apartment block 17

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pledis entertainment

seokmin collapsed onto the floor, finally being granted a break to eat something after dancing lessons that lasted for the past two hours. he checked his phone to find several messages from chan and mingyu.

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seokmin's phone

Mingyu (kim meangyu) >
Today 12:44 PM

kim meangyu
> seokminn
> wonwoo just told me you stopped by just now... did you really forget about me???
> bc you were playing pokemon go?!?! i thought you were better than this :( s m h
> i got lost as well lmao YOU SAID U WOULD SHOW ME AROUND
> i was meant to go to the grocery store but i ended up in a really dodgy part of town ... then i wandered around for like an hour until i made it back to the apartment block somehow :P
> i dont wanna ask wonwoo the way bc he'll think im stupid or something??
> speaking of wonwoo he's like mad at me :(
> he was saying something about me forgetting to buy milk bc i was trying to catch pikachu
> i don't even like pokemon?? what did you tell him seokmin :/

Today 2:15 PM

me
> its a long story im sorry !! D:
> i was just really excited to play it ok
> i'm at training now so soz i cant stop by yet
> ill meet u another time i pROMISE

kim meangyu
> hmmmmmmm

me
> not this week because i have important performances coming up
> NEXT WEEK I SWEAR

kim meangyu
> so you dont have time for me but you have time for pokemon?

me
> ... you wouldnt understand :/

kim meangyu
> pft fine i have wonwoo anyway i dont need u

me
> ;)

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Chan (chanson) >
Today 12:53 PM

chanson
> HYUNG, YOU WONT BELIEVE!!
> I JUST HATCHED A PIKACHU !!! IT WA S ONLY A 2KM EGG
> BUT PI KA CHU

Today 1:33 PM

chanson
> i just rode another 2km
> AND WHAT DO I GET? A ZUBAT
> I have like 100 of them already
> :(

Today 2:03 PM

chanson
> Bro i'm so tired
> can i skip training

Today 2:18 PM

me
> apparently the police released a statement this morning
> "i was hunting pokemon" is not a legal excuse for trespassing

chanson
> so...?

me
> SO POKEMON GO ISNT AN EXCUSE TO SKIP TRAINING YOU NOOT

chanson
> damn are you going to make it, bro?
> fine, i'll be there soon!
> fighting!!!! :D

• • •

seokmin wished that he was younger. high school students like his brother, chan, didn't have to train as often as university students, due to their timetables.

they had moved to seoul a year ago, meaning seokmin had less hours of training last year, as he was still in high school. even after /barely/ surviving a semester of the university timetable, he felt like he was still far too unfit to keep up.

"dokyeom! what are you doing, texting over there? get back to practice!" one of his dance teachers called. 'dokyeom' was his stage name - it literally meant 'doing things in various aspects', as his company wanted him to be an all-round entertainer. he was slightly stressed out lately at the expectations that were placed on him.

sighing, he placed his phone back in his bag and trudged back to the dance studio.