As the date of Blackpink's next comeback drifted further and further into the future, their lives fell into a sort of strange holding pattern. Practice every day, along with public appearance whenever they could be arranged. Recording sessions from time to time. But mainly lots and lots of waiting. Several nights a week Lisa would go to the coffee shop and draw. Maybe once a week Lilith would meet her there and they'd chat while Lisa drew.   Lisa tried to get Jisoo to come with her, but Jisoo always refused, saying it was important for Lisa to have a place that was just hers. Likewise she tried to get Lilith to come to the apartment and meet the rest of the band, but Lilith always refused, citing some excuse or other. It was kind of nice but also kind of frustrating having these two parts of her life that touched but never met.   When Blackpink House was announced, Lisa couldn't wait to tell Lilith.   "Oh, I don't usually watch TV, but I'll try to look in on it," Lilith said. "It sounds very exciting for you, though."   As the time for filming to begin got closer, Lilith began asking Lisa for the address at Blackpink House.   "We're not supposed to tell anyone," Lisa would say.   "But I'm not going to tell anyone," Lilith would say. "I couldn't - I don't even know anyone who matters in your world. I just want to be able to send you a Christmas card. Cross my heart. Surely you don't think I'm going to show up at the house and risk interrupting your filming!"   Finally her explanations wore down Lisa's resistance; she handed over the address, after extracting a solemn promise not to share the address with anyone - not even her assistants.   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   As the day approached for the start of filming, the members were all asked for contact information for their friends and family who might be able to be part of the show. Most of their friends were eliminated right away, being in bands on other labels. Lisa submitted her parents and Lilith. She thought it would give her quiet friend a thrill to be part of a television show.   At one of the preproduction meetings, YG had Lisa stay behind so he could talk to her privately.   "I went over your friends and family list," he said. "The friend you submitted is unacceptable. In fact, I would prefer-" and Lisa knew exactly what these words really meant- "that you not associate with this person. I've really got nothing more to say; just trust me on this."   The next day was move-in day. Lisa was so excited that she didn't think about Lilith all day. When she did think about her, as she was drifting off to sleep, she hoped that Lilith would keep her word and only use the address to send her a Christmas card, and maybe even not for that. She hoped Lilith would forget about her - it would be easier to just not see her again than to see her again abd then have to explain that she wasn't allowed to associate with her anymore.   Several days later, Lisa answered the doorbell to discover a bouquet of flowers left outside. She gathered all the members together before she opened the card, thinking it was a new quest and part of the show.   "Oh, these are beautiful!" Rosé said as she put the flowers in a vase.   "Oh no," Lisa said as she read the card.   Jennie took the card out of her hand and read it aloud:   "Jisoo,   Congratulations on starting to film your TV show.   A Big Fan"   Lisa looked at Jisoo. "Do you want to call Ms. Lee, or do you want m