RULES. seungjin.

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The class clapped as Mr.Moon had announced the winner to be Seungmin, however, neither Seungmin nor Hyunjin really gave a damn. Hyunjin was too busy trying to ignore everyone around him and Seungmin was taking glances at Hyunjin, obviously noticing the change in Hyunjin since the end of the debate.

"Okay, class. Now that the debate is over, I have an extension to this project. As it is already the end of November, you guys will have one more project this semester, this extension. For this project, you will be in the same pairs, but this time, you will look at the opposite view in the debate we just did. For those who did not comprehend, let's take Hyunjin and Seungmin's debate as an example. Seungmin would look at the cons of The Choosing, as Hyunjin previously did and Hyunjin will look at the pros of The Choosing, as Seungmin did. You guys will have 2 weeks to come up with all your information. I hope that this time, there will be more statistical data, as many of you clearly didn't research enough. After the 2 weeks, you guys will talk to your partner about what you have found when we come back from winter break and, hopefully, connect to the debate that you guys just did. The point of this extension is to show you guys that everyone has an opinion and it's better to keep an open mind about these types of things and not just think of your own view. Broaden your horizons. I will be walking around to make sure you guys do what you have to do and by the end of the project, I need a joint submission of the data from your debate and the extension, as well as partner notes, edits and rebuttals," Mr.Moon stated, pacing back and forth in front of the room, staring intently at his class.

"Any questions?" Mr.Moon asks.

Only one person raises his hand.

"Yes, Mr.Lee?" Mr.Moon asks, allowing for Felix to ask his question.

"What should I do? I don't have a partner as I had just come back," he says, looking away sheepishly.

"As there are no more people that you can be paired with, you will write a debate of your own, writing about both sides of your chosen topic. Come to me after class so that we may discuss this more," Mr.Moon states.

Felix nods and the bell rings.

Seungmin, who was still watching Hyunjin, was startled out of his daze as he feels a hand on his shoulder.

"Seungmin, are you okay?" Felix asks as he had just finished talking to Mr.Moon about his assignment.

"Y-yeah... I'm fine," Seungmin says as he begins to pack his things away, still wondering if Hyunjin really was fine.

Hyunjin, on the other hand, had felt Seungmin burning holes into his back. He continued to ignore his gaze, walking out as quickly as possible when the bell rang. Although school hadn't officially ended for the day, Hyunjin just wasn't in the mood to continue with his leftover periods, so he walks out to go to the Moonlit Cafe to meet with the only friends that understood him.

Hyunjin walks in, ignoring everyone and walks straight into Woojin and Chan's bodies for a hug. The couple is startled at the boy's arrival. They are about to ask Hyunjin several questions until his shoulders start to shake. Hyunjin then breaks down.

Woojin and Chan pat his head, attempting to calm the clearly distressed Hyunjin. Changbin and Minho look from the sides, wanting to do something, but also not wanting to make anything worse. All four of them knew what the issue was when Hyunjin, someone who rarely cried, walked in crying. It was probably about The Choosing. It is a hard topic for him after all. Thus, the four of them close the shop for the day to take care of the crying Hyunjin.

The 5 decide to go to the building connected to the cafe, also owned by Woojin and Chan. The building is mainly used for them to crash whenever their shifts got really late and are too tired to go home.