When Jaye suddenly opened the door however, she found Jihyo leaning her ear against the door with some of the staff and members behind her, waiting.

“Mwoh?” she exclaimed, standing upright, “Nee-ga keu-reul jook-ee-jee ahn-neun-jee hwak-een-ha-koh-iss-seo.” What? I’m just making sure you’re not killing him.

Jaye gave her a playful look and shook her head. “Mwoh-yah?” she then said, looking towards the crew, “Oo-ri ahn nohl-lah?” What’s up? Aren’t we playing?

“Mal haes-seoh?” Hwanjin PD asked Jackson. Did you tell her?

He nodded wordlessly, primed and poised to rip Jaye’s nametag off. Jihyo was giving him a disapproving look past the younger woman’s head though, so he backed off quietly.

“OK,” the PD said, “Il-dan bhang-ae-seoh na-wa-joo-sae-yo.” First come out of the room please.

The two did as they were told and then he continued, “Ship-cho ahn-ae, jaye team-ee doh-mang kahl soo ees-seum-nee-da. Ship, gu, pal…” In ten seconds, Jaye’s team can run away. Ten, nine, eight…

Jihyo and Billie were the only members of Jaye’s team around, while Mark, Youngjae, and Gary were there from Jackson’s. So the best thing for them was to get away as quickly as possible. Jaye’s eyes fell on Mark when Hwanjin started counting down. He gave her a small smile, to which she responded in kind before grabbing her friends’s arms and running down the hall to the announcement of “Ji Sukjin out, Ji Sukjin out.”

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