IN CODES AND SIGNALS THAT ONLY YOU AND ME UNDERSTAND

"After all the aggressive tappings on the table, the blinking of eyes, palindromes and miscommunications, Taeyeon finally sent the right message to Tiffany. Among the weirdest topics Taeyeon and Tiffany talked about, they both know that Morse Code is the best."

I. QUANTUM PHYSICS/ OLFACTORY BULB

Taeyeon loves to visit public libraries. , she loves to know random knowledge that would help her to do well in her future. She was researching the evolution of telecommunication. Upon picking up a book about telegraph, she read a specific topic that caught her attention : Morse Code. 

“...Samuel Morse, the inventor of Morse Code was a painter,” she read then saw a picture of a painting on the book titled’ Dying Hercules’. “So, he was a painter, why did he create Morse code?” she asked herself and turned a couple of pages.

“...he received a message via horse messenger that delivered messages from point A to point B that his wife was gravely ill, by the time he read that message his wife was already dead. He even missed the funeral. He developed Morse Code to ease the pain of his heart and to revolutionize faster communication.” she stopped reading and sighed.

“Sometimes pain leads us to create beautiful things and revolution.”

Taeyeon saw the chart of Morse Code and decided to study about it. Having a grandfather that is a war veteran who knows Morse Code and used it on battles during World War II, Taeyeon thought she could learn it too like her grandfather.  After an hour of futile efforts, she plunked down the table  and just decided to listen to music.

After a few minutes, she felt a tap on her shoulders.

“What are you up to, little woman?” a familiar voice asked and Taeyeon doesn’t need to look up to know who it was. It was Tiffany. Taeyeon heard the screech of the old chair and some books being placed on the table.

“Don’t bother me, I’m sleepy…” she lazily answered back as she heard pages of a book being turned, the smell of the book made her look up and frown. “Books smell so good, did you know that?” Taeyeon asked 

“Oh?” Tiffany smelled the book and said “It smells like… wood?” she commented

“No, it smells like Vanilla.”

Tiffany shook her head and said, “I guess you're delusional.”

“I’m not, there’s a scientific explanation for it. The vanilla-ish scent is that almost all wood-based paper contains lignin, which is closely related to vanillin, thus books have a hint of Vanilla scent. It’s something about the chemistry in the air and the brain's olfactory bulb.” Taeyeon explained

“Did anybody tell you that you’re odd?”

“My personality is a palindrome.”

“Which is?”

“Never odd or even.”

“I used to have fears of palindrome so I went to the doctor to get treated and you know what he did?”

“What?”

“He prescribed me ‘Xanax!’”

“I heard that joke before.”

“T-That’s...okay, olfactory genius. Now that you’re up and completely bothered by me, I need help with this.” Tiffany showed her a book about Quantum Physics and Taeyeon looked at her weirdly, “I don’t remember you having a subject about Quantum Physics. Your field is journalism.” she commented

“RIGHT, but I still want to learn about it. This book is quite complicated.” Tiffany sighed

“Then, why bother reading about things you don’t understand?” Taeyeon rolled her earphones and put it on her bag and looked at Tiffany’s book.

Tiffany shrugged and said, “Sometimes, I pretend I’m smart by reading books I don’t understand but when I reach the point of understanding, I feel like Einstein.” 

“The only thing common with you and Einstein is your disheveled hair.” Taeyeon dryly commented.

“Make sense, but what if the theory is true?”

“Which one?”

“That there are infinite numbers of the universe, we are not living in just one space; rather, there are infinite transcripts of us in other worlds that may happen to have completely different personalities and fate?” Tiffany excitedly said and continued speaking, “But I guess this is the best version of me because if there is something much better than me, then I might be a goddess!” she spoke with much confidence and Taeyeon gagged and rolled her eyes,

“Well, I hope YOU and I are not friends in another universe...” 

“Mean.”

“W-What, I was just trying to say...Fine,Let’s head out, I’m famished.” Taeyeon took her book to borrow it on the counter

“Your treat.”

II. THE LAW OF ATTRACTION/ HOLLOW EARTH THEORY

The two of them went to their usual cafe doing their usual things, Taeyeon ordered an Americano for herself and Tiffany got her usual Strawberry Cheesecake. Taeyeon seems to be fond of the cake as well so she keeps on asking for a slice.

“Can I have a bite?” Taeyeon held her fork excitedly while Tiffany was busy searching for conspiracy theories on her laptop.

“No.” 

“Ah, Fany! This is not funny! I thought that what’s yours is mine as well!” Taeyeon whined

“Why did you order that dull coffee if you wanted sweets in the first place?”

“I like things Bitter-Sweet.” 

“Okay.”

Taeyeon’s eyes twinkle in happiness and she said, “Really?”

“Yeah, once you take a bite, you’ll gain 20 pounds when you reach your 30’s.” Tiffany said monotonously and her glasses darkened like those in anime.

“Did you just hex me? You’ll be stuck with that chubby lady for the longest time.” Taeyeon was almost offended and put her fork down.

“No, it’s the power of words and the Law of Attraction. It works by the way.” Tiffany slyly grinned knowing she won.

“It’s a hoax.” Taeyeon countered the argument.

“It’s a theory of the universe that states that you are Aladdin and the universe in your genie and it’s true if you firmly believe in it.” Tiffany made a point.

“Then, I’ll have $500 in my pocket in 3 seconds.” Taeyeon monotonously said

Then something stuck in her pocket…

“I think I have something in my pocket.”

“$500?”

“No, it's gum.”

“I guess you have to be realistic.”

“Well, I’d like to have anything without moving an inch.” Taeyeon shrugged and looked at Tiffany, “What are you doing?” she asked

“I’m searching about Hollow Earth Theory.”

“Oh, is it like Earth within the Earth? Like an inception?”

“Nope, it’s an advanced civilization inside the core of the Earth.They said that humans were created by reptilian aliens.”

“Sounds like a HOLE truth.” Taeyeon sarcastically said

“We have to be open minded sometimes. I could be a reptilian alien and you might not know about it.” Tiffany stated

“Well, you're not green and reptile.”

“Such an alien racist."

“I’ll just read my book.” Taeyeon said and opened her book and Tiffany looked at her side and started tapping the table.

Two short taps, one long, one short tap a pause, a short tap, a long tap, a pause and a long tap again.

Taeyeon could only just look at her Americano spilling and back at Tiffany.

“What’s wrong with you?” she asked

“Well, you’re reading about Morse Code, right?” Tiffany pointed at her book

“Yeah, I want to learn about it.”

“I know Morse Code, but I can only understand 20 words per minute.” Tiffany said nonchalantly and Taeyeon gasped and said, “, that was the highest skill of Morse Code!” 

“Well, I may be a World War II soldier in another universe.” Tiffany said, “Ever heard of the soldier who blinked T-O-R-T-U-R-E on national TV in front of his enemy during World War II? I might be that dude in the parallel universe.”  she stated

“Whoa, then I have to learn this. Maybe you can help me practice?” Taeyeon asked

“Sure thing.”

After three hours of over staying at the cafe and reading about Morse Code, Taeyeon can now read some words on Morse Code. Having perfect audio pitch and proper ear training when she was young, she remembered the sounds made on the table a few hours ago and decided to decode it on her notebook.

Two short taps, one long, one short tap a pause, a short tap, a long tap, a pause and a long tap again.

“Ah, I’m sleepy.” Tiffany yawned and closed her laptop

“Tiffany,” Taeyeon called out

“Yes?”

“Did you just call me ‘FAT’?” Taeyeon frowned as she looked at her codes and back to Tiffany.

“O-Oh, right,” Tiffany nervously laughed “Take it as your first practice.” then smiled awkwardly

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III. BINAURAL BEATS/ VIBRATIONS

Tiffany thinks Taeyeon is cool. Just a little weird but she’s weird too so she doesn’t see this as an issue to not hang out with her. Tiffany likes Taeyeon, the girl is pretty, smart, a genius and unique but Taeyeon is just OBLIVIOUS.

From subtle hints:

“You look pretty today.”

“You look cute when you smile.”

“Let’s watch a movie together!”

 To obvious hints namely:

“Kisses on the cheek.”

“Hugs”

“Touches.”

But she felt as if it was left in the cordial platonic zone by the latter. Thus, she settled on being a typical bestfriend that teases Taeyeon all the time just to get her attention. Lying on her bed, all she can do is wonder how could she properly convey to Taeyeon how she feels about her.

“Well, I hope YOU and I are not friends in another universe.”  she remembered Taeyeon’s words very well and nodded in agreement

“Yeah, because we’re lovers in an alternate universe.” she sighed and proceeded to open her laptop and do her nightly routine. "I hope in this universe too." 

She constantly researches about “HOW TO MAKE YOUR CRUSH LIKE YOU?” and practices affirmation and subliminals. Not getting the result she wants, she decided to learn how to create her own. She layered positive affirmations that she recorded with some low fidelity beats that she made on FL studio and added the layer of binaural beats that she panned in left and right ears to be subtracted altogether to result in 432 hz to give out the LOVE FREQUENCY. 

“Taeyeon likes me.”

“Taeyeon loves me.”

Her subliminals seem to sound like a witch craft instead of hypnosis, but it’s for a good cause. She has to listen to it everyday to manifest the result she wants. Now that Taeyeon learned Morse Code, maybe her hints of love would be understood in a form of rhythmic