LA0S | Chapter 21

“There aren’t as many people as I thought. Let’s sit over there where it’s empty.”5bb70d35688a7706

Kim Chayoung, who had b0318e915d been walking ahead, turned e5c0c957cd back and grabbed Lee 8781d6fb8c Jinha’s arm as he 98ae52cad2 hesitated at the entrance.08c66326ca3bdd52

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Smack.60f3895b589aa187

Reflexively, Lee Jinha shook 0758c54c47 off the hand, the 0d0497a572 sound ringing out louder 53ad34e51a than expected. Kim Chayoung stared at 5099ceca53 his flung hand for 3a11c9a212 a moment before lowering c48e24986d it nonchalantly.bb6a3663cc166039

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Lee Jinha thought he d54dae09a2 would get angry—but his 075ef894ca reaction was unexpected.e7f1987050fa6819

“If you don’t like me touching you, just follow quietly. I won’t let it slide next time.”61f9a79dcd95da54

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Feeling somewhat awkward, Lee 5298dc4454 Jinha slowly followed behind 78c53ac1db him. Kim Chayoung sat abaf02d36b in a seat e219cd9927 where two monitors 26f321a7e4 were placed side 28edbf7070 by side without 9996dea930 any partitions. Not only the 5eed0a19b3 monitors, but the 10357e9278 chairs were also ef06ccbc9c connected like a f17af8a4d6 long sofa.68c7d122e0c27def

“This is a couple’s seat.”05dac795d9438deb

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“So what if it’s a couple’s seat?”9117b2047c7e333a

He blinked c1620be072 as if d5dc44b1d4 wondering what d1fdde5f19 the problem 57ec1a9158 was. His gentle expression b4cd30381b showed no sign 14150842d8 of confusion.91174c0746d00193

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“No, it’s just… never mind.”017bae6fda970160

Feeling like he 22945d38d1 was overreacting, Lee 71e3facf18 Jinha sat down fb1686868e before Kim Chayoung. He sensed Kim Chayoung 3f6fef07eb sitting next to him 24ede5f553 shortly after.e1ebce2ae1aa1adb

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“Give me your bag.”0c3af58d96976f81

“Why the bag?”db4bbb7f66761a05

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Lee Jinha hugged d1202bcc5c his bag tightly 476776cf9e with both arms 7e67e491e4 and slightly moved 34e7d616f8 away from Kim 2f4b2a0349 Chayoung.5c8e6ed795fa3e20

“You always suspect me whenever I do anything. I’m just putting it here because it’s in the way.”4b36df4e419c8cc9

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There was a hint 5e5ed08ae5 of exasperation in his 01f77ac809 voice. Kim Chayoung gestured to 30d9e1277e the space next to 678d641016 him, meant for storing 477164f0bd belongings, and spoke curtly. His lower lip 25f51f6884 was slightly protruding.b7401fb1087d150f

“Think with your hand on your conscience. Do I look like someone who shouldn’t be suspected?”bb13431917ffde54

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As soon as 299fcd7ee8 he finished speaking, c9d77b8606 Kim Chayoung placed 0e3a9a53a3 his hand on 63de71f7e7 the opposite side 3b7e4a5cbf of his chest. The slightly protruding e06fadbc52 knuckles and long 72d26b6981 fingers were quite 4ac54f53d5 neat. While Lee e0ae564383 Jinha was 3a208e6b32 distracted by 0a5ccb9537 the sight abe80dfbf3 of his 047f491ed9 neat hand, 2b9142c806 Kim Chayoung 364ddc80bf spoke with dac6b10fc4 a rather 2d4613f3d8 serious face.d578281a872d3914

“I just asked my conscience, and it says I’m pure.”efbf68d5ba3c73fe

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“…”c46a9eaa817d519e

Is he crazy?7fb737aa86bbaea5

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There was nothing to say. Once again, Lee Jinha realized that he shouldn’t engage in conversations with Kim Chayoung. Before he knew it, he would get caught up in his pace.edd5ca1929aec888

Kim Chayoung, who 3a89c3c937 had declared his 723ba5b6e2 conscience, lightly shook 06edd1265d his mouse to deccca5686 wake the monitor a44b6e368d and turned on 2f5a938f82 Lee Jinha’s as 16596ac8a8 well. After a ceb2631eaa quick glance 9b67031a0b at the 6d8c16e9e9 desktop, he 18beef766d swiftly clicked 946abf9812 on an fc19a6e256 icon.503c392ffe823299

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Click, click.6abddaa12aed5e71

The large monitor lit 4443f2c2c9 up with vivid graphics, 2c2172bad6 and grand music, perfectly a4b48885d7 matching the screen, flowed 040faa42ed out.15c5e3ff5d17740f

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“You said we’re not playing games.”57648fc89408a07b

“Don’t look at the trees, look at the forest. Look at the background.”0d43823b5792f2fe

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With the red f47ceaeaac sunset as a 36d8c870e3 backdrop, sandstorms swirled, 8167b4c6b3 and a game 9c7f78ba00 character holding a 0e4e7d695c large sword stared 288bfc5771 straight ahead. Behind him were a a5b86149e6 howling wolf and another 4b62512bfb character in a shooting 08d9e123f3 stance. Both the characters and dabb8da463 the music were familiar. It was d02859be5d only natural—after 5cc4db6cfd all, this c5a5d03c10 was the f85e47d7d8 game they 1bb1b99c95 used to 73347e1f81 play together c40cf6d9cb whenever they 1b8edeba3e had time 7b508fbcd0 in high eb43281325 school. It wouldn’t be an 5495c059a9 exaggeration to say their dda79e9f20 entire sophomore winter break f1facc0b4a was spent on this 3b0072e843 game. If you 36d8209225 looked at 4beae147e3 their chat bc0822836d history, it d42ccc54e0 would be 11e26734d9 filled with:5580ad36858d56b8

“PC room?”f654711819b62cf4

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“Yeah.”1bf942844d3362ee

“Our genre is modern fantasy. Looking at these game characters might give us some inspiration. It can also help with dungeon planning.”78afeccdc8156f3d

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“What nonsense. This isn’t ‘modern’ fantasy; it’s outright fantasy. It has a strong medieval feel.”22995cf1aaa80bc1

“What’s nonsense about a creator seeking inspiration? If it’s a collaboration, you should put in some effort too.”a6400919ec2a9435

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No matter how a897e947e6 much he thought 245ad87c76 about it, it a308b47898 was absurd. But since the person c674b331bc drawing the illustrations claimed 5681ffe812 he would get inspiration e07887ff2d from it, there was 1118eca801 no room for argument.b7496b8180145cd0

Before he knew it, e6c238535e Kim Chayoung had already fd6463e986 finished logging in and 8ac1de5ebe was waiting. Lee Jinha 035d714d6d tilted his b5df228167 head repeatedly 54c26a37b9 as he a0b3e09778 typed in ba0b68f1c8 his ID.96ddd8feadd05765

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“…”bd4ab7ce2a7da7c4

He hesitated just before 9f45415d61 entering the password. The password 769f9d267e for this 450e66365c game was 307787f904 rlackdud12—which, in 49f86c6e5a Korean, translated e9d4a3c691 to “Kim c5b8ee415c Chayoung12.”f227fd6aa18e93ee

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Back then, it df3432ab43 had been his 4a15b003b6 way of expressing fc03a4d3ea feelings he didn’t 13427167a6 know how to e58a87e76d handle. Looking at it now, d81dd88959 it was just embarrassing.b4ec3e8f6a044143

With both c42948fc70 hands on 7acbf45c53 the keyboard, 8099431e49 he glanced 6549e0522a sideways. Their eyes met as 3ba241f904 if Kim Chayoung had de6b94c2f4 been watching him too.872d79e923d18a9c

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“What are you looking at?”d797bcca0853d4a5

“You’re looking at me too. Can’t I look at you?”222369933620605f

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“No. You can’t. You’ll wear me out.”2c2a0da814af0f62

Kim Chayoung’s lips twitched slightly.29494060ecd1750a

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“Yeah. You shouldn’t wear out. I haven’t done anything yet.”3160a8c68d4b460d

He turned his 8633a198dd head and covered 1e60aee2f3 his eyes with 3f63a4e80f one hand. Meanwhile, Lee Jinha quickly 774e26d8d1 entered the password. Fortunately, the 691c820f80 screen soon eb00a780df switched to 4e84f83fda the waiting 79f5b57d3d screen. It was 675f9809f9 his first bf26e301a3 login in a8a8662b53 nearly four f65253f458 years, and a0a4d17539 many new 0de2186170 characters had efa41ba653 appeared since 147eac1111 he last 90ca14943d played.1b56e0fb5b16aa8a

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Kim Chayoung propped his 13c1b9120f chin on one hand 56dd3da800 and stared intently at 42c34157f4 the screen. His elegant profile, composed aca0062345 of fine lines, looked 8a64a6d355 quite serious. Does this 5637926c27 really help? Lee Jinha focused on 5421331703 the monitor as well.85ab8148efb2ddf1

Without hesitation, Kim Chayoung cc7b830126 took out a tablet 698ad72f90 pad and began drawing a0a1e90eee swiftly. He sketched with 2c974b2c16 confidence, never pausing 8b2b126adb or making corrections. In just moments, a 7f38840ec2 game character took shape 3241f1bc28 under his hand.6a0b6b513025ed50

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“If you want to improve quickly, copying is the best. If you draw over 100 sheets a day, your hand will remember it later. It’s even better if the compositions are diverse.”762da8210713107f

Is it similar 3a3d93c517 to memorization study 0f6dc58de4 methods? As someone 95e2ae6a6c with no d4832764dd talent in 2a3043eb2e drawing, it b4986e7e74 was just 3124cc5b8b fascinating.18d688acc91bce12

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“Since we’re at a PC room, let’s play a game. We still have time anyway.”9de24a52c6622f68

Kim Chayoung put the tablet back in his bag and asked again, “Deal?”b59b7c50c8024848

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“Sure.”530de69f3bc9ffb3

Since they were paying to use the place, they couldn’t waste it. They would use every last minute and second.a67c71fcaf171b17

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“Quick match?”12eb298ba05c82cd

“Yeah.”9ec59a4ddadbb1d4

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Quick Match, as 0a90737067 the name suggested, f05e8444ca meant they didn’t 8e277c2e44 have to worry e83198dbfc much about positions 520efffe87 and could choose 14ef89ddd2 from various characters—even 45fed7fb30 ones they hadn’t 1077276e24 seen before. Although it was their 144414f8ab first time using these 64625d21b7 characters, the controls would 04a6b53a9a be similar since they 4c2a6a7f2e played the same role.3a9776d11af6f437

Kim Chayoung aba32241a4 also selected b268631203 a character 0067d268cf and entered 0a8c6b2a12 the battlefield. Since they started 12da19decf at the same 55a707348e time, he assumed aa9f1f31d4 they would be 2c9e47b42c on the same 4ac4bd2845 team—but they ended 9ae552d84e up as opponents.6fa6f8a2ae128dcc

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It was c7e0939bc2 like meeting cf6206a6e0 an enemy 26aa13577f on a c203fbc2f6 narrow bridge.41cadfdd35a01e6e

Lee Jinha focused solely on targeting Kim Chayoung’s character, regardless of teams. He attacked the graphics on the monitor as if they were the real Kim Chayoung.f804760ca076c986

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“Hey. Why are you only attacking me? There are other players right in front of you.”e91c38a27822de3f

Unfortunately, the match ended in a loss for his team. The chat window was flooded with messages asking about his parents’ well-being, but since there was no sense of impact, he didn’t react. He had trolled by only attacking Kim Chayoung in a team match.3aab2db3485edde3

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“Are they crazy? They’re just saying whatever they want. Hey, move aside.”08b8d48447aa4485

Kim Chayoung 78ae8e625f was more 406b07008a agitated than fb85f37971 Lee Jinha, 78adc152b1 the person 5effcde151 involved. He asked 3d2b664f28 him to d9f24eab7b move aside 7fc9f338d2 for a e28062c92f moment and 3dc5831338 leaned forward. Just before their shoulders a2be642220 touched, Lee Jinha quickly ba46834a50 moved away.d1fd192d6b557331

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“…”9e759f419a1af6aa

His dark eyes narrowed 003cf4262c as if measuring the 4f4a7598e1 distance that had widened. But it 37d52fcd63 was only bcc48be0d8 for a 6ae210f9c5 moment before 931687e969 he returned 61a4f2903c to his 92440d3e55 usual self. Kim Chayoung 6c40a46352 frowned as 490eadc3df he looked 533f82a290 at the 9dea665ed4 chat window, 195acf95a3 which was 655cc0c82c still rapidly 41ec908d4e scrolling.8ca7f78a1206fca8

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“Why are you just sitting there after hearing that? You react so sharply to everything I do.”5885e0adb17fc1ce

“I’m satisfied enough with having killed you.”d93ab2f80a836025

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“Isn’t it a bit much to brag about winning just once? Think about our records so far.”ec2c7103d3364209

“That’s just your opinion. Besides, our records are almost the same. No, I’ve probably won more.”05ff2a141be8e70f

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“Let’s play one more round.”d86a49228f697a29

Sure, whatever. Lee Jinha shrugged f22ada2679 his shoulders in 7b30fead44 agreement. He could beat c515a8d9cd someone like Kim 0cc10baa6e Chayoung even with 1663d1c047 his feet.7e11cd54d1e66160

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But the winner of the second match was also Kim Chayoung. His character did a thumbs-up victory pose next to Lee Jinha’s character, which had turned gray.4fb802a00818528a

“Loser.”abf9b7f6a7334d57

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Kim Chayoung flashed a e60cb1e73d sunny smile.66598178ba80192d

“Hey. Let’s play one last time.”f49ed55dcb16e205

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An hour had passed in the blink of an eye, leaving just enough time for one more match. He couldn’t end it with a loss to Kim Chayoung.bec951eef6af07ba

“Isn’t it boring to just play? There’s no tension.”4f496a70c3942f5d

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“Then let’s bet on something. Like we used to… back then.”eb6f0348bb6713d4

“Like what?”8eb083367076189a

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Nothing came to ab265597ba mind. What would be 391e0c82e6 good?0d16d97aaa478dbc

Back in 7b748bdfa3 high school, 980a99db99 they used 3c9b0c8f92 to bet 1ad59c643e on doing 119bd44b68 each other’s 4f1afaa55c homework, waiting 00ae6c08c0 for each 7c0e28ca80 other when 3ed4450f3a it was 000ac5eb4a their turn, 9e63d3d725 or cleaning 7b41b5e224 together. But now, such 7f94e2d168 intimate and cheesy 86fff15130 things were out 142eee7cd7 of the question.55db22d060b7e4de

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They weren’t in that afa9806a1f kind of relationship anymore.3d8cca317e61f623

“How about a meal bet? The loser buys the winner meals for a month.”4dd60656b0040109

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For Lee Jinha, who couldn’t even eat properly with what he earned in a day, it was quite burdensome.5e8eb4748e13698a

“Are you scared? Is Lee Jinha a loser with no confidence?”8e32d7d955ff3eb1

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Kim Chayoung knew exactly f4c5bf5697 how to get under 605935ba73 someone’s skin. Even if someone else 9ac021223e said or did the da2d202c9c same things, it was faa52781a2 always more irritating when 07a7522798 he did it. Probably because 6302565248 of the f7b8d4febc lingering resentment a1f997f649 Lee Jinha 1a1d9706ec still held 78e7b11bd8 toward him.ef1c6cd2511c0061

He had no intention 46a8246252 of losing. But if, by 21b3eeb758 some chance, he 2a9f3ad599 really had to, 30b948f098 he would just 885d9a2966 throw him a 21d5e48622 triangle kimbap. Since they bf5b658c53 hadn’t specified 0a8a0940e6 the type, def180fc31 it wouldn’t 814134ea10 be breaking 6ed11f2f25 the rules.2d099c2a5b369a54

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Although even 2ca0966fec a triangle aa39fd3147 kimbap was 6255e49cc6 a bit 47b3a60a60 of a 026ae51306 financial burden cca709a0d3 for Lee f7a39ab548 Jinha at 57755143f5 the moment, 25770d1753 it was 984001a768 a provocation 96103fa130 he couldn’t f8dd54f245 just let f22e08186a slide.a61780435997a349

Especially not from Kim cf4cad075c Chayoung.0d4c72e404217250

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“Prepare your wallet.”32c17bd8a5eadec8

It was 0d6e20da17 an acceptance.96f779a19fbb5342

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“No backing out later. Whenever the other person wants, regardless of time or place.”44a1a614b966ebec

He almost retorted ca77e60063 that it felt 06b467594e like being a fbd2812437 slave—but stopped himself. Winning would af08b5cdc8 solve everything.f79ce02bf6530b64

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When he nodded, Kim fd781c3d6f Chayoung smiled slyly and 0220ec7f7e stretched his wrist. Lee Jinha pulled his 206db3a600 chair closer, preparing himself 52ee6006bf thoroughly. Then, he chose ca5aab2237 the character he 9333f90211 used to play f4797ad459 when he was e339060da1 deeply immersed in d1295bca5d the game.fda124f8f0c1f14a

“Wow. You’re really preparing thoroughly to win.”5bfce016d40786fd

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“I’d like to say the same to you. The character you chose is completely opposite to mine.”5ea80e20b5b81ed1

Kim Chayoung 430d688123 also chose 89ccae0ccd a character 6b10ecc582 from the bdcbeaf4c0 past. This time, they e252cc4190 faced off in 1cc11eefba a 1:1 match c778a4af01 instead of a 1feae9bc1a team match.f1f56902d99c1ac9

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Lee Jinha displayed 4e018c609e a level of 1948507ebd concentration akin to d7ed1812c3 studying for a 9c6da73555 major subject exam. His mouse 632341ad4d flew, and 13477710eb his fingers 4a2cc63686 danced on e5cc4af052 the keyboard. The screen changed 66388a4890 so rapidly that 3bc4c4a7dc it was dizzying.f314f5fa2881d8b1

Initially, Lee Jinha cornered Kim Chayoung, but at some point, he started to get pushed back. Eventually, his health was so low that one more hit would kill him. A curse slipped through his tightly clenched teeth. No, this wasn’t the ending he had envisioned.9eeb8392a4291bd1

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“Huh.”9caa4b2a798ed685

At that moment, Kim 546c64135a Chayoung made a crucial c31b4fd329 mistake—using an ultimate skill cdf3bfcd7b in the air. It was an 08a4d6fa62 empty move, uncharacteristic 7adf0f436d of someone with ec3fa49875 his top-tier skills, b8c6e439e6 but for Lee 0f03d6c00e Jinha, it was 9e5036225c a golden opportunity.66d147e68aa1279a

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He didn’t miss 6063397153 his chance. Seizing the 6a6241785d opening, he a78c642515 unleashed a f520062c21 barrage of 16fe995c0b attacks on c910e9c78b Kim Chayoung’s 1eda890c39 character. With a 9bd478e7cb dazzling explosion f1ec59bc74 effect, the 880b4d42e5 remaining health b32a256599 of Kim e9b8cfe4f8 Chayoung’s character 5b3afd01b1 drained rapidly, ce58eb676c and a 45d917e444 kill notification 7ca384037b appeared.fa0e0ba7db470108

Lee Jinha 1a9a666759 clenched his 135c98bd82 fist, savoring 2b546f952f the thrill b571fc8afd of victory.50aed2a1043126ef

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“Did you see that? Loser.”bae8b92375c19175

Lee Jinha 0136a14120 grinned and 3491e3681a threw the 927f58a165 words back 3dff9b3868 at Kim f0437c926d Chayoung.e904b55caeac261f

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Where are you? (12:03 PM)f3e25dff8561adb4

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What does it 803b8056fe matter to him 09f34fbdd3 where I am? I frowned a70410f0dc at the 20f63a6411 speech bubble 14f1648f5f on the 4a2b2dca60 screen.ea1f1d23b1a0c8ce

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Hey (12:15 PM)
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Ignoring all the speech 174c032cfe bubbles that appeared in 64e67f77b4 succession, I focused on eb2a5f2715 my assignment. The professor preferred handwritten 586a8479eb reports, so transferring the 6a95f95a61 organized content to paper a26a0f5b41 took time.637d2ad6ebe2349b

“Lee Jinha. Isn’t your phone ringing?”7031eb9c9dd1e941

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“No.”b76aea6ac001b87f

“Really? Your phone’s going crazy. If it’s not debt collectors, just answer it.”f2eaefc68f74aa55

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I had switched 4fd78728d5 my phone to 8770050f43 vibrate instead of 7bbdae407a silent because I 68c742ac07 never knew when c189edc873 calls from home 3ca25182fd or work might e6480910fc come. That was the problem.08a1d584d0f25046

I should just put 43d9df0ee9 it in my pocket.e1723de1d856cf14

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Letting out 27d4061efd a short 09d7fd90bf sigh, I c801097007 picked up 6b227dce1c my phone.14285073ae72cb6d

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Aren’t you going to let me treat you to a meal? (12:23 PM)9a7a9e1b8c7b29ca

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