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-ˋˏ EPISODE TWO, PART ONE ˎˊ-
┗━━━━°⌜ 赤い糸 ⌟°━━━━┛

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OVERTHROW STAGE ,, 06:00pm

The episode starts off with the rows of seats in the auditorium quickly getting filled up by audiences moments before the show was scheduled to start and we're then shown trainees preparing backstage, some feeling confident and some feeling extra anxious.

⸝⸝ JINYOUNG ⸃ !!
(taking a peep) Woah... there's not a single empty seat. I didn't expect this many people to come see me.

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
(coming in to back hug JINYOUNG) Come see us.

⸝⸝ JINYOUNG ⸃ !!
Come see us. Wow! (waves to the camera) Hi, mom we're on TV! We're famous now!

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
Pfft... (To MILO) Good luck, man.

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
Good luck! Hwaiting!!

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⸝⸝ JUNJIE ⸃ !!
We prepared really really hard for this.

⸝⸝ JULIAN ⸃ !!
We gave in our 100% the past 2 weeks, I thought we were going to die.

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
Well, it's all going to be over soon!

⸝⸝ SEUNGGI ⸃ !!
Yep, hwaiting!!

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As scheduled, the show then starts on time and MINHO walks out on stage to greet the audiences who've traveled all the way to the studio to see the boys live.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Vote for your boy, OVERTHROW. Hello, I'm your emcee for tonight, KANG MINHO.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
This will be the second evaluation from our talented boys and the results of this evaluation will be solely decided by our mentors.

The lights at the mentors' panel then turn on, revealing all 3 of them as they waved to the camera and the audience.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Our boys have prepared 3 performances - each with their own unique style and concepts - which the mentors will be judging based on their display of skill and charisma.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
After the 3 performances conclude, the mentors will be ranking the performances from the best to the worst whereas the members in the team who have done the best will be placed in MAJOR while the members of the team who have done the worst will be placed in MINOR.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
The team placed in the middle will have to be split up. The top 2 best performing trainees, once again decided by our mentors, will join the winning team in MAJOR while the rest go into MINOR.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Live audience will, however, get to vote for individual members and who they think did the best for every team; Which may or may not save the boys from elimination next week - when the final line-up will be decided and finalized.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Without further ado, let us introduce our first team performing for today.

MINHO then invites the first team up on stage, its members consisting of SUNGMIN, YEJUN, NOHYUN, SEAN and JUNHYEON. The audience then cheers for the boy, giving the boys a warm welcome before their performance.

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
5, 6, 7, 8...

⸝⸝ TROUBLE MAKERS ⸃ !!
Let us go! We're here to break the rules! Hello, we are TROUBLE MAKERS!

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
MAE NOHYUN, as both the team's maknae and leader, what were the challenges you faced when preparing for this performance?

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Uhm...

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. . .➴ 𝙏.𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙀

( 一 ) . . . DAY ONE,, 09:58p.m.

NOHYUN is seen sitting alone in a dance studio, checking himself out in the mirror, waiting for his teammates (who's identity are still being kept secret from him) to enter the room.

⸝⸝ PRODUCERS ⸃ !!
Which trainees are you hoping to have for your first evaluation?

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
KANG SUNGMIN, SEAN NAM, SON JUNHYEON and JANG YEJUN-hyung. I wrote them as my top four choices.

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
The concept I had in mind was a little... "upbeat"? So I thought they would be perfect in my team.

⸝⸝ PRODUCERS ⸃ !!
Out of the four, who do you think will actually end up in your team?

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Probably SUNGMIN-hyung... I don't think I'll get SEAN-hyung on my team. I think he has a charisma that's able to go well with any concept out there. Hence I'd believe that every other team would've picked him as one of their top three choices.

Suddenly, NOHYUN turns towards the door, as edited blurred out figures from the other side knock on it.

⸝⸝ ??? ⸃ !!
(fake voice) Hello~

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
(sighs) YEJUN-hyung I can tell that's you.

The boys then walk into the room, disappointed, revealing themselves to be KANG SUNGMIN, SEAN NAM, SON JUNHYEON, and JANG YEJUN. This causes NOHYUN to immediately freak out as he screams, surprised at his own luck.

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. . .➴ 𝙋.𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒𝙎
⸝⸝ NOHYUN⸃ !!

The four of them were my top four choices as teammates, but I kind of expected to only get 1 or 2 of them on my team. When I saw that all four of them got into the group...MY MIND WAS BLOWN.

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Maybe the OVERTHROW Gods shined their sparkle magic on me but HOLY COW I GOT MY IDEAL TEAM?

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
But also this means I'm the youngest so I have to lead them? (pouts) I'm babie leader, losers!

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⸝⸝ SUNGMIN ⸃ !!
So NOHYUN-ssi when you picked the four of us, you most likely had a concept or song in mind.

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Of course! I was planning to do a more upbeat or a more refreshing concept.

⸝⸝ YEJUN ⸃ !!
Like TXT or MCND-sunbaenim?

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Yeah!! Like them!

⸝⸝ JUNHYEON ⸃ !!
(takes out his phone) Let's...go look up a couple of videos and then we can decide.

The boys bunch up around JUNHYEON's phone, eyes glued to the screen as they sift through performances.

ONE HOUR LATER . . .

⸝⸝ SUNGMIN ⸃ !!
...And for those reasons, we should choose NEW RULES by TXT!

⸝⸝ YEJUN ⸃ !!
(bleary eyed) Uhh yeah, I agree! I was totally listening for all 15 minutes you spent talking about darwin's theory of evolution or something.

⸝⸝ SUNGMIN ⸃ !!
...YEJUN I literally just talked about how I think the music matches our personalities and it really feels like we're leveling up and-

⸝⸝ JUNHYEON ⸃ !!
OKAY!

⸝⸝ JUNHYEON ⸃ !!

So we all agree with NEW RULES? SEAN, what about you?

SEAN looks up from the shoelace that he's fiddling with to give JUNHYEON a half-hearted shrug of agreement. The older boy furrows his brow at the lack of enthusiasm, but moves on anyway.

⸝⸝ JUNHYEON ⸃ !!
Sounds good! Leader, any remarks before we head out for tonight?

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
(startled) Oh, we're ending already? Uhh I don't really know what to say...sleep well I suppose? Be ready to work hard tomorrow!

The team cheers, laughing a little as the maknae struggles to create a motivational speech on the spot, before standing up and grabbing their bags to head back to the dorms.

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. . .➴ 𝙏.𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙀

( 六 ) . . . DAY SIX,, 12:58p.m.

With the interim evaluation one day away, the boys are hard at work. SUNGMIN is carefully monitoring the boys' dance, calling out the beat to make sure every move is perfectly in sync.

⸝⸝ SUNGMIN ⸃ !!
5, 6, doom, doom ta-

⸝⸝ SUNGMIN ⸃ !!
NOHYUN move your arm closer to your ear please...yep! That's it!

Before they can continue, however, the door swings open and rap mentor RYUJIN steps into the room. The team immediately stop their work, and bows to the senior artist.

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
Hey boys! How's it going in here?

She smiles brightly, clipboard in hand, as she looks at the group. The boys nudge NOHYUN forward to speak, as he's technically the group's leader.

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Uh- Uh yes! We've been working hard!

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
Good, good! CHECKMATE just finished a meeting with our music production team, so I thought I'd stop by to see your progress. Mind if I watch? Maybe give a couple of pointers?

The boys vigorously nod their heads, quickly moving to their positions before the music begins.

RYUJIN watches intently, noting down a couple of things as they perform. They stop after a couple of minutes, panting from the exertion of singing and dancing simultaneously.

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
I see...JUNHYEON, while the concept is a bit young for you, I can see you trying to put energy into it, the effort is appreciated. Your center is...YEJUN? Yes?

The boys nod their heads, smiling slightly as they remember the coin flip they did to choose between YEJUN and SUNGMIN.

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
Good choice, YEJUN looks effortless here. SUNGMIN...you're being a little too aggressive, ease into the performance a little more, relax, you'll do fine. NOHYUN, your stability is incredible. Consider me shocked; I thought you were just a ballad singer.

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
But SEAN. What the heck.

RYUJIN doesn't take time to sugarcoat her words as she continues.

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
Are you even trying? There's no energy at all, you're dragging the entire team down, why? You're talented enough to get through the rap sections without a lot of effort, but where's the drive? There's no fire in you and I don't understand why you're letting this opportunity slip through your fingers.

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. . .➴ 𝙋.𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒𝙎

⸝⸝ SEAN ⸃ !!
I'm just...I guess I'm not feeling this concept at all.

⸝⸝ SEAN ⸃ !!
I kind of hoped one of the hyungs would pick me...I don't know how I ended up on the baby face team.

⸝⸝ SEAN ⸃ !!
It just feels childish, and not like something I can showcase my full potential with. That's really annoying because this is the last mission before the final lineup gets decided...

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⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
I hope you guys fix up the few things I pointed out for the interim evaluation tomorrow, and hopefully get some team spirit in you in time for the final performance in a week. Good work! I'm finally heading home.

As soon as RYUJIN leaves, and the door shuts, the boys turn to look at one another.

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
SEAN...

Were they able to pull through in time for the final performance?

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OVERTHROW STAGE ,, 06:00pm

The screen returns to the boys on stage, ready to perform.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
MAE NOHYUN, as both the team's maknae and leader, what were the challenges you faced when preparing for this performance?

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Uhm...

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
While there were definitely some struggles, my teammates helped me a lot and we pushed through as a team! I'm really proud of our preparation.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
That's great to hear! A little birdy told me that one of those struggles you ran into was a scolding from the stylists when you created...this mess:

The group covers their mouths in embarrassment as the screen plays a video of them rolling out an entire bolt of red fabric and posing on it as if it were the red carpet.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Paparazzi YEJUN...not a sight I thought I'd have the pleasure of seeing...

The crowd laughs as YEJUN hides his face in his hands.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Well, without further ado, here's team TROUBLE MAKERS performing TXT's NEW RULES!

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₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ PORTRAYALS ,,
╰┈➤ ❝ JUNHYEON as SOOBIN ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ SUNGMIN as HUENING KAI ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ YEJUN as BEOMGYU ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ SEAN as YEONJUN ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ NOHYUN as TAEHYUN ❞

₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ STAGE OUTFITS ,,

₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ LINE DISTRIBUTION ,,
╰┈➤ ❝ JUNHYEON as SOOBIN ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ SUNGMIN as HUENING KAI ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ YEJUN as BEOMGYU ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ SEAN as YEONJUN ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ NOHYUN as TAEHYUN ❞

╭┈──₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ CENTRE MEMBER ,,
  ╰┈➤ ❝ JANG YEJUN.   ,, MINOR-B ❞

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. . .➴ 𝙍.𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝘼𝙈

The clip of CENTRE YEJUN's wink plays and receives cheers from the group of boys up for the member.

⸝⸝ REIJI ⸃ !!
Wah... he winks good though. I wish I could wink like that.

⸝⸝ JULIAN ⸃ !!
They really killed it with their energy, wow.

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⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Next up, we have our charismatic dream boy group!

The crowd all cheer as the tall men--revealed to be MILO, JULIAN, JUNJIE, NOAH, and SEUNGGI--dressed in suits walk up on stage, greeting their fans.

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. . .➴ 𝙍.𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝘼𝙈

The boys all let out a collective "woah," impressed by how stylish the trainees look on camera.

⸝⸝ REIJI ⸃ !!
(applauding) Wah... they all look so tall...

⸝⸝ JUNHYEON ⸃ !!
Yeah... What about you?

⸝⸝ REIJI ⸃ !!
Hyung-

The camera pans over to JINYOUNG who looks at MILO through the screen while staring blankly.

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⸝⸝ JINYOUNG ⸃ !!
Checking him out- What- NO!!

⸝⸝ JINYOUNG ⸃ !!
MILO-hyung is kind of like a sibling to me... so seeing him in that open-collared shirt... took me a few seconds to get used to.

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⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
3,2,1

⸝⸝ VALENTINE ⸃ !!
Can we be your valentine?

The crowd cheers on as each boy pull out a rose from their back.

⸝⸝ VALENTINE ⸃ !!
Hello, we are VALENTINE!

The camera zooms in on one of the roses, before zooming out to a completely different scene: the three mentors sitting behind a table, all three teams sitting to the side.

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. . .➴ I.NTERIM EVALUATION

( 七 ) . . . DAY SEVEN,, 08:02p.m.

⸝⸝ RIN ⸃ !!
(raising an eyebrow) So what I'm hearing is you switched your song, all of a sudden, TWO DAYS AGO? Losing almost five days of practice?

Tension covered the room like a heavy blanket; even the other trainees seemed to be confused at team MILO's sudden change of heart...and so late too.

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⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
Our team originally planned to use ACE-sunbaenim's UNDERCOVER.

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
However, we kinda got cold feet after seeing how difficult the vocals were to maintain while doing such a difficult choreo.

⸝⸝ JULIAN ⸃ !!
Even MINJI-sunbaenim, when she came to check on us, said that it was an ambitious choice.

⸝⸝ JUNJIE ⸃ !!
I wonder if she'll agree with us changing the song though...

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The boys shuffle nervously, not sure how to respond to RIN's question. Eventually, RYUJIN sighs and tells them to start the music in order to see how much the boys have learned in the short duration. Just 45 seconds later, MINJI signals them to stop.

⸝⸝ MINJI ⸃ !!
There's no point in us evaluating you right now. You've been practicing for two days while the other groups have made use of five. That's a decision you made, and the consequences are yours to deal with as well.

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
MINJI-sunbaenim's right. You boys haven't even memorized the song, much less prepared a performance worthy of evaluating. We're not blaming you, but it's clear that the schedule we gave you and the schedule that your team will have to work with is very different now...you're on a time crunch. Because of that, you're losing the chance to hear valuable criticism in an interim, as all the critiques we have to give are ones that are obvious to you guys. Does that make sense?

The boys nod, understanding how much a couple of lost days have cost them. There's no point in the mentors critiquing them on issues that they already know to exist; the whole point of the interim is to discover trouble spots that your team might not be aware of yet.

⸝⸝ RIN ⸃ !!
I think...for the sake of your team, we'll excuse you from the evaluation. Go back to the practice room: you need every extra hour you can get.

The other two teams' eyes widen. The interim evaluation was going to be their chance to scope out the competition and see how everyone was doing thus far. Clearly team MILO was behind, but now they won't even get the chance to see just how far.

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. . .➴ 𝙏.𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙀

( 十一 ) . . . DAY ELEVEN,, 3:06a.m.

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
(in english) With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out...you know?

⸝⸝ JULIAN ⸃ !!
(groaning, responding in english) Please NOAH, not the three am high school english class flashbacks.

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
(shudders, also in english) War flashbacks...

SEUNGGI and JUNJIE exchange a confused look, the foreign words whizzing straight over their heads. The boys had been practicing all day, and their teammates just made less and less sense as time went on.

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
But this gives me an idea! We should call our team VALENTINE!

⸝⸝ JUNJIE ⸃ !!
B-Balloon time??

JUNJIE furrows his brow in confusion, SEUNGGI empathetically giving him a "thanks for trying" pat on the back while JULIAN doubles over laughing.

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
Shakespeare...valentine...so romeo is cupid? YOU'RE TELLING ME ROMEO IS A CHUBBY BABY AND NO ONE EVER TOLD ME??

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
How you get from point A to point B is beyond me-

⸝⸝ JULIAN ⸃ !!
NOAH-hyung, it's perfect! I love it! I love you!

The boy abruptly clamps his mouth shut, and an awkward silence settles over the group, with JUNJIE simply squeezing his eyes shut, hoping that this is all just a dream and that his teammates are in reality sane. Sadly, that's not the case.

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
Aww you guys can get married like Romeo and Juliet did!

⸝⸝ JULIAN ⸃ !!
(whispering) Romeo and Juliet died because they're idiots.

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
Oh.

⸝⸝ JUNJIE ⸃ !!
(clearing his throat) So umm about those stage outfits right guys?? We should uhh talk about the stage outfits! Yeah! That'd be good and productive!

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
Bold of you to assume we can make good decisions at 3am.

⸝⸝ JULIAN ⸃ !!
We agreed on your team name just now! That was a great decision! Wonderful in fact, some might even call it perfect! I'd for sure call it perfect! I'd call YOU perfect!

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
Yeah!! Chubby arrow shooting babies! WHOOO

⸝⸝ JUNJIE ⸃ !!
Oh god...

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
...Yeah okay let's head back to the dorm instead.

⸝⸝ NOAH ⸃ !!
I think we're back on track with the other teams now, and we still have three more days. Our choreography's looking pretty good.

Was the spirited team VALENTINE able to overcome their late start in time for the final performance?

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OVERTHROW STAGE ,, 06:15pm

The screen returns to the boys on stage, ready to perform.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Let's put our hands together for VALENTINE performing AB6IX.

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₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ PORTRAYALS ,,
╰┈➤ ❝ NOAH as YOUNGMIN ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ JULIAN as DONGHYUN ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ JUNJIE as DAEHWI ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ MILO as WOONG ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ SEUNGGI as WOOJIN ❞

₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ STAGE OUTFITS ,,

₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ LINE DISTRIBUTION ,,

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╭┈──₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ CENTRE MEMBER ,,
  ╰┈➤ ❝ JULIAN YANG.  ,, MINOR-A ❞

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. . .➴ 𝙍.𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝘼𝙈

The boys all cheer at the sight of the charismatic ending fairy JULIAN on screen.

⸝⸝ SUNGMIN ⸃ !!
WOWWW DUDE DON'T DO THAT-

⸝⸝ YEJUN ⸃ !!
(fanning himself) Ok JULIAN i see you.

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⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
And finally, let us welcome our charismatic mysterious boys on stage.

The crowd cheers excitedly as the last team, consisting of JUNGHWAN, JUN, WOONG, JINYOUNG and REIJI walk up onstage all keeping up a stoic facial expression to stay in character.

⸝⸝ JINYOUNG ⸃ !!
Light in your blackout.

JINYOUNG then snaps his fingers, turning off all the lights in the stadium before a second snap could be heard turning the spotlight on the boys onstage.

⸝⸝ MOONLIGHT ⸃ !!
Hello, we are MOONLIGHT.

The crowd starts roaring with cheers and screams, except the camera pans over to EQUINOX HYESANG, who is among the crowd cringing at her brother's introduction.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
DO WOONG, your team has been noted by the mentors to be the team to have struggled a lot more whilst preparing for this evaluation and it's even said that there are times you've struggled a lot as the leader. Could you share with us your greatest obstacle while preparing for the evaluation and tell us how you're feeling right now having overcome it?

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
Uhm...

The screen then flashes back to the day of the interim evaluation, right after MILO's team had left the studio.

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. . .➴ 𝙏.𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙀

( 七 ) . . . DAY SEVEN,, 8:17p.m.

⸝⸝ RIN ⸃ !!
Lastly, can we have WOONG's team come up on stage to show us what they've prepared so far?

The boys from the team all glanced around anxiously, which catches the RYUJIN's attention who subtly frowns at their reaction as the boys walk up to the stage.

⸝⸝ JUNGHWAN ⸃ !!
(whispers to WOONG) So... who's going to be the center?

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
(whispers to the team) We'll go with JUNGHWAN for now.

⸝⸝ MINJI ⸃ !!
Are you all done chattering?

⸝⸝ WOONG TEAM ⸃ !!
Yep!!

⸝⸝ MINJI ⸃ !!
Music cue.

The music then begins to play, showing just how unprepared the boys were. Each member were shown making mistakes - from WOONG and JUN forgetting the lyrics and REIJI's lack of facial expression to JUNGHWAN and JINYOUNG constantly bumping into each other.

⸝⸝ RYUJIN ⸃ !!
(whispering to RIN) What am I even watching?

Eventually, the last straw came when JINYOUNG messes up his position and had REIJI point him towards his correct spot and MINJI gives up on watching the evaluation and stops the music.

⸝⸝ MINJI ⸃ !!
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?!

The studio's atmosphere falls flat as the performing boys all stopped what they were doing to sorrowfully keeping their heads down.

⸝⸝ MINJI ⸃ !!
(points at JUN, WOONG, JINYOUNG and REIJI) Don't you four feel that you're letting the MINORS down? Have you got no shame? As the leader, do you have anything to say for yourself or the team at least?

WOONG nervously gulps as he kept his lips clamped, having no excuses to give to the mentor. Eventually, the tense silence in the air is broken up by RIN who picks up the mic to speak.

⸝⸝ RIN ⸃ !!
WOONG-ssi... maybe it's just me but you seem to be under a ton of pressure. Is that the case?

WOONG solemnly looks down as he starts to tear up and the mentors' stern faces immediately morph from their stern looks to a more sympathetic expression.

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. . .➴ 𝙋.𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒𝙎

⸝⸝ WOONG !!
Yeah... RIN-sunbaenim hit the spot. It was true that I am under a tremendous amount of stress. I've never been the type to lead.

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
I just... couldn't face the mentors. How was I supposed to tell them we didn't set a consistent practice schedule and haven't even had the chance to decide on the centre?

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The screen flashes to a couple of hours later, where WOONG's team are now alone in a separate studio, having just had a heart-to-heart talk with the mentors and one another.

⸝⸝ JUN ⸃ !!
So WOONG, you can stop worrying about being too scared of being unsure on how to lead us. If anything, I'll be here to help you.

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
Awww, thanks... alright, let's get serious and finally officially decide on our center.

⸝⸝ REIJI ⸃ !!
I cringe every time I think about how JINYOUNG-hyung and JUNGHWAN-hyung kept confusing themselves as the centre during the evaluation just now.

⸝⸝ JUNGHWAN ⸃ !!
Ahahaha... shut up.

⸝⸝ JUN ⸃ !!
Let's just start with voting... instead of asking WHO should be the centre, let's instead go with WHY said person should be centre.

⸝⸝ JUNGHWAN ⸃ !!
Yeah... that makes sense.

⸝⸝ JUN ⸃ !!
Well, JUNGHWAN does have good charisma if you think about it. He just didn't get to properly show it in the last evaluation. JINYOUNG on the other hand... he just about rivals JUNGHWAN quite equally on the charisma level.

⸝⸝ REIJI ⸃ !!
Both their faces really fit the concept. It's kind of a hard decision.

⸝⸝ JUNGHWAN ⸃ !!
Let's call for a vote? Point towards the person you think should be the centre.

JUNGHWAN and JUN both points toward JINYOUNG, WOONG and REIJI point toward JUNGHWAN whilst JINYOUNG kept his hands to himself, not sure who to vote.

⸝⸝ JUN ⸃ !!
JUNGHWAN-ssi, could you share with us why you want JINYOUNG to be the centre instead?

⸝⸝ JUNGHWAN ⸃ !!
Well, JINYOUNG was complimented for his charisma. Although, like MINJI-sunbaenim said, he might not be perfect in his skills, sorry JINYOUNG-ssi.

⸝⸝ JUNGHWAN ⸃ !!
However, RYUJIN-sunbaenim and RIN-sunbaenim also pointed out that he has the skills to be a prepared idol, starting from how he makes eye contact to facial expressions which I think that's something that goes to him naturally. Hence, I think he'd be a better fit for the center.

⸝⸝ JUN ⸃ !!
Alright, since JUNGHWAN himself have spoken up, shall we all agree on JINYOUNG being our centre member?

All the members nod in agreement, with WOONG whispering "thanks" to JUN before the latter gave him a reassuring pat in the back.

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. . .➴ 𝙋.𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒𝙎

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
Yeah, in the end, JUN ended up helping me lead the team when I felt overwhelmed at times. Words really just....

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
... can't express my gratitude towards him.

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The camera then fades back onto the stage, when MOONLIGHT is about to perform.

⸝⸝ WOONG ⸃ !!
Well, my low confidence to lead ended up being our group's greatest obstacle. However, (looks at JUN) I was lucky enough to have wonderful teammates that stood by my side to help me out.

⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
Well, that's very great to hear. And without further ado, let us put our hands to welcome MOONLIGHT on stage.

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₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ PORTRAYALS ,,
╰┈➤ ❝ JUNGHWAN as YONGHEE ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ JUN as HYUNSUK ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ WOONG as SEUNGHUN ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ JINYOUNG as JINYOUNG ❞
╰┈➤ ❝ REIJI as BD ❞

₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ STAGE OUTFITS ,,

₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ LINE DISTRIBUTION,,

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╭┈───₊❏❜ 💥 ⋮ CENTRE MEMBER ,,
  ╰┈➤ ❝ KIM JINYOUNG.   ,, MAJOR-B ❞

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. . .➴ 𝙍.𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝘼𝙈

The clip of JINYOUNG's centre part gets the boys at the back excited and riled up, all surprised and impressed at the boy's charisma on stage despite his shy demeanor off stage.

⸝⸝ MILO ⸃ !!
JINYOUNG?!?!

⸝⸝ NOHYUN ⸃ !!
Is it weird I'm cringing but impressed at the same time?

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⸝⸝ MINHO ⸃ !!
And with that, the three stage performances are now completed. We'll take a short break as our mentors have to discuss their rankings, and it's time for YOU to vote for your boy. See you soon!

END OF EPISODE TWO PART ONE.

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┊ .˚📩 ༘┊͙ ALDRIN's NOTE :
┊lmaooo so ig you all deserve an explanation
┊on how this ended up becoming the last
┊evaluation before anarchy. well to put it
┊simply, the admins and i have been having
┊commitment issues with it. and with college
┊starting soon (for me), I'll probably find it
┊a struggle to even carry on with the next
┊evaluation so it would be better to just quickly
┊get this over with. as for why it took us 2 months
┊to get this episode out,, LMAO SORRY I
┊HAVE NONE. WE LAZY.
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