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trainee fair (afterwards)

"Was that a fail?" Kaito asked, walking backwards with an inconsistent smile that didn't match the phrasing of his question, making it seem like a joke.

"I don't think so." Woojin replied from out of nowhere, the older artist walking alongside the group of trainees.

"Our attempt of a secretive song teaser was pretty bad." Taeyang sighed, reminding him of the stress from being behind a microphone backstage and causing him to shutter. "Someone please erase my memory, gosh."

"I spoiled everything though." Chen suddenly said, seeming awfully upset at himself.

"That's okay, that was the point! Why do you seem so depressed?" Kaito asked, making a big smile. He pat the younger on the arm as a way to cheer him up, raising his eyebrows at the boy's next phrase.

"I ruined the whole secret..."

"No way, CEO-nim wanted the secret out. You revealed it perfectly." Woojin argued, shaking his head. "He's a creative guy, of course, and he knows how he wants his coverage.

"Think about it - if CEO-nim didn't want you to reveal it and he was mad at you, wouldn't he have confronted you by now?" Jiyu asked.

"Well, I guess..."

"Chen Bao!" a voice shouted from nearby, the sound of footsteps drawing closer. It was the CEO wearing a smile on his face. "Great job out there! You blew everyone away - with your dancing and information leaks!"

Chen took a moment to analyze the man's expressions. "You're... not mad...?"

"Mad? Why would I be mad? We've got to get you all ready for interviews - even you, Jiyu." the CEO said suddenly.

"Me too?" Jiyu questioned, raising her eyebrows and glancing towards Kaito for a second.

"Of course, the reporters will want to know what you know too." the CEO said, taking his phone out of his pocket as it began to ring. "I've got to take this - I've got staff that are going to debrief you on everything. Go talk to reporters, but don't spoil any of the other members."

"Sure." Chen nodded, suddenly tensing up when none of the people around him answered the boss. The CEO, however, began walking away as he talked quickly on the phone about some sort of upcoming promotional event.

"I'll see you guys later, I've got a preregistered interview with a reporter about my new album." Woojin said, reaching into his pocket to take out his phone that had likely buzzed in reminder for him to leave.

"See 'ya!" Kaito chirped, followed by a trail of the other's goodbyes.

Taeyang turned around towards the other three trainees with a serious "game face" on.

"So here's the plan..."