Individual Session

"Alright! Time for an individual session. Starting with Mike. Everyone else, please leave!" he instructed.

After Derek's instruction, everyone left except Mike.

***

Outside the studio...

A reception was present outside the shooting room where a cute lady sitting and attending phone calls could be seen.

There were also several seats adjoined together for people to sit. Felix along with his new team-mates was now seated on the seats when in a trice Paul initiated a conversation,

"I have a question Felix bro."

Felix without minding at all said, "Please! Do ask then."

"You're an Indian but your name... umm..."

"It's not my real name."

"Ohh then!?"

"Umm... It's... "

Seeing Felix hesitating, Alex who was seated right beside him came to his rescue, "Paul! Let it be. It's not right to pry into other's privacy. Maybe he doesn't want to expose his name. He wants to keep a low profile. Not everyone likes to disclose their information on the camera right?"

"Ah! Right, sorry about that bro," Paul apologized.

"It's okay!"

However, how can Nick turn a blind eye to this? Since the beginning, Nick's behavior was impudent towards Felix. Everyone saw that but no one pushed the matter further.

Alex was already pissed on Nick, she was just waiting for few more mistakes from his side to go on a rampage. On the other hand now that the opportunity was present. There was no way Nick would lose such a chance to affront Felix,

"Hmph! The first question and he starts with a lie," smirking in disgust Nick made a slighting comment.

"Brother Nick!" *Smiles*

Glimpsing at Veronica again with that creepy smile, Nick gulped and thwarted Veronica for what she was about to do, immediately rectifying his previous statement,

"Veronica! What I meant to say is... Now Felix is not in front of the camera right? There shouldn't be any problem now while telling his name."

Although he was right and everyone agreed partially with him. Yet, Felix had no intention of revealing his name at all. At least for now.

"That's a bit..."

Noticing Felix's hesitation again, Alex sighed and told everyone not to talk about this matter further.

Trying to expel the awkward atmosphere which now took place Felix asked, "So? What's this individual session?"

Alex looked at him, smiled softly, and then replied, "It's like interviewing. Right now our leader Mike is stating his thoughts about you"

"About me?"

"Yes! What were his thoughts after meeting you? It's a short session about half a minute or less than that. The same will happen with us. We'll speak our thoughts about you."

"I see! Then? Me?"

To his doubt, Celia who remained quiet until now finally let out while looking at him, "You'll also get your chance to state your thoughts about us too. Don't worry!"

"Ohh! Okay! Thanks!"

"There's no need to thank me," with a slight blush on her face, trying hard to look at his eyes, she averted her gaze from his enchanting pitch-black eyes.

"Tch!!" The current scene only aggravated Nick even more.

***

Inside the studio...

"Well! This was sudden haha! Really sudden!! Now we have a team of 7. Felix seems interesting. There's something about him that tells me that he'll be our trump card in near future. I do have high expectations from him. For now, I'm excited for what's about to come. Let's see how it goes."

"Alright! Cut! Mike! Call Alex, you can leave now."

"Alright!"

Right after his departure, Alex entered and sat on the single-seat sofa where Felix sat before during their meeting.

"Shall we start?" Asked Derek.

"Yes!"

"Start!!"

*Clap*

"Now! Now! What do I say? The moment he entered I was really surprised. Especially his age. Ohh! Well, viewers don't know about this right? Fufu~ He's the youngest in our group now. Only 23 years old. Yeah!  Pretty young right? I feel like now I have become his elder sister who must teach him everything and look after him hehe~"

"Alright Cut!!! Next!"

After her session, Nick entered but before he could even start Derek said something which left him stupefied.

"Look, Nick! Don't be that much rude towards Felix okay? You didn't show any interest during the handshake. I don't know what personal dispute you have with him but this content will be uploaded and thousands of people will watch this. I don't want unnecessary rumors to start which may hinder any member's performance or may cause any awkward situations. So, do keep in mind that your actions will be viewed by the public. Be considerate of that."

He was taken aback after how Derek reprimanded him. Never did he expected that all his actions were thoroughly been observed by him.

"I'll keep that in mind," he replied with a sullen expression.

"Good! Start!!"

*Clap*

"This was a surprise for all of us. Half a year ago we welcomed our dear Celia who was the youngest in our team, she has now gotten accustomed to us very well. She did well within the last 6 months, though it was hard at times. But with the help of all of us, she overcame her fears. Now she is much braver, stronger and..."

"Cut!!!"

"W...wh...what?"

"Nick!? I told you this is for Felix. You have to talk about how you felt after meeting Felix not Celia okay? We have already done that during Celia's admission. Now it's for Felix. I don't want any unnecessary statements now. Keep it simple, short, and crisp. Whatever your first impression of Felix was, just state it."

"Ahh! Right! Right! I forgot..." getting a little embarrassed there, he took a deep breath and commenced again.

*Clap*

"Our team keeps getting expanding. After Celia, we have got Felix now. He's the youngest in our group now. We got to know that he was personally invited by Mister George, the creator and the first director of this show. So, I'm assuming Felix is well versed in this field which is why Mister George actually invited him. I think now our co-ordination will become stronger and efficient because we have one more member with us now. Let's see what future investigations have for us."

"Cut!!! Very good Nick! This is how you should say. What were you saying back then? Why didn't you said this instead? See? It sounds so simple and sweet. There's also professionalism along with some casual touch in between. Good job!"

Nick's smile soon returned after Derek's praise. He told Nick to send Paul for the next session. Paul was now seated on the same sofa when his session began,

*Clap*

"We've got a new brother in our team now. And guess what? He's an Indian! I'm super excited to do investigations with him and to learn more about Indian culture and language. He's the youngest so as an elder brother it's my job to help him in critical situations. I hope we can establish a great connection. Looking forward to it."

"Very good Paul! You can leave now! Send Veronica next."

"Okay!"

After his session, Veronica entered with an elegant smile on her face.

"Ready Veronica?"

"Yep!"

"Alright! Start!!"

*Clap*

"My thoughts on Felix are still vague right now. But I have a feeling he's a very interesting guy. He's very calm, patient and holds respect for his seniors.  He's an attentive listener. I must say he's very handsome too. But, what I liked about him very much was his demeanor. I think it'll be very fun working with him and getting to know him more."

"Alright! Cut!!!"

'These are your vague thoughts? You just literally described him completely,' Derek whispered in his heart after glancing at Veronica.

"Okay! Send Celia next Veronica!"

"Okay, Sir!"

Celia entered the studio room after Veronica came to inform her about her turn. She sat and seemed a bit nervous to state her thoughts,

"You ready Celia?"

"Yes Sir!!"

"Start!!!!"

*Clap*

"Our team with 6 members now got another member. Felix surprised me very much. I got so embarrassed that I called him senior because I didn't know his age. The moment I saw him, I had a feeling. A very strange feeling. I believe he'll do great in our team. I'll be his co-member to help him anytime. After all, he's new. It's my responsibility to help him. I hope we'll become very good friends. And... And... Yeah, that's it."

"Okay! Cut!!! Good Celia! Now only Felix is left. Please send him!"

"Hmm!"

Finally, after all the team members expressed their thoughts on Felix, it was now his turn to convey his views on his new team members.

'What should I say? I don't even know anything about them that much! Well! I'll just put some good words.' he couldn't help but submerge into his thoughts on what to say.

"Ready? Felix?"

"Yes!"

"Start!"

*Clap*

"When was it? Hmmm! Yeah!!! I remember now. It was the 8th of July when I met Mister George. I had a long talk with him and after our conversation, he just asked me for my contact number and some details and told me that he'll be contacting me soon, which he did right a few days ago.

Today! I'm here right now with my new team members. They seem very welcoming and thoughtful.

Senior Mike is a very friendly and easy-going type. Miss Alex is very supportive and straightforward, she knows how to handle things.

Senior Nick is a very disciplined kind of person, he sure knows rules and regulations except for that 'woman's age rule' which he forgot. Senior Paul treats me like his own brother, I'm glad that he's on this team.

Miss Veronica is the elegant lady like a noble, she doesn't speak much but that just shows how reticent and calm she is. And as for Miss Celia, along with Miss Alex and Miss Veronica, she's the epitome of beauty. Very caring and good-natured. I hope I'll be able to connect with this team deeply very soon."

Felix ended his session, being as expressive as he could, without hurting any of the members he stated his thoughts honestly which surprised Derek.

'He's got a way with words. Felix! Everything depends on you now. I hope Father was right. Otherwise, it's all over.' Derek's eyes scanned him. He couldn't help but hope for the best at this moment.

"Alright! Cut!!!"

And after quite a while the individual session in the welcoming of the 7th member of the team finally came to an end.