─ conference room 'shah'

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@◈ chrystal jung⁻ˢᵗʸˡᶦˢᵗ Taking up her usual role of professional worrywart, Moonbyul ensured everyone was out of the conference room before giving the windows a quick once over to ensure they were all closed. It might have just been a fire drill, but procedure was procedure for a reason.
With her notebook safely tucked under her arm and both hands in her pockets, she began to follow the others towards the stairs, pausing only for moment when she noticed a certain someone still standing still. "Uhm, miss.... pretty sure the elevators won't work, even if it's a drill," the rapper pointed out before her eyes wandered down to the woman's slender legs and to her heels. Perhaps she had not known of the drill when she got dressed that morning.

@◈ moon byulyi ᴍᴏᴏɴʙʏᴜʟ⁻ʳᵃᵖ ᶜᵒᵃᶜʰ 'Shah' had the peculiar habit of making one Chrystal Jung its prisoner - it had happened a couple of times now, which was a couple of times too many, and Chrystal was not going to allow it to happen again. Phone was fully charged, she was seated closest to the door, in a precariously tilted chair - so as soon as the bell rang, she was up and at 'em, springing to her stiletto-clad feet and gathering her papers. "For whom the bell tolls..." she muttered under her breath and marched out of the room, pulling the bodycon dress down on the way. Fire drill procedure insisted everyone use the emergency stairs, but such a tight skirt was not meant for stairs, or she would be flashing all 13 floors. Elevator it is.
She aimed exactly for said utility, absent-mindedly tapping out an email on her phone, manicured fingers tapping impatiently on the call button for the elevator as the alarm continued to blaze, but the young stylist paid it no mind.

@◈ chrystal jung⁻ˢᵗʸˡᶦˢᵗ Byul's pen drummed quietly on the cover of her notebook as she tries to focus on the meeting. Her mind is tired, having spent too long worrying about the new rap class she had been scheduling. Her one solace today would be the fire drill they had alerted them about during the morning briefing. It could come at any point, and this seemed better than any. Any moment now... Any moment.
YES! She was almost out of her chair before the alarm started blaring, already hugging her notebook tight and with a small smile on her lips. "You heard the bell, everyone out," the rapper announced, a tad too excitedly while gesturing for the door.

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ *Heeyeon grins broadly after a moment's surprise at the sudden cheer song, applauding lightly once its over and resting both hands over her heart*
You're welcome~
I really appreciate all you girls' hard work, too. You make this easy
*smiles, starting to straighten up her documents*
That's all I have for you - for real this time. Hit me up if you need anything, but you're free to go

Hwaiting hwaiting~~
*joins in the hwaiting dance with a little grin, providing backing vocals before nodding firmly*
As your loyal double agent
*pairs the title with a humble jokey bow*
I'll touch base with Pix and Jiwon, too

Hani-unnie hwaitingggg~
//sing-songs, swaying to the "beat", with a giant grin on my face, the thrumming of the upcoming projects coupled with the specific pleasure of having someone as capable and organized standing in front of us for the first time/
You'll spoil us, for real. Thank you for giving us all the info, unnie, and for taking care of us. We won't let you down!

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ Yes
*punctuates the answer with a finger, dotting the air as if selecting the answer*
Naturally. You're free to continue today's plans once I've let you go. But as soon as possible tomorrow, you should get started on rehearsing. I'll work on getting a studio slot for you and send that info with any other addendums I come out with

Waahh~
*brightens at the prospect of getting to perform with both sets of girls, attention bopping between each speaker like a ping pong spectator before settling on the manager*

Ohhhhh
she nods , shifting position in the singles chair and criss crossing her legs
speaking of rehearsing, we start immediately yes ? Or no?

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ Yep! It's always 0 to 1000 with DSF, isn't it?
Pop/Stars will be all of you
*gestures to the room's general population while takings one more look at her phone*
plus Pixie and Jiwon

Ooooooh
Back to work it is then, you really sealed that "Break is over" stamp, unnie.
//laughs as i lean back, tapping my crossed legs in a little excited rhythm/
We all get to do Pop Stars? Or only the ones who were in the lineup originally? Becauuuuuse if "all" - we gotta get to rehearsing with the girls, I only snuck on set for Ice Cream.
//grins sheepishly, still glad that we get to work with the younger group, and metaphorically "transfer" Miso to us officially, with he joint performance

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ some of the songs have proto-choreo, some have full, and some don't. And, even with the ones that do, I'm sure nobody's opposed to some additional ideas. I'll dig around and get you a list of who's done what so you can contact them if you want. Sound good?
*smiling, Heeyeon lightly claps her hands once to signal the nearing end of the meeting*
Okay, so, one last thing while I have you, we apparently have a concert appearance coming up!
It's The Jakarta Dream Concert!
*pairs the announcement with a set of jazz hands, before reading off the info aloud off of her phone*
It'll be on the 16th, so we'll travel on the 14th. You girls will be doing..."Pop/Stars" with the Aurora girls and a Red Sun "Monster" performance. I have to confirm lineup for that last one since there's a teeny inconsistency here in the email, but I'll let you know as soon as I do!
Any questions or concerns with the festival?

/ form into an o once the title tracks were shown, nodding slowly, feeling excited about it. She then looks over to Solar as she listened before turning back to Heeyeon, eyebrows raising a bit as she gave a sheepish grin.
Uhm... I do have a question about the choreography
Is it already done or are we allowed to also join in creating it?

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ *takes advantage of the little pause afforded by the sweet exchange to check her phone quickly, her work email's custom tone having gone off moments before*
Ah, no no
*shakes her head at the question, setting the emails aside for now*
I'm not expecting any solid ideas from anyone right now, don't you worry
For your release - let's call it the Solar EP for now haha - for the Solar EP let's...try to shoot for having something to share within a week since you aren't starting from scratch. And, if we can't make that happen, that's why the release date is tentative. If you get it to me earlier, that's great too!
Anyone have anything else?
*encourages, letting her gaze sweep over every girl before settling on Chaeyeon*
Nothing from you, Chae?

//raises a hand after a slight pause, in the silence of everyone reading through/
Actually I have a question, unnie. Since it starts with... me, basically - do I have to tell you now my... choices?
Because I have some ideas, but I'm not prepared to show anything for them, to be honest.
//tugs a strand of hair sheepishly/

So i go first...
//whispers more to myself than as a question to the room, gaze gliding along the table without really registering it, but soon is ripped from that with the girls' comment/
//smiles at Jen next to her, nodding/
It will be. The saga of DIA.
//switches to Miso with the same smile of affection/
Can't wait to get into it with you, Miso. Let's kill 'em!

*flips through all of the pages while the manager speaks to skim through the track lyrics, ideas already churning around in her head. grinning, she echoes Jennie's sentiment*
SO epic
Also!
I just wanna quickly thank everyone for accepting my as a full-fledged Dia girlie~ I'm lowkey nervous but I love you and I love working with you, so I hope we have a ton of fun with this monster!

oh wow
is taken aback by the sudden onslaught of information and upcoming projects but is pleasantly surprised nonetheless to finally be off break and back to grinding. she smiles happily towards her other members, old and new, as she feels giddy with eagerness and excitement especially once the chosen songs are unveiled to her for their upcoming ep release
This is going to be absolutely epic

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ *laughs softly, nodding*
4 comebacks. Break /is/ officially over, but this should be fun and I know you'll all crush it!
That's right, Miso- you will get to pick your solo AND the b-sides to help create an EP that represents you
*finally turns a page while she continues explaining, pointing out each song listed in the little table of contents as she goes*
Each title track has been specially picked to suit one of you in one way or another.
We will kick off the project with Solar, with the vocal-heavy title track "I Love You."
After that, we will focus on Chaeyeon with "Something"
then, there's "Crush" for Jennie
and last but not least, Miso, will have "Savage."
At the end of it all, you will have that compilation album I mentioned, and its title track is called "Come Back Home."
The first EP is projected to be released around the end of April or the beginning of May, but we'll see how you all fair with the process and adjust as needed. Every title's lyrics and distributions are included in these folders and I've forwarded the demos to you as well. Since these are going to be albums built by you, make sure you're getting help where needed and let me know if you need any help with contacting people. Once you're done, send the songs to me and I'll relay them to the higher ups for approval so they can be learned and recorded as soon as possible
*gets through the information dump, expelling a breath after all the talking before folding her hands together with a soft smile*
I know this is a lot all at once and it might feel like a lot on your plate at once, but remember to take everything one step at a time. It's four different albums, so that's four separate release dates. Once its songs are picked, the "I Love You" EP should be prioritized and the others will come in succession, so feel comfortable in the fact that you can pace yourselves a little. And come to me if you get overwhelmed
That's all the information I have for you, so I'm opening the floor for you. Ask me to repeat anything, voice any questions, concerns, or notes you may have

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I Love You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBdVIpM5QwY
Something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Y5dI3jljM
Crush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_yduAXHUg
Savage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdOdEQcVBDA

/ forms into an o as Chaeyeon claps, a smile on her face as she looked over to Miso at the news.
Welcome eonnie
/calls out softly before turning her attention back to their manager, eyebrows raising in anticipation.
4 comebacks?
/muttering to herself as she nodded, feeling excited and overwhelmed at the outcome.

*nods along with the promises to keep Jennie abreast. she preens under the sudden spotlight, reaching over to give Solar's hand a solid smack before settling into the very welcome show of affection from their manager and remaining tucked under her arm even as the business talk proceeds*
Heol-
*exclaims under her breath at the mention of so many things already in the works*
So, we get to pick /everything/ besides the title track? Solo, too?
*inquires, wanting to confirm the thought despite it initially seeming pretty clear*

No worries, unnie, we'll get her up to speed.
//perks up at the mention of comeback season, already itching to get back out there, then grins and energetically applauds the younger girl, with a 200-megawatt grin her way, before raising a hand for a high five/
Yay Miso!!! It's a new era, i can't wait!
//the applauds having died out, but the excitement - not, i turn back to listen to Heeyeon's explanation, brows raising at "4 comebacks", the elaboration that follows kindling the already present excitement about this/
Wow that's... really a lot. That's like... 5 releases ahead, if my math is right. I guess breaktime really is over.
//taps the table letting anyone else ask further questions if they have any, so i don't hog the space/

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ Hi, hello~
I'm good, I'm good! it's been wayyy too long, hasn't it? I was starting to miss you guys
*she greets everyone as they come in, putting on a little pout at the end before continuing as usual*
Since I'm sure Jennie will either be late or no-show, I'll go ahead and get started and would love if someone could relay any information she misses for me if she doesn't turn up. If it's not working out, just send her my way
For now, let's get into this-
*Heeyeon grins, fingers drumming her very own folder in anticipation*
You've had a well-deserved break but now, we've got a big comeback season coming up!
Oh-! Really quickly, though, I think we should /officially/ welcome Miso as member of DIA. From here on out, you all will be promoting together
Welcome to the family, Miso!
*initiates a little round of applause before taking advantage of the girl's choice of seating to toss an arm over her shoulder for a brief hug*
These upcoming comebacks - yes, plural - will be an amazing way for Moonshines to not only get to know Miso, but everyone else a little bit better. The concept we have is 4 comebacks, each revolving around the skills and charms of one of you. While the title tracks have been chosen already, you will have the option to build your personal EP. That's 4 tracks: the chosen title, 1 solo release for the featured member, and 2 B-sides that the featured girl will also have a hand in choosing. And, at the end, all of the best-performing tracks from each EP will be put into a 5th release: a compilation album.
I know that's a lot, so before we go into more detail with the songs themselves, I'm going to open up the floor for any questions. Don't be shy, no one is a bad one

I heard infoooooo, hi unnieeeee, long time no see!
//greets the other two girls present with a head-knocking hug from behind their chairs, then rounds the table to take one of the two remaining empty spots/
Oh wow, being back at the office is hauntingly familiar, yet so different now.
//wiggles my eyebrows at the two younger ones in front of me, hands immediately toying with the folder in front of me, tapping on the cover impatiently, since its impolite to open without being prompted/

/knocks on the door softly before taking a peek inside, bowing her head a bit once she saw Miso and Heeyeon, muttering a soft greeting as she shyly steps in fully, bowing a full 90-degree bow only to take a seat next to Miso, giving a small smile.

@◈ ahn heeyeon⁻ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉʳ *pokes her head into the conference room while knocking despite the glass walls making her initial presence very obvious*
Hi, hi~
*waltzes in, eyes immediately drawn to the little packets and going to pick one up and debate if she wants a sneak peek or to wait and get the news with everyone else. still debating, she grins and plops down in the seat right next to the manager*
Unnie, how are you today?

@❄ kim miso @☾ lee chaeyeon @☾ kim yongsun ˢᵒˡᵃʳ @☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ ' Hey, ladies-
I hope you've enjoyed your rest, but it's time to get back into things! Meet me in Shah an hour from now and be prepared. All good news, do not worry! But it's a good chunk of info. See you soon :) '

*a little less than an hour since sending the message and Heeyeon slips into the conference room, distributing a little dossier for everything pertaining to the meeting news to four seats before taking her own at one side of the table to wait*

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@☾ jennie kim ʳᵘᵇʸ ʲᵃⁿᵉ *Seeking to ease some of the anxious tension coming off of Jennie in waves, Heeyeon offers a sympathetic smile and puts a caring hand on her shoulder*
Just because people are painting you as a villain doesn't make you one. You're doing great and it's our jobs to deal with these kind of things; especially PR.
I think a statement would be a good first step. Silence reads as admission or, in some cases, uncertainty which looks just as bad to some. So, I'll see about one being released on your behalf
All I need you to do is to lay low...maybe take a break from social media if you feel like it's getting to you too much, okay? For me, the most important thing is that you're doing well