[the girls let joonghyuk have his moment, obviously having realized this was the trial long before he did. dokja's hands tremble a little as he takes the bottle and drinks from it, but when joonghyuk reaches mia the girl leans against him just slightly for support. for comfort, maybe, knowing that her brother's here and doing his best to help her.
but the potion...doesn't seem to work. even as they both drink from the bottles, their injuries continue to drip onto the floor, cuts and tears in their flesh visible and growing worse with time. it seems like maybe they require something else.
the sign flips again.]
One customer only.
[as they look around, the silence is heavy and the lights flicker again as a lightbulb pops and shatters above them. their ingredients are suddenly sparse. there's only enough for one plate of food, one meal for one person. it's enough for one chance to help someone.
the kitchen timer ticks. soon, only joonghyuk hears the same voice as before inside his head.]
"You have been given a responsibility to fulfill. But you must choose your path to pave the way back."
[dokja leans heavily on the bar, head drooping just slightly as his hand covers a bloody patch in his chest. tears well up in mia's eyes as she attempts to leans further into joonghyuk's hold.]
""You must choose what is most important to you, and what you will cast aside. Make your choice."
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but the potion...doesn't seem to work. even as they both drink from the bottles, their injuries continue to drip onto the floor, cuts and tears in their flesh visible and growing worse with time. it seems like maybe they require something else.
the sign flips again.]
One customer only.
[as they look around, the silence is heavy and the lights flicker again as a lightbulb pops and shatters above them. their ingredients are suddenly sparse. there's only enough for one plate of food, one meal for one person. it's enough for one chance to help someone.
the kitchen timer ticks. soon, only joonghyuk hears the same voice as before inside his head.]
"You have been given a responsibility to fulfill. But you must choose your path to pave the way back."
[dokja leans heavily on the bar, head drooping just slightly as his hand covers a bloody patch in his chest. tears well up in mia's eyes as she attempts to leans further into joonghyuk's hold.]
""You must choose what is most important to you, and what you will cast aside. Make your choice."
[tick. tick. tick.]