Chapter 029: Script

-Anonymous69: Should we give it a try?

It wasn't like I didn't know what was being suggested; I wasn't that clueless.

I wasn't sure why Seo Yerin was suddenly being this proactive, but the response was already determined.

-Admin: You're a guy.

Since Anonymous69 is known to me as a male, it's only natural to address her as one here.

-Admin: I don't do it with guys.

There was silence for a while after I responded like that. I began to feel a little nervous again wondering what she was up to.

-Admin: Even if you really want to, doing it with a guy is really not okay.

-Admin: I am no silver-haired frail beauty.

While waiting for some kind of response.

-Anonymous69: To think you were seriously expecting something lol.

"Phew."

I was relieved to hear the usual response coming back.

'What happened though?'

It wasn't in her nature to suddenly bring such topics up, maybe she was feeling jealous that a friend's got a boyfriend or something.

'Or maybe she found out that I'm the Admin….'

I wondered.

But then I thought if she'd realized it, she wouldn't be sending me such messages.

Even though we've gotten close, we weren't this close.

-Anonymous69: Do you have a girlfriend, Admin?

-Admin: Yes, I do.

Of course, I don't.

But I thought to steer the conversation in a different direction as she might suspect me.

-Admin: I told you I slept with a woman last time.

-Anonymous69: It could have been a sex friend.

'Huh.'

The kid who turned their head away and blushed at the mention of an indirect kiss? Where did she learn all this stuff?'

-Admin: No, it's not like that.

-Anonymous69: So, did you have sex before or after you began dating?

"Ah seriously."

I have no idea who it is, but I want to go and punch the person who put such weird ideas into Seo Yerin's head.

-Admin: Excuse me.

-Anonymous69: Yes?

-Admin: Did you watch some porn?

-Anonymous69: ….

-Admin: I've heard there are such people, but it isn't my style. I started dating my girlfriend first.

-Anonymous69: Aha?

-Admin: I don't know if you watched porn with that content or heard that from around you, but you need to live by your principles. Don't try to follow others just because they live that way.

-Anonymous69: …

After that response, there was no need for me to send anything more, so I didn't.

There were so many people around Seo Yerin and most of them are trying to hit on her or something.

It seemed important to live according to one's own principles.

I understand that relieving stress as Anonymous69 is one thing, but ultimately you need to fix being swayed in reality too, right?

'Well, that's me being too noisy.'

That's for them to figure out on their own. For me, it's enough that my role as Admin wasn't discovered.

Do you know the least desirable time to play a game?

When you've been utterly defeated in the previous game?

When you've been mocked by the opponent?

It is precisely when a teammate who played poorly starts cursing us.

That's when I least want to play.

This is exactly such a situation.

After finishing Thursday's lecture, I went to the PC café to quietly enjoy some games on my own, but I turned off the game after being messed with from the first match.

But since it felt like a waste to just sit there with limited time in the PC café, I was thinking of what to do.

-Captain Ju: Woojin, busy right now?

Senior Min Ju-hee had sent a message.

-Kim Woojin: No, I'm not busy. I finished the lecture and am at a PC café.

-Captain Ju: Really? Zero PC café in front of the uni?

-Kim Woojin: Yes, right there.

-Captain Ju: Stay there, I'll come over. You didn't have dinner yet, right?

What's this now?

Is she suddenly offering to buy me dinner?

-Captain Ju: I've got a few scenarios sent in from the guys? Let's take a look at them. Since you're editing, it would be good for you to see.

-Kim Woojin: Ahhh.

-Captain Ju: And last time, I said let's have dinner but we ended up in a bar, because of the guys. I'll buy you what I couldn't last time.

"Huh."

So that's what this was?

It seems like she was using editing as an excuse, but actually felt bad for not holding up her end of the deal last time.

Since I slipped away in the middle and ended up eating ramen with Choi Yiseo.

-Kim Woojin: Is beef okay?

-Captain Ju: _|_

-Kim Woojin: Pork?

-Captain Ju: Let's compromise and go for chicken.

-Kim Woojin: That's not compromising at all, that's going to what you want.

Isn't this a huge downgrade from pork?

-Captain Ju: But I did listen to your opinion.

-Kim Woojin: …

-Captain Ju: Shall we compromise after seeing each other's faces?

-Kim Woojin: Actually, I love chicken!

-Captain Ju: Lol cute.

-Captain Ju: It'll take about an hour, so just play some games in the meantime.

-Kim Woojin: Yes!

Since it wasn't dinner time yet, I wasn't hungry and I thought of ordering ramen in boredom, but decided to let it be.

And I didn't want to play games either.

'Ah.'

It occurred to me that this meeting was about the script, and the person who decided on the script was missing from the group project.

'Well, that's not so bad.'

Honestly, except for Seo Yerin and senior Min Ju-hee, I don't get along with most of the group members, so I'm thankful for whomever disappears.

But.

'We should suffer together.'

I immediately turned on my computer and opened a document. As the editor, even if I tried writing the script, I can't opt out.

But if I write it and it gets picked, doesn't that mean no one gets left out?

"Lol."

It would be annoying.

Like doing something good only to get screwed.

Since it is a short film of about 30-40 minutes in length, the content can be simple.

'She said it should either be romance or horror.'

Personally, I wasn't into romance, so horror would be the right choice.

If it's horror, would it be done with preparing a ghost story and making the protagonists go through the horror experience based on that?

The script seemed easier than I thought.

I was about to move the mouse to look up a novel featuring a ghost-exorcism-shaman stuff I had seen before.

"Oh?"

A voice beside me said.

The moment I heard it, the voice stuck in my head and it wasn't because it was attractive, but unique.

As I casually turned my head, a girl with bleached blonde hair greeted me first.

"You're Kim Woojin right?"

"Yes."

What was her name now?

I remember her as a friend of Seo Yerin's.

She was the one who suddenly sent me a message during the last karaoke snipping incident and then complained that I was more boring than she thought.

"One moment."

I tried to check the message to find her name, but I realized that I had left the chatroom.

Of course, I didn't add her as a friend either.

"Ah, I can't remember. Just let me know your name."

"Huh."

Yu Arin looked at me with both annoyance and disbelief as I was being too subtle.

Then, the cool and handsome PC café part-timer behind her answered.

"It's Yu Arin. You're both first year students in English Literature right?"

"Yes. I'm Kim Woojin. You are?"

"I am Jeong Chan-woo, a student at Gahyeon University, majoring in Architectural Engineering."

Architectural Engineering?

It isn't that it didn't suit him, but he seemed more like a celebrity to me. At least he gave off strong actor vibes.

Jeong Chan-woo was a famous PC café part-timer, and the female students often visited the PC café to see him, which naturally led to the male students flocking here as well, to see the female students.

I've heard a couple of times that he's called the 'handsome guy of Zero Café'.

"We've been friends since we were kids. Please look after her."

"What are you talking about? Are you my dad?"

As Jeong Chan-woo spoke, Yu Arin retorted and plopped down next to my seat.

"Give me ramen."

"Black bean ramen?"

"Yes!"

Jeong Chan-woo began to boil the water right away, responding to Yu Arin's whining like a complaint.

I wonder why he let himself be swayed by such a person, but then I realized it wasn't my business to stick my nose into and went back to writing the script.

"What are you doing?"

Yu Arin peeked to my side, curious while waiting for the ramen to arrive. Even after the computer was turned on, she wasn't doing anything in particular.

"Do your own thing now."

My response was blunt, not the best response, and Yu Arin shook her head.

"I don't play games. I came here because Jeong Chan-woo said he'll give me free PC café food and time because I was bored."

Ahh. I'm screwed.

It's clear that she'll continue bothering me if she is seated next to me.

Thinking that I should change seats, I tried to get up but she grabbed my clothes and made me sit back down.

"You're Yerin's friend right? Doesn't that make me your friend too?"

"Uh, nope."

"You seemed fun, but you're a lot less entertaining than I thought."

"You looked rude, but you are even more horrible than I expected."

We glared at each other, neither of us backing down. Yu Arin didn't seem like it, but she appeared to have quite a unique personality.

"So, what are you doing?"

Seeing the Korean writing window open on my computer screen, she looked puzzled.

"Ahh."

Feeling like she would pester me till the end, I briefly explained.

"What? What?!"

For some reason, her eyes trembled as she shrugged, looking excited.

"Woah! You're writing a script? That sounds so fun. A 40-minute short film shooting, right? Woah! I should have taken that class too!"

"..."

"I really love movies, you know? I like coming up with stuff like scripts too. Just wait, I'll come up with something totally amazing."

"No. I don't need any help…"

Yu Arin pushed my chair away and leaned forward, starting to look for various things.

I wondered why she didn't use her own computer.

Just then Jeong Chan-woo came in with the ramen he made her and there was one for me too.

"On the house."

"Ah, yes, thank you."

Yu Arin continued to tap away at the computer without even noticing that Jeong Chan-woo had arrived.

Jeong Chan-woo glanced over for a moment and soon went back to his spot.

'Something feels off.'

I felt a bit uneasy about being caught up in their strange relationship.

"Even if it's horror, the content is what matters most. It's a short film project right? Then it needs a sad ending."

"What?"

What is she saying?

Yu Arin leaned back in the chair with legs crossed in response to my answer.

She had the air of a detective explaining a mystery.

"It's a short film right? That means it has a short runtime. So don't focus too much on the surrounding characters and make sure to focus the audience's attention on the protagonist only."

"I get that, but why the sad ending?"

"Ah, be quiet now, I'm explaining."

"..."

"Well, there won't be sequels for it, and it's not like we'll charge people to watch it. It's about making the audience immerse into the character with a hint of afterthought and taste."

"..."

"Because this is a project. Even if it's sad, it'll end up leaving an impression. It means to touch their emotions, and if that happens, you'll get good grades for sure."

Because it's a project.

A lasting impression is what matters.

"Not a sad ending which stays back, but a refreshing sad ending. A sense of regret, and the feeling that it was bound to happen."

Smile.

Yu Arin smiled boldly.

"At that moment, the emotion of sadness is mistaken for being touched."

"Woah…."

"Then it leaves a deep impression on the professor too."

I almost clapped for her.

As if it felt like it made sense.

"Just trust this noona. I'll make sure your script gets selected and…"

Again,

she began to tap on the keyboard with a mischievous smile.

"All those who are acting and thinking about skipping the group project will end up shutting their mouths."

Seeing that, I was taken aback and picked up the ramen that came in.

"…I thought this when you sent me a message the last time too."

"Hmm?"

"You have a pretty nasty personality."

It was hard to describe her actions, watching group members skip out on the project and disliking it, as anything other than bad personality.

She glared at me for what I said.

"Don't eat the ramen. It's a service from my friend, so don't eat it."

*Slurp*

"Yummy!"

"Chan-woo! Add one ramen to number 21!"

*Slurp*

"How tasty!"

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