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I struggle to gather the vestiges of optimism enduring to stay within me, and put on a genuine smile as I moved on to the next member.

I didn't even have the audacity to talk to Yuki, he seemed a little too intimidating and domineering to approach right now.

I tried waving a 'Hey there!', but instantly put my hand down as Yuki glared at me, just one glare of his was enough to let me know that I should sit still and better not indulge into a conversation. I gulped and waited for my turn to move ahead. 

This couldn't get any worse….right?

I understand that the elder members could be a somewhat stern and stringent, but perhaps, just perhaps, the younger ones, with whom I tend to share a closer relation, aren't as perturbed as the rest of them.