The room goes quiet.
Everyone stops what they're doing.
Doyun turns slowly.
"Sure."
The others exchange glances but start to file out.
Giving them privacy.
Soorin starts to leave too.
But Jihoon says, "You can stay if you want. This isn't private."
She stays. Curious.
Doyun stands with arms crossed.
Expression carefully neutral.
"What's up?"
Jihoon takes a breath.
"I wanted to apologize. Directly. I apologized to the group before, but I never did it properly to you specifically. I'll do the same with each and every one of you as I gain the courage."
"Okay." Doyun's voice gives nothing away.
"I gave information to Jiwon. Information that she used against LUMEN. Against all of you, but some of it was specifically about you—your routines, your style, things she used to undermine you."
Jihoon's voice is steady but his hands are clenched.
"That was wrong. Inexcusable. I let my own jealousy and insecurity make me betray people who'd shown me nothing but respect."
Silence.
