HALLUCINATIONS - JisungxNCT

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In the meantime, the staff start to frown outside the haunted house. It's been two minutes since Jisung mistakenly separated from the rest. At first they thought it would make good content and laughed. But then it seemed like Jisung kept walking in circles trying to find Jeno and Jaehyun, who were on the complete opposite side of the set. Jeno and Jaehyun start to wonder if it's worth it to continue filming without Jisung, after looking for him for a minute or two and coming to no results. The staff are just about to intervene, annoyed that it's not going smoothly, they'll have to do a retake.

"Hyung!"

They hear the voice of the youngest member echo through the staffs speakers. They frown. Jisung is nowhere near Jeno or Jaehyun. Is he looking for them? Why does he sound so excited?

"Hyung?"

Jisung's face turns into one of worry and confusion. He keeps looking at something. He keeps talking to someone, but there is nobody there. The staffs feel chills down their spines. Who is he talking to? An actual ghost? The rest of the members who were previously just talking amongst each other start to notice the staffs look weirded out and frowning. They start focusing on the small screen, showing the different cameras inside. There they can see Jisung gasp and bend down to the floor, like he's looking at someone. There is nobody there though.

There is nobody there.

Taeyong clenches his fist in worry. Jaemin starts frowning and wonders if he should go in there and ask if everything is alright.

"Are you okay Hyung! What did I do?"

Jisung sounds so scared and vulnerable. They wonder what is wrong. But everything moves so quickly. All they can do is watch as Jisung stands up from the floor, leaving his flashlight just laying there. They wonder what he is chasing, why did he leave his flashlight. They don't even realize that he is crying until sobs begin to rustle through the speakers. Jisung walks around a small part of the haunted house set. He cries and holds onto himself. He starts yelling for Jaemin, then for Jeno, and Jaemin has had enough. He is already almost crying himself, not knowing what to do.

"Turn it off! Turn those f*cking sounds off!"

Jaemin doesn't care about his choice of words, or that he is yelling at the staff. He is scared and upset, and all he can think about is Jisung and Jisung's health. The staff look at each other, wondering what to do. The director seems frozen and unmoving. Taeyong doesn't even waste another second.

"He said turn it off and get him out of there!"

Some of the members would've feared their leaders sudden dark tone, if they weren't so shocked and scared. Jisung's sudden breakdown is so sudden. They have been worried for him all day, but seeing him break like this is the worst thing they have ever seen in their lives. The youngest member sits down and hides himself in his arms, crying and shaking in fear. It's clear at this point that he is seeing things that they can't see. And that scares everyone. Because it's serious. This is not just something that can be solved with a good nights sleep, or a simple pat on the back. This is serious, their Jisung is in serious trouble with himself.

Either he is seeing actual ghosts, or Jisung is hallucinating. And if Jisung is hallucinating... that would explain a lot. The scared looks in the practice rooms, the weird tones and voice cracks at vocal practice, the messed up recordings, the tiredness and jumpiness. Everything makes sense. But Jaemin doesn't care that it makes sense. He is full on panicking for Jisung, his roommate. So without thinking much about it, he runs inside the haunted house. Some other people yell after him but nobody tries to stop him, nobody knows what to do. Their filming has stopped. They have turned off the sounds and notified the actors. But Jisung is still scared, still crying, still panicking and probably still seeing things that aren't actually there.