End of beginning?[Hwang Hyunjin]

Party Preparation

Kim Minjeong

Jeon Taehan

Moon Gami

Shin Taemin

Na Sojeong

Na Jungmin

Jung Taeji

Choi Sungho

Min Gaeli

Young Somik

Baek Chanmi

Kim Eunsu

Jeongin sits in the dimly lit room marking the names down with Han sipping down his ice americano when Chan flies in the room, startling the troop. Panting, he drops the documents he held in his hands.

"What's up?" Lee know asks swinging the papers in his hands as his eyes snag on those.

"They agreed?!"

"Holy cow!"

"Yeah, I kinda bribed them but now we have them so...don't worry about it." He pants as droll eyes watch him in bafflement.

"Oh-"

"Leave it, what's next?"

"I.N, number of players?" Changbin asks as the other plays with his pen while standing up, holding his notebook in hand.

"13 outta 20 are participating. Yep."

"That's pretty enough? 13 versus 3 sounds brutal."

"Right? Aight Sergeant Hwang what's our next step?" Seungmin inquires as Hyunjin comes to take a stand in front beside Chan.

"We got the players, the lightnings, different angles. Now, the arena is left to decide."

"How do we lure 'em? And where do we lure 'em?" Felix ponders as they stare at the white board before them. Suddenly a phone beeps and eyes trails the sound landing at Grace's pocket. Grace steps back to take the call while others focus again.

She squints her eyes at the unknown number hesitating whether to pick up or not. Hyunjin notices and walks to her, asking her with the eyes then she shows him the number. He tilts his head and his eyes flicker before he signals her to pick up. She puts it on her ear.

"Hello?"

"Your voice sounds good."

The familiar, awful voice fills her ear as her face pales into ice.

"Seol-ah?"

All eyes snag behind them as they hear the name. Hyunjin raises his eyebrows as Grace's furious eyes meets his calm ones.

'Speaker' He mouths. She puts it as Hyunjin carefully grabs her shoulders and guides her to the table as everyone else too tiptoe their way too, preventing any noise.

"Why are you outta prison? Why leave the place you belong to?" All surround the table as the voice speaks again.

"Caught you off guard on that one, didn't I?" Her tone radiates mockery as she refers to the blast. All listen carefully.

"Sorry about your boyfriend too. Lord, he wasn't my plan okay. Mingyu was the one targeting him. My target was you." She sighs as if in dismay as they all stare at one another.

Then Changbin catches Grace's attention as he starts to curse mutedly with anger, punching the air. First she shots him a droll look at the weird actions then understands the assignment.