[♡] welcome party!

(nodding after the ping) alright, then i suppose we're set for the night? (standing up and heading toward her luggage piled against the wall) i think i'm going to head up and start unpacking since we do have a long day tomorrow! goodnight everyone! it was really nice to meet you all! (smiling, she exits with a quick wave, luggage in hand as she heads to her new room)

(after he gathers enough caffé americanos to meet his caffeine quota for the day, as well as picking up an impromptu business call, taewoo enters with a small delay and picks up from the little he heard.) sorry, did i happen to miss the fanfare? (he lets out a small chuckle, while glancing around the room briefly, recognizing one of the people to be the “barista” he met from earlier.) in order to respect the ladies time then, i’ll keep things brief then. (gives a sharp look to the cameraman, before giving them his most camera ready smile) starting off, my name’s taewoo, go taewoo in full. i’m an investment banking associate at goldman sachs. if you don’t know what that is, google is your friend. as for my ideal type, well… i would prefer one to share my ambitions. in addition, i’d like for them to have brains as well as a kind and humble heart.

(as he listens to the various conversations going on around him, seungwoo, pulls out his phone and starts actively using it. he then abruptly gets up, asking the nearest filming crew member for all the names of the contestants, typing them down onto his phone. thanking the staff member, he then returns to his seat). it's getting late, for those who are here, i think we can discuss compatibility and start matching up, but i also quickly made a randomized list through talkgpt. sorry, i just think the women are going to need some time to themselves and to get as much rest as possible since it's going to be a longer day for them.

[post deleted by owner]

@[♡] choi taejoon. (He blinked and looks at Taejoon as he takes a sit next to him. At his question, Junha perks up a little and nodded) Yeah sure. We can room together, I don’t mind really. I just hope you don’t mind some snoring. I can buy you earplugs if you need them. (Looks around the room) So the challenge is out and everyone is chatting, should we go find ourselves a room?

@[♡] kim junha. (He notices Junha looking around the room, not really saying anything while roommate situations are being discussed, Taejoon stands up to excuse himself so he could sit by the quiet guy) hey man, you wanna room together? I don't care which room. Whatever's left after they all pick.. I guess?

i would love too! (nods her head) feel free to join us! we’ll bring you seonshine and matcha!

(Looks around the room and thinks to himself that he would probably just enter any empty rooms randomly and see if anyone will room up with him. Tapping on the front of his knees as he zones out)

perhaps aiko-nim and i can share a room then since we share that trait? does anyone else want to join us?

i'm a light sleeper, too—but i really don't have any qualms about the whole alarm thing, so i guess whoever has that predicament can room with me? (she laughs, raising her arm tentatively) unless you're a messy person, too... i'm afraid that's the deal-breaker for me. i tend to be quite the neat freak. whoops?

we're doing this randomly? i don't mind rooming with anyone! I do agree about the alarm though. it takes me a while to get back to sleep if that happens (scratches the back of her head)

so is someone going to do a randomizer? or should we do compatibility. i don't really have a preference. (pause) actually. i can't room with someone who doesn't wake up at their first alarm and just keeps it going . . . i'm so sorry. is there anyone like that here? (looks around curiously) i promise it doesn't change my impression of you! i'm just a light sleeper and once i wake up the first time, i can't really go back to sleep . . .

pfft, we can't even coordinate a high five, our chemistry is off the charts (he sarcastically jokes to the manhwa artist). but also... why wouldn't you get a bed? like yeonah-ssi said, i don't think the pd-nims would do that.

(she stifles a laugh at the missed interaction and nods emphatically towards yura) i'm sure the showrunners have prepared enough beds for all of us, so that probably would be the least of your worries!

(lightly chuckles and nods at seungwoo in agreement) yes, a bed is a bed, but i hope i DO get a bed... (misses the air high five and shoots him finger guns instead)

nice yura, you're like me, a bed is a bed right? (with a smile, he gives her a distant air high five).

maybe we could start with a randomizer? and then whatever combinations it gives us, maybe those people can just briefly talk to see if they'll be suitable room mates or not. or if not we can just play a telepathy game to decide? for example, someone says a category; then people say the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the category. whomever gives the same answers can be room mates? (seungwoo suggests, leaning back into the couch he's sitting on).

@[♡] lim seonhye. () now i’m the one who koed XD

Ah yes… I thought it would be.. good to address each other informally. Some people don’t like to be addressed according to their age. (Chuckled sheepishly before listening to her word, nodding with an ‘o’ on his lips before blinking about the mentioning of my parents) right yes… they said they like the small cute news anchor lady on the main news. So I figured it must be you since as far as I know main news don’t have a lot of young news anchors yet. (Perks up and chuckled at the mention of sending his parents a video message) oh yes they would really love that, thank you for that…

(perks up at the mention of room assignments)(remembers her large suitcase still waiting at the front entrance) oh, i don't mind sleeping anywhere. down for taking last availability, so you ladies go ahead and choose! (wiggles her toes)

i don't think the others have—funnily enough, i think we all got a tad too preoccupied with welcoming food and drinks earlier. (her head turns to regard the rest of the ladies, finding each of them immersed in their own conversations with the rest of the participants.) i'd suggest a randomizer, but that'd be a double-edged sword, if you ask me. what if some roommates don't get along, y'know? could be good content, but the tension that comes along with it... (she sighs.)

(she nods at taehoon's suggestion to start designating rooms, although his question on whether the rooms will be co-ed has her blinking before chuckling under her breath. how open-minded.) how about the women? have you girls formed rooms or picked a bed yet? how do we want to decide?

@[♡] choi taejoon. @[♡] baek yeonah. [ i am assuming this is before the rooming convos ]

(she smiles back at taejoon, shuffling her seat so it's a bit closer, eyes flickering toward the direction of yeonah and taehoon, her smile broadening when she realizes the other woman's overheard him. she chuckles at the exchange) well, is it a meme if it's serious? but then again, what's your definition of serious? did you have a vision in mind already?

haha yeah, i didn't think they would he coed... (he gives taehoon a nod and thumbs up about rooming together) i don't mind that. i guess we can just take whatever room is left when everyone's done looking at them and deciding? unless you wanna take a look too.

I'm assuming these are not co-ed bedrooms. (spares a glance towards the PD. The PD announces that the rooms are not co-ed. Men will bunk with men and women with women. He nods before thanking the PD).

Likewise. (he says with a slight tone of surprise). I also get up early in the mornings. We should room together.

not everyone's here i think. i don't mind any room, just as long as i'm with deep sleepers. i tend to get up pretty early in the morning.

(At the ping from the Prod team, his attention is draw from his conversation with Yeonah. He glances upward to read the TV screen, absorbing the information. Seungwoo's comment on rooms takes his eyes off of the TV, and he looks at everyone seated together.) We should decide on rooms before we all depart for the challenge. Is everyone here?

You can't know someone until you talk to them, right? (raises a brow with a grin on his face, amused at her shock). Although I can't say that I'm too surprised to learn you have a quick wit. Maybe I'm stereotyping too much, but an orthopedic surgery resident? That's very impressive, Ms. Yeonah-ssi. (listens as she speaks, nodding his head. when she elbows his arm, he laughs and gently pushes his elbow back against hers). Agreed. I'm glad we're similar in that aspect.

ah right, speaking of rest, don't we have to also choose rooms and room mates still?

Oop.. you caught me catching you make heart eyes. (Taejoon arches a brow in acknowledgement, his smile bordering on a chuckle at how unamused she appeared when she basically shot up her seat to join their little group) so.. first group project. I've seen this meme before. It could go so many ways depending on how silly or serious you girls want it to be. (He ponders, looking between the two girls)