]

KWON YIJAE [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [whispers] ouch

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; i'm also okay with taking MU's part, if we want to choose between jungjin and seongmin for yewang's?

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; i'd like a-min's part, jungjin can take yewang's

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; then that settles that, does anyone else have any requests?

as the others put in their requests,
it was found that there weren't any overlaps

it seems their mission prep is going smoothly,
but can it continue that way through center
selection, which began the next day

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; break time!

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [claps] YAY!

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; now? but i was just starting to get this part of the dance

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [was caught mid move] yeah...

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; just come sit, i was told we need to start thinking about our center

despite some being more reluctant than
others, they all eventually sat in a circle

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; do you have anyone you want to nominate for center?

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; hm... i think you, audrey, or nayeon would suit it the most?

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; you are so bright it's hard for me to look at you in practice sometimes

HEO JUNGJIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; wait, am i not bright too?

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [mutters] you scare me sometimes

KWON YIJAE [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; wait, why've i been ruled out too [grins and strikes a pose]

KWON YIJAE [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; i'm charismatic too!

KANG JAEHYUK [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; show us the dance.

KWON YIJAE [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; ... i step down from this argument with no further comments...

well, it seems like those not nominated
no longer have an issue with things, but
how did they end up deciding their center?

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; what if you guys play rock paper scissors?

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; you want to decide an important role in our group with rock paper scissors?

MOON SEONGMIN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [nods]

MIN SOOYUN [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; [shrugs] okay

LEE NAYEON [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; well, i hope today's my lucky day!

AUDREY STEWART [ 1 ☆ heart ] ; sorry to break it to you, but i have magical rock paper scissors' skills! >o<

let the games begin!

after a best of 5, audrey came out
as the champion and was crowned
center with sooyun's hair clip

NOW LEAVING HEARTS TO
PRACTICE UNTIL THE FINAL EVALUATION, LET'S SWITCH
OVER TO SPADES!

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; if no one speaks up, we just won't have one

why does it feel like we always
catch spades in a tense moment...?

currently spades seems to be discussing
their center after a couple days of practice

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; no one wants to be center? at all?

now why is a group that is frequently a
mix of quiet and loud just sitting there
taking glances at each other?

TRAINEE INTERVIEWS

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i think no one wants to apply to center because they feel guilty...

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; like no one feels like they're good enough to be it?

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i don't know... i just never expected no one to volunteer?

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; my focus isn't on being center this round...

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; but to improve and readjust again

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; the atmosphere was tense... or more cold?

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; it scared me even though i was originally going to volunteer

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; hm, why don't we have seungjun be our center?

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; since he has the most lines and will appear more on stage?

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; and he's very charismatic! so he'd be fitting!

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; yeah, but wouldn't that be a bit unfair?

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; shouldn't we let someone with less lines have a chance to show off on stage?

it feels like kei is trying to make up
for things he said during bootcamp...

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; like maybe rose? or yerim?

LEE HANEUL [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i kinda agree... wouldn't seungjun overshine in that case?

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; uh... i'm not saying this because i want center but...

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; centers are supposed to have a lot of lines and time to shine

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [nods] it is the whole thing, in a way

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; yet i wouldn't mind us going in either direction

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; maybe we can choose based on how they perform a certain section?

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; that's how we decided the positions?

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; oh... then maybe like a killing part test? or an ending fairy?

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [thinks about this idea]

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; that is how it's usually done....

two of you have been on survival shows why
haven't you already thought of that???

well it seems they're in agreement, so then
began spades' center competition, that really
didn't seem like much of one in the end

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; there's a tie between seungjun and sevyn

indeed, during the blind voting,
3 people voted for seungjun
and 3 people voted for sevyn

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; so we can just have both of them be center right?

...

that's not how this works

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; i'm pretty sure that's not allowed

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [coughs] well then, make your cases, i'm listening

a moment of silence

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; [raises hand] i take myself out of the running, sevyn can be center

another moment of silence

LEE HANEUL [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; AWWW i wanted to see yerim go all judgey-!

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i'm not a judge

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; sevyn congrats!

sooyoung fixes the silence from the
dropout by starting to clap, which
made the others begin clapping too

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; do we get to have a snack break now?

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; funded by our new center...? [raises an eyebrow directed at sevyn]

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [stares] does it look like i'm made of money?

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; yes! [cheery] you look expensive~

anyway... speaking of snacks,
a few days later Rose herself
returned to practice with food

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [standing while taking a drink of water] we're missing someone

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [counts again]

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; rose went to the bathroom

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; wasn't that a while ago though?

LEE HANEUL [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; she probably got caught trying to go buy candy again

as the group sits and our stands in the
practice room wondering where rose
disappeared too, said girl in question
appears and she's carrying a container?

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; happy birthday to you~

the group is confused

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; is it someone's birthday...?

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; no???

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; WHAT's IN THE BOX!? [jumps up giddily and runs over]

sooyoung just ignored the happy birthday huh?

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; oh? this little thing? just a little something i made

rose smiles and opens the container to reveal...

LEE HANEUL [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; BROWNIES

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; enjoy! after our hard work, i figured i'd reward us with brownies [grins]

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; thank you rose... but when did you have time?

PARK ROSE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; oh! i made them last night after you guys went to sleep!

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [frowns] that late?

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; rose [forcing herself not to cry] that's so sweet!

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; our maknae!

sooyoung loses her control and
ends up enveloping rose in a hug

[imagine the hugs in this
scene like this in a sense]

after everyone settles and thanks
(and a few hugs) are given the group
sits down and enjoys their brownie

losing all worries of
the upcoming evaluation

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; no, cause it's crazy how much yerim is like my mother

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; like we'd all say she's spade's mother

the group chimes in agreement

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; when did i take that role?

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; [ignores the question] but my actual mom is ALSO a lawyer so it's..

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; what can i say, [tilts her head] fitting

the group's conversation is actually
going in multiple different directions

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i cried during bambi

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; who didn't?

true statements actually

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; can we finally hear the parrot imitation again?

LEE HANEUL [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; oh oh! yes please!

while not everyone felt the need to ever
bring that up, the atmosphere convinced everyone to cheer (or beg) in support
of this idea

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; well... if you guys insist [smiles]

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; squawk squawk click click click click click click SQUAWK

the group cheered loud enough that hearts
next door could hear, which prompted
a cheering battle from hearts' side
because they obviously never back down

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i'm actually ** **** **** ** *** ****** ******

SPADES ; WHAT?!

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; how are you still so good?!

no, we aren't sharing what she said :)

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i love dreamcatcher

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; hm [takes a sip of water] we already knew that

SEO RYEON [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; give us something else~

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i learned unforgiven like an hour ago

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; we saw that happen???

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; but did you REALLY

sevyn suddenly gets up and performs

until he's told to sit down

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; i'm going to need you to stop spending your practice time on unrelated songs

SEVYN LEE [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; ... but i already know our dance?

not even going to comment

LEE HANEUL [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; actually, i recently found out that i can fit my fist in my mouth

LEE HANEUL [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; see

correction: he can't do this , he isn't hoyeon

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; i have a huge plant family at home

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; [counts in head] i think i have at least 20 right now?

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; maybe more?

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; is it ok to leave them at home alone?

KAWAHARA KEI [ 1 ☆ spade] ; sooyoung what? they're not kids

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; what do you mean? they're my plant babies

HAK SEUNGJUN [ 1 ☆ spade] ; i have someone taking care of them while i'm gone [smiles]

as spades talks a bit too long while sharing
about themselves, their brownie break
comes to an end as they still have
a stage to practice for

or hopefully, it's a stage...

SEOL YERIM [ 1 ☆ spade ] ; okay, let's get this place cleaned up and get back to work

with a simple instruction, the group
immediately listens to their leader,
hopping up immediately

WELL, LET'S LEAVE THEM TO
PRACTICE TOO AND SWITCH
OVER TO OUR NEXT TEAM...

TO BE CONTINUED

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