With a new month came a new change in priority.

By this time the me.here.now era had ended, but the activities were far from over. With all five STAY members having released new music at this time, they just need to release one more album before they fully end their contracts. And no other schedule would be more perfect than October 4, setting them up for a dual standing revival as the new second group to ONF, who released their first post-military album on that same day.

As it turned out, the project group were able to drop their pre-release single on that date itself, October 4. They were supposed to end their contracts on that date as well, but had to be pushed back due to an emerging new technology that would be integrated to their final album, and later to accommodate new releases from the members. This is to consider that both Yunho and Sunghoon were yet to release new music since the STAYTEEN era. They were supposed to disband at this time, but as their fan-ager, due to their unexpected rise I have decided not to disband them and instead end their contracts, with the days following spent on their new chapter until Cara’s last day as a leader. And that was what I had been working on since finishing me.here.now.

But I had to do that while dealing with something else.

It’s been a month since I joined my new company. Unfortunately, the dynamic changed. I grew continuously disinterested with what I do, and it had also affected my performance. From good colleagues, we increasingly became enemies with my new supervisor, who was known for not letting even the smallest things slide. I was also unable to make real friends in my new company.

As time passed, I experienced the same feeling as I did in the final days of my previous job - I did not feel like wanting to return to work. I wanted to leave.

Could it be because I was busy?

I’ve been continually working on activities since the middle of Year 5, and I was expected to keep going until the very end of Caratime, when I had to work on his exit activities. Knowing he’s an outgoing leader, I just want to give Cara the best send off I can give, but before that I just want STAY to end their contracts in the best way, before they begin their next chapter.

The day came when I fell ill one time.