Yoosung: Failed my midterms fml T_T
Saeyoung sighed as he typed in his well-rehearsed response to Yoosung's crying. This again. The same, only slightly changing script for the oh so important prologue for the player. It was so boring and Saeyoung wasn't even bothering to look in the chatroom. He was focused on the security feed. The girl had already arrived and was focused on the chatroom on her phone.
She…was eerily motionless as she sat in the desk chair as if she belonged there and reading the chatroom with a solemn face. It was as if she wasn't bothered that she was in a strange apartment that a stranger directed her to. The cameras recorded footage in black and white but it was easy to tell that she had long fair hair and looked oriental. She was tall, taller than average perhaps. And she was wearing jeans and this arguably adorable floral sweater. She felt strange, she was dressed to come off as a cheerful, happy girl but her face wasn't showing any of that.
"Hurry up," he hissed to the chatroom, as Zen hopped into the discussion.
Yoosung: Oh… So you become a candidate for nepotism the same time you're recruited!
Ding, ding, ding! There was his cue!
707: Wait!
Yoosung: Why?
ZEN: ?
707: Think someone entered the chat room;;
Jumin Han: Sachiko…?
Huh, a Japanese name, looks like he'll be studying up on Japanese records. Maybe, depending on her background.
ZEN: Wtf. How did it get in here?
707: Hacker!
Yoosung: Hacker!? Therae's a hacker in ouer room!
Yoosung: Sevnee do somethign!
ZEN: Hey, typos. -_-;;
707: Wait a sec. I'm searching.
He was searching the Korean database already, in case she had been raised in the country before considering international records. He doubted she would have come from overseas.
Sachiko: Hello.
Yoosung: Gahhhh it's talking!
Sachiko had sent the message perfectly on cue, like a robot. Saeyoung sighed to himself. Maybe she'll go down Jumin's route. He was a favourite after all. Saeyoung watched as the chat questioned Sachiko before announcing that the IP was from Rika's apartment. Yoosung went into the typical freak out he had all the time when greeted with this information. Jaehee politely asked for Sachiko to reveal more information whilst Jumin went into threatening mode. Saeyoung's lips quirked into a smile. It was amusing that they'd expect a supposed hacker and intruder to confess.
What nerved him was that Sachiko was sitting there, waiting patiently and her face didn't even twitch. No giggles like other girls, no nervous fidgeting, not even twirling that long fair hair of hers! She was just…sitting there. Was she an actual robot?
Saeyoung's eyes lit up. That would be so cool.
Jumin was getting agitated now because they had gone off topic in the chatroom and Saeyoung snickered behind his hand. What an interesting bunch of characters, at least it wasn't too dull despite watching the events unfold again and again.
Sachiko: My name is Sachiko.
That was it. That's what she typed in. Her name was Sachiko, plain and simple. Sure, like they didn't know beforehand. Then everyone began introducing themselves. Saeyoung gauged Sachiko's reaction. Nothing. She was just watching the screen and reading calmly. Eventually the question was brought up about how she got to the apartment.
Sachiko: I downloaded the messenger app then received this address to go to along with a password. The person who messaged me had the name 'Unknown'.
Straight to the point. No fuss or anything. And she was just watching the screen for a response.
Jaehee Kang: Where did you download this messenger app?
Sachiko: A friend wished for me to download a messenger app to communicate to them privately. I must have downloaded the wrong one.
Saeyoung frowned. A customised answer, probably to add more background to the character. Eventually Jaehee brought up the idea of contacting V and he was on his spare phone, dialling his number.
"Luciel?" V eventually answered.
"Security breach, we've been hacked," Saeyoung said bluntly as he glanced at his screens that were running the background check.
"What?" V sounded startled and caught off guard.
"They're in Rika's apartment, they're in the chatroom…"
He fell a little quiet, staring at the rather empty record of Sachiko's phone. It was new, very new, it had been bought this morning.
"Luciel?"
"Hang on."
He began typing away, looking into the details of the purchase. New bank card, new bank account, the only activity being that she had submitted a couple million won then used the new bank card to buying the phone. But he did get a full name. Sachiko Sakurai. OK, no problem, he now had a legitimate name to use to browse…
"I'm logging on."
Saeyoung jumped, forgetting he was on the phone to V.
"OK."
He hung up and focused on writing to the chatroom and doing Sachiko's background check. He then realised that he had neglected to inform the other members that she was 'a cute girl'. Which she did look cute but she certainly wasn't acting like one.
Saeyoung read through the list of profiles with Sachiko Sakurai's name but it was suspicious that she shared a name with a famous actress. Maybe somebody was too lazy to put forward a name this time and chose one at random. She was a little on the otaku side…
V needed to get a full debrief in the chat because Saeyoung was too preoccupied with how clean Sachiko seemed to be. She didn't have any texts or contacts on her phone nor any pictures. Surely she would have transferred some stuff from her old phone? And why couldn't he find any of her social networking profiles? A young girl like her must have some digital footprints. Or maybe Sachiko Sakurai was a fake name?
Saeyoung snorted. She knew better than to send an obviously suspicious person. Then again, she could be a refugee or something, which is probably why he couldn't find much of her social networking. But where could she have gotten her money from? He'll need to check the Korean database…
Ah…
Saeyoung sighed as he realised he was definitely going to go through international records. But wait, shouldn't border control have any information on her in that case?!
Saeyoung looked to the security feed and jumped when he saw Sachiko had lifted her head to look directly at the camera that was by Rika's computer. He shrunk back, feeling as if she had the ability to look through the camera and at him. He glanced at his phone, the chatroom was empty except for him and her. He looked at her as she didn't take her eyes off the camera but her finger moved.
Sachiko: Pleasure to meet you.
Then she signed out and locked her phone, not taking her eyes off the camera. She then stood and walked away from the desk. Saeyoung saw in another camera that she was settled on the bed and she had a bag of stuff with her. It felt suspicious but maybe she really had only arrived in South Korea today. He will need to check the airport security.
"What have you created?" he murmured to no-one in particular.