›› 2nd round

[regressive]

Who ■ Joonghyuk & others
What ■ Catch-all
When ■ Second month
Where ■ All over
Content Warnings ■ YJH as usual

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[regressive]

I'm not doing that.

[ Potato pal his ass!!! ]

He has enough pals already.

[ Like Brambles... ]

[dapples]

...

[ Pause. Said playfully: ]

Are you jealous?

[regressive]

What?

[ !!! ]

Why would I be?

[dapples]

[ He shrugs! ] I don't know! Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick. But you really don't seem to like Hien.

[regressive]

You defended him during the tournament, so...

[ Someone here certainly did his share of overthinking!!! ]

[dapples]

I just thought it was a bit mean seeing everyone gang up on him like that.

[regressive]

That's all?

[ Well, at least he's not denying that it was mean. But Hien was being mean first!!! ]

[dapples]

That's all.

[ you jealous goofball ]

[regressive]

So you don't like Hien at all?

[ It's not over yet. ]

[dapples]

I told you, I don't know him! I don't know how I can like or dislike someone I don't know.

[regressive]

Just making sure. And you've got a bit nervous there...

[ With his eyebrows raised, Joonghyuk is about to say something about not letting Hien steal Brambles from him (unhinged behavior), but the loud ping coming from the oven reaches his ears before he gets the chance to speak up again. ]

Don't take such risks for him. Or anyone else.

[ That's what he says in the end. ]

[dapples]

All right ... if you insist. [ Saved by the potato! ]

Ah, they're ready! Let's see how these look ...

[ He crouches and removes the potatoes from the oven. After peeling the foil back, he can see they're cooked to perfection! ]

Oh! Amazing! [ Brambles takes a knife and cuts a cross shape in the potato's body. ] Now we just need to pour the beans into this orifice right here!

[regressive]

[ If he could only pour hot beans into Hien's orifices (kinky)... alas. His consolation prize is stuffing a jacket potato with beans. ]

I'm not sure if I'm happy with the result, but you'll be the judge of that.

[ He needs to master cooking jacket potatoes with beans eventually. ]

[dapples]

Then season it! Your potato, your rules!

[ Words to live by!! ]

[regressive]

[ Is the world ready for jacket potatoes with baked beans and kimchi, though...

Joonghyuk does it in a more traditional way—he simply adds salt and the final touch is grated cheese sprinkled on top of the beans. ]

Here.

[ He's a bit nervous about Brambles tasting it... he's never felt like this before. ]

[dapples]

Ooh, cheese and beans! A classic. Let's give this a try then.

[ Moment of truth ... Brambles sinks his fork into the fluffy potato, collecting the beans onto the fork along with some of the melted gooey cheese. Visually, it looks delicious. But what will it taste like?

Munch ... munch ...

And then, he smiles. ]

Wow! That's amazing! You need to try some, Punisher! [ Open wide, here comes the plane! Brambles is going to feed him!! ]

[regressive]

Amazing?

[ Well, he's great at cooking but this is a bit unexpected. Actually, he's already decided that he's going to try making jacket potatoes with beans at least once a week... if Mia doesn't protest that, obviously. ]

I can eat on—

[ No, he can't eat on his own. The potato plane lands in his mouth and he frowns because he's not a baby... ]

[dapples]

Hee hee! [ He giggles, clearly amused by the spoonfeeding gesture. ] Well? How does it taste?

[regressive]

Could have been spicier.

[ Oh my. ]

But not bad. A little strange... but not bad.

[ Culture shock at its finest. ]

[dapples]

Really? Well, that's a win in my book! I'm so glad you like it!

[regressive]

It would be nice to... eat it... [ His voice is becoming much softer. ] Offline.

[ Not just offline, but offline with Brambles. ]

[dapples]

Maybe one day you will.

[ Said fondly, warmly. ]

I meant it when I told you I want to visit Korea as a prospective location to do my PhD.

[regressive]

This beta might end before that happens.

[ No, it's very likely it will end. They have each other's socia media information, but Joonghyuk can't shake off this sense of urgency. ]

[dapples]

But you have my socials and my email, don't you?

[ The game is immersive, but ... they can keep in touch. Little does Brambles know he'll be enjoying potatoes in real life with Punisher very soon. ]

[regressive]

I do.

[ It will be much different, though. Exchanging messages obviously isn't the same as immersing themselves in the world of Fragment where the technology allows them to spend time as if they were in the same country. ]

Never mind. Let's eat.

[ He can worry about this alone. ]