#ryeonah

The socialble grin that he held faded slowly as his gaze remained on the stranger. It was no matter. His person suit remained in tact. "I'm not quite sure what you mean?"

@ryeonah whispered: ❝ If I showed you my soul, would you cover your eyes? If I told you the truth, would you dare me to lie?❞

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{ ♪ } -- She looked at them for a moment, tilting her head to one side. Part of her was confused as to why this person felt the need to tell her as much, but perhaps it was just the fact that she seemed to give a comforting and open aura.

Still, the redhead smiled and gave a soft little hum.

watching the numbers on the screen stay the same makes panic bubble inside of him. they’re far enough in this case to determine what will help their assigned person, but nothing seems to be working… he knew a lot of people had it hard, but by now, a breakthrough would happen.

“ the numbers aren’t going up… that has to be something, right? ” optimism may not be appropriate at this very moment, but it’s all jung-woong can think to do right now. they’re not going to fail, they can’t fail.

“ ma’am, you have to know what to in this situation, you and manager lim have been at this longer than i have. ” oh, now he’s really panicking, his mind going through all the worst case scenarios, death being the main one. “ maybe… maybe i can talk to them, we’re around the same age, we’ve been through similar experiences. maybe. ”

the concept of this new… department is strange to him. yet, if something like it had existed when his mother had died, would she have lived to grow old, watch him grow up too? more importantly, would he have died the way he did? he’s on the fence, they’ve been working together for centuries, she’s even the one who escorted his soul, but why would she trust him?

he’s silent, thinking everything over. this could give him meaning too, save families the pain he went through after losing his mother.

“ if you’re so sure the risk management team will be a success, and you’re positive you want me by your side…. then who am i to say no? after all, we’ll save people from a fate we both suffered. ” he gives an affirming nod, a look of determination in his eyes. “ i’m in, and since i’m working under you, i should be calling you boss. right, boss? ”

he's been on the team long enough to know that this is the truth, sure he's seen ryeon help people, but in his eyes, she's always done it the most questionable way possible. he's never spoken about it, both in admiration for the way she handles things, and fear that she might react negatively to his words.

so to have her say it now? it's definitely a bit jarring, something must've happened for her to admit it out loud. “ boss...? ” is all he can say at first, studying her expression to see if he can pick up what she's feeling. and when he can't, he decides to speak on. “ are you feeling okay? where's this coming from? ”

ah, so she sees right through him. this is, most definitely, a way to make up for his lackluster performance on their last assignment. not only did he have a lot on his mind-- so much that it, alone, affected his performance-- but he, also, spent the majority of it trying to reign someone else in. if it weren't for ryeon, as per usual, things could have gone very wrong, a life could have been lost.

thankfully, that wasn't the case. he knows she isn't too happy with him, so he figures ordering her favorite drink will take the edge off of it. hopefully.

okay, maybe he's not the most tech savvy person. and maybe he needs to stop being overconfident thanks to the fact that he was actually born in this generation, but he swore he could fix their computer and rid it of viruses. with the help of a few internet articles on his phone, that is.

as he starts working on the computer, things are starting off good. it looked like their computer was going back to normal, and they were going to be able to research their next assignment with ease. however, the longer he worked, the more he realized the help of internet articles could only get him so far.

he could feel the panic start to rise, the added pressure of ryeon observing him adding to the stress. it's just a guessing game at this point, and as he presses a random button, more pop-ups start to appear onscreen. looking up at his boss, there's a sheepish expression on his face.