Nice to See You — Chapter 23
Dialogue Transcript
Dialogue Transcript Nice to See You — Chapter 23 78
HA...
Mr. Kwon Jiseong Did you get home safely?
"YOU'RE SUCH AN INTERESTING PERSON."
AH, COME TO THINK OF IT...
"I ACTUALLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO WAS REALLY SICK..."
"THEY ALWAYS GOT ATTENTION AND OPPORTUNITIES SO EASILY."
I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS... BUT IT SEEMED LIKE JAEYI REALLY HATED HIM...
...SO THAT'S WHY HE WAS EVEN ANGRIER...
I CAN'T REACH HIM, AND I'M SAYING STUPID THINGS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE JUST FUCKBUDDIES...
MMPH
IF EITHER OF US CATCHES FEELINGS, THIS RELATIONSHIP IS OVER.
HA...
BUT IF THAT HAPPENS...
WILL I BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO HOW THINGS USED TO BE...?
BACK TO THE KO IDEUM WHO WAS ALL ALONE...?
Did you get home safely? 7:12 PM
Yes, thank you for asking.
You’re coming today, right? I can pick you up.
Where are you?
HMM...
DID JAEYI FIND OUT...?
IS THAT WHY HE'S NOT COMING...?
JISEONG, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? CLASS IS STARTING SOON, AREN'T YOU GOING IN?
MY STUDENT, KO IDEUM... HAVE YOU SEEN HIM AROUND AT ALL?
IDEUM?
HE CAME EARLY TODAY. HE'S ALREADY IN THE POOL.
HE CAME EARLY?
HMM...
IDEUM, LOWER YOUR HEAD A BIT MORE. THAT'S IT...
NICE, YOU'RE DOING GREAT! YOU'RE NOT EVEN STOPPING HALFWAY THROUGH ANYMORE. JUST TRY TO RELAX YOUR LEGS A BIT.
WE'LL TAKE A TEN-MINUTE BREAK!
ADVANCED CLASS, TEN-MINUTE BREAK FOR YOU TOO!
HAA...
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST CHANGE MY TIME SLOT...
AND WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
AH...
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU GOT HERE SO EARLY TODAY, IDEUM. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU IN THE LOCKER ROOM THIS WHOLE TIME.
WHY...?
"HE MESSES WITH WHATEVER CATCHES HIS EYE."
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO GET LUNCH TOGETHER AGAIN TODAY.
AH, NO... TODAY I'M A BIT-
DO YOU HAVE OTHER PLANS?
UH... AH, YES.
WITH JAEYI?
DID HE TELL YOU? THAT WE'RE BROTHERS.
NGH...
WHY DID YOU PRETEND NOT TO KNOW?
THEY SAID YOU KNEW THAT JAEYI REFERRED ME. IS THAT WHY YOU-
WHY I WHAT? DID JAEYI SAY I DID SOMETHING? I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT, IF I DID...
RIGHT FROM THE START, I COULD TELL YOU TWO WEREN'T JUST NORMAL FRIENDS. BUT...
...SINCE HE SAID YOU WERE JUST "FUCKBUDDIES..."
...IT FELT AWKWARD FOR ME TO ACT LIKE I KNEW THE WHOLE SITUATION.
I'M SURE JAEYI WASN'T EXACTLY COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT ME, BUT...HE CAN BE A BIT MUCH SOMETIMES.
I MEAN, WITH THE WAY HE LEFT THOSE MARKS ALL OVER YOU, IT'S ALMOST LIKE...HE WANTED SOMEONE TO SEE.
AH...
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
FOR THE TWO OF THEM JUST BEING "FUCKBUDDIES", KWON JAEYI SURE IS MAKING IT OBVIOUS...
THIS KID LOOKS SO PLAIN AND INNOCENT, BUT WITH A FACE LIKE THAT...
...I WONDER HOW MUCH HE-
AH, CLASS... I-I NEED TO GO...!
HAHA...
IDEUM!
WAIT A SECOND.
WHY ARE YOU RUSHING OFF AGAIN...?
ACTUALLY, THE WHOLE REASON I WAS WAITING THIS MORNING IS BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
THIS IS-
IT'S A COVER-UP TAPE FOR SCARS...
IT'S GENTLE ON THE SKIN AND THE COLOR BLENDS RIGHT IN. IT'S A PRODUCT YOU CAN'T GET IN KOREA.
FOR MY...CHEST...?
I'M NOT FORCING YOU TO USE IT, BUT...I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BETTER THAN WEARING A HEAVY RASH GUARD...
IT'D BE GOOD FOR YOU TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TOO, IDEUM.
I'M SORRY IF IT SEEMS LIKE I TRICKED YOU.
I REALLY JUST WANT THE TWO OF US TO BE FRIENDS. THAT'S IT. NO OTHER REASON.
SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT JAEYI, AND LET'S GRAB FOOD AGAIN SOMETIME, OKAY?
BULLSHIT.
?!
WHO SAYS YOU CAN DO THAT?
IT'S IDEUM'S CHOICE.
Chapter Summary
Nice to See You Chapter 23 opens with Ko Ideum unable to reach Jaeyi and afraid of crossing the line of their friends-with-benefits arrangement. Arriving early at the pool, Ideum confronts Kwon Jiseong, who was waiting for him in the locker room; Jiseong says he knows they are brothers, that he saw the marks Jaeyi left, and gifts him skin-colored concealing tape he brought from abroad for his chest. As Ideum tries to run away, a voice interrupts.