▌ EPISODE TWO: Anywhere But Here. 
❪ PART SEVEN. ❫

It seems like Class One is doing horribly right now...

Class Three's training room is dead silent as Yiruri slams the door behind her.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HAN JUNKYU ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEOK IJUN ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIZUTANI MOE ꜜ she/xe（CLASS ONE） ― ... What the [BLEEP], Jayden?!

Oh, so she can get mad.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIZUTANI MOE ꜜ she/xe（CLASS ONE） ― When I get back with Yiruri, I better see you calmed down and approaching this situation with more maturity, you heard me? She was being immature, but riling her up and having her run away like that is counterproductive for everyone!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JAYDEN IM ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― Of course I am expected to be the bigger person, huh?! Don't piss me off! She was slacking off! And she had to bring up the fact she didn't win as Class Representative? No shit! She hasn't made any useful contribution up to now and we're already four days in, of course no one's going to vote her!

Oh my God... Can someone stop him NOW.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ QIU YUNZHI ꜜ he/they（CLASS ONE） ― OK, enough training for today.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JAYDEN IM ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― ... ?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ QIU YUNZHI ꜜ he/they（CLASS ONE） ― What, you think we can work this way? I say we all sleep over this and come back tomorrow or, if you want, train individually. What is clear is that we can't work together right now, since everyone is extremely frustrated and uncooperative.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIZUTANI MOE ꜜ she/xe（CLASS ONE） ― [sighing] ... Alright, you're right. I wonder why you didn't go for Class Representative instead, if you're going to be this way.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ QIU YUNZHI ꜜ he/they（CLASS ONE） ― [shrugs] I don't like excessive responsibility when I already know I can't handle it, and I have faith in both you and Jayden... This is nothing but a slip-up, and it happens, but we can't work like this.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ QIU YUNZHI ꜜ he/they（CLASS ONE） ― Everyone should ponder until tomorrow on how to proceed from here and come back with a changed mentality, or we'll be stuck with our mediocre performances.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HAN SUNGYEON ꜜ they/it（CLASS ONE） ― ... They're right.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HAN JUNKYU ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― Mhm... He is indeed.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JAYDEN IM ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― ... Ugh, fine. You're dismissed for the day.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIZUTANI MOE ꜜ she/xe（CLASS ONE） ― I swear that if tomorrow these two cause any other trouble, I will-- Don't make me say it. I thought we were all working well, and there you two go ruining everything over a stupid position!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― [with a hand on MOE's shoulder] It's OK, it's OK. You need some rest too, Moe, don't stress it right now.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIZUTANI MOE ꜜ she/xe（CLASS ONE） ― Ah... [sighing again] You're right, Deja... I will calm down.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― [smiling] You got this, I believe in you. I will also talk to Yiruri when we get back to the dorms and make sure she's back by tomorrow.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIZUTANI MOE ꜜ she/xe（CLASS ONE） ― Thank you...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIMIZU REN ꜜ she/her（CLASS THREE） ― ...

In the meanwhile, Class Three have watched the entire thing unfold right in front of their eyes, unsure on what to do.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIAO QIUYE ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― ... Shall we go back to our training, then? If I don't get this note right in the next 5 attempts I will kill myself.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― [patting his shoulder] ... Buddy, prepare the rope already then. You have failed something like... 35 times already. What will 5 other attempts do to change that?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ MIAO QIUYE ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEULGI（TEACHER） ― [hands in hair] ...

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❪ INTERVIEW ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEULGI（TEACHER） ― [eye twitching] We're just at the beginning but they're driving me crazy already... Heck, they weren't this terrible during Seiyuu Academy 1! What happened now?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEULGI（TEACHER） ― ... This isn't even my class. But both are being atrocious, so... My point still stands. What even is happening here?

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ RAIN（TEACHER） ― Of course, having to deal with these nobodies who can only pull each other's hair and roast their performances is the exact reason why I never stepped foot in any of the training rooms.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HAO" ꜜ he/him（STAFF） ― ... Yeah, and you expect me to believe that.

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As the night comes, it also comes the time for the students to get back to the dorms.

▎ DAY FOUR: Post-training.
❪ 📍 Duck Dorm ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― ... Is everything OK, Yiruri?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HUR YIRURI ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― ... Still nothing?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― No... [sighing] She's been rolled up in her bedsheets scrolling on Twitter ever since she came back to the dorm... She didn't even come to hug Waddles!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Aw... Did anything happen during training?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― ... Jayden lashed out at her for wasting his time. [sighing] And frankly I agree with most of what he said, but for the rest he was just immature. That makes two of them, I guess.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HUR YIRURI ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― [sniffling] I wasn't immature!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― Oh, you were! Let's not deny that now... I'm just tired of him screaming around, but that doesn't make you suddenly right. Still, your presence is extremely important both to us and to your progress here as well, so please calm down before tomorrow comes. Got it?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HUR YIRURI ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― If you don't want to do it for us, do it not to give Jayden the satisfaction of being right about you.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― That's right! You're capable of great things if you put your heart into it~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HUR YIRURI ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― ... Mhm.

And so, training proceeds at least slightly more smoothly in the last few days.

Though not all people are as focused as they should be.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― ... You're getting good, Nathan!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NATHAN CHAE ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― Really?! All thanks to you, man!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIMIZU REN ꜜ she/her（CLASS THREE） ― You clearly have the skills and you got the positions anyways because we forced you, but why were you against becoming Main Vocalist if this is how things turned out? You're even teaching the rookies, mind you...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― Because... I'm not serious about getting in the final group, so I really don't want to take over someone who has that in mind instead.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NATHAN CHAE ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― Wow... Ain't that plumb cool... Man, I love you.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― Nathan Jisoo Chae.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― ... WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NATHAN CHAE ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― Y'know... The girls say... Save a horse, ride a cowb-

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― [covering his ears with his hands] LALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NATHAN CHAE ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― I SAID-

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― I'M GOING TO CASTRATE YOU.

What the HELL.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIMIZU REN ꜜ she/her（CLASS THREE） ― ... I am going to pour bleach in my eyes and ears after seeing and hearing this.

And while Ren witnesses something horrifying happening right in front of her, someone has decided to take his job a bit more seriously.

▎ DAY FIVE: Regular training session.
❪ 📍 Class Three's Training Room ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ RAIN（TEACHER） ― OK, watch me.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ RAIN（TEACHER） ― Pay attention, Seoyoon. 

✹ ﹒ ﹒ RAIN（TEACHER） ― ♫ You're so ice ice baby, at the same time neon nal nokyeo ♫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― [eye twitching, trembling smile, unconvinced thumbs up] You're... You're great, Rain-sunbaenim...

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❪ INTERVIEW ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― That wasn't even my part? That was Ren's. How the fuck does this loser not know?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― I was about to scream and tell him to get lost, but I got paid not to... Or I would've ended him!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HAO" ꜜ he/him（STAFF） ― I will pay you double the amount to yell at him next time you have to deal with him.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― Deal.

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ RAIN（TEACHER） ― And that's how you do it! Got it? C'mon, even a loser like you can do it. Even with the worst vocals in the world, you're capable of not bringing this already mediocre performance even lower. I'll take my leave now.

???

Why is he this rude... To Seoyoon of all people? She'll try to kill you and probably succeed too.

As Rain leaves the room...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― Vomit bucket, quick!

Xiaoqiong rushes over with a bucket, in which Seoyoon throws up soon after.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JEON YUL ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― Wow... It makes you this sick physically? I can understand, I think.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― Oh, no! I have the stomach bug :D

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YEW ꜜ he/him（CLASS THREE） ― ... GO BACK TO BED?

And so, back to the present...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Well, then... Let's see how your hard work showed in your performances!

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📹 ⸝⸝ 𓈒 ㅤ ❛ ㅤ MATCH THREE ㅤ . ㅤ . 
'TWIT' ❪ orig. by HWASA ❫

https://youtu.be/Cy764guXFcQ

https://youtu.be/s8PyWQ61I9o

The public cheers as the third set of performances is over!

What about the other students?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― ... Main Vocalist Kyu? Is that what I'm hearing?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― And why does the nobody know how to sing?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― OK, but both teams performed quite well... Which is surprising, because doesn't Class Three have only one experienced male vocalist? What do you think?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Mhm! I'm looking forward to the girls' performances, though~ Especially Yiruri and Deja, you know!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Ah, right! You three are roommates along with Seoyoon, after all~ I'm sure they'll do great as well.

📹 ⸝⸝ 𓈒 ㅤ ❛ ㅤ MATCH FOUR ㅤ . ㅤ .
'PRETTY U' ❪ orig. by SEVENTEEN ❫

https://youtu.be/tjBwcS4UcPk

https://youtu.be/Bb2yFqSfDqY

... Wow, that was horrible!

I'm joking.

(I am not. I'm so sorry.)

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（CLASS TWO） ― ... Oh.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Oh!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― It wasn't that bad!

Yuji... I love you... But don't lie...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... Eh.

The public, once again, claps animatedly as the performance is over!

I don't get how they can do it, honestly, but maybe I'm just built different.

As I'm making this comment, Junyeol returns on stage.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Ah, you guys were great! I had a good time watching all 4 performances. And the public seems to agree with me, am I right?

The audience screams in answer to Junyeol.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― I'm right as usual, am I not?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Back to the important stuff... Viewers, it is finally time for you to vote for the best performers tonight! Get your Mnet Plus app right now and vote for your favorite students~

✶   VOTING FORM INLINE . . .ㅤ ꜜ
❪ read instructions before voting ❫

FEVEN'S CORNER !!

AFTER THIS LONG... WE'RE BACK...

I actually wanted to add more to this part as I feel like it's a bit unbalanced between Class Three and Class One (and some specific OCs as well, but for most of them it's actually deserved), but in terms of word limit it was getting longer than PART THREE which is parallel to this one... So this length will do!

I forgot to make the credits page yet again but what matters is that the creators are credited in general so shout out once again to RUNEBIN- for making the line distribution videos! I made it clear in the part with the videos for Class Two and Class Four, but I'll specify here as well~

You have until MAY 25 at 1:30 AM (KST) to vote (just to have the same exactly voting time length as the last session). For the class participating, remember you can use the #voting-promo channel on the Seiyuu Academy 2 server to promote yourselves during this session!