+EPISODE THREE+
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The camera zooms into Somi who is standing on the stage alone, she only has a microphone and some papers in her hands

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Hello national producers!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
It's been a stressful time after eliminations, I'm sure the contestants on the show can show that...

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
But we can't drown in our misery on the show today! We still have a group to debut y'know!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Before the next mission is introduced in this episode.. let's visit some of the contestants and how they are after eliminations shall we?

The camera transitions to show the dorms, the ranks outside the doors have disappeared and the girls seem to have gone into rooms with people they wanted to talk to at the moment

The room the camera is in has three people in it, the girls all seem to be sad, but they're all surrounding a phone and talking into it

❛ OHARA YUKI ❲ 2nd ❳
I'll really miss you... I was hoping we'd manage to debut together somehow...

❛ XU EUNMI ❲ 3rd ❳
Me too... you were pretty popular before... but I guess people ignored you this time sadly...

❛ AMELIA KIM ❲ 10th ❳
I'm just happy I was able to get your number while we were on stage! I gave it to these two as well so that they can text you and update you throughout the show!

The other person on the phone line is silent, but the camera is lightly able to pick up the person responding and identify them as they do

❛ YANG LIHUA ❲ 21st / elim. ❳
Thank you all! I'm already back into training to hopefully debut somewhere, I think the show helped boost my popularity a lot so I may try to audition for another company again!

❛ OHARA YUKI ❲ 2nd ❳
I'm sure you'd be accepted into any company now! This show's been popular recently!

❛ XU EUNMI ❲ 3rd ❳
Mhm! I'm sure you can have your third try at SM Entertainment and finally get accepted now.

❛ YANG LIHUA ❲ 21st / elim. ❳
Yeah.. I'll see you all around hopefully! I got to go now though, see you later! Byee!

❛ AMELIA KIM, OHARA YUKI, and XU EUNMI ❲ contestants ❳
Byeee!!

The call ends and the three girls look at each other in silence, all seem to be fairly comfortable with each other but not as comfortable now that the phone call has ended

❛ AMELIA KIM ❲ 10th ❳
It feels weird not seeing her around anymore...

❛ XU EUNMI ❲ 3rd ❳
I agree.. it does motivate me to work harder though, maybe Lihua will see me on the big screen, y'know?

Eunmi teases the two other girls who all quietly laugh in response, eventually, Yuki and Eunmi get up and wave Amelia goodbye as they leave the dorm

The camera transitions to one of the dorms, and only two girls are in the room, they're holding hands as they set up two beds to be connected, seemingly wanting to sleep together in bed

❛ BEOM MINJI ❲ 4th ❳
I've been having trouble sleeping due to stress.. thank god I found you! I hope you don't mind if I accidentally take up too much space on the bed!

The girl excitedly says as the beds finally connect, it's put into the far left corner while the other beds in the room remain where they originally were, it seems to be the original F-ranked room judging by the two leftover beds

❛ TAYLOR CHOI ❲ 12th ❳
Yeah... I noticed you were stressed out recently and it slightly annoyed me that nobody pointed it out so I thought it'd be best to finally talk with you.

Minji laughs quietly at that as she sits on the bed, Taylor sits beside her as they stare into the nothingness that is the wall of the dorm

❛ BEOM MINJI ❲ 4th ❳
Y'know at first I thought you were one of the quiet contestants, so I wasn't going to talk to you until you felt comfortable talking to me.. but I'm glad you came to me first!

❛ TAYLOR CHOI ❲ 12th ❳
Hm.. you can thank me all you want but I just think it's being nice generally.. I'll try and look out for you more now!

Minji smiles happily at that and gets up from the bed to hug Taylor who's still sitting on the bed as she hugs the other girl silently

❛ BEOM MINJI ❲ 4th ❳
Let's become a duo! Who knows, maybe we'll be the unbeatable Minji and Taylor! The two that never leave each other's sides!

Taylor slightly laughs at that as she looks at the over-enthusiastic girl with a gentle smile

❛ TAYLOR CHOI ❲ 12th ❳
Yeah, we can. But let's go to sleep first, I'm tired.

Minji nods and proceeds to let go of the hug before looking at Taylor with a challenging look

❛ TAYLOR CHOI ❲ 12th ❳
Wait... Minji if you're about to do what I think you'll do...

Before Taylor could complete her sentence the girl jumps onto the other with her full body weight, Taylor lightly hits the other girl's back as she's laid upon the other before the footage seems to end

The footage transitions to a room with many girls and many beds in it, it's definitely the most populated room and all the girls are excitedly setting up their beds with plushies or more pillows

❛ OHARA YUKI ❲ 2nd ❳
Oh jeez, this room is filled!

❛ XU EUNMI ❲ 3rd ❳
Yeah.. finders keepers though! I call this bed

Eunmi jumps onto one of the beds, collapsing into it and closing her eyes as though she's resting although she obviously isn't

❛ JEON YURIN ❲ 1st ❳
This dorm is filled though... I hope nobody snores...

Some of the girls giggle at that, Eunmi still pretends to sleep from where she's laying down on her bed though

❛ HASHIMOTO KOYUKI ❲ 6th ❳
Yuki! Come take this bed closest to me! We'll be like bed neighbors!

Koyuki happily says, to which Yuki does so and happily takes her place on the bed neighboring Koyuki, the two girls smiling at each other

❛ BYUN BOEUN ❲ 5th ❳
It's a little funny that the C rank room has none of the original C rank contestants in it though!

Boeun speaks up from where she's lying on her bed similar to Eunmi, her bed is beside Yurin's in the room

❛ JEON YURIN ❲ 1st ❳
I think they all made friends outside their ranks likely.. probably wanted to room with people other than us, even though we're all so wonderful!

Yurin jokingly says, some of the girls laugh while the others jokingly glare at her obvious sarcasm

❛ JEON YURIN ❲ 1st ❳
I'm just joking~!

Boeun throws a small plush rabbit from where she is on her bed, Yurin doesn't notice it being thrown until it hits the side of her head and she throws it back with a smirk, Boeun doesn't respond to the attack though likely because she's tired

❛ OHARA YUKI ❲ 2nd ❳
At least I can tell that this room is the fun room!

❛ HASHIMOTO KOYUKI ❲ 6th ❳
YEAH!! Or is that bad...

The room laughs at Koyuki's sudden doubt, and slowly the screen begins to transition to another shot instead of this room

The camera transitions to a room that also has a decent amount of people in it, but it's much quieter and calmer in comparison to the other dorm

❛ AMELIA KIM ❲ 10th ❳
FINALLY! This room has people other than me in it! I thought I was going to be alone in this room!

The girl pouts from where she sits on the bed, the other girls in the room giggle at her reaction

❛ YOON NABI ❲ 7th ❳
It's fine! You didn't die by being alone, see! Perfectly fine!

❛ AMELIA KIM ❲ 10th ❳
You don't know that! What if I tragically died due to being alone?

❛ BAE YUNJIN ❲ 15th ❳
It'd mean one less contestant on the show hopefully

Bae jokes to the girl who just further pouts and crosses her arms, Amelia eventually seems to give up and just lay on her bed and scrolls through her phone

❛ BAEK SUA ❲ 16th ❳
It's weird to think we're on a survival show right now.. isn't it?

❛ JUNG JIA ❲ 11th ❳
It really is! Some people act so naturally and normally about it but sometimes I forget that we're even being recorded!

❛ YOON NABI ❲ 7th ❳
Oh! I also forget about the cameras sometimes! I almost feel like these cameras have been my closest friend due to how much I see them.

❛ BAE YUNJIN ❲ 15th ❳
I think I'm going to try and take a nap before anything else happens later.. try and be a little bit quieter, please!

The four other girls in the room all hum in agreement and as the dorm slowly turns to silence the camera also begins to transition into another dorm room

The footage now shows another dorm room with three girls in it who are all laying down in their beds with the lights off

❛ PARK EUNHYE ❲ 19th ❳
I feel like the second I try to fully go to bed is the time when we'll start officially recording...

The girl sighs from where she's lying on her bed, the other girls seem to agree with her

❛ LEE LJ ❲ 18th ❳
It's tiring.. but I think it's worth it! Even if we lose it unlocks many opportunities as this show is really popular recently!

LJ says from where she's also laid in her bed, her face is slightly illuminated though as she scrolls through her phone in bed

❛ BAE EUNHWA ❲ 9th ❳
Guys.. you woke me up!

Eunhwa says from her bed groggily, the other girls let out small apologies to the woken-up girl

❛ BAE EUNHWA ❲ 9th ❳
It's okay.. just wake me up if anything important happens...

The girl drifts off to sleep again, and the two other girls awake wait until she's fully asleep to start their giggling and whispering again, the camera begins to transition to another room as they whisper to one another again

The camera now shows a dorm with the last four people in it, they're all sitting on the floor in a circle unlike the other dorm rooms though

❛ PARK HANEUL ❲ 13th ❳
Y'know, Mihee you've been a pretty popular contestant on the show recently!

❛ SON MIHEE ❲ 8th ❳
Yeah! I didn't notice either until the voting was announced, I was shocked too..!

❛ PARK HANEUL ❲ 13th ❳
I think you deserved to rank that high! I think many people grew to like you as they watched the show!

❛ SEONG KYUNGMI ❲ 14th ❳
Maybe you're a fan favorite of the show! Last night I called some of my friends and they said that they've been hearing people talk about you!

The girl blushes at the compliments, hiding her reddened cheeks with her hands even though it was obvious that she was blushing

❛ SON MIHEE ❲ 8th ❳
Really? Maybe I should try and make myself more interesting though, I feel like most of the time people voted me out of pity.. I'll try and make friends with others hopefully!

The girls in the room smile over her response, but one of the girls who was silent throughout the conversation finally speaks up

❛ BYUN SENA ❲ 17th ❳
I'm sure they didn't vote you out of pity, I think they genuinely believe you'd succeed and wanted to see you debut... you don't have to try and force yourself to make friends either, I'm sure everybody likes you the way you are..!

Mihee has a small smile on her face as Sena finishes speaking, happily looking at her before responding

❛ SON MIHEE ❲ 8th ❳
Maybe you're right...

The camera eventually fades to black, cutting into a transition as the conversation between the four girls comes to an end

The camera transitions to show an empty stage with only Somi standing in the middle with a microphone in her hands, a light shines directly above her as she begins to speak

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
It seems that the girls have chosen their new dorms already! I hope through their newly chosen arrangements they can make more friends and become closer to one another as the competition continues!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Though in case you're confused about the current dorm arrangements I'll explain them now...

Somi clears her throat before she begins to list the arrangements

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Beom Minji and Taylor Choi have a room together as a duo, Ohara Yuki, Xu Eunmi, Jeon Yurin, Hashimoto Koyuki and Byun Boeun are also all five in a dorm together.

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Amelia Kim, Yoon Nabi, Bae Yunjin, Baek Sua, and Jung Jia are also all roomed together, and Park Eunhye, Bae Eunhwa, and Lee LJ are also roomed together as a trio.

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
And finally, Park Haneul, Son Mihee, Byun Sena, and Seong Kyungmi are all roomed together as well!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
I hope that since they've chosen their dorms and such that they all get along well, but now I must announce the next mission that will occur on the show...

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
This mission will, unfortunately, have eliminations once more, the nineteen that remain will go down to fourteen now...

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
I hope to see you try your best contestants!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
While the contestants were all getting used to their new dorm arrangements though, we randomized each contestant into select groups in which they'll perform...

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
In team one, consisting of five members, we have Seong Kyungmi, Xu Eunmi, Park Eunhye, Son Mihee, and Hashimoto Koyuki!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
In team two, consisting of three members, we have Amelia Kim, Yuki Ohara, and Yoon Nabi!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
In team three, consisting of four members, we have Lee LJ, Byun Sena, Bae Eunhwa, and Park Haneul!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
And finally, in team four, consisting of seven members, we have Bae Yunjin, Baek Sua, Beom Minji, Byun Boeun, Jeon Yurin, Jung Jia, and Taylor Choi!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Before you all go and get grouped up though contestants, be aware that there are no assigned songs or artists that you must choose from, the options are almost endless! But, the concept is chosen for you...

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
A cute concept is necessary for this mission, make sure all the members in your group can perform the cute song of choice successfully as well as your time in the competition may depend on this mission!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Now, without further wait, contestants, make your way to the practice rooms to start your mission!

NEXT EPISODE ON PROJECT ASTREA...

❛ ??? ❲ ??? ❳
Another mission so soon... it's exhausting!