𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟯𝟯 (𝗿𝗲done); 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘅 𝗳𝗲𝗺!𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

IV

classical music filled your ears. you opened your eyes to be "welcomed" by the same lights. this place reminded you of a hospital.

everything is the same; the tracksuits, the bunks, the numbers. everything. you walk down the concrete staircase and step onto the main floor.

you stand there a bit sheepishly until you spot a familiar face: sang-woo!

"sang-woo! you came back!" you say happily. his face lights up when he sees you. "y/n! you're here again!" he says joyfully.

"yeah, i did." you say. another man comes up to the two of you. it's player 456, the guy from the fight between the girl and the thug.

"sang-woo, my man! you're back!" he says to sang-woo. he then looks at you. "and you are?" "oh, i'm y/n. nice to meet you." you say.

"i'm gi-hun. listen, i was thinking we should form a team of some sort. it could be me, you, 199, and y/n." he says enthusiastically.

001 pipes up from his bed. "do you think, i could join you guys too?" he asks. "yeah! yeah, sure!" gi-hun says. "thank you!" 001 says back.

-fast forward to nighttime-

it's lights out, and a lady is screaming and yelling that she needs to use the bathroom. this goes on for a while, and finally stops when she threatens to pee on the floor.

another girl says she has to use the bathroom, and you decide to go too, as you can't sleep. you all get into the bathroom, and number 067 comes up to you.

"hey, could you distract the guard out there? i'm going into the vent to check out what's happening." she informs you.

"sure." you tell her. you use the bathroom, wash your hands and leave the restroom. time to get this show on the road.

you walk out and go up to the guard.

"hi." you say simply. no response. 

"awfully chatty, aren't we?" still nothing. "are you even real? are you a statue?" you ask him.

n o t h i n g

"well, since you're not real, i suppose you wouldn't care if i-" your hand goes towards his mask. you wouldn't actually do it, you just needed time.

his hand flies to your wrist and he grips it. "aha! so you are real! are you mute? can you not speak?" you ask him.

he nods his head and lets go of your wrist. "long day?" he nods his head again. "i see."

after a moment of silence you remembered you were supposed to be stalling. so you blurt out the first thing you can think of.

"you're cute." you tell him. he still doesn't say anything, but you have a feeling he's blushing.

your moment is interrupted by 212's wailing from inside the bathroom.

eventually, the triangle rushes in there. 212 yells at him, and her and 067 storm out. he follows behind, looking flustered.

067 and 212 are ahead, and you and the triangle are walking behind. when you two reach the door, he nods his head at you slightly, in a sweet way. (?) almost like he was saying good night.

-fast forward to morning-

you wake up and meet up with your team, all of you wondering what the next game could be.

"oh, it looks like the line for food is forming." you mention. the group gets in line and waits.

when it is finally your turn, you look up and see that square guard. you can identify him because a little portion of the square on his mask is scratched off.