[FILE 03 — MYSTAR DORM AUDIO] [FUMI] “do you think they’d notice if we disappeared?” [THEA] “don’t say that, fumi” [FUMI] “i’m serious” *footsteps* [INE] “they would notice” [MIU] “…only if it affects-“ *audio cut* [THEA] “stop being weird, you two” [FUMI] “i’m not being weird, i’m being honest” *long silence* [MIU] “i said, only if it affects performance. did you guys not hear me?” [INE] “that’s not funny miu” [MIU] “i’m not joking…” [00:00:48] *footsteps* *door creak* [THEA] *whisper* “who is that?” *closer footsteps* [CELIA] “it’s just me guys” [MIU] “before we got rudely interrupted, can we please continue this discussion?” [CELIA] “what discussion?” *muttering* [CELIA] “so what, if we’re not useful, we’re replaceable?” [FUMI] “don’t put it like that” [CELIA] “but that’s what you meant” [00:01:26] *footsteps* *pacing* [KOH] “you all act like this is normal” [THEA] “koh, stop” [KOH] “no, no. i’m done stopping” [00:01:39] [MIU] “have you ever noticed how no one ever talks about the trainees who left before us?” [THEA] “…they transferred” [MIU] “that’s what they told you?” [00:01:57] *audio distortion* [THEA] “they told ALL of us that” [00:02:06] [CELIA] “ine…you’re quiet. say something” [INE] “…they don’t talk about them because they don’t matter anymore” [FUMI] “what does that mean?” [INE] “it means the system only keeps what it needs” [00:02:25] *chair creaks* [KOH] “that’s insane” [INE] “is it?” [00:02:30] [MIU] “we debuted, we’re already here. we already made it. why are we still being monitored?” [KOH] “because debut doesn’t mean freedom” [00:02:46] *pause* [KOH] “it means selection” [00:02:49] [THEA] … [THEA] “don’t say that” [KOH] “i didn’t. celia did” [00:02:53] [CELIA] “you all hear that right?” [MIU] “…hear what?” [CELIA] “the hallway” [00:02:58] *long silence* [FUMI] “there’s nothing there…” [THEA] “turn off the recording” [INE] “why..?” [THEA] “just turn it off” [00:03:25] *audio cuts abruptly* … …
