Trapped Together — Chapter 9

DON'T TELL ME...

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS?

THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

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SEON-YUL?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

O-OH, NO! IT'S NOTHING!

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THE REASON FOR A SECOND...

W-WE WERE SO CLOSE...!

That startled

Hmm...

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE LOCK IS BROKEN,

THAT'S WEIRD...

COULD THERE BE SOME OTHER REASON?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY?

I DO!!

I DEFINITELY DO!!

THIS IS EXACTLY

THE SAME PATTERN AS WHEN I GET TRAPPED WITH LEE RO-WOON!!

BUT WHY?

NOTHING EVEN HAPPENED WITH LEE RO-WOON TODAY,

SO WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN...

DID THE CURSE TRANSFER TO JIN-YOUNG?

Hmmm...

I ACTUALLY HAVE A GUESS.

SEON-YUL, AS YOU KNOW, THIS MUSIC BUILDING IS PRETTY OLD AND RUN-DOWN.

THEY WERE SAYING LAST TIME THAT THIS DOOR STICKS PRETTY BADLY,

SO THE FRAME MIGHT HAVE JUST COMPLETELY SAGGED OR SOMETHING.

SEON-YUL, COULD YOU TRY CONTACTING THE TA FIRST?

OH...!

YEAH!

AS FOR ME...

I'LL TRY USING ALL MY STRENGTH...

...TO OPEN IT...?!

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

ARE YOU WRESTLING OR SOMETHING?

I-IT OPENED.

N-N-NO WAY!!

Go do it somewhere else.

HOW DID YOU OPEN IT?!

IT WAS COMPLETELY JAMMED SHUT!!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

IT OPENED INCREDIBLY EASILY.

I-I'M SERIOUS!!

WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WEIRD, WE WERE TRAPPED IN HERE TRYING TO OPEN IT...!

HEY, HEY!

DON'T JUST BRUSH ME OFF, LISTEN TO ME!

AH, F*CK, I GOT IT.

LET GO, I'M GONNA PLAY THE DRUMS.

Not interested.

NO, IT WAS SERIOUSLY TOTALLY STUCK SHUT!!

MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND, WHO I ALWAYS THOUGHT WAS

SO WELL-MANNERED AND GENTLE...

Just how ridiculously strong are you...?!

Die.

SEEING THIS NEW SIDE OF HIM—

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HOW SHOULD I PUT THIS?

JIN-YOUNG...

LOOKS REALLY EXCITED.

WAIT, WAIT!

THE TEMPO KEEPS DRAGGING, SO I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE IT FROM THE TOP.

THE PIANO IS WAY TOO SLOW. Can we please use a metronome...?

S-SORRY...

I THINK YOU'RE JUST NERVOUS AND PUTTING WAY TOO MUCH TENSION INTO YOUR HANDS ON THE KEYS.

Can we please use a metronome...?

YOUR VOCAL SKILLS AREN'T WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE, SO YOU CAN JUST RELAX.

YOU'RE DOING MORE THAN WELL ENOUGH.

LET'S TAKE A SHORT BREAK.

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REST WHEN THINGS AREN'T WORKING OUT.

IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE HANDLING BOTH THE PIANO AND THE VOCALS AT THE SAME TIME, ISN'T IT?

HAHA... IT'S FINE.

IT CAN'T BE HELPED.

SERIOUSLY, WHY DO WE HAVE TO SUFFER LIKE THIS ALL BECAUSE OF THAT FLAKE OF A VILLAIN?!

BUT I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT THAT GUY LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE I SKIPPED THAT CLASS.

WHAT DID HIS FACE EVEN LOOK LIKE?

HE LOOKED MISERABLE AND TOTALLY SKETCHY!

HE WEARS GLASSES AND GAVE OFF A TERRIBLE VIBE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!

I HEARD HE'S RETAKING THE CLASS,

SO WHY IS HE BEING SUCH A NUISANCE TO HIS JUNIORS?!

HONESTLY, HIS LACK OF COMMON SENSE IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL.

HOW COULD HE NOT HAVE COME TO THE PRACTICE ROOM EVEN ONCE?

OK

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF HE TRIES TO JOIN LATE?

WE ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT LETTING HIM OFF!

IF AN UGLY GUY WITH GLASSES COMES IN HERE, YOU CAN JUST BITE HIM.

GOT IT!

I'LL ABSOLUTELY PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE!!

YEAH, YEAH. I'LL TURN A BLIND EYE EVEN IF YOU CAUSE TROUBLE THIS TIME.

SIGH...

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!

...WILL I

ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF...?

THAT ASIDE,

IT'S REALLY BOTHERING ME...

WHY WITH JIN-YOUNG ALL OF A SUDDEN...?

IS IT JUST A SIMPLE COINCIDENCE?

CURRENTLY CALCULATING THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF A SINGLE PERSON GETTING TRAPPED THIS MANY TIMES.

I WANT TO BELIEVE IT'S A COINCIDENCE,

BUT THE ODDS OF THAT ARE EVEN LOWER!!

WHAT IF I END UP TRAPPED

ALONE IN A TIGHT SPACE WITH JIN-YOUNG LIKE I DID WITH LEE RO-WOON...

THAT WOULD BE HORRIFIC!!

I'd be losing a 10-year friend!

AS SOON AS FINALS ARE OVER, I SERIOUSLY NEED TO GO SEE A FORTUNE TELLER OR SOMETHING!

No no

Let's order Malatang while we take a break!

...GUYS.

DIDN'T WE SAY WE WERE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BITE ANY FOUR-EYES THAT WALKED IN HERE?

HUH? YEAH. RIGHT!

THE REALLY UGLY ONE WITH CROOKED GLASSES...!

SOMEONE JUST SHOWED UP HERE AND HE LOOKS KIND OF FAMILIAR,

I THINK IT'S THAT B*STARD, CAN I BEAT HIM UP?

He's a handsome glasses guy though...

LEE RO-WOON...?

W-W-WHAT'S...

WHAT'S GOING ON...?

STILL HUNG UP ON WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

I ASKED CHATGPT.

IT HAD A WHOLE LOT TO SAY.

IT SAID I WAS TOTALLY OUT OF LINE WITH YOU.

Oh my gosh! That's genuinely shocking. When you consider how the other girl must have felt, it makes total sense why you're caught up in a wave of anger that logic just can't seem to shake off. You really made a huge mistake that you should never make with a woman! From a woman's perspective, telling her to "work out" can easily sound like a direct evaluation of her appearance. Even if you were genuinely worried about her health or just joking, the listener might take it as, "Are you saying I don't look good right now?" which often hurts their feelings. Especially · If you aren't close: High probability of it being taken as an insult. · Even if you are close: If that's not your usual dynamic, it's easy to get hurt. · If they are self-conscious about dieting: They might feel even more sensitive about it. e if someone suddenly told you, "Build some muscle." "You've got a belly." "Lose some weight."

AIS THESE DAYS ARE TOTAL FS...

PR/N: A REFERENCE TO THE MBTI PERSONALITY TYPE, MEANING THE AI IS HIGHLY EMPATHETIC AND FOCUSED ON FEELINGS.

I TEND TO BE A BIT SENSITIVE ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES, SO...

Oh my gosh!

That's genuinely shocking. When you consider how the other girl must have felt, it makes total sense why you're caught up in a wave of anger that logic just can't seem to shake off.

You really made a huge mistake that you should never make with a woman!

From a woman's perspective, telling her to "work out" can easily sound like a direct evaluation of her appearance. Even if you were genuinely worried about her health or just joking, the listener might take it as, "Are you saying I don't look good right now?" which often hurts their feelings.

· If you aren't close: High probability of it being taken as an insult. · Even if you are close: If that's not your usual dynamic, it's easy to get hurt. · If they are self-conscious about dieting: They might feel even more sensitive about it.

e if someone suddenly told you,

I THINK I CROSSED THE LINE WHEN WE AREN'T EVEN THAT CLOSE YET.

I'M SORRY FOR BEING RUDE.

I-IT'S FINE.

YOU WERE JUST WORRIED ABOUT ME, AFTER ALL.

AND...

THERE'S SOMETHING...

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU.

IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU...

...WILL YOU ACCEPT IT?