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"I, Lee Taeyong, hereby claim Serene as a member of NCT," Taeyong announced as he gave her the belongings she needed in order to join. Eye contacts, basic gear, a key card, and a necklace. "I'll help you with the—."

"I can do it myself," Serene interjected, clutching the necklace and wore it. She took off her pearl necklace and stored it in the bag full of materials. "Do I have to wear the eye contacts now?"

"Yes, I think it would become handy for you," Taeyong advised. "Hurry, so that we can all eat."

Serene wore the contacts that the leader had given and she was surprised with what she saw. They weren't ordinary contacts, they were a type of technological device.

"Since you use gray contacts, we made some adjustments to the color," Taeyong elucidated. "You'll be able to see things that people without those contacts can't."

"The directions where each place was actually written on the wall! I just couldn't see it without these," the astonishment of Serene made Taeyong chuckle. "Why do I see your information next to you? This is weird."

"It also detects the identity of gang members. The green text should mean a teammate while red is an enemy," the details of the device were explained by Taeyong. "Haechan made this last year. It took a while to complete since he had to manually type and give the picture to make sure it'll be able to recognize them."

Her head turned towards the table with countless eyes and faces. She saw a lot of green text that was difficult to read as they overlapped each other.

"0829? She was born on the 29th of August?", Mark questioned, looking at her details that were shown beside her. "She's also a 2000 liner. They're now seven."

"No shit sherlock," Jaehyun grumbled which resulted in Mark lightly slap him on the shoulder. "You're so lucky we're at the dinner table tonight."

"Anyway, Serene, that would help you adjust to the group," garnering the attention of everyone, Taeyong added to his previous statement. "Take a seat and let's all dig into our feast."

"Where?"

"Next to Jaemin, he suggested you after all," Taeyong pointed his hand to Jaemin who was sitting at his right.

A simple nod was what he received from Serene as she followed his orders. The two ends of the table were occupied by Taeyong and Kun, while everyone else was arranged by rank.

"I'm older than you by 16 days," a whisper came from Jaemin who had a cheeky smile on his face. "We're both August babies. Next thing you know, you're going to be my baby."