The staff moved quickly, dividing us into groups before anyone could object.
Finalists toward the west wing. Eliminated trainees toward the east.
Production assistants stood at each doorway, directing people with practiced efficiency.
"Vocal Team may return together to collect belongings," one assistant announced. "You have thirty minutes."
We followed the corridor in silence. Yuhyun walked beside me, Sejin slightly ahead, and Woobin behind us. Harin kept pace with Seungho while Jaehyuk and Sunwoo brought up the rear.
We'd spent the past week learning how to make eight voices sound like one. Now none of us seemed to know what to say.
Even Jaehyuk, who'd turned vocal warm-ups into comedy routines, walked with his hands buried in his pockets.
Seungho glanced toward Harin. "You packed your notebook, right? The one with all your lyric annotations?"
Harin blinked. "Yeah. Yesterday."
"Good. You'd be furious if you left it behind."
