❛ EPISODE TWO. ❜
the steps we take to learn.

( WORDS HERE SIGNIFY "JAEHYUN" AND HIS COMMENTARY AS AN EDITOR/CAMERA MAN )

MY SUGAR-RUSH! CONTINUES !

THE TEAMS FINALLY BEGIN PREPARING. . .

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━━ ☆ VOCAL TEAM

JEONG KORAIN IS SITTING ALONE IN THE PRACTICE ROOM ?

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❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ [ scratches head ] I'm not entirely sure where everyone went.

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I had stepped out to get a drink of water and when I come back in they're all gone...

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I don't want to complain but... seriously?

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JUST THEN, CHO SAEBYEOL RETURNS !

❘ ✸ ›› CHO SAEBYEOL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ ?? where did everyone go..

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ honestly, I have no idea. I guess we can start with just the two of us, considering if they don't care enough to be here might as well start ourselves.

❘ ✸ ›› CHO SAEBYEOL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ yeah, that works. um, but two of the members of the song we're performing are rappers... how would we work around that?

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ easy. [ points to the door ]

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ if they're not here to choose or help vote on a part, they get the parts they'll need to work harder on. I'm not giving them an easy way out... this is a competition.

IN THAT MOMENT, THE THREE OTHER TRAINEES WALTZ IN, LAUGHING. . .

❘ ✸ ›› CHO SAEBYEOL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ [ jaw dropped ] unbelievable.

❘ ✸ ›› CHAE SUNGJIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ so, what's new? have you guys discussed anything yet?

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ we have, actually. unless any of you want to fight for it, I've decided to take the main vocalist role.

❘ ✸ ›› KANG DOHYUN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ [ nervously ] have you decided center yet...?

❘ ✸ ›› CHO SAEBYEOL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ [ turns to look up at him ] are you serious? you three walked off to god knows where and when you come back you expect to let you take an important role in the team?

❘ ✸ ›› NISHIMURA ATSUSHI ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ but we just-

❘ ✸ ›› CHO SAEBYEOL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ no buts. this is an important mission... even if I'm not here afterwards, I'm not letting you step on us to get a good opportunity. I won't allow it.

( GO SAEBYEOL GO KING SPEAK UR TRUTH )

WHILE TENSION ARISES BETWEEN THE VOCAL TEAM, HOW ARE EVERYONE ELSE DOING ?

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━━ ☆ RAP TEAM

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG SEHYUN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ hm... well... I know the game masters mentioned that if we were given a main role for the theme song we'd keep it for the mission but does anyone want to go for it?

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ [ tilts head ] no, I'm good. I kind of want to try being our team leader though.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ ummmmm... [ raises hand ] I want to try for the main rapper position.

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG SEHYUN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ okay! how should we do this? each take a turn rapping a verse or something?

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ yeah, that works. and then we can discuss afterwards considering voting wouldn't really... do much. there's only four of us.

STANDING UP, BOTH BOYS PERFORM A SHORT VERSE THEY WERE WORKING ON. . .

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SEHYUN ENDED UP KEEPING THE POSITION.

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❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I won't lie... not being able to win the position kinda sucked. I want to be able to properly showcase my skills and while I do have the ability to do so individually...

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I'm not sure. I think having the label gives me more spotlight, in a sense. but because I didn't get the role... it makes me even more determined to become center.

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AS DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE. . .

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ whatever you do, do not list me as a center candidate. have you seen me? I don't fit here.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ ...visually...?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ but our two candidates are sehyun and nathan, right?

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ yep yep, they are. looking at them [ makes a camera using his hands ] like this makes it easier to see who I'd vote for.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ should... I be concerned?

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ [ whispers ] yes.

( CREEPY. )

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG SEHYUN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ did anyone else feel a chill?

AS THEY DISCUSS CENTER, ANOTHER TEAM. . . ARE TAKING FENCING CLASSES ?

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━━ ☆ DANCE TEAM

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ EN GARDE!!!!! [ holding a stick as a sword ]

❘ ✸ ›› KYO MIREU ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ LET(TUCE) GOOOO!!! [ also holding a stick as a sword ]

❘ ✸ ›› RUAN YIZE ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ he just made a vegetable pun...

❘ ✸ ›› RAIDEN KIM ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ they look like those stick bug dancing videos on tiktok.

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ [ bursts out laughing ] oh my god I can't unsee it.

SHIN KITAE ENTERS THE ROOM AND FREEZES, CONFUSED.

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN KITAE ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I left for two minutes. why are they fencing.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ they're fighting over main dancer.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ [ quickly adds on ] not, actually fighting. we have to vote. but he [ points to jaehyun behind the camera ] made a comment about if they pulled out fencing sticks to fight over it.

( OMG JAEHYUN MENTION !!! THATS ME !!!! IM SPECIAL !!! )

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN KITAE ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ they look like stick bugs.

❘ ✸ ›› RAIDEN KIM ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ see? you get it. it's a great visual. makes you unable to take them seriously.

THEY EVENTUALLY FALL OVER FROM OVER EXCURSION AND THE TEAM END UP VOTING.

❘ ✸ ›› RUAN YIZE ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ wait. why did we change our main dancer?

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ [ chokes on his spit ] I didn't want it.

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ ...too much power.

( WDYM THERES NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH POWER )

DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE, LET'S MOVE ONTO THE NEXT TEAM. . .

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━━ ☆ DANCE-VOCAL TEAM

❘ ✸ ›› SOHN KITAE ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I'm so sorry to the rappers here.

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I mean, you had no idea that the song would be more vocally challenging. so the blame can't be placed on your shoulders.

❘ ✸ ›› CHO KIHA ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ yeah! and I think we can figure something out. I think... I could probably take on some of the "rap" portions.

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ that works. did anyone want to take main vocalist... (please say yes)

THE ROOM GOES SILENT. . .

❘ ✸ ›› HAN SEYOUNG ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ it appears main vocal you remain. [ laughs ]

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ [ falls over ] you guys are trying to kill me.

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ [ sits back up quickly ] murderers.

❘ ✸ ›› CHO KIHA ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ call me cho killha with the way I just murdered taehyun.

❘ ✸ ›› LIN ZHAOHUI ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ ...hyung?

❘ ✸ ›› CHO KIHA ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ yes, my child?

❘ ✸ ›› LIN ZHAOHUI ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ never ever joke again. you're terrible at it.

❘ ✸ ›› KIM YOONGI ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ I thought it was funny...

❘ ✸ ›› JEON JIHOON ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ you poor soul.

( I AGREE. )

HOW IS THE LAST TEAM GOING ?

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━━ ☆ DANCE-RAP TEAM

❘ ✸ ›› TAK HAEMIN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ this song is so...

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ ...difficult?

❘ ✸ ›› TAK HAEMIN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ yeah... difficult.

❘ ✸ ›› ALEXANDER KIM ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ we have to write our own verses, right?

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ yeah... why do you ask?

❘ ✸ ›› ALEXANDER KIM ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ I've never written my own verses before.

❘ ✸ ›› HAN JUNGWOO ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ neither have I...

❘ ✸ ›› TAK HAEMIN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ well, you're a vocalist alex so that makes sense... but you too jungwoo?

❘ ✸ ›› TAK HAEMIN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ I know we didn't necessarily get to pick this team but how have done no work in terms of writing your own stuff?

❘ ✸ ›› JAYDEN HAN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ if this is the case then who should get the main rapper role?

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I think I can go for it. I've written my own stuff a lot and I've also had some minor experiences performing it as an underground rapper.

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❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ am I only slightly lying? yes. yes I am.

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ but I need to secure the role so our team... I mean I hate to sound arrogant, but if I have it our team might actually have a chance at winning.

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ I don't really trust my team that much... which is another reason why I need to have the role.

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❘ ✸ ›› ALEXANDER KIM ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ what about the choreography?

❘ ✸ ›› ALEXANDER KIM ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ if it's not too much I can lead it...

❘ ✸ ›› JAYDEN HAN ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ I think thats okay... [ glances at beomseok ]

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ SWEET BUILDING
❛ you can lead it. we'll decide who our main dancer is after we work on it a bit.

❘ ✸ ›› ALEXANDER KIM ‣ SOUR BUILDING
❛ [ smiles ] okay! then let's start...?

AS THE BOYS STAND UP AND GET STARTED. . .

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NEXT ON MY SUGAR-RUSH!

PRACTICES DON'T SEEM TO BE GOING WELL . . .

❘ ✸ ›› ??? ‣ ???
❛ don't do it like that! you'll mess everyone up if you perform it that way.

❘ ✸ ›› ??? ‣ ???
❛ ...they didn't even bother showing up to our last practice before we performed the midterm evaluation.

❘ ✸ ›› ??? ‣ ???
❛ I ended up doing everything myself. that's why my shirt looks like this.

. . . AND THEY PERFORM IN LESS THAN A WEEK.

HOW WILL THE TEAMS PERFORM ?

▭ RUNE'S ROOM !
a timely update from rune?!?!? it happened again folks be proud of me (pls). sorry it's a bit on the shorter side, I just needed to get the introductory stuff out of the way first. next episode will be more/as "in-depth" as my writing skills will allow me before the teams perform.

I would like to clarify some things as well. this mission will NOT have a normal voting period where people vote for trainees in a "global voting" setting. this is because due to inactivity/trainees requesting to leave, etc I will be losing exactly 10 trainees, which is the amount that I would be eliminating regardless from this mission. rankings will be determined by INDIVIDUAL VOTES from the team voting that will be done by only participating users. extra benefits will be explained by the game masters next episode.

hopefully that makes sense! ily all 🫶