Realistic or Modern ~Stryka~

[auburnt]

All of Jinwoo's suggestions sounded nice, Rhydian thought. And, really, that was the one thing he had been concerned with when he found out there wouldn't be people of only one gender living there. It's not like anyone would do anything bad about it, of course not (he hoped), but not only it was a fact that everyone needed their privacy, they also had just met. It would take them a while to be fully comfortable around each other. "Those are pretty good ideas, actually", he told Jinwoo, and then turned to look at Kate so she could offer some help, after all she was the leader, "What do you think, leader-nim?"

 

[t s u k i]

A small hum came from Katelyn as she quietly pondered everyone's thoughts and was starting to get overwhelmed. She weaved her fingers into her hair and sighed, she looked to her hyung, Rhydian, who she seemed more comfortable with. She gave a pleading look, "What if we just draw straws? I just think it would be better if we divide on chance and not logic. Makes it fun and mysterious?" She suggested, more towards everyone, but she was hoping Rhydian would support her.

 

[Christi]

"Well, it's nice to meet you Pom Minjun-ssi." she said with a sweet smile, after returning his wave with a wave of her small hand, nodding along with him in understanding as he told her what he did. It was nice to have so many singers, but what was even nicer was the number of people who were good at dancing, since usually in k-pop the entire group danced.

As Rhydian asked whether or not all of the members were already there and how many members there was in total, she nodded, also wanting to know the same. She looked over as Nana answered with six. Well, six was a nice, good number. And she nodded eagerly to Rhydian's suggestion, desperately wanting to get herself and her stuff settled. And she turned her head towards Jinwoo as he began giving out suggestions on what they should do for choosing rooms. "Um... I think drawing lots is a good idea." she said, a bit shyly as she voiced her opinion, though she also liked the idea of just sharing with the girls. She knew she wouldn't mind sharing with guys as time went on and they all got closer, she was just uncomfortable now since they didn't even know each other.

Then, not long after she said that, the leader spoke, after Rhydian asked, and suggested drawing straws and Kyung-rae nodding, with a hum of agreement. She liked the idea of drawing straws, since she agreed with the idea of doing it without knowing what would happen, leaving it up to chance.

 

[auburnt]

"Sounds fun, to be honest", he answered with a small laugh, finding it rather amusing to let fate choose their rooms for them. The side of him that was awkward and insecure asked whatever deity out there that the person who got to room with him wouldn't want to trade, but in the end he would never hold any grudges, it wasn't his thing. Life is too short to be worrying about every small problem. He would actualy be happ to room with anyone in the room, if they were also willing.

"So come on, kids", he called, joining his hands in a silent clap but carefully because he had to avoid hurting himself with his long nails and all of those rings (ugh, the pain of wearing so many accessories), "let's do this if no one has other suggestions, shall we?"

 

[Taek-My-Heart]

The tattooed male nodded along, happy that his ideas weren't taken the wrong way. Not that he'd mind sharing with a girl or guy, he just wanted everyone to be comfortable. "Alright, I got this. I'll get the straws." He said with a affirmative nod before heading to the kitchen and grabbing six straws with three set pairs but none longer than the length of his fist. "Leader first?" He offered his hand to Kate and then continued around the room of members until they all had a straw in each of their hands. "This is more exciting than I thought it's be.." He admitted with a soft smile.

 

[Peculiar3]

Namil was completely panicking at this point. Straws!? He'd thought they'd go off age, boys divided from girls. Please God he didn't want to be with a girl. No offense to them they all seemed super awesome and nice, he just had no idea how to live with girls. He shut his eyes tight as he drew a straw, unable to agree with what his Hyung said a out the game being amusing...

 

[SpotBandit]

Minjun looked down at the tattooed male's hand and calmly drew a straw, not really minding who he'd be rounded in with dorm wise, as he believed that he'd either barely interact with his group mates or learn to like them-- eventually. Besides, he didn't know too many people too well so there wasn't much of a loss by being put into a group of people he hadn't even spoken with yet. Personally Minjun would rather be in a dorm with another boy, but he didn't mind if it was a girl, as he grew up with a little sister on Seoul.

A nervous Namil caught Min's eye, and the boy turned his head to him curiously. He seemed stressed, and gave off a very anxious vibe. The boy chuckled softly, feeling very relatable to Namil at the moment.
" You seem a little nervous. "

 

[Peculiar3]

He had his eyes closed now, just praying as hard as he could it wouldn't be a girl. He was probably being dramatic but he couldn't help it! Unless he got Rain, he probably was going to sleep on the couch or try to trade with someone. He didn't even know how to address the older girls, and this made him even more of a nervous wreck. When Hyung Minjun spoke to him, Nana moved closer to his side. Being next to big people always helped relax the maknae. It assured him he wasn't the center of attention. "Y-yeah um... I just... Yeah..." He gave a little shrug, swallowing hard and glancing around at the others.

 

[t s u k i]

Kate had her straw, and she was pretty happy about that, and when she took another glance around the room, it seemed like she was almost drowned in the anxious vibes that were flowing off the rest of the team. The leader gave a soft smile, "Everybody, please relax, I know this is all new, but Stryka is going to be a great team and you guys.... You will be what makes that happen, so I really do feel proud to be your leader and help hone your skillsets." She spoke, seeming confident in every word she said. It wasn't much, but maybe it was what they all needed right then. When your a trainee, things do get tense, but she was here to make sure that didn't happen, and she had the older members to help out.

 

[Christi]

Although she had supported the idea of letting fate choose, and she did think it was a good idea, she couldn't help but feel nervous as Rhydian confirmed they would be starting the drawing of straws before Jinwoo left to go get them. She knew she would be uncomfortable either way, whether she got roomed with a girl or boy, but she was more anxious and scared of being roomed with a guy. Not only was she scared they wouldn't like her or want to room with her, what if they found out about her anxiety, since her roommate was more likely to, and thought she was weird or something. Looking over at Nana, she frowned when she noticed that he was incredibly nervous too, probably even more so than she was. And probably for the same reason, too. But, he was a guy she would prefer to be roomed with, if she had to room with someone, since they already had talked a little bit and felt more comfortable with each other, because of their age.

Kyung-rae took a small gulp as she watched the tattooed man go around giving everyone straws, starting with Katelyn and going around. Hesitantly, the small girl took a straw from his hand when he came to her and looked down at it. Her brown eyes looked up and landed on their leader as she spoke, trying to comfort them. She probably sensed the nerves in the room, though that wasn't a hard thing to do. It was almost suffocating. And Rae appreciated the leader's words that came with her attempt to calm them. She nodded shyly before her eyes rested on anything but her straw as she fiddled with it in her hand, waiting for everyone to get their straw too so they could see who got roomed together.

 

[auburnt]

The straws were quickly being passed around so every person in the room could take one and find out who would be their roommate. Rhydian got his without thinking much about it, after all there was not much for him to do. Now they just needed to wait and compare to find out the results, but even with his calm attitude he didn't want to look yet, almost like he was avoiding spoilers. Instead, he looked at anything but Jinwoo and the people who had already gotten theirs. He liked to think he was good at pretending to be cool with that and all, but maybe the fact that others around him were getting nervous had affected him so that he felt the same. He could see how their maknaes were handling the situation and that just brought a bunch of things to his mind. In the end, he took a breath and waited, playing a song in his mind to distract himself.

 

[underoos]

Everyone seemed to be nervous about who they would be sharing a room with as Sanghwa took a glance around at the different expressions across the room. Some were cool and collected while others shared the anxiety a fair amount more. Sharing a room with a stranger could get quite awkward. She had times where sharing with her siblings was a mess, so with a stranger? It might be far more awkward. As long as she got along with whoever she bunked with, she would count it as a win. She reached forward without hesitation and took a straw, cupping it in her hands but didn't look down. Instead she would be patient and wait until everyone could reveal their own.

 

[Taek-My-Heart]

It was to the point that everyone finally had their straws in hand, everyone seemed to have some sort of anxiety with the process aside from maybe himself and the leader, Kate. Rhydian seemed pretty okay with the drawing as well but the maknaes we're both wore worried looks. Jinwoo felt like he should calm them down and sent both Nana and Kyung-rae a soft smile. "Alright, every one has their straws.. it's time for the reveal." He said softly, holding his hand, still clasping the straw in his hand. By the feel of it, it seemed as if he had a medium length straw, which meant he had one roommate. There were three short straws, two medium and two long. He had ran to get the third upon Minjun's arrival. "Ready?"

 

[Peculiar3]

Namil felt like his heart would beat out of his chest at any second, but his leaders words helped to calm him a bit. He took a couple deep breaths as the rest of the straws were passed out, feeling his in his hands. It felt like a smaller one.when his Hyung spoke the Maknae nodded and looked down. "Let's get this over with." He said this very quietly, then opened his hand. His straw indeed was one of the short ones. He quickly looked around to see who had one of the same size.

 

[SpotBandit]

The boy was curious as to who he'd share the dorm with, and what kind of people they'd be. Course, the people in the group all seemed to be very nice, but people weren't always that two-dimensional.

Minjun twitched his closed fist in an attempt to feel how long the straw was. It felt like it was somewhat medium- maybe even long.
Deciding not to try feeling the straw in his fist, Min calmly opened his hand and looked down at the straw he was holding. As fate would have it, Min had drawn a short straw rather than a medium one. The boy took a glance up at the group, and then looked back down at the straw.

" I got a short one. " He commented quietly, before turning his head to the side to look at the wall.

 

[auburnt]

Rhydian was sort of hiding in his own space in a permanent flinch, scared of anything that might happen when he looked at what he got. He close his eyes and furrowed his brows, slowly opening one eye and lifting the straw he had picked to take a good look. It was probably one of the long ones. Okay, so at least one person should have one of those, yeah? Is that how the game worked? He was nervous and he knew there was no reason for it, but tell that to his unsteady breath and shaky hands. "And it seems like I got a long one", he observed, more or less replying to Minjun but trying to find out who else had one like his. He kind of couldn't wait, and that was both good and bad for his nervous system.

 

[t s u k i]

Raven haired Katelyn seemed to be a bit anxious, but not like the rest. Even if this was her idea, she didn't want to get someone she had a bad impression of, and so that's whens he felt up the straw and opened her eyes. A long one. The female leader glanced around, gaining peeks and hearing about what the others got. That's when she heard that Rhydian got a long one, "Rhydian-oppa! Look!" She spoke in clear English this time. Her English voice was lighter and cuter than her Korean one. She seemed so excited to get Rhydian. She had a great impression from him and loved his style.

What a wild ride already.

 

[auburnt]

Looking around after hearing his name, Rhydian realized that their leader, Kate, was the person who would be sharing a room with him. And she seemed happy about it, which did wonders to relieve his fear of having to sleep in the same place as someone that didn't like him. Her English surprised him simce they had all been speaking Korean all this time, but it was a nice reminder that they were all very different, that their group was going to be very interesting. She seemed to be cool as well, so that was a bonus.

"Oh, hi there!", he answered, also in English, but his voice was a little lower. He still had to recover from all of those intense emotions, after all.

 

[Peculiar3]

Namil looked up at Minjun with wide eyes, seeing their straws were the same size. He quickly looked over for Rain, but her straw wasn't like his. His heart sunk slightly, even though he had been worried about being roomed with a girl. For some reason the other Maknae did wonders to calm him down. Closing his eyes he took a deep breath, then walked to his Hyung and smiled his brightest smile. He had to stop being so shy! He knew that once he warmed up he would be bouncing off the walls, he just had to get to know everyone. And hiding behind Kyung-rae wasn't helping him to do that. The youngest male beamed brightly up at Minjun, "It looks like we're roommates Hyung!" He glanced over and saw Rhydian and their leader Katelyn had been paired as well, which left him wondering who the others would wind up with.

 

[SpotBandit]

Min crossed one of his legs over the other, getting more comfortable on the chair as his members began to reveal their straws to one another. It seemed as if people were being paired with the people that they wanted, which gave the room a light-hearted and happy feeling to it, which helped calm Min- slightly.

The enthusiastic voice of Namil, the Maknae, caught Min's attention immediately. The blonde turned his head to Nana, and then he had processed the information that the boy had just called out. Min immediately shot a small smile at the boy.
" Ah, cool. I'm glad I got you as a roommate. " The boy commented calmly.

 

[Peculiar3]

Namil​

"Me too!" The youngest responded happily, pointing to the room where he had put his bags. "I can help you bring your bags in if you want Hyung, since everyone is paired now." He tilted his head, already reaching for a bag as he was insistent on helping. The others all seemed distracted talking with their new roommates and probably deciding which rooms they wanted. Without waiting for a yes or no the little devil snatched the bag and carried it in, setting it on the bed on the other side of the room from his. He then sat on the edge of his bed and waited for the other male to come in.

Daiki

​

He was nearly an hour late, but of course Daiki couldn't help it. Manager Haneul had called him up to the top floor into his office to talk. He was given the rundown on what was expected out of this new group ahead of time, and given the opportunity to back out. Of course he stayed, although It sounded as if this was going to be utter hell. He was hear to make his family proud, and no amount of work would stop him from doing just that.

So he approached his new room with an air of confidence, knocking once then letting himself in. His voice was almost bland- bored even as he entered and said calmly, "Sorry I'm late. Our manager would like to see us all in half an hour to discuss our concept so please, everyone try to look your best." He seemed to take control of the situation, as he tended to do. He wasn't sure how old the other's were, or who was the leader, but at the moment he didn't care. HE had the information so he would lead them through these first few days, and assist whoever the real leader was in learning what was expected. She or he would have to be absolutely on top of things ensuring the group got where it needed to go. He folded his arms as he looked around everyone, "Have you decided rooms yet?" He then motioned to the suitcase behind him, "I'd like to put this up and get ready."

 

[Christi]

Fiddling with the straw, Kyung-rae looked around the room, avoiding looking at the other's straws, since she wanted to wait until the big reveal. She didn't know exactly what the straws would feel like, in terms of length, but the one she had felt short. She met eyes with Jinwoo and sent him a small smile in return to his soft one, which she assumed was because he was trying to calm her and Namil down. She nodded in return to his words as he asked if they were ready and took a small breath.

She looked down and her eyes locked on the straw, which was indeed a small one, as she had presumed. Looking around, she searched to see who had one like her and she looked at Nana's first, wanting to room with him. Her heart jumped in her chest as she saw that he also held a short one and she grinned, about to tell him that she got one too when, only moments later, the door opened. Her eyes immediately went to the door, suddenly feeling nervous, and she looked as a tall and rather attractive man entered the room. She sent him a soft, friendly smile, though her brows also furrowed ever so slightly in confusion. Was he another member? He looked young and he gave the vibe, but it was about an hour after they all had arrived. But, when he started speaking, she was completely sure that he was, in fact, another member. And probably their last one. By the way he acted, since he was confident and just had the feel of an experienced trainee, she figured he had been a trainee for a long time. She nodded in reply to his question, although it was unlikely he would notice her small self out of all of the people conversing about their rooms. Rain rose to her feet and went towards her suitcase, which she had left by the door. She grabbed the handle of the suitcase and was about to go to the room where Nana and Minjun were when she realized that this guy being here meant there was an even number of them, which meant that one of the three, out of Nana and Minjun and her, someone would be rooming with him. Right?

She looked around, confused about where she would be rooming. She looked up at the stranger before looking towards Katelyn. "Um... Katelyn-unnie? Where am I staying?" she asked, knowing the older woman would know what she meant since the new male had arrived.

 

[Taek-My-Heart]

After seeing pairs come together, Jinwoo noticed that just Kyung-rae and Sanghwa had yet to reveal their straws. One of the girls was his roommate. He smiled at them both, "I have a medium." He said holding up his straw. Both seemed to be nervous. Though Jinwoo had such a tough looking exterior, he was more of a softy. The tattoos always seemed to scare people, but his smile was the inviting factor. Kyung-rae showed off her shorter straw meaning that Sanghwa was his roommate. He was about to open his mouth to speak again when the door opened once again.

Upon turning his head at the familiar voice, Jinwoo's eyes widened and the rapper dropped his straw. "DAIKI!" He yelled before throwing himself on the new arrival. Jinwoo practically wrapped himself around the other male, forcing the other to take his love and like it. "I didn't know you were going to be here too." He gasped happily after pulling away. "About time for us, huh?" There was a grin as he looked towards the other members. "We're actually going to debut.." He sighed, before shaking himself of the sappy feelings. "Put your stuff with me for now. We'll properly decide rooms later." Jinwoo said before pointing to a room that no one had entered yet.

 

[Peculiar3]

Daiki looked around the group, taking in their faces as he imagined their concept. Something only he knew in this room. And then his eyes fell on Jinwoo around the same time the other noticed him. His old friend instantly smiled and shot across the room, nearly knocking Dai off his feet in a massive bear hug that nearly squished him to death. Despite his aggressive tone when he entered, he allowed his soft side to come out and squeezed back just as hard, thanking whatever God might be that he could debut with someone he was close too. "I had no idea you were debuting Jinwoo-ah!" His voice was extremely happy, a severe difference from the athorative and somewhat bored tone he'd used before.

He gently released the other boy and ruffled his hair playfully, smiling brightly and accidentally saying the next bit in Japanese. It was his first language and the fact that Jinwoo could understand him made them closer. "That sounds good, where is your room?" He then put him in a headlock, his way of showing love, and messed up his hair even more. "I'm so excited to see you brother!" Calling him brother, in his culture, was similar to just saying extremely close friends.

 

[Taek-My-Heart]

Thanks to seeing Daiki, Jinwoo felt any tension he may have had dissipate into thin air. He and the other had known each other for such a long time and it was nice to know that everyone wasn't completely new. A hand flew to his hair, attempting to stop the other from messing it up fully while his other arm winded around Daiki's waist. A sudden realization hit him and Jinwoo looked up to the lighter haired male, "We must look like a bunch of school girls." He chuckled as the Japanese spoken words left his lips. It always seemed easier for them to converse in Japanese before and Jinwoo didn't mind it at all, but he did feel bad for excluding the new members. "Everyone, this is Daiki, he's a rapper too. We've been training together for years." He grinned looking back over to the friend he wasn't sure he'd see again.