The unscripted scenario

Making friends with the ennemy

First actual interaction let's goooooo

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On the third day of filming, Amaia was up early, determined to put in some extra work. She decided to post her journey so far on insta stories to update her friends back home. After a session of abs workout and cardio, she felt more a bit more ready to reach the stamina needed to keep up with pace of the competition.

Audrey spotted Amaia at breakfast, dressed in her sportswear, and shook her head in disbelief. "Girl, don't you want to save your energy for today? You'll need all the strength you can get." Amaia chuckled, trying to reassure her friend. "Don't worry, Audrey. I didn't overdo it. I just want to stay in shape for the entire competition so that my nerves don't get the best of me when I run out of stamina."

Audrey still seemed unconvinced but let the matter rest. When they arrived at the studio, the producers had them lined up for individual interviews and reactions. Jam Republic found themselves next to BEBE in the corridor. Tatter spotted Amaia and waved enthusiastically, saying hi. Amaia eagerly approached her for some small talk (and maybe to catch a glimpse at Bada standing two feet behind her but that was again no one's business).

"Hey, Tatter! How are you?" Amaia greeted her.

"Great! I'm excited to start rehearsing!" Tatter replied with enthusiasm.

"Same!" Amaia smiled

"I'll see you right after the interviews," Tatter said, and Amaia waved goodbye. Tatter, Lusher, and even Bada waved back. Amaia quickly turned her attention to Audrey, who looked as puzzled as her. "Did Bada Lee just wave back at me?"

Audrey couldn't help but chuckle. "Girl, she's standing so close to Tatter that it was like you were talking to her. Of course, she said bye."

Amaia playfully rolled her eyes. "Audrey, please stop ruining my deluluness thank youuu."

As they headed back to rehearsals, Capri's disorganization had many of the dancers voicing their concerns about the progress they were making. Rena, on the other hand, seemed to have a better grasp of Capri's concept, but her inputs sparked rivalry as everyone suddenly wanted to give advice and appear fully committed to the project.

The first part of rehearsal ended, and Amaia and Tatter made their way to the common area to grab lunch. They met up with their respective team members that had also finished, namely Minah, Kyma, Ling and Audrey, and casually chatted while waiting in line to get food. They couldn't help but notice the occasional stares and hushed whispers from the other teams. Amaia had observed since the beginning that a lot of the others teams seemed to be more competitive, or wanting to stir drama a lot, illustrated by some of the comments made during battles or reacting to presentations videos. Still, she found the whispers a bit excessive considering they were just standing in line for lunch.

The room's buzz of conversation quieted as the leaders, including Bada and Kirsten, arrived from their own class. They carried a powerful aura, and it was their vibe seemed surprinsgly much more chill. Both BEBE and JR leaders decided to join their team members in the food queue, showing that they were teams much more focused on the dance aspect of the show, and way less into unnecessary drama off-set, which Amaia loved about her team.

And if Amaia was hyperventilating inside as she could feel Bada's tall figure behind her in the queue, there again it was no one's business but her own. However, she was pretty close to fainting when she felt a hand tapping her shoulder, as she turned away from Tatter and Audrey and was face to cafe with Bada Lee herself. Squealing inside, trying to remain composed and chill, she offered a probably constipated-looking smile: