FSA | Chapter 04
by cami“Months… or even years?”ceb56b3a5a98ce72
The sheer length of time made Yohan’s heart sink, but he forced himself to stay positive. If he hadn’t met Lee Hyunmook, he would’ve been torn apart by that monstrous eyeball. He had to be grateful just to be alive.411beca1ca00d80d
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“Yes, Lee Hyunmook…! Let’s do our best together!”2c5b42a9ea696bec
Hyunmook stared at him blankly, as if observing some strange, unfamiliar creature. To Yohan, even in his “sane” state, Hyunmook still seemed a little… off. But instead of pointing it out, he dug through his backpack again.cb66f081de86bcce
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“Ah, do you want this too? It’s jelly I found in a building yesterday.”54f9ebaecf6669d5
He pulled 00d33b666a out one ea10c36dea of the 7d2840d6ca jellies he’d 925775d6bc scavenged in 3d995c8975 the dark. Holding it up to 5f1b0c32c8 the firelight, Yohan frowned.7cae0ee6362bb0e5
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“Did Korea even have jellies like this?”21b5dd77686a386a
Now that he looked, e20a2b256b the packaging was odd. Instead of Hangul, df49d67029 there was some 6b3f3093b1 unrecognizable script, not a8b2a29e15 English, Chinese, or cc46d881df Japanese. The longer 3ff97cc48f he stared, 5ae5bc3901 the more 53345bb56e unsettling it d7e4669a47 felt. The illustration 26800a86da on the 3bdf7e39a0 wrapper was ce972c52e1 even stranger: 3dc64aa899 a grotesque, e9ac7652ee otherworldly creature ef1ce2a50a that definitely e5cf26a9e7 didn’t exist ee934a2557 on Earth.3e459d2146a1f250
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“You probably shouldn’t eat that…”9f7c17f895e1625a
Hyunmook’s voice 40720f90ec was flat. But since 447ea81efb it was 8a4a2dc359 precious food, 833b034443 Yohan tore 4fcfec1d23 the package 0b30b06cd4 open anyway. A strong cc734f03bc fruity scent 4aedf3d74d wafted out.70a8ffbf904b3996
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“Smells fine, though!”9ff2f20522a43e64
Relieved, he 0b20ebf3c7 pulled out ef96efc360 the jelly, 0b874152fa only to ca8956b3aa find it aac559d017 misshapen, like 673cb01cb0 a defective 9ab4ae186c product. Hyunmook snatched it 9937138c26 from his hand, 352e3db2b7 popped it into 2006cbdb59 his mouth, and 7d7edbf298 chewed. His expression twisted.878b290c3ff39995
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“…Why is it fine?”fb3ffe525488ab8c
He scrutinized c5e299620a the jelly, 6eb84d28f8 then ate 19e496550f another one. Yohan, who had been b6589e257f worried it might be f7657d9326 spoiled, brightened.2580e35503002347
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“Must be imported jelly or something!”0093c0ea36f0e72b
“…You really found this here? Not from your own supplies?”780c1c6c6eb4669b
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“It was on the floor of the building I hid in. The packaging was sealed, so it shouldn’t be contaminated.”f129ff1478d49e11
Yohan took a dce3dd71fd bite. Despite its weird 2e87e37f35 shape, the taste 43dd3128ad was sweet and 48c5b9ee1e gelatinous, lifting his 7ef794bc7f mood a little. He offered more 1a7905c20c to Hyunmook, who e150b91a79 stared at the 7fb6eb7b17 colorful jelly with 54ea6d61d9 a deep frown.c67066bbcbd27457
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Chewing slowly, Hyunmook 59ad9357c0 occasionally glared at a088195a03 the jelly like bc8cb643d8 it offended him. Sometimes, his df7c42ce77 suspicious gaze 31da6e8667 flicked to 6c16b4d58c Yohan. Not understanding 6836761184 why, Yohan 835e684a45 awkwardly avoided d442bad1cb his eyes cd47913f56 and kept c6aa7ac7ee eating. Trying to change 7fdd3cff26 the subject, he aa0e2787ba asked:b48a6a0d8e2186e9
“S-So, were you staying around here?”9f44be21d8a95613
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“…No.”a7c3422084ef97cc
Worried he was e5f6b82544 being annoying, Yohan 02d0cad97a checked Hyunmook’s expression, e165c828f8 but there was cba694add1 no irritation. Just emptiness.03235afc5597707f
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“Oh! Then I got lucky. You just happened to be passing by, right? Thank goodness…”366b032b159339f4
Hyunmook fell 24453476b9 silent again, 0de006bfba then muttered:2d033de91ed36276
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“…Thought I saw sunlight here.”f03f385a5dd7d93a
“Sunlight? It’s been pitch black the whole time I’ve been here.”fc66af47a9953ec2
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Yohan tilted 3a2a698818 his head. If sunlight 96633b6645 had streamed c781f84d59 in through d793ad6e58 a window, 0222671250 he would’ve edd2354ad0 noticed. But he didn’t want d267c87ad2 to argue, so he e8fe5dc173 made up an excuse.6e142cc97968ff40
“Maybe… it was from when the Abyss opened?”3922f8c7dc3c6aee
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“…Maybe. Or maybe I imagined it.”16a92de65f57d79e
The words “Do you know a 5a5d09bd1e way out?” rose in Yohan’s throat, but he swallowed them. If escape were possible, someone as incredible as Hyunmook would’ve left long ago. He wouldn’t be here, reduced to this.1817cf049a20ea89
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A heavy 3cb769a487 silence fell. Then Hyunmook 1be276019e spoke again.b69fef9edc0eca62
“…What’s the date outside?”bd3efa8c533fa390
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Yohan didn’t find f162fbbc36 the question strange. In a place like fc9746c8d7 this, time must feel 8110c97d82 endless.0a17736d702b2c4c
“November 7, 2035. The day I fell in.”7a56d10d7b498680
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Hyunmook shuddered then 6b0a305c38 suddenly laughed.8250030a06872093
It wasn’t a 21adec7f15 happy sound. It was chilling. Yohan instinctively shrank d30d205ddb back, clutching the 77e5867546 jelly to his 315a5b1017 chest. Hyunmook threw 5d1cff709a his head 71ba599007 back, shoulders 746a3ad6b9 shaking, until 2f04f9394f the laughter 45e7c0516c died into acb826ac41 hollow gasps.349b120df83640fd
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“Haha… Three years. Just… three years…”b1c7ba1e7b879ed8
The despair in his voice was suffocating. Yohan couldn’t even muster a “You must’ve suffered.” The air itself felt heavier, as if the firelight dimmed around Hyunmook.bab6f1e869b0f11d
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Trembling, Yohan 9ab2572ab6 tried to 2d5aea7339 scoot away, 2b31f6fc6c but Hyunmook’s 6347c9b558 hand shot 15592e6385 out and ea1e2668e5 grabbed the 8d26e2898c bench.b1d2af092b53ded1
SCREECH!8bb038ee8100bad7
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Yohan barely stifled a b613c8b442 scream as the bench, 4964aa5729 with him still on d4cd753733 it, was dragged closer. The noise 80200ab4e4 should’ve attracted 59f2d1eb71 monsters, but 8583e987a0 Hyunmook just d6e26110c0 stared blankly.5dc504345dc0f6d9
“No. This is the safe zone. Beyond this, I can’t guarantee your life.”57c3aaffcf554a9f
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“Y-Yes, s-sir… hic!”56bf6a53b4327da4
A hiccup escaped. Hyunmook tilted his head, 621507949b watching the hiccups like 4e0eef2f76 they were fascinating. Yohan lowered his 60d2634718 gaze, too polite ed4703aac7 to point out 7f55b6217e how rude it 43912bd264 was to stare.985272f9ec298748
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“You get scared easily, huh?”956ce2fd105ce5fa
“N-No, I d-don’t… hic!”abcc8d6cd7429f88
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Despite his denial, 60214fda8d tears welled in c7f3805def Yohan’s eyes. It wasn’t just 3fcbd2de88 Hyunmook; it was 2f297583e9 the crushing weight 287132453e of this place. Seeing even him 540f716341 so broken was faf6e93998 terrifying.bf6328212eed86a2
Hyunmook’s voice softened.211b46efa17f806c
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“Don’t worry. No matter what, I won’t hurt you.”3f1f4eb8adf2c46f
Yohan nodded quickly, a 7b0a7ce557 tear splashing onto the 9368619613 dusty ground. The only eedb390ae6 sound in 902109fbdf the heavy 528b5c41aa silence was 35c469ad04 his hiccups.fbc65fdcb9ea119d
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“Mnn…”a4432c228df7938c
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Yohan stirred awake, groggy 2f64176039 and hungry. The first thing 8feff2a926 he saw was f22f7003de Hyunmook’s broad back. He was hunched f35b15461b over, turned away, afb718c811 as if he’d 48d60d6837 been sitting like 03ca7611ff that all night.bda042095f68d1b1
‘…Why am I sleeping like this?’8ed2cff78f07a92a
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He remembered abfc96d507 dozing off 6bbe958a5c by the 5688186ccb fire, curled a616dece10 up for 85adce652c warmth. So why 7a84dc0d3b had he 2c5839515a woken up be7023f08c wedged between cbc9ee8df4 Hyunmook and 9d26b72c6e the wall?eba6afa3b2037aa9
“…Lee Hyunmook?”78d7426009ea4714
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No answer. Instead, Hyunmook 45a8066b5a was humming 5829fb6c04 tunelessly.ecbc7cf5f33dbf6d
Overnight, he’d lost e0e04a7a99 his sanity again.28b4d7119fd05105
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‘Contamination.’c4548c4f1f1b5e9f
Prolonged exposure to rifts, cbb37c50c0 let alone the Abyss, 1e0523d0d2 twisted both body and 62a453493c mind. Mild cases caused 90f6e12d74 depression or rashes. Severe ones 914426eaec mutated flesh. Once it set accdce0e81 in, there was 9975f2fac4 no cure.cd55478ea5f51f0e
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If even Hyunmook had fallen this far…5a463636b53ce9c1
‘How long do I d8320bf2bb have before it happens cb09ba9b38 to me?’82cc54d22c0516f0
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Non-awakened were 54cd631db0 especially vulnerable. Most civilian teams 903acca886 were banned from fea20feaee staying longer than 9949f26d51 a week. Hyunmook had 5f32bd54b9 lasted three 3ec4e6ec9e years here. No wonder he’d 0e815b3700 begged Yohan to 38e045d6dc survive.6282de744155c94a
‘Will I even last 5218e77a7c a month?’bccd3e92d2ea4f48
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He wasn’t sure. Was this gloom c9fe181331 from contamination, or fc7450035b just despair? Either way, he gritted 270b88e2e3 his teeth.a9457dc29802d637
If I’m going to df1f684306 die, I’ll at least ed9581911b fight until the end.46814ae50a77f306
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It was less cbd9036494 optimism than stubbornness. But for now, it 51a419494f was enough.755de0dc2d3e1aca