The voices continue their debate. The sesame dog stays put, his tail wagging rapidly. Eventually, arms reach around and scoops the dog up.

“Well, let me speak now for the sake of this poor dog,” says Sungjin. “Even his patience is going to run out. So here’s what happened: after a long secret meeting– nope, can’t tell any of you, not even if you give me your cute face Wonpil. Anyway, yes. I came across this dog on the sidewalk. He’s tossed out by the dog breeder since he is just too much of a hassle. Been bought and returned a few times.”

One of the boys is giving him a diminutive frown.

“Well, Dowoon, things do get to us sometimes,” reasons Sungjin. “That doesn’t excuse the man, of course. That sort of thing made me angry too so we started a verbal fight. He ends up giving this dog to me for free. So eh, here we are.”

The members did not know how to react. As a result, the leader decides to sit down as well, placing the dog on his lap.

“Okay, time for introductions!” says Sungjin suddenly with a grin, holding the dogs’ front paws. “Come on, I’ll introduce you. That one on the left is Dowoon. It’s Wonpil in front of you, and Jae on your right. That lazy boy on the sofa is Brian. And I’m Sungjin, okay?”

Sungjin lifts the dog up so that the dog can face him. The sesame dog makes a short bark.

“His right ear looks a little funny,” says Jae.

“How rude,” interjects Brian with a fake yawn. “But it looks like Jae is right.”

“I guess he got injured,” muses Sungjin. “We better take good care of him then.”

“Uh, are we allowed to keep pets?” asks Wonpil.

Sungjin’s raised brows only leaves a lasting query.

“Looks like we better find out,” concludes Dowoon with a child-like smile, which fades abruptly. “On a side note, did anyone remember to take the pizza out of the oven?”

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