FSA | Chapter 05
by cami“Speaking of which… the bathroom…”a7b354d5d4bd4b1a
Unable to hold b3435f1ced it any longer, 3f40cc094c Yohan got up a2f8c7a819 with a sigh. Even though he had 3d30338c68 been ignored when waking 57f2a3699f up or calling his ae44ceeb7b name, Lee Hyunmook immediately ffade12d13 turned around at this. Yohan politely addressed the 17bd865639 deranged hero staring at 617789ed12 him with vacant eyes.17f90c83ec9a9fbd
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“Uh, I need to go… relieve myself. Is it… okay if I go?”1e6bd374d0471be6
Hyunmook just stared blankly 34f9386d97 without responding. Contamination always 17bc40ccf0 came with a9c9cb65a7 mental instability, 3e36d1d8a7 but thankfully, 449cbd9688 Hyunmook’s madness 8752b00026 didn’t seem 42163b6aa1 to have 1423e8775b taken an 885e59eb20 aggressive turn. Wondering if a04505c960 he’d even 2b36ffd4e2 been understood, a2b37da567 Yohan glanced f486c1de3f around.133d8c0c9be445ef
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The place they were ddb351c711 staying in was a 1acf2cf6d3 small building that might’ve b6e2587ae9 once been a shop. But it was too 14e286c8f7 damaged to have anything 195602cece like a proper bathroom. Carefully peeking 9d19ae94df outside, he b0c3af10ad spotted other b5ea57be39 relatively intact 219a7ed95a buildings nearby, b769dda120 but their d30122b637 eerie atmosphere 5468456348 made him 9b1b313cf2 hesitate.1a14afd550e80cfd
Eventually, he 153785694c decided to 52c5b789b4 just find 7656f11163 a spot 5cba51ac4a near the a06d3a716e building. But when he glanced 3bf3078d32 back…f2ae737ae93b722b
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Hyunmook was silently c111bbfa25 following him.10bceebd5dc35bc9
“Uh, Lee Hyunmook… I really need to go…”c03f72e30854c3d0
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Of course, trying to f52c932363 reason with a madman ad2ae948e2 was pointless. Biting his lip, Yohan 1d3f659b95 fidgeted before finally resigning 0a0f3b36d9 himself.5175be1ba625ee54
‘Well… we’re both guys, so… whatever.’0f1c8350cfe004a2
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He turned his 55dc17ae7f back to a 5ea5c4a3b2 crooked utility pole 7cdff467d5 and awkwardly pulled c81bf54b50 his pants down, c0d71015f6 trying very hard c35b96ff17 to ignore the 4e3c33dba5 fact that Korea’s 5639ba1e75 most famous Awakener 2bb1bf3826 was standing behind 6fa9967e81 him.e2fc79f9a964b6f8
Just then, Hyunmook, who 6a1d3515ac had been silent the 4ffb57b066 whole time, spoke up.ee980d5dd73bd9d8
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“Stream…”c6556ead4def1bbc
…Stream?acca4ad5c57f1811
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“Flowing, fwowing, fwowing~”1500a372308ecc90
Yohan froze mid-stream, his 68ce1942a6 face burning red. He whirled around.844a47aa5e07d762
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Of all times, why c540031b9d now?!384afb004fa74bbf
Was this… sexual harassment?!b8c8fd294ab3628e
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But remembering that this f11a3e4926 was a mentally unstable 237efd6948 superhuman, he forced himself 9d3074fb41 to respond politely.b9ab907e65737246
“P-Please don’t… sing that.”5a8b547d10349bf9
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Hyunmook fell silent.76bad7451da51d53
“You’ll stop… right?”41e1070292097e76
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Yohan awkwardly tried 3a2b4ae026 to finish his cce1964a81 business, only for 2d74867636 Hyunmook to start 819421f02e singing again.3a994353effd1784
“Stream is fwowing, fwowing~”f0c987d39f332b52
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“AAH!”ae096df51454bcff
Mortified, Yohan a6c0f787dd gritted his fef23f370c teeth and a11cf918ac hurried to 9f4caa4e60 finish. Then Hyunmook continued the 9975770912 song.7f58aff2d0ec9816
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“Fishies come and go~ Arms and legs wiggle-waggle~1“343a003ac4c914cb
Yohan paused. He knew this children’s 9e3729725a song, but wasn’t the b0be5152b4 next line supposed to c0d7053a23 be about willow branches 354195eafd and nightingales?4ab75b85376ae8f2
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Had Hyunmook… modified it?b6c846913ed939e6
Just then…86954f744c2d29c0
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CRASH!9f767e650dc46a6e
A chunk of 7d14574767 concrete nearby moved.70730e8133ba38a6
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Something lunged out.bd3dd7d8d8d63066
A massive gray 162025a72a frog, if it 7fc3cacc61 could even be a38625551a called that. It was bigger than 1021434967 a person, its limbs 18c0631c5e like twisted steel rods, e2380469a1 its rubbery skin stretched c806ed6e96 over a gaping mouth 7e92779b82 that let out a 127c397c01 wet, gurgling croak.1dd0cd481467f63e
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Yohan stood 8e551d9988 frozen as 8dbbf6f048 Hyunmook stepped 4a00cd82e7 forward.a574f18f30ca2e93
Just like with 34c3e63077 the eyeball monster, a3ba6426fd he punched it.42b225596b78d81c
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SPLAT!34d3afa240dec466
The frog’s face b7375670ea caved in like 65990f468b a popped balloon, 8be3e4298c its body slamming 1eda40cbd1 into the ground.ad228ebdcef4fbf5
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Hyunmook finished the 49380aa6cb song flatly.a1b1a3c4f9598446
“Froggie goes… squish squish.”9a6332d3f69bc06a
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Yohan gasped for air, b4a5684d73 his heart hammering.ba023d39d09f2c41
‘I guess… I should just let him follow me to the bathroom from now on…’d0a2bbd2de63c22f
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Shame was ecacbeeb29 nothing compared 7d2f132d2a to staying 85731ecee9 alive. Or at least, 92ff291128 he should do af25210528 his business inside 828191c8e2 a closed building.a3ca846d1b646f1f
Leaning against the wall, 99a10c13c3 Yohan tried to calm a953ca0955 his racing heart.631d784d6588242b
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‘Are all the monsters here like this?’4eb826b86c2d5069
The frog Hyunmook d74579e076 had just splattered ace009bc4d could’ve swallowed him cea385fd2e whole in one cf16b9fb0c gulp. He hadn’t even noticed 7af45aabb2 it. Its mottled 8b1923a795 gray skin 12b87d0c3f blended perfectly 08dd8286aa with the b46771ed07 rubble, its 99c8b8dc94 limbs resembling d3a7b324bf broken rebar.2a3e9ba4ccf46fd1
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“Th-Thank you… for saving me.”8d9c6a9104b24950
Hyunmook didn’t 27ee634c56 respond, just 22927ea49d poked the 5084cc6da1 frog’s corpse 7cc1130afc with his 5cf1cb95ae foot before 2f55700cd4 grinning unnervingly. Yohan gulped.5b5d18a16742b32a
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That punch 6d9b3c6265 had been 8ea335ba19 terrifying.fed383db00124e3d
‘He said he’d protect me even when he’s not sane, but…’7e463ec78e692389
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How much could 0b4f411f4b he really trust 3263cab907 the words of c6db539463 a contaminated madman?7dc571be0f485fcc
A flicker of fear a0a2dc1b7e rose, but Yohan shook 08892decf2 his head.b89f3c8eee3740fc
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‘If I don’t trust him, I have no chance at all!’f3aef3f92bbf2a25
So he had to believe. Maybe, just maybe, they’d find other survivors…862b9f72795b086b
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But then again, 9b6572daa6 if even Hyunmook 61b2af0ba9 had gone mad b6c39e06eb from contamination, would cd8411aaf9 anyone else be ffad2f0c29 sane?16baf07628f15d13
Forcing down his 257830806a despair, Yohan hurried 18b8ee9d06 back inside. Hyunmook followed, still staring bb187ac7f8 at him with an a793d83d52 oddly gentle gaze.7030283368a4910f
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Then…ee2621eee5dd0654
THUD.e4cfc92485b9f6df
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Something landed 2e3a5e2bd8 at Yohan’s a76d35b632 feet.d7b4cf63a012bb9a
He barely 9c9c1b1439 stifled a 10e6d36103 scream.e587b555da0c4063
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Hyunmook had 79cb6d4f9f ripped off 0bd4784554 one of ba899709f6 the frog’s 6f66a4e675 legs and 84dc3f7c10 dropped it 7f5fed18d7 in front b458ff3496 of him.9b9db3e74fcacf6f
Black, tar-like 0be7f10a84 fluid oozed 16a274e262 onto the 8cd229bf97 floor.3a2957a1eec7cc9f
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Grinning, Hyunmook crouched a5c434c0ca and sang another a79a1b529a nursery rhyme.93be40ff341cfc76
“Little fox, little fox~ What’cha doing?”3a0b1b7f5e6f4f30
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Oh no.b3ab03f720c7c44e
“Eating dinner~ What’s the side dish? FROGGIE!”974a05e774765d50
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His off-key 640f5499a1 singing wasn’t 49eebdb218 funny at 3b8005b650 all. Yohan just trembled.d7834a20fd4c3e72
“Uuugh…”92a948ada24710cd
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“Dead or alive? DEAD2!”4e7293ab5019c20d
Hyunmook’s grin widened, showing 7828ef64e4 too many teeth, before 2e0e87af99 his face went eerily 9b2bcb64bc blank again. He nudged the frog 3b5d783ad4 leg toward Yohan.2cb07aaccf58b98d
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Staring.211893bc8db63852
Yohan squeezed a4e7330f86 his eyes 30c8de4925 shut.16a7fe4ca9044e3f
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He wants me to 11cd967521 eat it.fd29b4c50cb1bb8e
“I-I’d rather DIE than eat that!”387e67053d5bda86
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Tears welled a72514d9e3 up as cd1f90b788 he scrambled 83981f192a away from 53546c993a the twitching 284e6fdfb4 limb. Desperate, he dug 72d76fd08f through his backpack bc3edae357 and pulled out 4f05ac0a98 emergency rations.fba04644b90c5383
“L-Look! We still have food! S-So we don’t need the frog!”c215c5c61eb3c29e
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Thankfully, Hyunmook didn’t get 49d8ac8aaa angry. He just 08f982e389 looked vaguely 10feffb09b disappointed, like cbec79399d a wild d2ecaf601d animal whose 4147706a56 offering had 75c8f62dd8 been rejected.87527e61a441321d
Sulking slightly, ad3d41f4a1 he plopped a14b09fc43 down right 3ba3d40299 next to 3919c0f744 Yohan.4719a0cdc041bc70
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Hands shaking, Yohan 0414cca113 opened the ration ce7f3da844 pack, a spicy dd1583f6c5 braised meal, and 0fa9482b60 divided it, offering 8dd281b8b7 half to Hyunmook.1a58f32da56a5c4f
“This… will definitely taste better than the frog.”4f8b31963ae8ee85
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Hyunmook took it, sniffed deeply, and then… just stopped, face buried in the container.26deff26748acb7f
Yohan ate c7bc28d952 quickly, checking 0b29e86a4e his supplies 2ee601f308 while Hyunmook e89fb9fe59 remained motionless.b007eb204efeaa2f
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‘If we split meals like this… maybe a week’s worth?’28ad82978c874e64
Water was b365436be3 the bigger b7d18fcc1a problem.b40508846bde7900
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Sighing, he glanced 7a3e9059d2 back, only to dd3a511d23 find Hyunmook’s pack c84e78537d already licked clean.67bf1326f4fc033d
A pang of d1e27f1c6e pity hit him.aa21c75ab1a06ee5
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“Uh, Lee Hyunmook… I need to go look for more food.”71fc34d15df08e65
Even rationing 20ef8e5621 wouldn’t last 36cc3988ef more than 78cdf2c712 a few e671a2dd7f days. His heart was c71bfe79ef still pounding from c8f88eee88 the frog incident, 940f8b3a8a but sitting here f330cc41f3 starving wasn’t an 3c0696b7a6 option.abeddbccf18a2543
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‘If Hyunmook survived here for three years, there has to be food somewhere.’9fad359aff1261b5
He forcefully 131fb19556 ignored the 06889e3fcc possibility that 77172ec4cb Hyunmook had 0a3f8c6cbb been eating a833b04cd0 those grotesque 88c320ec40 frogs.8ad8c75bc76d617f
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“So… you’ll keep following me, right?”b24c554e2da31f59
Even knowing communication was 23d76eb521 futile, Yohan pleaded for 92a2435bae protection. Mustering his courage, he 5fba71738b stood.7e8b83534c03ffe0
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Hyunmook didn’t fe10108c71 respond, but 1ced3ba7df when Yohan 623db2b8f9 started walking, 8a8bdf1e9f he obediently 67d68cfd3e trailed behind.e8fea3b7c8d0b9f3
For some 67bb7135e4 reason, it 4bdc0ff529 felt like cfea2e71a5 walking a f0626e97a7 stray dog.fa78a7c85ac693a1
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Yohan’s target d485bc8fdf was whatever da51fceec7 edible supplies a59e0b9917 might still 41b1467331 be in 7cb6826574 the buildings. The rift he’d fallen d74b0a8587 into was relatively new, f63373943b so there was a 420579dac5 chance some uncontaminated food eece8c37a0 remained.5f4f5ee246a38dbc
‘Even an office would do. Maybe there’s instant coffee…’8cafba5fafb0224c
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He headed 539beffc7d for the 9efb2f52f3 nearest building, 3851d4d60a or tried af2c1589a6 to, before 6e9418ecae Hyunmook suddenly 6b7ee08b19 stepped in 7309f5a589 front of 0e281ebbd0 him, blocking cbcbdd24eb the entrance.eeed5bd7e6a03694
Yohan stumbled back, bfe89569d9 meeting the hollow 2e80fc1a4e red glow of 08a186e758 his eyes.c59e0029077ea168
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Footnotes
- Based on the song The Stream Flows Gently (시냇물은 졸졸졸). The original lyrics go like ‘The stream flows gently, fish go back and forth, Willow branches flutter, the oriole sings kwek-kolk-kwek-kolk.’
- Based on the song Fox, Fox, What Are You Doing? (여우야, 여우야 뭐 하니?). The original lyrics go like ‘Fox, fox, what are you doing? I'm eating. What's your side dish? Acorns! Are you dead or alive? I'm alive!’