𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 002, 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚

𝔖𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔫

Jun-ho had been following the van for about an hour or so, hoping to know where it was headed. He hadn't seen any movement inside of the van, suspecting the steam may have been a drug or something. The van pulled up on a dock to a large ship, Jun-ho stopping his car a good distance away and walking to follow instead. He watched the van join a line of a lot of other vans as they all boarded the large ship. Texting his chief and telling him he won't show up to work, Jun-ho got his gun ready and ran to slide himself underneath the last van, hiding himself.

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The ship was on it's way to the games, Jun-ho coming out of his hiding spot and trying to locate the one he followed. The vans were all lined up, Jun-ho quickly moving from van to van as he saw someone keeping watch over the vans from the control centre of the ship. "Ready." One of the masked men spoke, the two nodding. "Begin player inspection." The other masked man spoke over the speaker, Jun-ho's eyes widening lightly. He quickly got into the van he was hiding behind, seeing the teen from before sat the closest to the door. Trying to move past the boy, he noticed Gi-hun in the seat behind Dae-Hyung, the two obviously not realising that they were in the same vehicle. Jun-ho sat himself next to Dae-Hyung, pretending to be passed out as he heard the masked man holding and testing a device.

He opened one eye lightly to see the masked man scanning the back of Dae-Hyung's right ear. Closing his eye again, the masked man reached over and did the same for Jun-ho, except the device made a noise. A disapproving one. The masked man tried the other ear, the same noise ringing again. This was before Jun-ho opened his eyes, the masked man tilting his head before he felt himself get headbutted by the young cop. Dae-Hyung was caught in the middle of the fight as Jun-ho tried not to hit him as much. The masked man got out a knife, Jun-ho deflecting it as it sprung for his neck. The attack bounced off and instead hit Dae-Hyung on the side of his head. The two stopped, watching as the boy didn't react, a small drop of blood running down his face. Jun-ho took this moment to get the masked man in a chokehold, tightening his grip until the masked man passed out.

Player inspection ending, all of the drivers headed up the ship stairs to the control room, Jun-ho quickly dressing himself in a uniform. Chucking the man off board along with his badge, the officer turned to see two masked men, one pointing a gun at him. "Hey, you!" He let out, Jun-ho panicking. "Sorry." He spoke quietly, the other officer seeing Dae-Hyung's wound. "Why is he bleeding?" He asked, Jun-ho shaking his head. "I don't know." He spoke, the gun still pointing at him. "I got seasick." He lied, the masked man sighing. The one with the square walked up to him, the two face to face. "Did you forget the rules? You do not speak unless your superior allows you to." He informed, Jun-ho not replying.

"Go standby in the cabin."

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Gi-hun looked over all of the beds, hoping but not hoping to find Dae-Hyung. Instead, he found the old man first, waking him up. "Hey, you alright?" He asked, the old man smiling when he met eyes with Gi-hun. "You came back. Player 456 came back." The old man cheered, Gi-hun smiling. "I did. You okay?" Gi-hun smiled, the old man doing the same. "I won't die so easily, you know. Player 002 came back too." The old man looked to the bed beside his, Gi-hun's eyes widening as he saw Dae-Hyung fast asleep. "Hold on." He spoke, rushing to the bed and shaking the boy. "Hey!" He spoke, Dae-Hyung putting his fists out as he sprung up. "Ow!" Gi-hun let out dramatically, the boy accidentally hitting his cheek. "Oh, Gi-hun." Dae-Hyung spat, the man tutting. "Look who came back." He spoke, Gi-hun clearing his throat as the old man chuckled.