IVE- the interrogation

IVE — Personalities in the Dark Thriller AU An Yujin — The Commander

• Personality: Authoritative, brave, disciplined, and fiercely protective.
• Yujin is the type to take charge when everyone else panics. She rarely shows fear and expects the others to follow her instructions. Although she can be intimidating, she has a strong sense of responsibility and secretly struggles with the guilt of putting her members in danger.
• Interrogation style: Direct, firm, and intimidating. She wants answers, not excuses. Gaeul — The Silent Observer
• Personality: Calm, intelligent, patient, and observant.
• Gaeul rarely speaks unnecessarily. She notices changes in people's expressions, inconsistencies in their stories, and details everyone else overlooks. She's difficult to read and doesn't trust people easily. Beneath her composed exterior, she's deeply loyal to her members.
• Interrogation style: Quietly watches suspects until they become uncomfortable with the silence. Rei — The Psychological Strategist
• Personality: Playful, clever, sarcastic, and unpredictable.
• Rei often acts relaxed, even in tense situations. She enjoys making unexpected observations and can switch from playful to serious in seconds. She's highly perceptive but occasionally hides her own concerns behind humor.
• Interrogation style: Uses unusual questions, teasing remarks, and calculated silence to figure out what someone is hiding. Jang Wonyoung — The Queen
• Personality: Elegant, calculating, confident, and controlling.
• Wonyoung carries herself with effortless authority. She's extremely composed and dislikes losing control of a situation. Her politeness can be more intimidating than outright hostility, and she rarely reveals what she's thinking. However, she's not as emotionally detached as she pretends to be.
• Interrogation style: Sophisticated and unnervingly calm. She lets people underestimate her before revealing how much she knows. Liz — The Archivist
• Personality: Thoughtful, analytical, sensitive, and quietly stubborn.
• Liz prefers facts over assumptions. She's responsible for reviewing evidence and investigating the civilians' backgrounds. She's more empathetic than some of the others, which makes her increasingly uncomfortable when innocent people are accused. Despite her gentle nature, she can be surprisingly firm when she believes something is wrong.
• Interrogation style: Asks detailed questions and compares every answer against the available evidence. Leeseo — The Wild Card
• Personality: Mischievous, curious, confident, and sharp-witted.
• Leeseo has a youthful, almost cheerful energy that makes her difficult to predict. She enjoys solving puzzles and can be cheeky when others take themselves too seriously. However, she's observant and ambitious, and she hates being treated like the inexperienced member of the group.
• Interrogation style: Acts casual and friendly while paying close attention to every little reaction. Their group dynamic
• Yujin and Wonyoung: The two dominant personalities who occasionally clash over leadership and control.
• Gaeul and Rei: The observant duo who notice things the others miss, though Rei is much more expressive.
• Liz and Leeseo: The unexpected duo who begin questioning the organization's motives for different reasons.
• All six together: An elegant, intimidating, secretive team whose loyalty is tested when they discover that their missions may be built on lies.

At 2:17 a.m. a black van pulls up in front of a quiet apartment building.

Six women get out. They wear black suits, smooth leather gloves and shiny jewelry. Their faces don’t show much. They walk like they’ve never been stopped or told no.

They’re after someone named Alex. A regular person. Someone who has no clue why these women have been watching their apartment for the three days.

When Alex opens the door Jang Wonyoung is at the front smiling like she’s just making a visit.

“Alex? We need to ask you a questions."

Before Alex can say anything An Yujin steps forward. Holds up a photo.

“Do you know this woman?"

Alex looks at the picture. It’s a stranger.

“No. I’ve never seen her."

Rei tilts her head studying Alex like she’s trying to figure out if that answer's funny or not.

“Interesting. That’s what everyone says."

In minutes Alex is taken to a hidden place. The six women start their questioning.

The room is strange. Beautiful,. Wrong. Marble floors. Gold chandeliers. Velvet chairs. A big one-way mirror. It looks like a fancy royal room than a place meant to scare people.

Liz sits at the end of the table flipping through a file.

“Clean record. No crimes. No weird money stuff." She looks up. "You’re. Very boring… or very good at hiding things."

Gaeul crosses her arms.

“Let’s cut the talk. Where were you on October 14?"

“Home!"

Leeseo leans back, in her chair smiling like she’s enjoying this.

“That’s what you said yesterday too."

Alex stares.

“Yesterday? I’ve never met you before!"

Silence.

Yujin slowly closes the file.

“Then explain this."

She slides a photo across the table. It shows Alex standing outside a building they’ve never gone to.

Alex’s face goes pale.

“That’s not me."

Wonyoung’s smile vanishes.

For the time no one speaks.

Rei picks up the photo holds it under the light.

“She’s right " she whispers. "Look at the shadow."

Gaeul turns to the one-way mirror.

“Someone gave us the person."

A speaker crackles overhead.

A voice unfamiliar says: "No. You have the person."

All six women look up.

The voice goes on: "You just don’t know which side she’s on."

The lights go out.

When they come on Alex is gone.

The door is still locked. The cameras show nothing. The guards outside say no one passed them.

Wonyoung slowly stands up.

“Find them."

Yujin grabs her phone.

“Who?"

Wonyoung looks into the one-way mirror.

“Whoever is interrogating us."

Because the civilians weren’t the only ones being watched.

Ive has just become the next target.

1. An Yujin — The Commander Civilian: “I already told you everything I know!”

Yujin: “Then you won't mind telling me again.”

Civilian: “You're not listening to me!”

Yujin: “I'm listening very carefully. That's why I know your last two answers contradict each other.”

Civilian: “Because you're asking me questions about something I didn't do!”

Yujin: She closes the folder and stares at them. “Then help me prove it.”

2. Gaeul — The Silent Observer Civilian: “Are you going to say something, or are you just going to stare at me?”

Gaeul: “You keep looking at the clock.”

Civilian: “So?”

Gaeul: “You haven't looked at the door once.”

Civilian: “What does that even mean?”

Gaeul: She leans back in her chair. “I'm still deciding.”

Civilian: “Deciding what?”

Gaeul: “Whether you're afraid of us, or afraid of whoever is waiting for you outside.”

3. Rei — The Psychological Strategist Civilian: “You're enjoying this, aren't you?”

Rei: “A little.”

Civilian: “You're insane.”

Rei: “Maybe. But I'm not the one who recognized a photograph before I showed it to you.”

Civilian: “You never showed me a photograph!”

Rei: Her smile fades. “Oh?”

Civilian: “What?”

Rei: “That's interesting. I was hoping you'd tell me what was in it.”

4. Jang Wonyoung — The Queen Civilian: “You can't keep me here forever.”

Wonyoung: “Of course not. That would be terribly inconvenient.”

Civilian: “Then let me go.”

Wonyoung: She smiles politely. “I'd love to. Unfortunately, someone has gone to considerable trouble to convince me you're dangerous.”

Civilian: “And you believe them?”

Wonyoung: “I believe evidence. People, on the other hand, disappoint me rather frequently.”

Civilian: “What if the evidence is fake?”

Wonyoung: Her smile vanishes. “Then someone has made a very serious mistake.”

5. Liz — The Archivist Civilian: “You actually believe I'm innocent?”

Liz: “I believe your records are clean, your alibi checks out, and three witnesses confirmed your whereabouts.”

Civilian: “Then why am I here?”

Liz: She flips through the file again. “That's what I've been trying to figure out.”

Civilian: “Can't you just tell the others?”

Liz: “I did.”

Civilian: “And?”

Liz: She lowers her voice. “Someone deleted the original evidence before I could show them.”

6. Leeseo — The Wild Card Civilian: “How old are you, anyway?”

Leeseo: “Old enough to know that asking personal questions during an interrogation is a terrible distraction.”

Civilian: “You're a child.”

Leeseo: “And you're terrible at lying. We all have our flaws.”

Civilian: “Do you even know what you're doing?”

Leeseo: She spins a pen between her fingers. “Not entirely!”

Civilian: “That's not reassuring!”

Leeseo: “Don't worry. I'm usually right about the important things.”

She pauses.

Leeseo: “Usually.”

Group dialogues 7. When the members argue Yujin: “We're keeping the suspect here until we get answers.”

Liz: “They're not a suspect anymore. The evidence was fabricated.”

Wonyoung: “We don't know that for certain.”

Gaeul: “Actually, we do.”

Rei: “Oh, this is getting interesting.”

Leeseo: “Can we have this argument somewhere with better lighting?”

Yujin: “Leeseo.”

Leeseo: “Right. Serious criminal conspiracy. My mistake.”

Liz: “Someone is using us to target innocent people. How are you all acting like this is normal?”

Wonyoung: Her expression hardens. “Because if you're right, we have a much bigger problem than one innocent civilian.”

8. When they discover they're being watched Rei: “Does anyone else think that camera is new?”

Gaeul: “It wasn't there yesterday.”

Yujin: “Everyone out. Now.”

Leeseo: “Wait, are we being spied on by our own people?”

Liz: “I've been saying someone tampered with our files!”

Wonyoung: She looks directly into the camera. “Whoever you are, you've made one mistake.”

Rei: “Only one?”

Wonyoung: “You assumed we'd keep following orders.”

Yujin: “Cut the power to the surveillance room.”

Gaeul: “Already done.”

Leeseo: She grins. “Now we're the ones asking questions.”

9. A late-night conversation between the six Liz: “Do you ever wonder how many people we've accused who were completely innocent?”

Yujin: “Every day.”

Leeseo: “You never said that.”

Yujin: “Because I'm supposed to be the one who knows what she's doing.”

Gaeul: “Knowing what you're doing and pretending you do aren't the same thing.”

Rei: “That's surprisingly comforting, Gaeul.”

Wonyoung: “We're not going to solve anything by feeling guilty.”

Liz: “No. But we might solve it by admitting we were wrong.”

For once, Wonyoung has no response.

Yujin: “Tomorrow, we investigate the organization itself.”

Leeseo: “Finally. A kidnapping mystery where the kidnappers are also the detectives.”

Rei: “That's us. Terrible people, excellent outfits.”

Gaeul: “Speak for yourself.”

Wonyoung: “Can we please have one serious conversation without Rei making a joke?”

Rei: “No promises.”