6.
Second Winter at Fire Lodge
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Lisa and Jisoo went downstairs to the dining room and found that Sunmi and Chaeyoung were already there. Chaeyoung pointed to the sideboard, where there was a tray of deli meats, sliced cheese, and bread, and a box of mango pieces.
"I scorched the soup," Chaeyoung said, "and since we haven't done the first grocery run for the season, I didn't have ingredients to make another batch. So for tonight it's just sandwiches and mangoes."
Jisoo shuddered at the mention of mangoes, but went over to fix herself a sandwich.
"Where's Jennie?" Lisa asked.
"She's still in her room," Chaeyoung said. "I figured one of us would bring her dinner to her after we eat."
"I'll do it," Lisa said. If Chaeyoung noticed the significant looks that Jisoo and Sunmi gave her, she didn't say anything.
"That's fine," Chaeyoung said. "I've got to go do dishes after dinner."
"Want me to help?" Jisoo asked as she sat down at the table.
Chaeyoung shook her head. "The main thing that needs washing is the soup pot, and since I burned the soup, it's only fair that I wash it. You're welcome to come keep me company if you want."
Jisoo nodded. "What about you, Sunmi? Do you have any plans for the evening?"
Sunmi swallowed before answering. "I've had kind of a rough day. I might watch a video or two, but I'm going to go to bed early tonight."
By this time Lisa had filled a plate with enough stuff to make four or five sandwiches and was just finishing filling a bowl with mango. "I'm going to go ahead and take Jennie her dinner, maybe eat with her if she wants company," she said. "See you all later!"
After she was gone, Chaeyoung turned to the others. "So... did you two learn any more about what's going on with Lisa and Jennie? If there anything we need to do about it?"
Sunmi looked warily from Jisoo to Chaeyoung and back again, unsure what to say.
"It's okay," Jisoo said. "Lisa already told me what you said to her. And I agree with you, by the way."
Sunmi shook her head. "No, I went over the line. I shouldn't have said anything. It's not my business."
Chaeyoung reached out and grabbed Sunmi's hand, stopping her from getting up to leave. "You've lived in the valley long enough to know that everything winds up being everyone's business, especially when you're dealing with a staff as small as ours. I'd like to hear what you told Lisa - if you've already covered everything, there's no need for me to pile in on top of that."
So Sunmi told Chaeyoung what she'd told Lisa, and Jisoo told Chaeyoung and Sunmi about her conversation with Lisa. By the end of everything, Sunmi was shaking her head.
"Are we sure that getting them back together is the best thing?" she asked. "It kind of sounds like Jennie might be better without her."
Jisoo looked at Chaeyoung. Chaeyoung thought for a second before saying "Jennie and Lisa were really good together last season. And even if Lisa went kind of crazy in the off-season, Jennie will blame us if she thinks we had anything at all to do with them not being together. At this point, all we can do is stay out of the way, hope it works out well, and be ready to pick u
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