Dennis kept trying to reject the calls from Bella, who was calling him without stopping, until he finally set his ringtone to vibrate. After that, he just gripped the smartphone in his hand as it continued to buzz, all while looking at Brad, who was a mess and now staring at him with the look of a man who had already been defeated. He then glanced at Ivan and Hyunjin, who simply shook their heads, surrendering whatever would happen next to the universe.
Jason also seemed unable to do anything and just gave up. They all remained frozen, not moving, just staring at one another. Finally, Dennis's smartphone stopped vibrating. Dennis peeked at the screen and saw that Bella had called him five times in just the few minutes they had been standing like statues in front of the stairs. Shortly after, a barrage of notifications flooded his phone. He peeked again; Bella was showering him with messages.
