"trust no one but your circle."
it didn't sound like a good idea for six young, not-so-experienced high schoolers to take up a dangerous, life-costing and major mission.
The car came out of the tunnel and Isa slowed down the car's speed. In a few minutes, they were already in the building's private carpark. Isa reversed the car into the car lot and signalled the two girls to get out of the car. She got out of the car with her handbag and slammed the door shut, before locking the car with the car key. They entered the private lift lobby, waiting for the other three to arrive. When the other three girls arrived, Yoon tapped her keycard on the reader. The lift doors opened, prompting the six to enter. Sieun keyed in the sixty-fourth level, the level where their offices and meeting rooms were located.
The highest level was the sixty-sixth level, where Mr Lee's office was at. On the sixty-fifth level, Red Velvet's offices and meeting rooms were located there. The lift doors opened to their level and they walked to their office. It was seldom occupied, but there were fairly some things there. Isa took a look at the big room and muttered, "We should use this room...", causing Sumin to chuckle. She gestured the rest to enter the meeting room, once Isa finished printing papers from her iPad and took a small stack of paper from the printer.
They entered the meeting room and sat on the seats surrounding the glass table. Isa pinned nineteen papers of Stray Kids and the Mavericks' profiles on the corkboard, before proceeding to the other side of the room, where a projector was placed. She pulled down the screen and took out her iPad from her bag and connected it to the projector.
"Yoon, come forward and brief us about the mission." Yoon walked forward, the sound of her boots clacking muffled by the carpeted floor. Yoon selected the document she forwarded to Isa's iPad, took a breath, before starting. She tapped on the document with the information about the headquarters.
"As you can see, new information has just been released to us. The Mavericks' security system does not only have the reader, where they use their collar to unlock the door but also has another stage; fingerprint. The security system is foolproof, so no amount of hacking or damaging will unlock their HQ, but instead, would sound an alarm to every member."
"So, the only way to get into the HQ is to steal the neck collar," Seeun said. Yoon nodded. "But, for the fingerprint part, we have to find a different approach. We will try to tackle the collar problem first." Yoon clicked on another file with the screenshots.
"I also received a set of screenshots from the CCTV's in the Dubai International Airport sent by Hyunjun. The member is identified as Lee Juyeon, who is touching down tomorrow morning in Seoul. From the notes, he will be going to a drift race. That's when Yeeun steps in." Yeeun looked at Yoon.
"You're going to steal the collar from him." Yoon double-tapped another document.
"The collar has an inner latch so that they can remove the collar. Participate in the race and get the collar. Are you okay with it?" Yeeun nodded but was a little uneasy. Yoon looked at the rest for approval. The other four girls nodded.
"In the process of carrying out the mission, we will help you in it, so don't worry too much," Sumin said. Isa nodded, sitting up. "So, now for the fingerprint part?" Yoon nodded, adjusting her blazer.
"I asked Irene about it. We can use a fingerprint scanner and 3D print it out with the machine. Hiding the scanner in the racing gloves would do the trick." The other five nodded in approval. Sieun clasped her hands.
"Let's go and start, shall we? He's arriving tomorrow morning." They got up from their seats and made their way to the lifts. As the lift doors opened, Irene was inside.
"Great to see you kids. Come on, let's go." Irene tapped the reader inside the lift and pressed "B3". As they descended into the lower levels, Irene turned to the six girls. "I temporarily gave you all access to my workshop, so that you all can work on your mission. The workshop for your group isn't ready yet." The girls nodded as the lift doors opened to the basement. There was only one door, which showed that the room would be big. The space outside the door was dim, with black marble flooring and dark wooden walls. Cove lighting was installed at the ceiling of the level. Sieun tried to use her pass to unlock the door. The reader beeped green, and the sound of a door unlocking was heard.
"Have fun, and don't mess up the place!" Irene smiled and went back into the lift. STAYC waved at her as the lift doors closed. Sieun opened the door and was greeted with long tables, 3D printers, and raw materials stacked at one side. The room was a contrast to the space outside; it was bright. Different machines were laid on one side and pegboards were hung up on the walls for organising small things.
"Let's start."
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Yeeun ran into the workshop with two pairs of racing gloves. She borrowed Isa's car to get the extra pair she used from their apartment. Sieun nodded and took the gloves, examining a way to install the scanner. "Yeeun, hold out your hand." Flummoxed, Yeeun held out her right hand. Sieun slipped the glove in and examined it.
"Show me the position your hand is in when you shake hands." Yeeun tilted her hand. Sieun placed her hand with Yeeun's, pretending to shake it. When she located the place Juyeon's thumb would be at, she drew a circle on the glove with a whiteboard marker. She repeated her actions with Yeeun's other hand. When Sieun was done, she passed the gloves to Sumin and Seeun, who were testing out the scanner. Isa and Yoon were checking the software for the scanner and the software for 3D modelling respectively.
"Start the first testing," Isa said, exiting the coding window of the scanner and entering its app. Seeun soldered the last wire to the circuit board and attached it to the bottom of the glove, making sure that all of the wires were connected to the scanner fitted to the back of the glove. She placed the leather cuff that was removed over it and made sure that the scanner wasn't obvious. "Start the scanner software." Isa hit the "enter" key and Sieun shook Yeeun's hand. She released her hand and looked at Isa, who was processing the thumbprint. Isa transferred the data to Yoon's laptop. Yoon printed the model on the 3D printer and within minutes, it was done. Sumin removed the model from the printer and placed the faux finger on a fingerprint scanner. The scanner beeped and Isa checked the desktop beside it. The other five surrounded her as she checked the results.
"Eighty per cent accurate. Pretty good especially when we normally shake hands for about two seconds. Plus, this is the first test," Sieun commented. Isa clapped her hands.
"Let's continue tomorrow morning, shall we?" The girls nodded and placed the gloves and the machine aside. Isa placed the faux finger on a metal tray used for burning things. She took a matchstick from a basket attached to a pegboard and struck a match. She threw the match onto the model, and watched it burn. She emptied the tray's contents into a trash can when the model was completely burnt into ashes. She signalled the rest to exit the workshop first and returned the matchbox to its original place, before walking out of the workshop.
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[try listening to the music while reading. you can also try to match the pace of the song with the story. does it help? :]
i also remember when treasure was literally PARTYING with ah yeah on. damn their lives are always chaotic]
