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Chaeyoung has been staring at the same poster for the past hour, and with a sigh, she calls up Jihyo. The president is nowhere to be seen on the document Chaeyoung shared with her - she'd left after Chaeyoung assured her that she'd be able to design the publicity poster for the bake sale alone, but Chaeyoung's rethinking that bold claim now. The poster is a mess of pastel colours Chaeyoung thought would look good together, and some clip art that she'd found online. So much for being an artist.

"Hello?"

"Jihyo, problem," Chaeyoung sighs, "The poster looks bad."

"I saw it a few minutes ago. I like the colours."

"You do?"

"Mhm. They go well together. You sure you're not just tired? When did you last sleep?"

"Uh," Chaeyoung checks the clock, "Like, yesterday, I think."

"Son Chaeyoung."

"Okay, maybe I forgot to sleep," Chaeyoung confesses, "But it's not a big deal. It helps with my artistic integrity."

"Chaeyoung, I will not have you fall asleep during council tomorrow. Please, get some sleep. I'll finish up the poster for you."

"You're the best," the sophomore sighs, laying back into her bed.

"I know. Now goodnight."

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sana [9:30pm]: babe !! how's your homework

                             miss you :(

nayeonnie <3 [10:01pm]: Something cropped up, I'm occupied till midnight

                                               Can't call. :/

sana [10:02pm]: anything i can help with??

nayeonnie <3 [10:33pm]: No it's fine go to bed

                                            I love you

sana [10:35pm]: love you too <3

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"J*sus, Sana," Jeongyeon whistles, "Just how many moms did you get to join our bake sale?"

Sana blushes appropriately, simpering in an affected manner. "It wasn't all me. Dahyun contacted some moms that she knew through Little League."

"Aw, s*cks," Dahyun says, and this moment would be perfect and tranquil if not for the fact that Momo charges into the room at this moment, shouting.

"Barricade the doors!"

Jihyo stands up, frazzled, "What-"

"Too many moms," Momo huffs, sliding down the door in a bid to keep it shut. There's a bandana wrapped around her head, and she shakes it loose. "They're fighting in the hallway, now, over booth slots. Chaeyoung and Mina are trying to mediate, but it's not working." A scream echoes from the hallway.

"Our bravest comrades..." Dahyun mourns, throwing her hands in the air and falling to her knees, shaking her fist at the sky for a moment before she gets up again. "Well, they're gone."

There's another explosion of noise, and then Nayeon comes in barreling a moment later, pushing past Momo with what looks like whipped cream spread over her forehead. She looks like she's about to cry. "That was meringue," she whispers. "It's so, so sweet."

Sana has gone pale. Jihyo turns slowly to look at her.

"Sana, did you not allocate them booths? Did you not tell them that they had to sign up to get to paricipate in this bake sale?"

"I've made so many mistakes," Sana whispers.

"Sana- oh my god," Jihyo sighs, patting Sana on the back before opening the doors, urging a shell-shocked Momo to move away. Momo grabs Jihyo's leg in a bid to prevent her from leaving, to keep her safe, but Jihyo shakes her off with a laugh. "I'm going to rescue Mina and Chaeyoung. Please, do not let Nayeon come into contact with anything until after she has a shower."

And with a flourish, the girl they elected student council president leaves to fix what ultimately becomes known as the Bake Sale Incident of August 2017, or the BS Incident for short. By the end of it all, twelve rabid moms have to be escorted off premises, baked goods included, the treasury gains about two hundred thousand won, and faculty warns them that they are on extremely thin ice.

Or in other words, it's all part of the job.

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