A couple of days passed since Lexi joined BIGHIT entertainment. She was handed an English copy of her contract and asked to read it thoroughly before signing it. When asked if she had any special requests, Lexi pleaded to have her mornings spared during work days, allowing her to attend her classes.

SNU Library – 3.09 PM

Lexi sat on the library floor between the shelves of the English Literature section. She browsed through the contract pages, highlighting the unclear phrases. Fully concentrated on her homework, she barely noticed the shadowy silhouette hovering over her head.

“It took me a while to find you! What are you doing here?” David murmured, entertained by the crouching position he found Lexi in.

“The librarian kept eyeing me although I was silent the whole time. I couldn’t think straight with her eyes piercing through my skull” she sighed in irritation.

David sat beside her, and together they read through the document again, making sure they didn’t miss any details. Once everything was settled, she put her signature in the appointed areas and headed to BIGHIT to submit it, thus finalizing her enrollment in the company.

BIGHIT Entertainment – 4 PM

As she entered the building, Lexi handed her papers to the secretary. The latter asked her to meet Namjoon, per his request, at the recording studio on the upper floor.

“It took you long enough. For a minute, I thought that the content of the contract scared you away” Namjoon chuckled, referring to the delay in receiving her signed copy.

“Not at all, I just needed to take my time reading it” she replied, eager to move on to the next step.

After touring the studio to familiarize with the area, she joined the idol in his office. The apartment was split in half: while one half consisted of the actual recording room, the other half comprised both the office and a small leisure section furnished with a sofa set, a bookshelf and a minibar.

“This place is basically my second home” he expressed himself “I spent more nights on that sofa than I did in the dorm”.

“You’re an overachiever” she praised him, enjoying the sudden exchange of words.

“Maybe, but more importantly, inspiration tends to hit in the most unexpected times” he explained himself further.

“So you’re a visionary” she acclaimed “Hopefully, I’ll be able to reach that level of inspiration one day”.

“One day” he said, bringing the chat to an end as he switched to a more professional conversation.

“According to your school schedule, your classes finish by 11/11.30 AM. I expect to see you in the studio by noon. On weekends, your presence is required at 10 AM sharp. You are allowed a one-hour break during the day which you can take whenever you want, however it is not to be used as a reason to come in late or leave early. You can have your meals in the studio or at the building’s cafeteria which you’ll find on the ground floor. I will be assigning you with daily homework, you can start working on it as soon as you get here. While the studio is open 24/7, your training session ends at 8 PM. You are welcome to stay in the studio as long as you want, but sleeping in is prohibited”.

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