The Mystery Of R
Mysteries often remained unsolved. It wasn't like the movies where some genius detective or average girl-next-door finds a hidden clue and reveals a secret that everyone knew all along. Often, something small and insignificant remained hidden, but forgotten, for no one bothered enough to figure it out. There weren't dark secrets just lying around for anyone to find, but rather a hidden identity that was never revealed and therefore remained a mystery forever.
This was not what Julia hoped would become of R. She desired to know how had brought everyone back together and what their intentions were. She hadn't spoken to anyone of course, assuming they were all just as clueless as she was. If she really thought about it however, Julia found it strange that not one of them had a clue who R was. It seemed unlikely that no one would know anything but, not wanting to cause another rift in the group, she didn't question it. Out loud at least. In her room by herself was an entirely separate matter.
In order to discover the true identity of this unknown, Julia sat awake at night, pondering all the people in building that she had seen before. It was quite obvious that whoever wanted them here knew them well; where they lived, what they liked, and who was involved with Starkid. Obviously not everyone attended, but it would have been impossible for everyone to come, even with completely open schedules. Some of them were just too sceptical to trust an anonymous letter to an unknown destination.
Julia was still unsure whether she should trust this person. It was clear they had good intentions of bringing a group of friends back together to mend that friendship, but what intrigued Julia the most is what R's concern was with Starkid. They were either a Starkid themself, or a very interested third party. But looking around at the ones who had come, Julia couldn't find it in herself to point fingers at one of them. If it were one of the Starkids, they were hiding it very well, though now that they were getting along, Julia wasn't sure what other 'challenges' R had in store for them. If they were getting along, why were they still being 'held' here, and forced to participate in events and activities? Wouldn't that likely draw the group apart again? Unless the idea was to force them together to make up, only to break up again, Julia could not see why they weren't allowed to just hang out together like they were now.
In any case, the mystery of R would be unsolved until they slipped up, or until Julia found out who else knew about R's secret identity…