Manager Park gathers them to explain the remaining schedule. Day 29: fan-favorite replays and behind-the-scenes tours. Day 30: reflection sessions. Day 31: final evaluations and goodbyes.
The day progresses. Cooking segments. Staff meals. Talent showcases. The members relaxed, genuine, comfortable.
But Soorin keeps noticing things.
Haejin disappearing for twenty-minute stretches. Coming back looking thoughtful, anxious.
The members exchanging glances. Nodding. Silent communication.
Once, she rounds a corner and nearly walks into all five of them clustered together. They scatter immediately. Guilty faces everywhere.
"Group stretch!" Jisoo announces. "Very important. For... flexibility."
"At the same time?" she asks. "In the hallway?"
"Team bonding," Doyun adds. "Through synchronized stretching."
"Right." She nods. Deadpan. "Very normal."
She walks away. Hears them erupt into frantic whispers the moment she's out of sight.
