The alarm clock went off at precisely 7:00 in the morning. MC reached out and aggressively searched for the off button on the top. To her great surprise, she managed to turn it off almost immediately, a feat previously unheard of. After sitting up and stretching, MC skipped off towards the kitchen, hopeful that the day would continue to be good.
As per her routine, she checked the RFA chats over breakfast, which today was oatmeal and strawberries with a steaming cup of black coffee. As she chewed on the mush, she read some chats that occurred after 12am last night. Her chewing slowed as she reread some of her fellow RFA member's texts, eyes widening at the questionable tones of most of them. Since when did Jaehee have a messy office? Or when did Yoosung sound serious about maintaining a… what? A 4.5 GPA? When did he ever…? She checked the calendar on her phone. It wasn't April Fools Day, or even close to it. She licked her lips and blew on her still-steaming cup of coffee as she continued deliberating until she was jolted out of her thoughts by a sudden call from Yoosung. She accepted eagerly, hoping to figure out why things were suddenly so strange in the chatrooms.
"Good morning," Yoosung said in a clipped, automatic tone.
MC's eyebrows furrowed. Perhaps he was having a bad morning. "Uhm, hey Yoosung. Everything okay?"
"Yes, I am perfectly fine. I sincerely hope I did not interrupt your slumber."
"Nope, you didn't. Eating breakfast right now, actually."
A grunt of affirmation sounded from the other end of the line.
"Hey uh, can I ask you something weird? I noticed that everyone has been acting kind of… weird since last night. For example, you kind of sound like Jumin right now, haha." MC let out an awkward chuckle.
A few seconds of silence from Yoosung betrayed that he was carefully choosing how to phrase his answer. "I don't exactly understand your meaning. It is difficult, no, impossible to imagine myself being similar to such an immature individual."
"Okay Yoosung what the hell is happening." MC deadpanned, growing irritated at this plan the RFA members must've concocted behind her back. Jumin, immature? The world's gonna flip upside down next.
"Is something remarkable supposed to be taking place today, MC? I apologize, but I truly do not understand what the issue is at the moment."
MC bit her lip and tried a different method. "Never mind, never mind. I must've not gotten enough sleep last night. Where are you right now, by the way?"
"Currently, I am sitting at my study desk, studying for the various tests I have three weeks from now. As usual."
MC sputtered. Studying? For a test he has 3 weeks from now? MC fortunately bit her tongue and forced her tone into something like a calm manner before speaking. "Oh, that's great that you're being prepared. I thought you'd be playing your game LOLOL or something."
"LOLOL, that RPG game that overtook many Tripter advertisements recently? Yes, I am aware of the game, but I myself have yet to touch the controller, let alone actually play a match of it. I am simply too busy. Which unfortunately makes me have to put an end to this lengthy conversation, as I need to further solidify these concepts in my brain. Have a good day, MC." Click.
MC gripped the phone, her goodbye still hanging on her lips. She thought it would be easiest to get an explanation out of Yoosung, as he was quite the open book when it came to secrets. It seemed to be a subconscious reaction seeing how much he despised V and his constant secret-keeping, even if it truly was for all of their sakes.
She decided to go visit Zen after her breakfast, as they had formed a warm friendship when she first visited him at his apartment a few weeks ago. He had made her promise to go visit him whenever she felt free, so she was just making good on her promise. Taking into account his rather blunt personality, she figured that if anyone was going to explain what was happening today, it would be him.
Author's Note: Hello, hello. These chapters are short, but thank you for reading my story, and I'm sorry if you cringed because it was not my intention (yes it was). Next up is Zen woooo god help my soul :)