It had been a long day of promotions. Even after their last event - an appearance on a small regional TV show that required them to fake energy and excitement that none of them felt by that time - they still had an hour and a half in the van before getting home. Since there was a chance that fans would be gathered to watch them go into the dorm, they were still paired up according to the day's "fan ships." One by one they each fell asleep leaning against the day's assigned "girlfriend," cuddling up just as closely as if they'd been with their real girlfriend. The last ones to fall asleep were Suyeon and Lucy - neither one of them wanted to be the one to lean on the other, so they both tried to sleep sitting straight up. Finally neither one of them could keep their eyes open any longer and a hard right turn made Lucy fall over against the window and Suyeon fall over against Lucy. Neither of them woke up, but they each, feeling that they were snuggled up against something soft and warm, wrapped their arm around the other.   When they arrived back at the dorm, Lucy and Suyeon didn't wake up until Doyeon shook them awake. They disentangled from each other, blinked confusedly, then remembered where they were and what had happened. Fortunately there weren't any fans waiting outside the dorm, because none of the members had enough presence of mind to play at ships after the long day they'd had. They stumbled up to their apartment, went through the minimal portion of their bedtime routine that they absolutely couldn't live without, then tumbled into their beds and fell asleep. Before she drifted off, Lucy reached under her pillow and confirmed that the papers she'd stashed there were still there.   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   The next morning they woke up a little later than usual, relieved that they had a lighter schedule than the day before. They had one practice session, then some of them had lessons, then that evening they had another TV appearance. Before the day's activities started, they all gathered around the kitchen table and rolled up the day's ships. This day it was to be Yoojung and Sei again, Rina and Lucy, Suyeon and Lua, and Elly and Doyeon. Lua looked at Lucy and shrugged - once again no one had been paired up with her actual girlfriend. In a way that made it easier, because