The later an act went on stage, the more important they were to the show. This, Ellie had already figured out with common sense, but, of course, Jae made sure to clarify this to her himself. With this knowledge in mind, Ellie was considerably surprised to find that Catalyst was one of the evening acts for Borderless’s three-day event. There were dozens of acts that went on stage before them, some that Ellie had actually heard of before. Their position in the lineup gave Catalyst some time to themselves after rehearsal, before they actually went on; this gave Ellie time to enjoy breakfast with Jae, his bandmates, and Mika and Shavon, before their groups separated for the evening.   “So, how does this usually work?” Ellie inquired. She sat on the couch in Shavon and Sungjin’s hotel room, waiting while she and Mika got ready for the evening; she herself was already dressed and made up, having gotten ready an hour in advance so as to not hold anyone up. “You guys have been to this before, right?”   “I’m a Borderless vet,” Shavon replied with a laugh from the bathroom. She emerged shortly afterward, and Ellie did her best not to gawk openly or fuss with her own clothes as she watched Shavon glide into the room, her curvy frame snugly fit into a short, strapless romper; the leather jacket she planned to wear with it was laid on the bed. “We get to watch their act from backstage, and laugh at all the women falling all over them.”   “Then comes the little fan sign part,” Mika added, emerging from the bathroom as well in shorts and a hoodie bearing Catalyst’s logo on the front, and Brian’s name on the back; Ellie shifted in her seat, fussing with the scarf that covered the front of her quietly. “That won’t last too long, ‘cause the festival only lets, like, fifty fans come back to meet them. But it’s pretty funny to see the gifts they get and how the hoes act.”   “And then we’re done for the night,” Shavon concluded. “Rinse and repeat.”   “Oh, okay.”   “It’ll be fun,” Mika assured her. “Their concerts are always great, but there’s something about seeing all those people out there cheering for them that’s amazing, even the people that didn’t come for them at first.”   “Especially the people that didn’t come for them,” Shavon added with another laugh. Ellie laughed a little as well.   “Alright; sounds good.”   Borderless was being