Hurricane - Chapter 3
Title: Hurricane (based off of Nolan's Inception)
Author: youngwoonie
Genre: Science-fiction, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Characters: 2PM, Big Bang's TOP, f(x)'s Victoria
Summary: A team of eight delve into the subconscious of a criminologist who himself is well-versed in the art of dream mechanics. It isn't until they reached the depths of his mind do they find that he's as disturbed as the serial killers he deals with in his profession
A/N: Posters of each of the main characters will be posted with each new chapter.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Wooyoung casually walked around the casino floor, carrying a watermelon popsicle in each of his hand. He placed the one he was carrying in his left hand in his mouth, and struggled to take out his phone from his pocket. Unknowingly, he bumped into a taller gentleman. Unable to apologize with words, he bowed a few times before walking off, the quarter he pocketed from the same man twirling in his left hand. He inserted it into one of the slot machines that lined the aisle he was walking down, but failed to gain any prizes after pulling on the lever. The popsicle nearly fell out of his mouth if he hadn’t caught it just in time, but after taking it out of his mouth, he put the other one in, freeing his right hand. Reaching over to his pocket, he pulled out his phone.
준비됐어
I’m in position.
He sent the text to Victoria Song, who failed to send one back. Finishing one of the popsicles, he tossed the empty stick into the garbage. He attempted several more slot machines with more coins he stole from casino patrons before walking quickly to one of the roulette tables that gave clear view to the woman he texted earlier. He stood relaxed when he pulled out his phone again.
...인.제. 준비됐어. 됐지?
Okay fine, NOW I’m in position.
“You’re eating?” the man sitting to his right asked.
“Just *왕수박,“ he spoke though the ice cream treat in his mouth. “You want a bite?” He pulled it from his mouth and held it out.
The man looked up at him, gave him a look and looked back to the roulette on the table. He laid some of his chips down on 6-red.
“Your tongue’s an unhealthy shade of red, man.”
Wooyoung stuck out his tongue to examine it, but could barely see the effect the dye made. He crossed his eyes, and contorted his tongue to either sides of his mouth trying to see what colour it was, but he quickly noticed that the man Victoria was with stood and left.
“I’ll be right back, Junsu hyung,” he said with a friendly tap on his arm. Junsu gave him a quick nod, his eyes not moving from the roulette. Wooyoung paced fast, quickly finishing his ice cream while keeping a short distance behind Seung Hyun. He looked over his shoulder at Victoria who was staring back at him, her back straight and legs crossed. He focused his head back on Seung Hyun, who turned a corner and headed for the men’s bathroom.
“Shit,” he muttered under his breath, and slowed down his pursuit. He opened the door, and found Seung Hyun standing in front of the urinal. Wooyoung walked to the long line of sinks and turned on the chrome faucets. He looked into the mirror, and then around him, while he washed his hands. He examined the delicate wallpaper, the fica plants, the constructions of the stalls and light fixtures that screamed obnoxious wealth when he noticed Seung Hyun back in the mirror walking towards the sinks, looking at him with a tinge of ridicule. He looked away and began washing his hands, his head down. Wooyoung wondered if the man noticed the suspicious amount of time he spent washing his hands, but from the corner of his eyes, Seung Hyun turned off the faucet. He looked up into the mirror, turned away and placed his left hand on the mirror, covering the reflection of his face before he dried his hands and walked out.
His hands nearly pruning, he turned the faucet off and dried his hands by wiping it on the pant legs of his suit and took out his phone as he walked out of the bathroom.
지금 돌아오는 중이야
He’s on his way back.
He pocketed his phone after sending the text message, and shortly after walking back out onto the floor, he saw Seung Hyun approach Victoria. He looked around; Junsu was smiling as brightly as Victoria was back at the Roulette table, with patrons patting him on his back enthusiastically.
Wooyoung walked through a small crowd of men, and exited with a wallet in his hand and headed towards the vending machines. Taking out a credit card, he swiped it through the reader and selected another watermelon popsicle.
“Yah. Wooyoung-ah,” someone behind him called out.
He turned around and found Jaebeom inside one circular booth, sitting to Taecyeon’s left, with another man sitting to his right. Both were looking down, talking quietly with each other with several pieces of paperwork sprawled in front of them. As Taecyeon was quietly talking with the man beside him, with Taecyeon’s pocket watch in his hand.
“Wooyoung-ah, can you get me one? Junho-sshi, you want one?”
Junho looked up at Jaebeom, then at Wooyoung. With a look at the treat in his hand, Junho nodded fervorously, smiling. Wooyoung slid the card a few more times, purchasing two, and then buying one more for Taecyeon, despite him not asking for one. Placing the credit card back into the wallet, he handed one to each of them before heading off to stand beside Junsu. Wooyoung walked across the floor, giving a security guard the wallet with a, “someone must have dropped this.”
He saw Victoria walking towards the exit of the large hall, arm-in-arm with Seung Hyun, passing by Chansung and Nichkhun, both of whom were sitting at one of the poker tables. Chansung quietly laughed after Nichkhun said something, telling from the motion of his lips.
“Junsu hyung, let’s go, we have to ensure that the bellhop is paid off,” Wooyoung attempted to say, the popsicle in his mouth. He tapped his arm as Junsu picked up his chips, and asked “how much did you win?”
“**12억원” he said, smiling.
Wooyoung leaned it to his ear and asked, “you-you didn’t pull off anything illegal did you?”
Junsu denying it, both quickly left the floor, following Victoria and Seung Hyun’s footsteps. They both walked down carpeted flooring of the large casino foyer. They saw Victoria and Seung Hyun enter the elevator, and before the doors closed, Wooyoung and Victoria shared a quick icy stare.
Wooyoung waited patiently, biting the last few pieces of his ice cream as Junsu talked to the receptionist at the front desk. He and the woman shared a knowing look, and Junsu pulled out a small money envelope from the inside of his blazer and passed it to the woman.
“Let’s go,” Junsu said, as the receptionist tended to other casino visitors.
The two walked back to the casino floor, with Junsu asking, “So we’re just waiting for her call?”
Wooyoung nodded.
“***호랑이도 제 말하면 온다더니,” Wooyoung muttered, as he opened his phone after feeling it vibrate in his pocket.
“It’s her. She’s ready. Call the others, let’s go.”
A/N
* 왕수박 (wangsoobak) is a watermelon-shaped popsicle with chocolate chips to look like the seeds. Picture here. If any of you watch SBS' 영웅호걸 (Heroes), in episode 1, TV celebrity Hong SooAh and Fin.K.L's Lee Jin ate a few of these popsicles before getting caught by After School's Park Gahee.
** 12억원, or 120 000 000 won, is approx 106 000 CAD or 102 000 USD.
***This is a Korean idiom, meaning If you talk about a tiger, it will appear. The english variation of this is Speak of the devil (and he doth appear). I couldn't use the english version because they're in Korea, nor could I translate it because it would sound weird with the Korean variation.
Author: youngwoonie
Genre: Science-fiction, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Characters: 2PM, Big Bang's TOP, f(x)'s Victoria
Summary: A team of eight delve into the subconscious of a criminologist who himself is well-versed in the art of dream mechanics. It isn't until they reached the depths of his mind do they find that he's as disturbed as the serial killers he deals with in his profession
A/N: Posters of each of the main characters will be posted with each new chapter.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Wooyoung casually walked around the casino floor, carrying a watermelon popsicle in each of his hand. He placed the one he was carrying in his left hand in his mouth, and struggled to take out his phone from his pocket. Unknowingly, he bumped into a taller gentleman. Unable to apologize with words, he bowed a few times before walking off, the quarter he pocketed from the same man twirling in his left hand. He inserted it into one of the slot machines that lined the aisle he was walking down, but failed to gain any prizes after pulling on the lever. The popsicle nearly fell out of his mouth if he hadn’t caught it just in time, but after taking it out of his mouth, he put the other one in, freeing his right hand. Reaching over to his pocket, he pulled out his phone.
준비됐어
I’m in position.
He sent the text to Victoria Song, who failed to send one back. Finishing one of the popsicles, he tossed the empty stick into the garbage. He attempted several more slot machines with more coins he stole from casino patrons before walking quickly to one of the roulette tables that gave clear view to the woman he texted earlier. He stood relaxed when he pulled out his phone again.
...인.제. 준비됐어. 됐지?
Okay fine, NOW I’m in position.
“You’re eating?” the man sitting to his right asked.
“Just *왕수박,“ he spoke though the ice cream treat in his mouth. “You want a bite?” He pulled it from his mouth and held it out.
The man looked up at him, gave him a look and looked back to the roulette on the table. He laid some of his chips down on 6-red.
“Your tongue’s an unhealthy shade of red, man.”
Wooyoung stuck out his tongue to examine it, but could barely see the effect the dye made. He crossed his eyes, and contorted his tongue to either sides of his mouth trying to see what colour it was, but he quickly noticed that the man Victoria was with stood and left.
“I’ll be right back, Junsu hyung,” he said with a friendly tap on his arm. Junsu gave him a quick nod, his eyes not moving from the roulette. Wooyoung paced fast, quickly finishing his ice cream while keeping a short distance behind Seung Hyun. He looked over his shoulder at Victoria who was staring back at him, her back straight and legs crossed. He focused his head back on Seung Hyun, who turned a corner and headed for the men’s bathroom.
“Shit,” he muttered under his breath, and slowed down his pursuit. He opened the door, and found Seung Hyun standing in front of the urinal. Wooyoung walked to the long line of sinks and turned on the chrome faucets. He looked into the mirror, and then around him, while he washed his hands. He examined the delicate wallpaper, the fica plants, the constructions of the stalls and light fixtures that screamed obnoxious wealth when he noticed Seung Hyun back in the mirror walking towards the sinks, looking at him with a tinge of ridicule. He looked away and began washing his hands, his head down. Wooyoung wondered if the man noticed the suspicious amount of time he spent washing his hands, but from the corner of his eyes, Seung Hyun turned off the faucet. He looked up into the mirror, turned away and placed his left hand on the mirror, covering the reflection of his face before he dried his hands and walked out.
His hands nearly pruning, he turned the faucet off and dried his hands by wiping it on the pant legs of his suit and took out his phone as he walked out of the bathroom.
지금 돌아오는 중이야
He’s on his way back.
He pocketed his phone after sending the text message, and shortly after walking back out onto the floor, he saw Seung Hyun approach Victoria. He looked around; Junsu was smiling as brightly as Victoria was back at the Roulette table, with patrons patting him on his back enthusiastically.
Wooyoung walked through a small crowd of men, and exited with a wallet in his hand and headed towards the vending machines. Taking out a credit card, he swiped it through the reader and selected another watermelon popsicle.
“Yah. Wooyoung-ah,” someone behind him called out.
He turned around and found Jaebeom inside one circular booth, sitting to Taecyeon’s left, with another man sitting to his right. Both were looking down, talking quietly with each other with several pieces of paperwork sprawled in front of them. As Taecyeon was quietly talking with the man beside him, with Taecyeon’s pocket watch in his hand.
“Wooyoung-ah, can you get me one? Junho-sshi, you want one?”
Junho looked up at Jaebeom, then at Wooyoung. With a look at the treat in his hand, Junho nodded fervorously, smiling. Wooyoung slid the card a few more times, purchasing two, and then buying one more for Taecyeon, despite him not asking for one. Placing the credit card back into the wallet, he handed one to each of them before heading off to stand beside Junsu. Wooyoung walked across the floor, giving a security guard the wallet with a, “someone must have dropped this.”
He saw Victoria walking towards the exit of the large hall, arm-in-arm with Seung Hyun, passing by Chansung and Nichkhun, both of whom were sitting at one of the poker tables. Chansung quietly laughed after Nichkhun said something, telling from the motion of his lips.
“Junsu hyung, let’s go, we have to ensure that the bellhop is paid off,” Wooyoung attempted to say, the popsicle in his mouth. He tapped his arm as Junsu picked up his chips, and asked “how much did you win?”
“**12억원” he said, smiling.
Wooyoung leaned it to his ear and asked, “you-you didn’t pull off anything illegal did you?”
Junsu denying it, both quickly left the floor, following Victoria and Seung Hyun’s footsteps. They both walked down carpeted flooring of the large casino foyer. They saw Victoria and Seung Hyun enter the elevator, and before the doors closed, Wooyoung and Victoria shared a quick icy stare.
Wooyoung waited patiently, biting the last few pieces of his ice cream as Junsu talked to the receptionist at the front desk. He and the woman shared a knowing look, and Junsu pulled out a small money envelope from the inside of his blazer and passed it to the woman.
“Let’s go,” Junsu said, as the receptionist tended to other casino visitors.
The two walked back to the casino floor, with Junsu asking, “So we’re just waiting for her call?”
Wooyoung nodded.
“***호랑이도 제 말하면 온다더니,” Wooyoung muttered, as he opened his phone after feeling it vibrate in his pocket.
“It’s her. She’s ready. Call the others, let’s go.”
A/N
* 왕수박 (wangsoobak) is a watermelon-shaped popsicle with chocolate chips to look like the seeds. Picture here. If any of you watch SBS' 영웅호걸 (Heroes), in episode 1, TV celebrity Hong SooAh and Fin.K.L's Lee Jin ate a few of these popsicles before getting caught by After School's Park Gahee.
** 12억원, or 120 000 000 won, is approx 106 000 CAD or 102 000 USD.
***This is a Korean idiom, meaning If you talk about a tiger, it will appear. The english variation of this is Speak of the devil (and he doth appear). I couldn't use the english version because they're in Korea, nor could I translate it because it would sound weird with the Korean variation.