❛ EPISODE FOUR. ❜
and their preparations begin.

( WORDS HERE SIGNIFY "AYUNA" AND THEIR COMMENTARY AS AN EDITOR )

MY SUGAR-RUSH! CONTINUES !

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˙ . ꒷ 🍬 . 𖦹˙— 3:34pm.

the boys of TAP TAP have gathered one
by one into the practice room reserved
for them. they all sit in a circle, reading
the lyric sheets, a comfortable silence
around them.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ do you ever wonder how you'd die?

❘ ✸ ›› CHO KIHA ‣ RANK 5
❛ [ chokes on his water ] what?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ I'd like to go peacefully, surrounded by candles. preferably ones that smell like the woods so I can immerse myself into the scene.

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ RANK 2
❛ [ mumbles ] what the fuck...?

( SAME, BEOMSEOK, SAME )

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ somehow, that's the least questionable thing hassle has ever said.

❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ RANK 2
❛ you've heard worse?

❘ ✸ ›› KIM YOONGI ‣ RANK 12
❛ [ blinks ] have you forgotten all the stuff he's done...?

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━ 𖧷 FLASHBACK SEQUENCE 𖧷 ━

the day that all the boys moved into the
SWEET BUILDING, the existing trainees
helped the latest additions bring in their
bags.

❘ ✸ ›› KIM YOONGI ‣ RANK 12
❛ [ struggling ] what the hell is in your bag, hyung?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ [shrugs ] deer antlers.

❘ ✸ ›› KIM YOONGI ‣ RANK 12
❛ what.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ I'm joking. [ smiles ]

❘ ✸ ›› KIM YOONGI ‣ RANK 12
❛ uh-huh... okay... [ heaving as he throws haseul's bag on the floor ]

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ MY DEER ANTLERS!

yoongi stares at haseul for a good solid
two minutes as he rushes over to his bag
and strokes whatever is inside.

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the bedroom shared between taehyun,
jaehyun, and haseul is pitch black,
quiet, and slightly unnerving. the door
opens and jaehyun walks in, haseul
sitting on the floor surrounded by lit
candles.

❘ ✸ ›› KANG JAEHYUN ‣ RANK 6
❛ [ slightly unnerved ] um... what are you doing?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ a scared blood ritual. I'm selling my soul to the devil.

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ [ pokes his head inside the room ] what's taking you so lo-

jaehyun blinks, shakes his head and walks
backwards, pulling taehyun with him, the
door closing behind him.

❘ ✸ ›› KANG JAEHYUN ‣ RANK 6
❛ I'm never stepping foot in that room again.

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ why?

❘ ✸ ›› KANG JAEHYUN ‣ RANK 6
❛ [ physically shivers ] i think he's possessed by a demon.

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ [ tilts head ] who?

❘ ✸ ›› KANG JAEHYUN ‣ RANK 6
❛ [ whispers ] haseul....

taehyun blinks before grinning.

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ oh, I told him to do that.

( WHAT? )

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in one of the vocal booths in the main
building, haseul walks inside and pulls
out his phone, dialing a number.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ [ talking to someone ] I have officially found the love of my life here.

❘ ✸ ›› UNKNOWN ‣ PHONE CALL
❛ I- you're on a survival show, dude, not a dating show.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ you think too low of me. I meant ars- fire.

❘ ✸ ›› UNKNOWN ‣ RANK 9
❛ what does that mean??

haseul isn't able to reply as the booth
door opens and in stands jerrie by
the doorframe.

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ ah! there you are.

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ [ zeros in on the phone ] ...what are you doing?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ nothing.

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ [ gasps ] are you a spy?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ what?

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ you. a spy.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ why would I be a spy?

jerrie points to the phone in haseul's
hand, and blinks.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ [ shoves phone in his face ] I'm phoning my brother!

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ YOU SAID YOU WERE AN ONLY CHILD!

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI HASEUL ‣ RANK 9
❛ NO?? I NEVER DID THAT??

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ [ screams ] WE HAVE A SPY!

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❘ ✸ ›› HONG BEOMSEOK ‣ RANK 2
❛ what the fuck...

❘ ✸ ›› KANG JAEHYUN ‣ RANK 6
❛ yeah, he's literally insane. anyways, we should probably figure our what we're going to do for this.

❘ ✸ ›› KANG JAEHYUN ‣ RANK 6
❛ since we're all having to go for the CENTER role and it's not confirmed who it'll be... do we want to select someone to be the CENTER just while we practice?

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ hm! that works. [ ponders ] it shouldn't be me, since we voted earlier that I would be the MAIN VOCALIST.

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ hmm... if that's the case, then beomseok shouldn't be it either, as he's our MAIN RAPPER.

❘ ✸ ›› CHO KIHA ‣ RANK 5
❛ [ raises hand ] what about me then? my role doesn't have any significant lines...

❘ ✸ ›› KIM YOONGI ‣ RANK 12
❛ I'm cool with it, what about you guys?

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ I think it's okay, it shouldn't impose too much on the final lines. I vote kiha!

❘ ✸ ›› JERRIE TRAN ‣ RANK 11
❛ hm! I agree. I think it works, and you've been a center before, so you know what to look for.

❘ ✸ ›› KANG JAEHYUN ‣ RANK 6
❛ it's okay by me too, which leaves us as a majority vote ruling in favour of kiha being our temporary center!

❘ ✸ ›› EOM TAEHYUN ‣ RANK 1
❛ let's get to work, boys!

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˙ . ꒷ 🍬 . 𖦹˙— 4:12pm.

in the practice room of the team THE
CLOSER, most of the boys are each
working on individual things, save for
kwangho and younghoon, who are
discussing something amongst the
two of them.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ [ points ] you want to change this lyric? that changes the more we have to do then, as well.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ [ raises eyebrow ] you sure your body can handle that?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ excuse me, sir, I will be fine!

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ sure... says the boy who tripped over the smallest cord ever. it wasn't even in your way!

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ stop reminding me!! you didn't even help me up [ pouts ] you just laughed.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ anyways, I have an agenda. that's why I suggest we change this lyric, or at least the move.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ ...should I be worried?

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ [ giggles ] definitely not!

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❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ so. how to make this about men.

❘ ✸ ›› STAFF ONE ‣ MY SUGAR-RUSH!
❛ you're literally performing a song by one of the gayest groups ever.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ well clearly it isn't gay enough.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ revolution.

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❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ yeah, so, I'm insanely worried.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ love the dude, but he worries me. a lot.

❘ ✸ ›› STAFF ONE ‣ MY SUGAR-RUSH!
❛ love?

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ . . .

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ stop painting me to be gay! I'm not!

❘ ✸ ›› STAFF ONE ‣ MY SUGAR-RUSH!
❛ [ rolls eyes ] sure, and I painted the mona lisa.

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❘ ✸ ›› RAIDEN KIM ‣ RANK 3
❛ do we know who wants to do the main rap parts? it'll be a bit difficult to split because there's really only "one" rapper bit...

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ RANK 14
❛ [ raises hand ] I want to vouch for it.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ ...

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ [ raises hand ] I also want to go for it.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ okay, that's two. any other takers?

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN KITAE ‣ RANK 13
❛ okay, should we do a "skill showcase" i suppose, and then vote?

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ RANK 7
❛ [ nods head ] it seems to be the most fair, and if a mistake is made if we allow a re-do that should be allowed as well.

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ RANK 10
❛ only one though. and should it be anonymous?

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ RANK 7
❛ yeah, that way it doesn't directly hurt anyone's feelings.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ [ claps hands together ] okay! are you two ready?

NATHAN AND BYUNGHO NOD THEIR HEADS.

nathan decides to go first, holding the sheet in his
hand and performing the first verse for the MAIN
RAPPER role. byungho stands up when he's finished,
waiting for their teammates clapping to cease
before performing the same verse.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ though I'll also be voting, I'll be the mediator and will reveal the results afterwards.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ [ making sure nathan and byungho's heads are lowered ] raise your hand for byungho.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ and raise your hand for nathan.

WITH THE VOTES IN, NEO TAPS BOTH NATHAN AND BYUNGHO.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ with four votes, byungho is our MAIN RAPPER! congratulations!

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❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ I kind of knew already that he'd get it.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ it makes sense. I don't think it was ever really a skill based vote; it was because he's tetering on the edge, and I've been in the TOP 7 since the start.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ [ shrugs shoulders ] it still sucks though. I've wanted the position since the start of the show and never received it. [ clarifies ] ah wait, I mean to say I've never received it when it came with benefits.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ I won't let my disappointment show though, I'd rather it not be used against me.

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❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ RANK 10
❛ I saw the shine in nathan's eyes disappear in an instant.

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ RANK 10
❛ it was... kind of hard to watch to be honest.

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ RANK 10
❛ as harsh as it to say though, nathan works better under circumstances like these. he knows that it just means that he has to do even more to showcase himself.

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ RANK 10
❛ suffice it to say, being put in situations like this lights a fire under his ass.

( ... SUHEON'S RIGHT. IT WORKED IN HIS FAVOUR DURING THE FIRST MISSION, EVEN IF HE ALSO GOT CENTER THEN )

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❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ would it be okay to take this part? [ points to a specific set of lines ]

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ i don't see why not, it's not taken by anyone else.

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ RANK 14
❛ [ peers over his shoulder ] oh, I gave that line to kitae.

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ RANK 7
❛ [ confused ] but then that means that nathan has like, no lines.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ ...okay. [ points to a different line ] what about this one?

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ RANK 14
❛ hmmm....

❘ ✸ ›› GEUM SUHEON ‣ RANK 10
❛ okay, before you say anything, I think that the distribution that KORAIN made after we made our position selections should be our base.

❘ ✸ ›› CHOI KWANGHO ‣ RANK 8
❛ I agree, to be honest. making choices without discussing with the rest of us on your own terms is a bit...

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ it's selfish.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ I know this may come off as me being 'salty' over not getting the MAIN RAPPER position, but it's true.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ it feels like you're deliberately sabotaging me by giving me the bare minimum. I shouldn't have to rely on getting CENTER just for me to get lines.

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ RANK 14
❛ [ winces ] that wasn't my intention...

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN BYUNGHO ‣ RANK 14
❛ I'm sorry, I didn't mean for my actions to come off that way, I swear.

❘ ✸ ›› SEO YOUNGHOON ‣ RANK 4
❛ [ takes a deep breath ] it's okay. let's just move on from this and start from the base korain created. see where that leads us.

❘ ✸ ›› JEONG KORAIN ‣ RANK 7
❛ hm! and do it as a team, that way it's more fair and we can express opinions.

❘ ✸ ›› SHIN KITAE ‣ RANK 13
❛ let's do it!

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‎▭ RUNE'S ROOM !
heyyyyyyyyy...

long time no see 😔

im so sorry this took so long to come out for it being a relatively short chapter. I don't have many excuses but I do hope you guys can understand that uni is like high school but on steroids. I may have a bit more free time with classes not being all day (aka: I don't have to get up for 8am and be home at 3pm), but it is utterly draining regardless.

however! I am done school and am just waiting to complete my last two exams, and I'll be free for the summer and I'll ideally finish msr in early may ♡

with this episode comes the reminder that the NEXT episode will include the voting form, where it will be the final voting form to determine the final lineup. this form will allow both internal and external votes, however, it is not expected for you to tag people to vote since it's not exclusively outside votes. the final lineup will combine scores from the previous two voting periods, and include the scores from the final voting period.

I hope you guys are still interested in the show... i apologize that episodes take so long to come out, but i suppose that's how life goes. I'm not the kid I used to be, where I could push out content like this at an insane rate.

regardless, I love you guys so much.

love, rune.