𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑵 𝑻𝑶 𝑯𝒀𝑶𝑺𝑨𝑵 [ 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅 ]

nine

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Nam-ra's eyes widened at Minari's words, looking at her incredulously. Minari smiled at her reaction, snickering when she lightly hit her shoulder, "I guess that's fine?"

"No, it's the opposite." Nam-ra turned away from her but Minari gently turned her face back to hers, their noses touching. Nam-ra's breath hitched as she glanced at her lips and back to her eyes.

"Your face is warm, so I think it's the opposite of the opposite," Minari smiled. Nam-ra moved back, eyes narrowing at her. Minari matched the look.

"Why are you blaming me? Su-hyeok brought it up," Dae-su pointed out. "Pooping's not a crime."

"It's not a crime, but. . . " Wu-jin began, but trailed off.

"But what? Don't you need to go?" Dae-su asked his friend.

"Yes, I do," Wu-jin nodded. "Not poop, but, you know. . . "

"What about you?" Dae-su pointed at Cheong-san.

"I don't. . . Pooping? No," Cheong-san replied.

"Don't you need to go?" Dae-su pointed at Hyo-ryeong.

"Why are you asking me?" Hyo-ryeong replied.

"Why are you getting annoyed?" Dae-su shot back.

"What do you want from us? We can't go out anyway," Hyo-ryeong reconciled.

Dae-su exhaled and sat up, "I have an idea." He walked towards the window. "First, the girls and the guys will take turns." He inspected the open window.

"Where?"

He patted the frame and Cham-jo pinched the bridge of his nose with a sigh. "Here," the boy said, proud of himself.

"You're crazy," Hyo-ryeong told him.

"Stop it, man," Cheong-san said to him.

"Why? The girls can wait in the other room, and the guys can just pee out of the window." Dae-su explained.

"What about... poop?" Wu-jin asked. 

"Poop. Well, you can take off your pants and hang out the window." Dae-Su explained as he got on the windowsill. "Like this. Outside. Like you're taking a dump at the edge of a cliff. Like this." 

Minari made an amused face, which Nam-ra found quite funny, but she glanced at Dae-su with a blank look. "What reaction is he hoping for?" Wu-jin mumbled.

"Stop being ridiculous," Hyo-ryeong said.

"But someone has to hold you, so you don't fall."

"How are you going to wipe your butt?" Joon-yeong entertained Dae-su's idea.

"Well, someone else should."

"What is he saying?"

"Idiot."

"Let's just hold it," Ji-min suggested. "If the rescuers come--"

"It'll take awhile for them to get here," On-jo said. "It may be the same outside of the school. I don't know how long we'll be stuck here, but my dad always told me to separate the bathroom from where you sleep if you find yourself stranded."

"Where will we create a bathroom and how?" Ji-min asked.

On-jo glanced at the recording room, pointing at it, "Right there."