𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 002, 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚

𝔗𝔢𝔫

"We can't fall asleep tonight, okay?" Sang-woo asked the group, Dae-Hyung finishing his half of Sang-woo's egg and glaring at 101. "Who knows what someone else may try." Sang-woo spoke, hitting Dae-Hyung's shin. The boy looked to him, a quizzical look on his face. "What you did before was brave but it was also stupid." Sang-woo scolded, Gi-hun nodding reluctantly. "Now, that guy doesn't like you." He spoke, Sang-woo humming. "He never liked me anyways." Dae-Hyung spoke, 101 glaring at him as 199 watched him converse with 212 and point and the teen. "Why did they point at us?" He asked, everyone looking to him. "What?" Dae-Hyung asked, looking to them. "They looked at you and whispered." 199 informed, Sang-woo cursing.

"Now you're on a hate list." Sang-woo spoke, Gi-hun nodding. "It looks like they're planning something. "If they try and attack anyone, let's group together and fight them." Sang-woo declared, Dae-Hyung nodding. "My grandpa taught me how to fight when I was thirteen." He announced, Gi-hun pointing to him. "Oh yeah! You had those lessons all the time! Are you any good?" The man asked, Dae-Hyung scoffing. "Of course I am." He spoke, Gi-hun nodding. "Good." He nodded, oblivious to how rude his question came off as. "Come to our side if anything goes wrong." Sang-woo informed 199 during the conversation, him nodding. "I will." He answered, Gi-hun looking to the old man. "Sir, wake up." Dae-Hyung looked to the old man, him falling asleep as he was sat in his bed. The old man sprung awake, looking to the group.

"Sorry, but you really can't go to sleep after lights-out, understand?" Gi-hun asked 001, him nodding tiredly. "Why?" The old man asked, Dae-Hyung sighing. "We gotta keep an eye out. It will be dangerous. And we'll come here is anything goes down." He answered, Gi-hun nodding to him. "Oh, okay." The old man replied, Gi-hun seeing 212 point to 067 as well as Dae-Hyung. "Hold on." Gi-hun spoke, Dae-Hyung watching him walk towards the pickpocket girl. "Hey," He started, Dae-Hyung sighing. "You know what?" Dae-Hyung spoke, Sang-woo looking to him. "What?" He asked, Dae-Hyung taking a deep breath. "I won't hesitate to kill someone tonight only if they come at me." Dae-Hyung announced, 199 looking to him. "Really?" He asked, Dae-Hyung humming as 067 and Gi-hun watched the team converse.

"I mean, it's self defense, is it not?" The teen asked obliviously, 199 nodding slowly as Sang-woo tilted his head. "If they're coming to kill me, I'll fight for my own safety, you know?" Dae-Hyung motioned to Sang-woo, him nodding too. "I get that." He spoke, Dae-Hyung nodding. "Exactly. I won't go phsyco and just run at people to kill them. I'm not an animal." Dae-Hyung put a hand on his chest, 199 smiling. "Self defense." He added, Dae-Hyung clicking to him. "Exactly!" He let out, Gi-hun nodding to 067. "So, are you in?" He offered, the girl looking back to the floor. "I don't trust people." She declared, Gi-hun sighing. "And that's twice as true for anyone who'd end up in here. Got it?" She asked, Gi-hun nodding. "Well, you have Dae-Hyung's grandpa's jacket wherever that is." Gi-hun informed, the girl looking to him.

"Also, you don't trust people in here because you can. You do it because you don't have anyone else." The man nodded, walking back to his team as 067 watched Dae-Hyung play rock, paper, scissors with Sang-woo. 

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Dae-Hyung lay in his bed cautiously as he felt people watching him already. Even though he seemed confident, he might die tonight. "Ten, nine, eight seven..." The woman's voice spoke, the boy squeezing his lips shut. A lot of masked men showed up between the door and the game hall space, armed and ready to show up when needed, Jun-ho being one of them.

"One."

Dae-Hyung flinched when the lights went out, everything silent. He hated this. Everyone seemed to wait for something to happen. And it did. Quite quick too. A woman's scream terrified everyone, her being brutally murdered as Dae-Hyung sat up quickly, hearing shuffling. "Do it." The Front Man ordered, Dae-Hyung hearing players clamour around for their lives. The lights started to flicker, Jun-ho flinching at the sudden screams in the room. He, himself, hoped Dae-Hyung was going to be alright, given the boy may be a part of their family. The boy mentioned yelled when he felt a woman's arm wrap around the back of his neck, dragging him off of his bed from the front. "What the fuck-" The lights flashed more, Dae-Hyung's eyes widening when he made eye contact with her.