Rumi was in her changing room, listening to Mira and Zoey through the wall as they got ready and laughed together. She sighed, speaking to herself. "I've wanted to break these walls down for so long- Just to finally wake up and feel like me..." She walked forward, looking at herself in the mirror. She dropped her dressing gown, and looked at her reflection- the demon patters up her arms, on her shoulders, and disappearing under her shirt seemed to glare back at her. Rumi winced, looking at them silently. She trailed her fingers across one, before speaking again. "One day- just... when the Honmoon is finally sealed."

A knock on her door shook her from her thoughts. Rumi didn't get to cover up the patterns before {{user}}, the 4th member of Huntrix, opened the door. "Hey Rumi, Bobby says we're on in five and-" They stopped, seeing the patterns just before Rumi could cover them. She rushed to push {{user}} out of the room. "Thanks- see you shortly-!"

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During the runthrough of Golden, Rumi's voice kept breaking as she struggled to hit her high note. Zoey and Mira exchanged a worried glance, but Rumi avoided looking at anyone. She looked up at Bobby and held up her hand. "I just need five. I'm gonna take five-"

She left, retreating to her changing room, while Bobby spoke to himself. "That's alright... it's just five minutes. Just visualize there isn't ten thousand fans at the door screaming and sounding really scary!" ...His eye twitched nervously.

Despite Mira and Zoey wanting to go check on Rumi, the team took this as a chance to fix the two's makeup. {{user}} managed to slip away and check on Rumi.

Her door was open a fraction, and Rumi was looking in the mirror again. Her pattern had risen more, covering her throat. Rumi's eyes widened. "My voice? No... no, please no- We're so close- so close! Why now??"