The Mystic MCs

⭐Chapter One⭐

⭐Chapter One⭐

“So, uh, who’s gonna stay in the apartment?”

Sydnee glanced around the dusty space, asking the question everyone had been thinking. Sure, they had the RFA information they needed on their phones. But they might still need something from the apartment. If one of them stayed there it would be less uncomfortable to step inside.

“I’ve already paid for the hotel Moira and I will stay at, so we must decline,” said Juliana.

Moira nodded reluctantly. “Yeah, otherwise I would definitely stay!”

“It’s a waste of money if I don’t actually stay in my dorm room,” Kazumi said.

“Well, Sydnee, if you, um, feel uncomfortable, I can stay here instead…” Mi-na suggested tentatively.

“Really? If you don’t mind that would be great.” Sydnee squeezed Mi-na’s hand and smiled, then gasped as she glanced at the clock on the bedside table. “Oh! There was an ad for auditions for a musical and they’re starting soon! I have to go! I’ll see you all later!” With that she was already out the door.

“I really don’t like the idea of you staying in this apartment, but at the same time it feels weird to just leave it alone.” Kazumi looked around warily. “Also, what will you tell your parents?”

“Um, I’ll just tell them that Sydnee needed me to split her rent until she got a job, so I decided to move in with her for a little while as well. For the experience of renting an apartment!”

“There’s no reason for you to lie to your parents, you know...” Juliana frowned. “Well, okay, telling them the truth would certainly worry them.” She abruptly got up from the chair at the desk, brushing the dust off of her skirt. “Moira and I should head back to the hotel to make sure our luggage has arrived safely. If you don’t need anything else from us…?”

“Don’t forget to set a date for us to meet up again while we are in South Korea!” Moira gave Kazumi and Mi-na a hug, then she and Juliana left for their hotel.

“I’ll stay and help you clean up this apartment a bit,” Kazumi said. “It’d make me feel a bit better about letting you stay here.”

“Don’t you have classes to attend? I don’t want you to interrupt your work for me.”

Kazumi shook her head. “Nah, I can just catch up on work later. Now hand me that duster.”

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The line for the auditions was surprisingly long. And full of women.

Sydnee huffed as she surveyed the space they were waiting in. With all these people auditioning her chances ofgetting a part shrank.

“Why are all these people here?” Sydnee muttered to herself.

“You didn’t hear?” The woman in front of her turned around. “Rumor has it that the famous musical actor Zen will be starring in this musical!” A couple of women within hearing distance gave a little squeal at her words. “They tried to keep it a secret so that the auditions weren’t flooded with people, but,” she flung out her hand at the line and snorted, “you can see how well that worked.”

Sydnee’s eyes widened. First she joins the same organization a popular Korean actor is in, then she ends up auditioning to be in the same musical as him?

All because of my amazing luck and general awesomeness, of course. Sydnee smirked. Half of these people may just be Zen’s fans and have no acting skills whatsoever. She had this audition in the bag.