[PARTY CHAT]
[19:19:06] SwordofVengeance: We're never going to kill this thing, aren't we?
Yong Soo grimaced as he saw his party's health draining at a new speed as they continued attacking by using spells or fighting offensively. The boss was barely halfway through its health.
[19:19:08] EastMeetsWest: A heal will do some good right now, Mei :I
[19:19:16] PrunusMei: R u blind? I don't have any more MP for healing!
[19:19:20] SwordofVengeance: Crap
[19:19:27] AegyoKimchi: You would think the cheats would work ._.
[19:19:40] SwordofVengeance: For the tenth time…the cheats don't work on attacking! It's just for getting rare items and leveling up faster.
"Kiku, that was the first time you told me that. Bastard." He said to himself as he commanded his character to keep on attacking offensively since his MP was running too low.
PrunusMei has fainted
[19:19:50] AegyoKimchi: Then why would I sign up as a girl?
[19:19:55] AegyoKimchi: Sorry Mei! D:
[19:20:10] SwordofVengeance: Because these cheats work better on girl characters. They didn't really work for me or Li
[19:20:20] EastMeetsWest: Yup
[19:20:25] SwordofVengeance: Plus you begged for the cheats and then you signed up as a girl.
"Liar, I did not beg. I simply went on my laptop to sign up for this game and then you came and entered in cheats and forced me to be a girl. Fuck you very much, sir." He just wanted to play the game with no cheats and actually be a guy on this game.
"And since when did cheats start working better for female players?"
[19:20:45] AegyoKimchi: Hell no. I didn't beg. You just came and entered cheats in and named my character 'AegyoKimchi.' Dafuq.
[19:20:56] SwordofVengeance: Actually Mei came up with the name
[19:20:58] PrunusMei: I think its cute ^^ and your Korean after all :D
Yong Soo ran his fingers through his dark hair, now desiring to create a new account and just stay anonymous to his siblings.
[19:21:06] EastMeetsWest: Mei, it's 'you're' and where the hell are you?
Yong-Soo 'tsked' as his brother's constant corrections on grammar, especially towards Mei.
[19:21:15] PrunusMei: Im at Wingcove clinic
[19:21:22] EastMeetsWest: Get your butt back here. We're dying.
Yong Soo tried to save his character from dying. Until he realized he didn't care for the poor female character and just let her shrivel up from the boss's fire attack.
AegyoKimchi has fainted
[19:21:30] EastMeetsWest: SEE?
[19:21:33]: PrunusMei: FIIINNEEE IM COMING.
[19:21:40] SwordofVengeance: Oh Alfred is on.
Yong Soo paled, his stomach falling to the ends of his feet. "Oh shit." He cannot be seen playing as a girl with Alfred soon to be joining the party.
[19:21:46] PrunusMei: Oh awesome! He can help us defeat this boss since hes like twenty levels higher than him :D!" INVITE HIM TO OUR PARTY. NOW.
[19:21:50] AegyoKimchi: Guys, I cannot let him see me as a girl. I need cover up.
A pause. He swallowed thickly, wincing at the silence. They weren't even trying to attack the boss anymore as their characters stared at his female character.
[19:22:10] SwordofVengeance: …Um…
[19:22:15] PrunusMei: You can be a girl from South Korea and you recently moved to California?
[19:22:30] AegyoKimchi: California? Where did that come from?
[19:22:39] PrunusMei: A lot of Asians are there! D: Were just stuck in a dead New York town ._.
Yong Soo shrugged, agreeing to the idea, just hoping Alfred would fall for it. Alfred was his closest friend but he wouldn't even dare tell him that he was playing as a girl on a MMORPG just because his siblings mauled his laptop and signed up for him.
Memories from last year then flooded his mind, so many embarrassing moments between him and Alfred. He slapped himself to forget about those. He didn't want to re live those.
[19:22:43] AegyoKimchi: Kay fine. Kiku can you clear the party chat?
[19:22:56] SwordofVegeance: Hold on, Yong Soo. Promise me on something first.
"Aw hell no." Was what he wanted to type.
[19:23:05] AegyoKimchi: What? ._.
He wasn't sure if he was scared what the promise was going to be about or suspicious about the fact that he had never made a single promise with Kiku. But the pause was irritating. Seconds seemed like long, grueling minutes.
NEW PRIVATE MESSAGE
Yong Soo hastily clicked the envelope icon in the right hand corner of the screen.
To: AegyoKimchi
From: SwordofVengeance
Subject: Promise
Even though you're playing as a girl, you will not form a 'relationship' with Alfred.
His heart stopped. "He knew?!" His hands then went in a frenzy in typing a private message back, frantically wondering how he knew.
To: SwordofVengeance
From: AegyoKimchi
RE: Promise
Kiku. HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT…YOU KNOW.
To: AegyoKimchi
From: SwordofVengeance
RE: Promise
Know about what? Your crush on him from last year? It was really obvious.
But seriously, promise me you will not form a relationship.
[19:26:17] PrunusMei: Guys? U still here? Alfred is here...
[19:26:24] EastMeetsWest: They're probably using talking by PM.
SwordofVengeance cleared the party chat.
DeFacto joined the party.
[19:26:40] DeFacto: Hey gaiz :D
To: SwordofVengeance
From: AegyoKimchi
RE: Promise
Just wondering, what happens if I break it?
[19:26:43] SwordofVengeance: Hi Alfred :)
[19:26:45] PrunusMei: Hey! ^^
[19:26:50] EastMeetsWest: Al, we're dying. Help us.
"AHEM." He wanted to know right now. It wasn't like he wanted to be in a relationship with Alfred via internet and in real life. But he just wanted to know what happens if he broke it or why he shouldn't break said promise.
To: AegyoKimchi
From: SwordofVengeance
RE: Promise
If you end up in a relationship with him via internet, I will tell him in person that you are 'AegyoKimchi' and possibly delete your account.
Yong Soo felt anger inside him. Kiku made his character a girl and accessed cheats onto his own account and now he was faced with this. It was like he was setting up a mouse trap. He felt isolated. He couldn't object and he couldn't decline.
[19:27:03] DeFacto: And who is this here? ^^
[19:27:10] PrunusMei: Oh thats Aegyo ^^ Shes new to the U.S. She just moved from South Korea :)
To: SwordofVengeance
From: AegyoKimchi
RE: Subject
All right. I promise.
[19:27:15] AegyoKimchi: Ah sorry, I was PMing someone ^^;
[19:27:20] DeFacto: No prob. Im Alfred by the way, just call me Al though :)
Yong Soo just realized. He needed a name. He couldn't stand being called 'Aegyo' or 'Kimchi'. He quickly pulled up his home browser and looked up 'Female Korean Names'. He immediately clicked the first result that showed up and then settled upon a nice, looking name.
[19:28:02] AegyoKimchi: I'm Ae Sook ^^. Nice to meet you, Al. I'm a bit new to the English language so my replies are slow ^^;
He bet himself that he was totally not believable at this point, he was pretty sure he used perfect grammar. There was no way he could pass as a full Korean that just moved to the U.S., signed up on a MMORPG, and spoke flawless English.
Unless 'Ae Sook' studied English for years, then that would sound believable.
[19:28:10] DeFacto: No you're English is really good so far! Most foreign people wouldnt dare join a English speaking site unless there really confident. You got guts ;)
"And your English is amazing, Al, as always." Yong Soo said to himself sarcastically.
[19:28:15] EastMeetsWest: Sooo, um, I have to finish some homework. I gtg.
[19:28:20] PrunusMei: Oh yea that reminds me I have to study for tomorrows test…nice seeing you Al! :D
[19:28:22] AegyoKimchi: Thank you, Al ^^.
[19:28:25] SwordofVengeance: I'm going to go as well.
[19:28:30] DeFacto: Aww you gaiz D: You guys are party poopers :P
[19:28:33] PrunusMei: Goodnight!
PrunusMei has left the party
PrunusMei has signed off
EastMeetsWest has left the party
EastMeetsWest has signed off
SwordofVengeance has left the party
SwordofVengeance has signed off.
"Wow, thanks guys."
[19:28:40] DeFacto: Sooo, where in the U.S. did you move to?
[19:28:49] AegyoKimchi: California.
[19:28:53] DeFacto: Aw, I live in New York ): I always wanted to visit California! Lucky! D:
[19:29:01] AegyoKimchi: Well, I kind of miss South Korea ): All my friends were there and most of my family.
[19:29:10] DeFacto: Aww Im sorry D:, must of been tough.
[19:29:18] AegyoKimchi: It's alright. My parents were planning the move since I was little anyways.
Yong Soo was literally coming up with anything that came up to his mind and then typing it in. He couldn't help feel nervous with every reply he got and how he should respond. He had to be different, completely different.
[19:29:23] DeFacto: So if your parents were planning the move. Did they teach you English?
[19:29:30] AegyoKimchi: I actually always wanted to learn English and Kpop bands would usually have English lines in their songs and since we were going to move to the U.S., I started taking classes.
[19:29:37] DeFacto: Well it payed off :D, they taught you well. Do you want to go somewhere else? I don't want this monster suddenly attacking us.
[19:29:50] AegyoKimchi: That sounds like a good idea
The two went on battling monster after monster, walking around the game's, Riverend Quest, sights to offer, and Yong Soo silently laughing at Alfred's constant trolling on members he called 'noobs'.
Yong Soo was not surprised on how quickly he opened up to Ae Sook. Alfred was a social butterfly so he had to be one on the internet as well. He never said anything about his outside life though, as if he wanted to keep it a secret.
But at the same time, he was frightened how quickly he opened up to her. If he stepped any further he would ruin his friendship with Alfred.
That's why he was so afraid last year. He couldn't confess, thus creating the awkward moments between the two. That summer he just pronounced himself 'crush-free' and just hung out with Alfred on the internet playing Starcraft and any other PC games, trying to forget his crush towards him.
Now he felt as if he were nearing the edge of a cliff with Kiku pushing him towards it and Alfred waiting clueless at the bottom.
He felt panicked once again.
[22:47:03] DeFacto: And did you see how he reacted? He was like "I SWEAR I WILL REPORT YOU GUYS TO THE MODS, YOU SON OF A BITCH. GO FUCK YOURSELF."
[22:47:10] AegyoKimchi: xD I know! I almost died of laughter xD
[22:47:20] DeFacto: Awwww D:
[22:47:25] AegyoKimchi: What?
[22:47:30] DeFacto: I gotta go. Wait a second, your not on my friendslist. Thats impossible.
The user DeFacto wants to be friends. Will you accept?
[Yes] [No]
Yong Soo unconsciously clicked yes.
[22:47:40] DeFacto: I'll see you tomorrow, is that alright?
[22:47:48] AegyoKimchi: I think I can, I still have to unpack after two weeks of moving in and I'm joining my new school tomorrow so I'm a bit nervous…
[22:47:54] DeFacto: Well don't worry, American high schools are pretty nice. Well from my POV. What grade are you in?
[22:48:09] AegyoKimchi: Grade? Oh! I'm in 11th ^^;. Sorry, I'm not used to this 'grade' system.
[22:48:20] DeFacto: Whoa! Thats the same grade I'm in! :D
[22:48:25] DeFacto: Anyway, I really have to go. My cousin visiting from England is kicking me off -_-
[22:48:34] AegyoKimchi: Good night, I'll probably be on tomorrow. :)
[22:48:42] DeFacto: Goodnight :)
DeFacto has left the party
Party has been disbanded
DeFacto has signed off
Yong Soo immediately clicked the 'sign off' button and slammed his laptop lid shut. His eyes felt dry and his whole body felt sore. He then ran his fingers through his sweaty scalp once more, heaving a sigh. His fingers slipped down to his temples and then rubbed them slowly. He felt as if he carried more weight than usual.
After just three hours he was signed up as a girl, made a promise, and now made a commitment to live two lives.
He couldn't live like this. He couldn't live two lives at once.
All of a sudden, he felt his phone vibrate on the bed. He placed his laptop gently on the floor and reached for his phone on the bed then retreated back to his chair.
NEW TXT MESSAGE
From Wang Kiku
Yong Soo arched an eyebrow, wondering why Kiku texted him when he could've just knocked on his door and come in. At the same time, he felt a bit scared.
From: Wang Kiku
O
/|\
/ \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - _
A/N: Oh god, what am I doing. This plot bunny would not leave me alone :I. After my computer committed suicide (Long story) I got so much inspiration when I went out camping with friends and did other outdoorsy stuff. But this is going to be a fun ride :D.
I love KimchiBurger. It's my new OTP {3 Please, don't tell me I'm the only KimchiBurger lover. I feel so alone D:
As for the usernames
(Yong-Soo) AegyoKimchi
(Alfred) DeFacto
(Kiku) SwordofVengeance
(Mei) PrunusMei
(Li Xiao) EastMeetsWest
Kiku's username I just sort of made up. Otherwise if you find out why I gave them those usernames, you are awesome. They're pretty easy actually :'D. You get bonus points if you can find out what Kiku meant by that text :D
Mei will have bad grammar and spelling mishaps throughout the whole story and Li will be the grammar nazi. Just to sprinkle some humor here and there :'D. As well as Alfred. About the Asian characters being siblings (Since they have different nationalities), will be answered soon.
Some more players on this game will be revealed in the upcoming chapters. So expect some fast updates. This story will mainly focus on the POV of Yong Soo and a few scenes with Kiku. Otherwise, Alfred's side is a mystery :D. And the whole Homosexuality problems will not really be in the story, that would just be a whole new plot. I do not want to ruin this plot :I. It will be mentioned but it won't be a huge plot.
Stay tuned c: