“We were supposed to grab lunch six months ago.”
More often than not, the newly debuted idol took it upon herself to eat on her own. She ran less of a risk of mindless chatter and others idly picking off the occasional piece from her plate if they thought they were close enough. The last thing she wanted was to add unnecessary tension to a budding friendship or existing bond. Over food, no less. However, when Geon took a seat next to her, she did little to shoo him away. After all, the Wishbone breakroom wasn't as expansive as a cafeteria; and other employees had every right to be there just as she did.
She decided to oblige and strike up a casual conversation with him. Beyond the typical 'what have you been up to's, she didn't expect the META member to divulge too much information to her. Until he dropped a small snippet of information she'd overlooked for what had apparently been months.
Chorong froze mid-bite. Tiny grains of rice spilled over from her spoon back into the carefully molded mound on the tray below her. Her eyes flitted upwards, wide and blinking behind confused lids. She was at an intense loss for words; what with her mouth still agape from the brief shock. It was rather unbecoming of her to do so for so long.
"Were we?" Her shoulders straightened and she looked to and fro as if to make sure no one else was listening in on them. Heaven forbid anyone else knew of her potential slip-up. ( Albeit, such a thing would be nothing new for her. She was a rather forgetful person. )
"I'm so sorry if I forgot! Honestly, how could I have?" It involved food. "Is there anything I can do to... make it up to you or anything?"