ImmortalFox: @General Alright. Let’s recap.

ImmortalFox: Activity: Adult playground for physical activities. Aquarium for a romantic atmosphere. Meteor shower for the finale.

ImmortalFox: Attire: Casual. No suits. No uniform.

ImmortalFox: @everyone Anything else?

LoyalDog: @General, how about giving flowers?

No.1Traitor: @LoyalDog classic round of applause

EternalYouth: @LoyalDog nice sense!

General: purse lips @LoyalDog, he doesn’t like flowers.

No.1Traitor: raised an eyebrow @General, why does that sound so wrong?

ImmortalFox: laughs out loud

ImmortalFox: rolling on the ground laughing

ImmortalFox: @No.1Traitor I know! I know! Ask me! continues to laugh

General: @ImmortalFox shut your mouth.

No.1Traitor: ??? @ImmortalFox, what is it?

ImmortalFox: smirks while looking at @General @No.1Traitor Hewitt guy gave flowers to Neville.

Grayson tilted his head. He knew he had a bad feeling about flowers, but he didn’t think it was because Keaton gave Neville one.

But when?

Just as he was wondering when, Bryan spilled the beans.

ImmortalFox: It was really funny when @General took the bouquet from Neville’s hands and asked me to throw it. Later on, he personally crushed that one flower that brat from the Hewitts tucked in Neville’s hair, saying, "Flowers doesn’t suit you." It was really an epic scene at that time.

ImmortalFox: reminiscing about the old, beautiful memories

LoyalDog: nodding @No.1Traitor I was there too.

Grayson began to recall all the times that he had been with Neville, but there was nothing about flowers. It seemed that this was really one of those times that he forgot about, and there were two witnesses.

If this was how I acted in the days I’ve forgotten, what more could I have done to Neville at the penthouse at that time?

Just thinking about it made him feel indescribably guilty but also helpless.

NotBookworm: @General, give something in the color that he likes

General: @NotBookworm, I don’t know his favorite color.

EternalYouth: @General, how could you not know his favorite color?

EternalYouth: @ImmortalFox, how long has he been @General’s secretary?

ImmortalFox: @EternalYouth not even a month

EternalYouth: @General NOT EVEN FOR A MONTH?!

BigSis: @General ...I didn’t know you liked to take advantage of your employees.

General: @BigSis He’s been a part of the company for one and a half years.

TheDarkness: @General, and you never knew what his preferences were?

General: @TheDarkness ...It just never came up.

General: @TheDarkness Should I have asked?

BigSis: @General ...

TheDarkness: @General Yes.

ImmortalFox: @General Yes, you should have asked.

PrettiestLily: @General, are you sure you’re even dating?

No.1Traitor: @General, no wonder Mother is acting like that

BigSis: @PrettiestLily ... what did I tell you?

General: @No.1Traitor, why?

General: @PrettiestLily Yes.

General: @ImmortalFox, wouldn’t it be weird?

No.1Traitor: @General It’s even weirder that you didn’t ask.

ImmortalFox: @General, I know you take notes whenever you read something or ask something. What do you have in that list?

General: @ImmortalFox, I have prepared a list of topics:

1.) The flaws in the current government administration.

2.) The efficiency of the new office cooking robot.

3.) Who do you dislike on the Board?

EternalYouth: facepalm

No.1Traitor: I didn’t know it was this bad...

ImmortalFox: pats himself in the back, I knew it, good thing I asked.

NotBookworm: @General it’s a ’conversation’ not an ’interrogation.’

EternalYouth: Just saying because you probably need this. @General "Hello Neville, what is your favorite color?" is not a normal conversation starter.

General: @EternalYouth Is that so? Then how should I ask?

No.1Traitor: @General, you really planned to ask like that?!

EternalYouth: @General Naturally!

General: @EternalYouth, I don’t understand.

LoyalDog: @General Just ask what colors he likes when you’re at the aquarium.

NotBookworm: @General "Which fish do you like?" → "I like the blue one." → Blue is his favorite color.

BigSis: @NotBookworm Smooth.

General: @NotBookworm ...that’s very manipulative.

EternalYouth: @General It’s called CONVERSATION.

No.1Traitor: @General, Welcome to human interaction.

ImmortalFox: @General, one more thing. Don’t talk about work.

General: @ImmortalFox Why not?

EternalYouth: @General Because it’s a DATE, duh.

General: @EternalYouth We work together, so it’s inevitable

ImmortalFox: @General, with all due respect, if you do that, he will resign on the spot.

PrettiestLily: No, no, let him do it! I’m sure that Neville would understand since it’s inevitable.

EternalYouth: @PrettiestLily, eye rolls, can you stop? I can smell the sourness through the screen.

PrettiestLily: eye roll, mind your business.

TheDarkness: @General, listen to me. If you take me to look at spreadsheets on a date, I will assassinate you.

No.1Traitor: @TheDarkness clap clap great analogy!

EternalYouth: @TheDarkness round of applause, best advice of the year

General: @TheDarkness, then, what should I talk about?

LoyalDog: @General, You surely have other things in common.

General: @LoyalDog Like what?

BigSis: @General ...

NotBookworm: @General, find out on the date.

General: @NotBookworm That’s unhelpful.

No.1Traitor: @General, for the love of god, stop being his boss for that day.

ImmortalFox: @No.1Traitor Welcome to my life.

TheDarkness: @General, but you don’t know a lot of things.

General: @TheDarkness I’m aware.

TheDarkness: @General ...

BigSis: @General, Why do you even like him?

The chat went quiet.

Even Lilianna stopped typing mid-message, her gold eyes fixed on the screen, waiting for what would happen next.

General: @TheDarkness He’s competent, efficient, and he’s also a good cook.

No.1Traitor: @General, I have a suspicion that you’re low-key bragging.

ImmortalFox: @General Those are job qualifications.

EternalYouth: @General The question was why do you LIKE him?

Grayson stared at the holographic text, his fingers hovered over the keyboard, and paused in uncertainty.

Why did he even like Neville?

He recalled the first day he met Neville. When they almost crashed into each other. The way his beautiful eyes met his.

No sooner than that, he couldn’t stop his eyes from drifting to Neville. He became an exception in his life, repeatedly challenging his boundaries.

He blushed a little as the memory of when he kissed Neville multiple times without his knowledge resurfaced without problem.

Grayson shook his head and thought about it seriously.

Just Neville existing within his line of sight was enough for him. He wished nothing more than for it to last, whatever the consequences might be.

Finally, Grayson typed.

General: @No.1Traitor I just do. Is that not enough?

The chat fell silent again. But this time, it was a different kind of silence.

BigSis: @General ...damn.

No.1Traitor: @General That’s actually really sweet. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

EternalYouth: @General Hyung crying

LoyalDog: @General saluting emoji

NotBookworm: @General thumbs up

ImmortalFox: @General I knew I’ve raised you well! Crying in joy

TheDarkness: @ImmortalFox, you’ve had it hard. patting in back

PrettiestLily: This is beyond hopeless.

General: @everyone Just one thing.

BigSis: @General What?

No.1Traitor: shivers

ImmortalFox: @No.1Traitor I have a bad feeling about this.

EternalYouth: @ImmortalFox me too.

General: @everyone, how do I ask him?

TheDarkness: @General, ask him WHAT?

General: @TheDarkness, to go on the date.

The chat exploded.

ImmortalFox: @General WHAT?!

EternalYouth: @General HYUNG.

No.1Traitor: @General YOU PLANNED THE WHOLE DATE WITHOUT ASKING HIM?!

General: @No.1Traitor...Should I send him a calendar invite via Outlook? "Subject: Romantic Solicitation"?

BigSis: Oh gosh!

EternalYouth: @General Hyung, please tell me you didn’t!

ImmortalFox: @General DON’T!

No.1Traitor: Someone go to @General’s place and take him off his light brain! ASAP!

General: ... you don’t need to overreact.

TheDarkness: @General, but you said you scheduled a date!

General: @TheDarkness I didn’t. I just asked for advice on a date.

BigSis: @General, so you have nothing in place?

General: nods @BigSis, I haven’t told him yet.

LoyalDog: @General ...General.

NotBookworm: @General That’s not how dates work.

No.1Traitor: @General @NotBookworm is right. Both parties need to be aware.

General: @NotBookworm @No.1Traitor I know that. I’m asking HOW to ask.

TheDarkness: @General JUST ASK.

General: @TheDarkness But what do I say?

EternalYouth: @General "Do you want to go out on a date with me?"

General: @EternalYouth That simple?

BigSis: @General YES.

PrettiestLily: @General What if he says no?

The chat went quiet one final time.

BigSis: @PrettiestLily I told you to shut up! Angry

General: ...

NotBookworm: @General If he says no, then it’s a no. You move on.

ImmortalFox: @General, but I’m sure he won’t say no.

General: @ImmortalFox How do you know?

ImmortalFox: @General, Who do you think I am?

General: ...

ImmortalFox: @General, I’m hurt that you think nothing of me, but please trust me on this. I’ve already seen how much you two message about "work."

EternalYouth: sipping on tea

No.1Traitor: sipping nutrient solution

General: @ImmortalFox It’s all work-related.

ImmortalFox: @General 47 messages about food preferences are not work-related.

No.1Traitor: Woah! I didn’t know you were this sneaky

EternalYouth: shocked hyung, so this is how you are in front of the person you like

General: @No.1Traitor @EternalYouth @ImmortalFox ...he’s also my chef.

TheDarkness: @General You’re adorable in a pathetic kind of way.

General: @TheDarkness Thank you?

BigSis: @General, just ask him tomorrow. Before you overthink yourself into a coma.

EternalYouth: @General You’ve got this, hyung!

LoyalDog: @General A General never gives up.

NotBookworm: @General Statistically speaking, the success rate for confessions increases when the confessor demonstrates sincerity.

No.1Traitor: @General Just be yourself.

LoyalDog: @General, A slightly softer version of yourself.

PrettiestLily: @General ... Good luck, I guess.

ImmortalFox: @General, I’ll have tissues ready in case it goes wrong.

General: @ImmortalFox That’s not reassuring.

No.1Traitor: @everyone Goodnight, idiots. I still have an overnight surgery.

LoyalDog: @No.1Traitor good luck

General: @everyone This conversation never happened.

No.1Traitor: Too late. I already told our mother. She says she couldn’t believe you still asked us, and she expects grandchildren soon.

General: @No.1Traitor THIAGO.

PrettiestLily: GRANDCHILDREN?!?!

No.1Traitor: runs away

TheDarkness: This Neville person is already changing him.

ImmortalFox: @TheDarkness I know, right?

BigSis: @everyone Let us meet soon. I’ll be back next week.

LoyalDog: @BigSis, why?

BigSis: @LoyalDog there’s something... (omitted)

EternalYouth: @BigSis, why add (omitted)? We couldn’t even read it since you didn’t hide any sentences.

NotBookworm: @EternalYouth pats in the head

EternalYouth: @NotBookworm, what do you mean?!

General: @BigSis sched with @ImmortalFox

ImmortalFox: @BigSis, message me later

BigSis: @ImmortalFox will do

BigSis: @General, bring this Neville.

EternalYouth: @BigSis Right, right!

NotBookworm: @BigSis, good idea. @ImmortalFox, notify me when it’s set in stone.

ImmortalFox: @BigSis @NotBookworm I’ll just put it in here so everyone will know.

General: @BigSis, I’ll ask him.

BigSis: thumbs up

NotBookworm: thumbs up

EternalYouth: thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up

LoyalDog: salute

PrettiestLily: ...