[ Joonghyuk would never poison food. He will just poison Jason with his existence. ]
I knew the basics before when I lived a normal life with my sister, but basics are basics. Poison is a good motivator and the Murim had the most delicious dumplings.
[ Sometimes fear of death, love for a thing, and necessity mix. ]
You all had to gather your own resources on the island?
Yes and no. [A careful shrug.] They'd feed us meals at the mansion in between us dragging ourselves out of the jungle, half of us dead; finding corpses; and pointing fingers at a fake trial.
Anything else you had to scavenge, or see if Ivan would give you. But it wasn't like here. There was only one place. Just the island with the jungle, the beach, the mansion, and a hole you figured out later was where the dead went. You know, if you died.
You came with what you had one you, so I had more than only my gun.
[Stop. He's rowdy. He has a smart mouth which is half his problem. But he can clean dishes well.]
Hate to break it to you, pal, but I've lived on my own since I was about thirteen until I stayed with some single, rich guy for maybe half a year before dying.
He glances at Joonghyuk, making a weird face.] Who said I wanted anything? [The furrowed brows ease.] I don't want anything.
[He goes back to washing dishes.]
I lived with my parents until my dad went to jail. Then I lived with my mom until she overdosed. Or that's what I thought at the time. When I came back after I died, I lived on my own.
[Which is true on Jason’s part, though he does not think this as if Joonghyuk doesn’t care in general. He just knows no matter how terrible it is, Joonghyuk won’t try to pat his ass and give him pity.
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I knew the basics before when I lived a normal life with my sister, but basics are basics. Poison is a good motivator and the Murim had the most delicious dumplings.
[ Sometimes fear of death, love for a thing, and necessity mix. ]
You all had to gather your own resources on the island?
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Yes and no. [A careful shrug.] They'd feed us meals at the mansion in between us dragging ourselves out of the jungle, half of us dead; finding corpses; and pointing fingers at a fake trial.
Anything else you had to scavenge, or see if Ivan would give you. But it wasn't like here. There was only one place. Just the island with the jungle, the beach, the mansion, and a hole you figured out later was where the dead went. You know, if you died.
You came with what you had one you, so I had more than only my gun.
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[ HOLES, EVERYWHERE. He remembers Jason saying maybe he'd prefer the island.
... One week like that. He imagines for maybe a moment. Niah tilts his head. ]
What have you been doing here?
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[Which is why he had been so ???????? about Joonghyuk's hole (stop) until it seemed like it was unrelated. It's fine. There's more than one hole.]
With what? Am I supposed to be doing something?
[He glances from Niah to Joonghyuk, slowly, like he's waiting for Joonghyuk to try to pry.]
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Then back up at Jason. ]
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What? I'm a big boy. I can order from the restaurant.
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How is it?
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A sort of indifferent, not wholly pleased shrug.]
It's food. It keeps me alive. Hasn't poisoned me yet, luckily.
[It's so-so.]
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[what do you want from him old man]
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[ we're here ]
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looks at Joonghyuk. Then he glances at Niah with the empty bowl poised in his hands.
He looks at Joonghyuk again.]
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Yeah.
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Taking the plate, he's going to wash the dishes now. ]
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He does not let the plate go. He holds it in a firm grip and looks Joonghyuk in the eyes.
And snatches it back to instead be the one to wash the dishes.]
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[ WHAT IS HAPPENING
is Jason just going to wash his single plate. ]
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Cleaning up.
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We can leave it to staff, you know.
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[Hmph.]
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[ JASon. ]
Do you live on your own now?
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Hate to break it to you, pal, but I've lived on my own since I was about thirteen until I stayed with some single, rich guy for maybe half a year before dying.
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actually, fuck it ]
What do you want from me?
[ WHY DO YOU KEEP BEING A SHIT TO HIM ]
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He glances at Joonghyuk, making a weird face.] Who said I wanted anything? [The furrowed brows ease.] I don't want anything.
[He goes back to washing dishes.]
I lived with my parents until my dad went to jail. Then I lived with my mom until she overdosed. Or that's what I thought at the time. When I came back after I died, I lived on my own.
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He makes a weird face back at him and his tail lashes back and forth. Brat. ]
You always end up telling me too much.
[ But he doesn’t sound angry about that. ]
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[Which is true on Jason’s part, though he does not think this as if Joonghyuk doesn’t care in general. He just knows no matter how terrible it is, Joonghyuk won’t try to pat his ass and give him pity.
Which he appreciates.]
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Pity and sympathy doesn't help or save anyone.
[ don't ask why he's asking things at all don't perceive ]
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