"...The selection of songs will start according to class, Class A has priority..."
The one announcing the rules is Jackie Qualls, flanked by other mentors.
James Landon still looks quiet, withdrawn. Today, he's wearing a hat, making his face even more obscured.
During the explanation of the rules, Jackie's eyes veer to Hannah several times, his gaze filled with barely contained longing.
He wants to ask Hannah where she has been these days, why he has received no news of her.
But thinking of what his agent said, and the omnipresent camera lenses, he holds back.
His expression regains its usual calm, voice still warm and gentle. His simple suit accentuating his tall stature, drawing surreptitious glances from many trainees.
Only Hannah, seems somewhat bored as she gazes at the fourteen wooden placards erected at a distance.
Written on them are the songs they need to perform this time.
There's a good five meters distance between the locations for singing and dancing.