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"Can't you sleep?" Jisoo said to Jihyo, who's on the balcony with a glass of milk in hand, looking at the sky.

"Yeah." Jihyo smiled at Jisoo.

"It's a lot to take in, isn't it?" Jisoo asked.

"Yeah, I feel like a shit, actually," Jihyo said truthfully to Jisoo.

"Don't be. As Jeongyeon said earlier, don't feel bad about the decision your past self made. I'm sure you had a valid reason for leaving Jennie," Jisoo said to Jihyo.

They both fell silent. They both watched how the sky was filled with stars.

"I want to get to know you, like from birth until now," Jisoo told Jihyo. "Let's not talk about your past life for a moment. Let me know your achievements here on earth. And how did you meet Nayeon?" Jihyo smiled at her.

"I'm born here in Seoul. Nayeon unnie and I are childhood friends. We're in the same neighborhood. Our parents are actually friends. Now both of our parents are in Busan; they're retired so they're just resting there. Unnie and I send them money for support and some hospital fees. Our parents are the best. They let us do what we want." Jihyo smiled at the thought of her parents. "I'm an only child, and I thank Nayeon unnie for being the sister figure to me since birth."

"You two must've been so close," Jisoo told her.

"Are we the same in Zion? Are we also close?" Jihyo asked.

"You two were sisters. You were born in the bloodline of Zeus himself. You two are quite popular, if I say so myself. Being in the bloodline of Zeus says it all," Jisoo told the doctor. Jihyo just nodded upon hearing this. She still can't believe that she was a goddess in her past life.

"When Nayeon Unnie and I grew up, we met a bunch of friends that became our family also. It'd be cool if you met them; they're nice and outgoing," Jihyo said.

"Tell me about them," Jisoo said.

"First one, I met her at a family reunion. Her name is Roseanne Park. That's her English name. Her Korean name is the same as Chaeyoung. She's now known by the name of Rosé. She's a famous singer now," Jihyo said.

"She must be lovely," Jihyo said.

"She is," Jihyo said. "Next we met Lisa through Rosie. Lisa is from Thailand. She came here to study. Rosie and Lisa studied in an international high school because by that time the two were still not fluent in Korean because Rosie came from Australia. Lisa is now a professional dancer and photographer. She has her own studio now."

"She must be cool. Imagine going to a place where you don't speak the language. She's a brave one," Jisoo said to Jihyo. They both chuckled.

"Then Sana. We met her through Rosie again. They were in law school together. Rosie never finished law school because she became famous. Sana is Japanese. Her and Momo unnie, our other friend, went here when they turned 18. Due to family things that we still don't know," Jihyo said.

"Sounds intense," Jisoo said to Jihyo.

"It probably is. Sana is a successful lawyer now. She built her own law firm. She's very hands-on when it comes to the firm. She must know every case the firm is handling," Jihyo explained.

"She works hard," Jisoo commented.

"Next was Momo unnie, Sana's childhood friend. She's Japanese as well. She is now a successful chef with a bunch of restaurants to her name. You must go to one of her restaurants. It's her own recipe that she discovered throughout her life. She was also a dancer. She and Lisa actually met in a dance competition. Then they became friends with one more girl, whose name is Seulgi. Their group name was named Tres Chikas," Jihyo said, introducing Momo.