This man was weird
This is Baek Siyun's conclusion when he looks at the man standing loosely on the train, barely even flinching at the blood pouring down his leg and the back of his head,
'Is he insane?'
If this were the normal world Baek Siyun would stay far away from crazy people like this, but to be honest
He was fucking terrified!
And as far as he knew crazy people were more likely to survive a mess like this that only a psycho could create..
He was just one person, if this psycho snapped he could defend himself.
…
Maybe.
Then again, if he could convince one or two people to come with him, the herd mentality will make it easier for others to follow, and then it would be much easier to see what this guy was up to without possibly dying,
"Ah.. this reminds me of a Novel story."
Is that bitch fucking crazy?
What the hell.
But nonetheless, this was a good chance, so Baek Siyun put on his best smile as he approached, "Ah.. my apologies, but, you mentioned a ghost story?"
"Do you perhaps know what's going on?"
"Ah."
The woman with long hair and a calm demeanor nodded slightly, looking a bit unperturbed despite all of the chaos and bloodshed that had happened moments just prior,
'This fucking psychopath'
"Yes. I often read ghost stories at work, and this situation reminds me of one."
What kind of a damn nutcase thinks this kind of hell is even remotely similar?
I'm surrounded by idiots and lunatics what the hell is this? I hope I can at least stop it from showing on my face,
"Could you maybe tell me more about it? This isn't a normal situation, so it's best to treat it as abnormally as we can,"
'Shit. She doesn't seem interested'
"We should share any information we have! It might be useful for our survival!"
I've had to kiss up to people like you for years. You must think you're better than everyone else huh? A sorry sack of shit that's probably never had to grovel a day in your life.
"Well.. It's not really information... I doubt whatever I think will be useful, everything that happened has just felt similar to things I've read. The auditorium, the mystery, and now this train station, and the people that died so brutally."
Her face remained impassive, even while likely remembering the insane things that happened before,
How fucking creepy.
I want to throw up just thinking about it, how can she be so calm? I want to erase all those guts from my brain as soon as possible.
"Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to suddenly-"
Did it show on my face?
"No, it's fine.. It's just hard to think about.. seeing all those people.."
Baek Siyun gave a weak laugh,
'Be pathetic, you have to be pathetic, grovel like a dog, but be just enough that you're not a target to anyone else,'
"It's just.. You seem to be handling it more rationally than anyone else here."
The woman blinked, tilting her head slightly,
'Was that too much? Damn this witch and her blank face. I can't tell anything, and her eyes are too damn scary!'
"It's nothing really, I just worked in a Morgue before all of… this." She gestured vaguely with her hands to the window of the moving train,
"I'm used to seeing dead bodies",
That doesn't make ansy sense at all! Just because you're used to seeing corpses doesn't mean you should be fine with watching people be fucking murdered!?
He wanted to pull out all of his hair and get as far away from this insane woman as soon as possible, but he needed her for his plan.
"Given that we will be aligning ourselves, I might as well introduce myself. My name is Yeong Siyun", The long-haired woman extended her hand.
What the hell, is fate destined to fuck him over? Why'd he have to share a name with some psycho he'd never even heard of before! This nutcase wasn't thoughtful[1] at all!?
And who the hell said that he wanted to team up with her!?
Sure he planned on using her as a shield against that other psycho but who was she to make that decision against his will?
Despite all of my unsettled feelings, I had to put those thoughts aside and hide my discomfort.
Because despite all of how creepy she was, I did kind of need her as a shield for my plan.
"I'm Baek Siyun", The handshake was brief, I didn't want to touch her more than necessary, her hands were freezing cold,
"Mh, it looks like they're trying to communicate with the car in front of us", Yeong Siyun naturally sat down on the subway seat as she continued the conversation,
"um.. I guess it seems so.."
"Moving between subway cars is probably prohibited."
Baek Siyun flinched, whirling around at the sudden, monotone voice that followed, hairs on his neck jumping up like a stiff statue,
"Kim Hyunjin." He lifted a hand to point at the people at the front of the car, "the people on the first train would've ran down the cars if it were possible,"
God damnit— how the hell did he walk up behind me? I wasn't that damn distracted—
But just like he said, they soon gave up trying to open the door, talking about their unsuccessful attempts,
"Kim Hyunjin, are you aware that your head and calf are bleeding?" Yeong Siyun commented blandly, and they both watched as the man, touched the back of his head and looked at the blood coating his fingers,
"I suppose I am.. I did fall earlier, but it doesn't hurt, so I'll be fine,"
The hell.. did he get attacked before he was dropped into the train?
It's not impossible.. they all saw it happen to the first guy, so who's to say that crazy insect bitch didn't rip more people to shreds,
But the fact that he was so nonchalant about it was so damn creepy.
"I'm more concerned about the fact that we're not dead", he said simply, wiping the blood on his hands on the pants of his suit,
Okay.. Baek Siyun was definitely reconsidering his entire plan, maybe he was treating this situation way too hopefully.
…
He can't truly think of anything else at the moment, unfortunately, so he would be stuck with Crazy 1 and Crazy 2.
"And why do you say that?"
"The people on the first train died almost immediately after the announcements, the train had barely started moving, but this train is moving—" he turned his head,
"--and so far not a single monster has appeared to rip our heads off", she finished,
That..
"That's true.. I was expecting to die right away.." Even if I don't like agreeing with such insane people.. they still had a point, I was expecting to die the moment my feet touched this damn train.
If only that brainless moron hadn't tripped me, that damn son of a bitch abandoned me while he ran off and let that muscle maniac grab me.
I gave him everything he got from that shit company! And he would dare try to surpass me?
'he wouldn't have anything if it weren't for me.'
[Dun~~Da~Dun~~]
huhh?
I thought we were done with these batshit crazy announcements..
[Ehkerm, Mhm, Pardon me, Passengers, this is an announcement from Dreamful Transpo staff... to assume a pleasant ride, Pay attention.]
Ah.. it was a man's voice this time? He sounds young, but I doubt that's an actual person,
Chills ran down Baek Siyun's spine at the mere thought of some freaky monster disguising itself with a youthful man's voice,
Just imagining something as horrid as that was gross
"Mh.. a different announcer, I suppose it makes sense since they're different workers", the odd man hummed, tilting his head as he pushed a lock of hair back behind his ear,
The gesture was so simple and casual like his blood wasn't seeping into every strand and matting them together, wiping his blood off on the leg of his pants easily,
god.. why was he bleeding so much? Is he going to die? Better him than me, and it'd be less of an issue, it's just weird. Is it cause that bitch was the one who stabbed him with her disgusting claws?
"Really? I assumed they all would've sounded the same."
[Thank you for your patience, Passengers, your destination is Low Station]
[However, due to a prior train's inability to arrive at their station, we must inform our patrons of some newly enforced rules]
[There are (4) rules, please follow them closely]
[Rule (1) Please remain calm on the train, so as not to bother other patrons]
[Rule (2) Please give your ticket to the inspector to be punched, to prove your identity]
[Rule (3) Please refrain from excess movement while the train is in motion, to minimize injuries]
[Rule (4) killing your fellow passenger is forbidden, you will be punished.]
[Thank you for your attention, the Dreamful Transpo staff... wish you a lovely experience on your way Low Station.]
[1] 思云(Siyun) meaning “thoughtful cloud”