SEIYUU ACADEMY: EPISODE ZERO.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CLASS THREE . . . ?

〔 YUELIANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕  [slamming the door open] ... IS THIS CLASS THREE?

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ... Took you long enough, Yueliang. I was called 16 students after you but I got here earlier? If you embarass me like this I'll make sure you don't get out of Trevi Fountain alive next time.

〔 YANG ZIXUAN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ... Next time?

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Not this story again... Zixuan, you know better than me what happened in Rome. Weren't you literally there?

〔 YANG ZIXUAN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 What are you saying... I was born in Portugal, not Italy?

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [mumbling to herself, visibly upset] ... This class is full of men. I hate it here. They promised me there would be cute girls to be friends with! Why am I surrounded by a bunch of men who can't even follow easy instructions such as getting in class on time?

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ... You could've sat in Taeyang's place, then? It was free before he arrived and you'd get to be next to a girl.

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Silence, dude. Aren't you friends with that other tall dude... What was his name again? Not that I care enough to remember... [yawns]

CLASS THREE DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE, UNLIKE THE OTHERS.

IN FACT, MOST OF THE TRAINEES ARE KEEPING TO THEMSELVES OR THEIR CLOSE FRIENDS.

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [whispering to TAEYANG, who's sitting in front of him] Psst! Taeyang!

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Yes, Siyun?

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Don't you think the dude next to me looks handsome as hell? Ask Yueliang if he can introduce the two of you!

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [furrowing his eyebrows] ... Huh? What is that supposed to mean?

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 He does look fruity, in my opinion. I'm sure you'd have a chance! You're very attractive, I mean, I don't think anyone could resist you!

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ... Are you sure you're not the gay one here?

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 I've never laid an eye on a man in that way. But I'd consider it if I were you!

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Whatever. Stop with that, will you? It's the third time you try to hook me up with someone. [sighs] This isn't a dating show, and I'm not interested either.

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 But-

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [forcing a smile] Are you done talking about me, Lee Siyun? You sure talk a lot for someone who told everyone and their mothers he's in a polycule with his fellow members... Which seems to be queerbaiting, in the end. You managed to misgender me in the way, too, but I'll give you the benefit of doubt and think of it as a honest mistake. I don't use masculine pronouns.

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 I'm terribly sorry! [tries to bow, but slams his head against the desk in the meanwhile] Ow!

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ...

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [chuckles] That was so lame.

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [with a hand on his forehead] Ow, ow... That hurt... [shaking his head] Either way, I'm seriously sorry! I didn't mean to be offensive, nor to misgender you! I genuinely didn't know!

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ... It's OK.

[IS IT REALLY OK, JUNSEO?]

AND SO, WHEN THE TEACHERS ARRIVE...

〔 ??? ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 [outside the class's door, in Japanese] ... Wow, it's so quiet there. Are the trainees still waiting in the general room for their names to be called? It can't be, though...

〔 ??? ﹕ DANCE TEACHER 〕 [in Japanese] I heard their names being called, so I don't think that's the case...

〔 ??? ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 I see... Shall we get in?

THE SOUND OF SOMETHING BEING BROKEN CAN BE HEARD IN CLASS THREE !

〔 ??? ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [loudly, from inside the class] Stop IT! You're so ANNOYING!

〔 ??? ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 ... We definitely should get in now. 

THE TEACHERS OPEN THE DOOR TO CLASS THREE, SCARED FOR THEIR LIVES !

〔 ??? ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 [in Korean] ... Excuse me? Is everything OK?

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 O-oh...

〔 JUNG SEOLHA ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [squealing] Such an icon! No way... Is she going to be our teacher? I feel so lucky right now...!

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Thank you...! Good morning everyone. I, Taeyeon, will be your vocal teacher for the entire experience here.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 And this is Chikada Rikimaru, your dance teacher.

〔 RIKIMARU ﹕ DANCE TEACHER 〕 [waves his hand, silently]

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Even with our interpreter he's quite the quiet type, so don't expect him to say too much. But I'm very sure he'll be a precious help for everyone!

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [mumbling to herself] Seeing our acting teachers, he doesn't seem to be the only one...

〔 UMEHARA YUICHIRO ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Hello there, I'm Umehara Yuichiro. Nakajima-san and I will be your acting teachers for the entire program, but we're also willing to provide help with singing in case anyone asks for it.

〔 NAKAJIMA YOSHIKI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Right!

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 No but seriously... Is everything OK? I heard someone screaming before coming here.

〔 YANG SIHYEON ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Ah, yeah... It was Eunwoo yelling at Siyun for throwing paper planes at Seokhoon.

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 He's been going on like that for twenty minutes now!

〔 LEE SIYUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Well, I have many things to tell him!

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 ... What about that noise? You didn't throw anything, did you?

〔 YANG ZIXUAN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 No, that was my phone falling... [scratching his head, embarrassed]

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 [sighing in relief] I'm glad it's not what I thought. Is your phone OK, Zixuan?

〔 YANG ZIXUAN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Oh, yes! Thanks, Taeyeon-sunbaenim.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 I'm glad. Shall we go on and explain a bit how things are going to work here? I shall do that while the other teachers distribute your schedules.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 You'll have a quite busy first week, considering this is the time you'll move your belongings in the school dorms and you'll also decide your CLASS REPRESENTATIVE and their DELEGATE. They will supervision the class and report any problem to us.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 It's a role that requires the utmost responsibility and respect for your classmates. Please, select your representatives responsibly.

TAEYEON WARNS THE STUDENTS ABOUT RESPONSIBILITIES AS A GROUP LEADER HERSELF !

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Being selected as a CLASS REPRESENTATIVE or DELEGATE will grant you some benefits in the finale. Should you be considered inappropriate for the role, however, the teachers will take your position away and give you an appropriate punishment. Your fellow classmates' destiny is in your hands, so it is only appropriate for us to make sure you'll fulfill your duties properly.

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [hesitating] Excuse me... What do you mean with punishment?

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Your reward as a good class representative would be additional points to be added to your final REPORT CARD after calculating the average between the teachers' grades and votes from home, so the appropriate punishment would be subtracting that same sum instead of adding it. Other questions?

NO ONE REPLIES. THE CLASS HAS FROZEN OUT OF FEAR.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 I'm sorry! I don't want any of you to feel threatened. I just want everyone to make responsible choices, as teamwork heavily affects your performance in a context like this one. You'll also debut in a group together, after all.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Leaving this topic on the side...

THE SCREEN BEHIND TAEYEON CHANGES TO A PICTURE OF... KEYS?

[WAIT, THAT WASN'T A NORMAL WHITEBOARD?]

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 The teachers should've given you a bunch of keys. They should include the key to the main room of your dorm, your personal bedroom and a few other ones whose function you'll discover later on. You'll see a sticker with an animal icon on the top: that will be your GENERAL DORM KEY.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 You'll share the general rooms with three other students from the other classes, but you'll sleep in a single bedroom. [pointing at the keys on the right side of the screen] The second key you'll receive is, in fact, your BEDROOM KEY, which might come in one of these four colors.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 The third one is your TRAINING ROOM KEY. Each class has one training room, hence the colors chosen. As for the black key...

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 It's a secret. [laughs]

〔 JUNG SEOLHA ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ... Huh?

〔 YANG SIHYEON ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 That's incredibly suspicious... I'm also curious, though.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Let's explain the rest.

TAEYEON GOES ON WITH HER EXPLANATION.

[IT SEEMS LIKE EVEN THE PRODUCTION TEAM GOT TIRED OF IT, THOUGH, AS SHE'S SPEAKING AT x5... 😭]

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [whispering to SAMUEL] ... I'm scared. How can she keep this up? It feels like a hour has passed. Doesn't her throat feel sore now?

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Taeyeon-sunbaenim has gone on for an entire hour now...

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 ... And that is all. Any questions?

THE TRAINEES SHAKE THEIR HEADS VIGOROUSLY.

〔 TAEYEON ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 I see! Then my job for today is done. You may go to your dorms, now that you've received your keys and schedules. Can't wait to meet you tomorrow!

BEFORE PROCEDING, LET'S SUMMARIZE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF KEY THE STUDENTS OWN AS OF NOW.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 What's your dorm's animal, Samuel?

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Oh... I got a cat.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Mhm... Yeah, it seems fitting.

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 What about you? Is it the same?

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Oh, no. I got a panda.

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 That's cute...! Have a good time with your dorm mates. How are we supposed to reach the dorms from here, though?

〔 ??? 1 ﹕ STAFF 〕 The dorms are in this building. There's signs near the stairs, so follow the instructions there to reach your dorm.

〔 JUNG SEOLHA ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Oh...! Thank you... What's your name, staff member?

〔 ??? 1 ﹕ STAFF 〕 Is it really relevant... I'm nothing but an NPC in your life, why would you care...

〔 "HAO" ﹕ STAFF 〕 [sighing] Just call him Hoon. As for me, you can call me Hao.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 It feels a bit informal though... Are you sure? [closing his eyes as he thinks] Mhm... Then again, we used to call our school janitors by their names... [mimicking YUELIANG] Carmela, Carmela! Where is Mrs. [CENSORED]? She's absent, isn't she? I'll take my leave! I didn't study the 90 pages for her Art History's test, so don't tell her anything... No, please! Don't tell her!

〔 YUELIANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Hey! That's not very nice! I got 2/10 that day...

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Sounds like a you problem, I got a 10/10. If only you didn't pass the days before the test by watching Beryl and Sapphire's episodes instead of studying, maybe you would've gotten at least an 8/10.

〔 YUELIANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 YOU DIDN'T EVEN STUDY FOR IT.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [shrugging] I paid attention in class. Skill issue.

〔 "HAO" ﹕ STAFF 〕 [blank stare] Are you guys done. I'm sure you need to move lots of things in your dorms, so I recommend starting right away. You're supposed to be in class tomorrow too.

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Huh!? Already? [sighing] I wanted to take a good nap before starting, but if I have to unpack everything by tonight I don't know if that will be possible...

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Oh, but you're in the FOX DORM just like me, right? Then I can help you!

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 REALLY? Thank you so much, Siu! I can call you like that, right...? I heard your friend calling you like that during the class announcements!

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Of course, Eunwoo!

[DON'T TELL SIEUN, BUT EUNWOO DOESN'T EVEN HAVE MUCH TO UNPACK... SHE WAS LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO GET HELP FROM A PRETTY GIRL. FUNNY, ISN'T IT?]

IT'S TIME FOR THE STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR DORMS.

STARTING FROM DORM SIX, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PANDA DORM...

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Oh, I'm glad... Yueliang isn't here.

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Not even a comment on the general rooms, huh? You don't like your brother that much, do you.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Junseo, you're literally his fellow member. You should know better than me how much of a loser he is by now... If he wasn't handsome, no one would like him at all.

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 I got it, I got it. But what do you think?

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Mhm... Not much. I'm surprised they have enough money to allow themselves ten dorms like this one, even if it doesn't suit my tastes...

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [as he enters the room] Oh, so someone was here already... Nice to meet you! I'm Oscar, and this is Luka. I hope we'll become friends~

〔 LUKA MIKHAILOV ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Hello...

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Hi there. Hopefully we will...

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Nice to meet you too. Well, let's see which one of us gets which room... Those bags are so painful to look at.

JUNSEO UNLOCKS AND OPENS THE FIRST DOOR WITH THEIR MAGENTA KEY.

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Wow... It's so dull. I wonder if we can paint the walls? Or put something on them, at least...

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [using his CYAN KEY to unlock his room] ... Oh, so boring. Just a bed, a drawer and empty walls.

OSCAR AND LUKA SEEM TO BE OF THE SAME IDEA AS JUNSEO AND TAEYANG.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?

IN DORM FOUR, ALSO KNOWN AS WOLF DORM...

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Oh, it seems peaceful here. Having a personal room is also great, considering who I'm sharing this dorm with...

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [clinging onto JUNO's arm] What do you mean by that, Kyuhyung~

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Can you leave my arm already, Junsoo...

〔 YANG SIHYEON ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 At least he stopped barking.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 That doesn't sound very reassuring... [sighs] Junsoo, leave Juno alone.

JUNSOO STARTS BARKING AGGRESSIVELY.

[KYUHYUNG DIDN'T FORESEE THIS. HE LOOKS LIKE HE WANTS TO DISAPPEAR LIKE CHERRIES IN WINTER... THAT WASN'T FUNNY? I'M SORRY.]

〔 YANG SIHYEON ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [pulling JUNSOO with all her strength] Quit it already, Junsoo.

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Aw, Sisi... [pouting] That's not cool of you! You're separating me from the love of my life~!

〔 YANG SIHYEON ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Yeah, and the Queen didn't die. Nice one.

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Hatsune Miku can't die, loser. My point still stands!

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [palmface] He's so unserious... You should know that by now, Sihyeon.

〔 YANG SIHYEON ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [sighs] He never fails to surprise m- What are you doing with that, Junsoo?

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I'm taking pictures of Juno, easy~!

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Isn't he so handsome? He's the most handsome man I've ever seen~

SEEMS LIKE JUNSOO IS NOT LETTING JUNO REST ANYTIME SOON.

HOW COME HE'S SO CLINGY WITH HIM?

THIS AND MANY OTHER SECRETS CAN ONLY BE DISCOVERED HERE, IN SEIYUU ACADEMY. STAY TUNED TO FIND THEM ALL OUT !

FEVEN'S CORNER !!!

This episode is over! Sorry for writing almost 3000 words this time- I just couldn't find a way to end the episode nicely... But in the end I did it. I think. TT

With this, I'm finally opening the DORMS ROLEPLAY CHANNELS to (almost) everyone. Very sorry for the new OCs who won't get to join the discussion, but I promise it'll be your turn soon !

You may also want to check the latest Active Check on Discord . . . !! I won't update for a little while, so this is to prepare everyone for when I will. This one can be completed by the owners of the OCs that won't appear yet as well. ^_^

DEADLINE: APRIL 18TH, 11:59 PM (KST). It might close earlier, however, in case there's too many submissions.