Dreams of Arcadia

7

"What... is there a naked man running?" I asked, confused, while Jisung just stared in the direction the naked man was running.

"Seems so..." he mumbled with wide eyes.

"Awesome ass... but I'd rather see him from the front." I said and Jisung looked at me skeptically.

"Is that what you say about me when I run with you?" he asked, pouting.

"Yes, of course, but I mean it in a different context," I giggled and he held up a piece of cardboard threateningly.

"But... what the hell? Like you'd rather see him from the front? Perverted piece of..."

"No, don't finish that sentence... you're the pervert here, what are you thinking again? I want to see him from the front so I can see his face. Tzzz." I interrupted him.

"He looked familiar somehow." Jisung thought about it and I laughed again.

"You recognize people by their bare asses? What does that say about you?" I wiped away a tear of laughter and he pouted at me again.

"Who's getting it all wrong now, huh? His stature and hairstyle looked familiar... I'm sure I'll remember..." he pondered. The naked man was long gone and we made our way back to the villa. There my eyes widened, because after their pizza orgy, there was now an ice cream feast and although they had looked as if they could never eat again, there were now bowls of ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate sauce in front of the three of them... and when I say bowls, I mean salad bowls.

"Yah... what kind of gluttonous maniacs are you? And where's my ice cream?" asked Jisung, who was the first to regain his composure.

"Have you two ever left the house? Or are you just eating your way through the pantry?" I asked with a grin.

"We've been on a diet for eight years... I'll be eating my way through the pantry for at least another two months." Minji replied as she greedily devoured the ice cream and Bora nodded eagerly in confirmation. Sighing, I sat down and accepted the bowl of salad that Mingi held out to me before we made ourselves comfortable with the ice cream in front of Deadflix and watched Deadward with the Scissorhands.

"Guys... I'm bored... I'd like to explore the neighborhood.... there are a lot of celebrity homes and condos here.... Wouldn't it be interesting to browse through them? If they look like they do in the real world, it would be fun," I asked the others, but Minji and Bora just shook their heads.

"I want to watch the new season of Deader Things now..." Jisung waved me off, but Mingi looked at me with a grin.

"I'm in." he said and jumped up. We put our shoes on and went outside.

"Look, there's a luxury apartment building with a reception desk, which means it has a doorman and security. 100% celebrities live here," I said and ran towards the entrance. I took Mingi by the hand, who bravely came with me but still needed the reassurance that someone was with him. We got into the elevator and rode up to the penthouse, keys and door codes weren't needed here in the afterlife, all the doors you wanted to open opened. When the elevator door opened, our jaws dropped.

"Was there a name on the door?" I asked.

"Just Kim... I think that's a direct hit... normal people don't live like this." In front of us was a huge living room, walls and floor made of black marble with white and gold threads running through it, one wall was made entirely of glass, in the middle was a large white living area in front of a fireplace with a flat screen TV hanging above it. at the back, in front of the glass wall, there was a whirlpool built into the floor. To the right, the room led into an open kitchen, which seemed as well equipped as a five-star kitchen in a luxury restaurant. Artful pictures hung everywhere, pop art in neon colors, mainly bright pink.

"I think I'll move in here, it's better than the villa... " I looked at the modern furnishings in amazement.

"Nah... It's too girly for me... I wonder who owns this place?" Mingi mumbled as I turned the other way and laughed.

"Oh... Don't call him girly or he'll beat you up with pink slippers." I pointed to a ceiling-high portrait of Kim Seokjin...