Apartment 3-B:

Hayoung: How was work today, Eunji unnie?

Eunji: It was only half decent.

           But I can finally start working full hours because Mr. Gak hired another deliverer and I don’t need to close shop for him anymore.

Naeun: That’s not what Hayoung is interested in.

Hayoung: I’m more interested in––

Eunji: I KNOW, I KNOW.

           You’re interested in Chorong.

Hayoung: Bingo!

Naeun: Did she mention us?

Hayoung: Did she think any of us were cute?

Eunji (scoffs): Pft, she’s too old for both of you.

           It’d be a crime for her to think you’re cute.

Hayoung: AYYY, it looks like she did say we were cute though!

Naeun (sighs): You’re really so bad at telling lies, Eunji.

Eunji (pouts): Whatever. She didn’t mean it.

Hayoung: Yeah right. That’s for us to decide. Spill!

*FLASHBACK*

Park's Co. Building:

Soyoung: Eunji? Why are you here already?

Eunji: I came about a couple hours earlier so I could finish everything in advance.

Soyoung: Why would you do that?

           That would mean you have to get up at like… 5AM?!

Eunji: The things I do for love.

Soyoung gapes at her.

Eunji: There’s still much left to do, but now I have time to bother your boss while I’m at it.

Soyoung: Don’t. Anger. Her.

Eunji: We’ll see how I’m feeling.

           She’s cutest when she’s angry.

Soyoung: You’re crazy!

Eunji (chuckles): She does this thing where her eyebrows scrunch up and her eyes light up––

Soyoung (hisses): YAH! Are you trying to get yourself killed?

           Ugh, come here.

Soyoung roughly pulls Eunji into the printer room. Her eyes dart around the room warily before turning back to Eunji.

Soyoung (whispers): There are rumors about Ms. Park. Scary ones.

Eunji (skeptically): What could a baby bunny like her do?

Soyoung: Exactly! Appearances can really fool people.

           It’s said that she is Hapkido 3rd dan.

Eunji: Third?

Soyoung: YES! THIRD!

           Last time some sleazy man was following us after a company dinner and she broke BOTH his arms!

Eunji: Hm…

Soyoung: You watch your back, Jung Eunji.

           Ms. Park isn’t your typical weak damsel in distress that’s waiting for a knight like you to sweep her off her feet.

           She’ll fight back if you try anything funny.

Eunji nods as if understanding before abruptly brightening into her typical endearing smile. Soyoung already knows that Eunji is about to disregard her entire warning.

Eunji: Exactly my type.

Soyoung: What?!

Eunji: I already knew that, Soyoung.

Soyoung: H-how could you–– Wha–What?

Eunji: I told you already. We’re friendly acquaintances. 

Soyoung: What’s that even supposed to mean?

Eunji: It means that I’ve known her since middle school.

           Not well enough to know that she was 3rd dan in Hapkido but still well enough to know what I’m dealing with.

Soyoung (shocked): You knew her s-since m-middle school?

Eunji: Yeah. Her dad owns a Hapkido dojang too.

Soyoung (mutters): No wonder.

Eunji: She’s smacked me while cartwheeling before too!

Soyoung: What!

Eunji: I was unconscious for a whole day… 

*SNAPBACK*

Hayoung: Was this the day that a bunch of random girls came over to our house with flowers and get-well cards because you got hurt in the face?

Eunji: Precisely.

Naeun: So you were popular even then?

Eunji (smiles): Of course!

Hayoung (scoffs): You were a little brat.

           You wouldn’t even tell me why you got knocked out like that.

Eunji: I was embarrassed!

           People usually aren’t too proud of being KOed by a cartwheel!

Naeun: To be fair, it was a cartwheel from a 3rd dan in Hapkido.

Hayoung (mockingly): You’re not as tough as you say you are, Eunji unnie.

Eunji: You want to try me?

Eunji raises her fists and wears a determined glare. Hayoung hesitates for a moment but ignores her with a nervous cough.

Hayoung: So does that mean you think you can contain someone who could beat you up in a second?

Eunji: Hm… That would just mean I should be obedient.

Naeun: Obedient?

           I didn’t know an obedient Eunji existed.

Eunji (laughs): It doesn’t.

Hayoung: What?

Eunji: Just because I should be obedient doesn’t mean I’m going to be.

Hayoung (deadpans): That’s a death wish.

Naeun: Can you just skip to where you met and talked to Chorong?

Eunji: I was just getting there… 

*BACK TO FLASHBACK*

Eunji: Good morning!

Chorong (quietly): Good morning.

Eunji: So what’d you eat last night instead of chicken?

Chorong: … Salad.

Eunji: Chicken salad? Caesar salad? Tuna salad?

Chorong: Just salad.

Eunji: Ahh, I see.

Chorong coughs a little, sniffling awkwardly as she watches Eunji grab her trash bag.

Eunji: So what’d you think of my little sister and Naeun yesterday?

Chorong: … Your little sister is cute.<