Chapter 19: Chapter 17: The Dorm (Not Horror)
We're inside a story-- it's genre is unknown-- the main characters are unknown... And all of these will be up to you, the judges... And your fans to decide." At that moment, each trainees felt a sudden heavy weight on their shoulders.
It was coning back to them now.
[Cap-Teen-Vating] is contest, a survival show.
If you fail or lose, your dream might die.
Everyone was reminded what kind of a hole they just entered.
Survival shows are very popular-- especially in the entertainment industry.
Through these kinds of projects, many dreams were fulfilled, many's hope were crushed, many's image were tainted, and many's being were destroyed.
Life is not fair.
The entertainment industry has always been surrounded by many controversies.
Joining means compromising.
No saint could survive into this harsh environment of lies and pretenders.
And if one thinks that all it takes to be an idol are the skills and looks,
"Wrong, but right at the same time." Kang Sejin stated.
"Both of your answers earlier were correct, but wrong at the same time. You see, the second theme of [Cap-Teen-Vating] is, "words"." The trainees fell into another serious discussion.
"I can already imagine a difficult future for me just from those words alone."
"I can't wait to show everyone everything I got."
"Wow! [Cap-Teen-Vating] sure is a bit different from the survival shows I have watched before."
"You will tell the world your stories, thoughts, and feelings through talking, dancing, singing, and raping. Let's make every moment from this show go down the history."
•••
"I'm so glad we're in the same group!" Gunnar exclaimed in excitement as he hooked his arms with Geon's.
The two were like little girls accidently put into the group of mascular men.
They were [3 Stars] members on their way to their 3-stars dorm.
"Sigh, that old man was ranked 11th-- a step away from being a member of the most powerful group." Gunnar whispered to Geon.
The ginger-head was walking about Kudō Aoi.
"You two are just obssessed with each other." Geon muttered under his breath.
"W-what did you just say?!" Gunnar slightly punched the older boy's shoulder.
"Anyway, what's the number of the room you'll stay into? I hope we'll still be together." He asked in high hopes.
"Room number 13." Geon answered.
The sound of Gunnar's footstops haulted, stopping him from walking too.
Although Geon was still under the ifluence of [Temporary Blindness], his other senses were enough to stand as his vision for the time being.
Just what kind of monster did the [Family] made him into?
No.
What kind of monster did the old [System Window] transformed him into?
"Are you lost?" Gunnar asked in confusion.
"Why?" Geon replied in more confusion.
"We had long since passed by Room [13]. You were walking with me so I thought we would be in the same room..."
Geon's blinked awkwardly.
"Do you want me to take you there?" Gunnar asked in confusion.
"... Yeah."
"..."
'Fuck.' Geon cursed in his mind.
Ding!
Once again, he heard the sound of the floating screen.
•••
"Hi, friends! His name is Choi Geon while mine's Gunnar Sigríðursson." Gunnar greeted the 3 trainees who were already inside the room 13.
"My friend is too shy to come here alone so I went with him, haha!" Geon slightly nudged the younger boy's side after hearing his explanation.
'Shy? Why would I be fucki--'
Ding!
'Damn--'
Ding!
''Hello.''
Geon sighed in his mind as he kept hearing the sound of the floating screen whenever he cursed.
"Oh, hello. I'm Min Sungjae." A gentle, but spine-chilling voice entered Geon's mind.
The 17-year-old boy could still feel the unique aura surrounding the trainee who just introduced himself.
'He's something.'
''Hi Gunnar! Hi Geon! I'm Kim Taehyun, but you can call me Hyun." A sweet, yet calm voice blessed Geon's ears.
"Hello everyone... I'm Kobayashi Yamada." Geon felt somethint not right.
He evaded just in time.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The room fell into a heavy silence.
Geon just avoided Kobayashi Yamada's handshake.
•••
"Nice to see you, everyone!" Kang Sejin smiled whole-heartedly as he stared at the trainees wearing the uniform of their groups respectively.
The first group of trainees were wearing a simple white shirt-- 5 stars were printed on its front, while their last names were at the back.
The second group, was of course, wearing a shirt with 4 stars printed on its front-- the color was yellow.
The third group, which was composed of mascular trainees (the only teenage-looking there were Gunnae and Geon), was wearing an orange-colored shirt with 3 stars printed on its front, their last names were on the back.
The fourth group was wearing a red shirt, 2 stars were printed on front, while their last name on the back.
The last group, which was the fifth one, was wearing a black-colored shirt, its style were the samenwith the other group's; the onlly things that changed were the numbers of stars and their last name.
Teenagers nowadays find the black color very attractive.
But now, the trainees least wanted to wear a blacj shirt because in this survival show, it meant danger... And being a member of the lowest-quality group.
"Hello." The trainees stood up from the floor and bowed at Kang Sejin.
They were currently staying in a modern-building composed of a studio, a backyard, a living room, 23 rooms, a basketball court, and a swimming pool area.
The trainees were called to the basketball court a few minutes ago.
Kang Sejin must be the reason why.
"Everyone must be wondering why you were called here, right? I mean, you must be tired from all those recording we did in the studio a few hours ago." A gentle a smile remained on his lips as he talked.
"Well, I'm tired too. But you all work hard for your dreams, so I'll work hard when I'm at work too." The trainees felt sweat dripping down their foreheads and nervousness building up in their hearts.
"What do you think Mr. Kang Sejin would tell us?"
"Is he gonna tell us the next round or something."
"I'm pretty nervous..."
"Have you ever heard of a reaction video?" Kang Sejin asked, causing the trainees to burst into murmurs and gasps.
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