Social butterfly Stacie didn't know how to feel about this pandemic and everything that came with it. She had to admit that her psychological and science classes had prepared her for this as soon as it was clear that it was going to be a problem. And if they hadn't prepared her, her shifts at Barden hospital did.

She witnessed first hand what this disease did with people. By now she had seen so many unsettling things at Barden's hospital. Things she couldn't talk about with her fellow Bellas. Things she wouldn't and couldn't forget about for the rest of her life. It was hard to mentally process everything but she knew she could. She was strong.

At the same time she asked herself one question.

Could anyone be prepared for what was going on in the world?

Everyday the news was getting worse. Mandatory facemasks, sanitizing and the rising of death tolls all over the world and more and more countries that were in a full lockdown.

The USA wasn't ready for this, that she knew for sure. To many ignorant people who were talking about their rights and that this was just a scam. She was way to smart to believe all the crap she heard online.

But she was bored out of her mind. She wasn't the type to spend her days in bed watching Netflix. In fact, the moment classed were canceled she spent most of her days doing what she could to stay ahead of her school work between her shifts.

Although she was glad she was healthy and safe in the Bellas house with all her friends, she missed the parties and social events. After all she was a social butterfly. And the hunter was getting restless. But she couldn't do anything about it.

She sighed and focused again on nursery rhymes and children's songs to find something that might work out. At least it was some distraction from the boring monotone days and the terrifying situation at work.

———————————————————

Being introverted and anxious has never been a big problem. She had always managed to get by socially. But being stucked in a house with ten different personalities was sometimes overwhelming and Ashley could feel her anxiety rise. The news, every day drama and the lack of personal space was sometimes to much to bear.

From her early teenage years she had battled with a mild anxiety disorder. Most of the time she had it under control though. The safety the Bellas gave her, helped a lot with keeping it under control. And she didn't want to complain. After all she had made the choice to stay in the Bellas house.

But she couldn't deny that Corona had an huge impact on her mental state and day to day life. And not only her life, everyone else's too. Even the most optimistic Bellas in the house had trouble coping with the changes that Corona undoubtedly had brought upon them.

With restrictions after restrictions, the world changed rapidly and she just couldn't keep up with it. In a normal situation she already had difficulties with adjusting to society, but now everything changed day to day. It made her crazy. The only thing so far she liked about the pandemic was social distancing. Apart from hugging her friends, she didn't care about body contact.

She spent most of her days in her room working on her school projects or drawing. Luckily her weekly therapy sessions were switched to zoom calls, so at least she had help with her mental health issues. Her therapist was great and came up with some exercises to keep her anxiety as low as possible.

Her therapist urged her to talk about it with her friends so that they could keep an eye out for her, but she refused. With everything going on in the world, she didn't want to put extra stress on anyone. They all had a lot on their minds and she didn't want to add to that. The only one she ever told about it was Jessica. Normally the two of them shared a room, but with Jessica still working and sleeping in another room with the other working girls, she was alone.

Although she didn't feel great at the moment, she was grateful to be healthy and with her friends. Deep down she was happy that Aubrey had come. Their former captain added a feeling of security for Ashley. The blonde was calm and knew how to handle difficult situations despite her projectile vomiting tendencies. She brought order in the chaos that the Bellas house was. And with her strict chores schedule she kept the house liveable for all of them.

Overall Ashley couldn't complain about her current living situation. They were together, safe and healthy. And she had to admit that she liked their new assignment to find nursery rhymes they could use for their new project.

———————————————————

Lilly felt like she was the only one that wasn't affected by the pandemic that was going. For the quiet Bella it didn't seem like that things had majorly changed. Okay, they were locked up in their house and they couldn't go anywhere, but to be fair, she had everything she needed in her room. She couldn't care less where she was confined to.

From a young age she had the ability to adapt and adjust to every situation. Wherever she was put, she blended seamlessly in her environment. She worked with the tools she had at hand and was perfectly fine with that.

Her whole life she had been invisible to her surroundings. She didn't talk much and when she did, she whispered. Somehow she was accepted as she was by the Bellas and they felt like family. Maybe this was even the strongest feeling that she ever had of belonging to something.

Although the lockdown and the situation didn't impact her as it should, she could feel the despair, sadness and worrying of her sisters and it did make her feel sad.

She always had sneaked around the Bellas house and with evyone home it was easier for her to observe them. Which she did. Shamelessly. And she didn't feel guilty about it.

Besides her ability to adapt, she had the ability to sense everything about anyone. Just by observing she noticed how Legacy withdraw herself more and more. She noticed how Chloe's smile seemed to fade by the day. She felt Stacy's worry and how Aubrey struggled to show leadership. She noticed how tired, scared and restless everyone became.

Sometimes she felt powerless and wished she had the ability to cheer everyone up or make the world normal again for them. But she couldn't.

Since they couldn't leave the house, she spent most of the nights on the roof watching the stars. Astronomy had always fascinated her and since there wasn't much she could do, she picked up her old habit of stargazing. It distracted her from all that she felt during the day. Besides it gave her inspiration for wild theories that only she could come up with.

Tonight was an exceptionally bright night and she had an amazing view of the stars. It cleared her head and she noticed that this pandemic had impacted her. Not in a bad way or in a way she had expected. The impact was positive she decided. She discovered she did have feelings although it was mainly sympathy for others. And she noticed that taking a break every now and then wasn't a bad idea. And last but not least she knew she had a family she could fall back on no matter what situation she was in.