☯ Shopping Center

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/walks signs around and softly hums/

@Changmin Myungsoo walked around in the mall, going into shopping stores as he did so. He needed to look for a new outfit, something that would at least work with the new group concept. He hummed to himself softly as he did so, going through the clothes rack. When he looked up he noticed a small crowd of people surrounding him with their phones out. He smiled at the fans, bowing his head politely and walked out the store, the fans following him out and recording him. He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly as he did so, but blinked, looking down below and noticing a familiar face down at the candy stand.

He rushed down the escalators and ran down to the cotton candy stand, blinking as he waved over to the other, it was him, his old trainee friend Changmin. "Changmin-ah. I didn't know you go here." he said, waving over to his friend.

@Jin Meixin [R] What do you mean eonni???

@Jin Meixin [R] Soohyun look around And grab some clothes... "i think this will be good for my eonnis. And you too" she chuckled

@Jin Meixin [R] Soohyun look around and point a clothes. " i think its cute"
She grab it

@Jin Meixin [R] Soohyun look around and point a clothes. " i think its cute"
She grab it

@Jin Meixin [R] Aiggooooo
why you said everything ia cute?? /giggled/
/walk along with you/

@Jin Meixin [R] /shrug/
maybe some cutie stuff for me and my eonni for album release this month /grin/

/walk in with Meixin/
/look around/
uummmm

@Sungyeol *turns around and waves to you.
Anytime!
*chuckles going into a store

@Sungyeol Okay I'm Chaerin by the way
*smiles handing you a cookie
*wonders off humming

@Sungyeol I'll buy you clothes ♥
*smiles at the other

@IU "I don't want people to know me. It's not like everyone can relate to me and my nightmare of a past. And I have found someone very very special to me. I care about him more then anything else in the world, other then my dog." His eyes became a little darker then normal and voice was a bit cold with every word that was said. He looked at his treat before scraping of the leftovers and placing it with the others. "It's a good thing I'm here to hell you out with that. I saw one on my way here. It isn't too hard to miss."

@J.G.[H] She smiled softly and nodded, "No one is going to know how it is to be you except you. That goes for me as well, and everyone else in the world. But I don't worry about it too much. Eventually you'll find yourself opening up to someone. And when you do, that person will become precious to you, they'll be special." She got up with her tray as well and cleaned it off before putting it on top where all the other trays were. "Ah, okay didi. I gotta remember that. Anyways lets go find a pet store."

@IU "Not a lot of people know how it is to be me though. I like keeping myself distant from others. It's how I am and always will be. If they ask, I won't answer.I don't want people knowing anything about me. I prefer to keep myself a mystery to everyone." He frowned deeply. "I'm not going to answer to any of their questions. It isn't mandatory to do do. I don't like print like that." He stayed expressionless and looked away. "It's didi. Xiaodi is just brother and gege is older brother." He slowly got up and picked up his tray from of the table.

@J.G.[H] "I know you feel that way. But I do hope that one day, whether it's through me or someone else, you'll realize that you don't always have to distance yourself. When you distance yourself people will be more likely to ask questions. If you can learn to act like nothing ever happen, and I know that'll be hard. But if you do that then people might not try to pry as much." IU smiled, "Of course there will be people who will ask regardless but you'll probably have less to deal with." She chuckled softly and stood up, stretching slightly. Turning back to the table, she grinned, "Jiejie it is then. It's no problem at all it's the least I can do for my didi. Or was it xiaodi? I can never remember." She said as she ruffled her hair trying to remember.

@IU "Yeah I remember. My cold hearted personality is the worst part of me. Is not like I wasn't too act like that towards people." He nodded and sighed quietly. "I've noticed that as well. I'd rather stay distant though. I don't like people asking questions about or my past." Impatiently, he tripped his dinner on the table. "Yes I do and jiejie is right. Jiejie will do just fine." He smiled shyly and put one of his hands into his pocket as he listened to the other. "I'd like that very much. And thanks again."

@J.G.[H] IU nodded, "Yeah, well to be honest I almost walked away to remember? But when I started to you apologized for the way you acted and now look where we are." She smiled softly, "And You may not have realized it but you stopped being rude or mean to me. Now you're actually being pretty nice, although still distant. Though now I know why you distance yourself." IU's smile faltered as she mentally kicked herself. "Oh right! I forgot you said you prefer Mandarin. Um, it's jiejie isn't it? Yeah, jiejie is the same as Noona." Her smile came back full force as she tilted her head slightly to think about what he had said. "I'll tell you what, if you feel that strongly about it then I'll let you pay for whatever you're gonna but for your dog. And I'll pay for the movie. How does that sound?"

@IU "B-but, no one has ever lasted this long with me. Ever. They would always leave, calling me a spoiled brat or something like that. Besides, being rude and mean is me. I'd rather not talk about that part though." He ignored the blush upon the others face and looked off to the side. "Hard to believe. That's too hard for me to say. I'd rather stick to Mandarin terms." The age difference didn't bother him at all. He didn't budge or hesitate at all, he just stay perfectly calm. "My dog is a little shy around people though. I don't know hoe she'll react to you though." He looked at the people around them and frowned. "But I should pay for something at least."

@J.G.[H] IU shook her head, "You don't have to thank me, I didn't do anything special. Like I said you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. Although you were a bit rude and a little mean, somehow I could tell that it wasn't who you really were. I don't really know how to explain it." She blushed and started to play with her hair a little, a habit she had whenever she was flustered and didn't really know what to say. Hey eyes lit up when he answered her question. "You're eighteen? I'm twenty so you can call me Noona okay?" Despite the fact that she now knew his age, IU still couldn't help but want to call him Oppa instead. She shook her head and smiled, "I love dogs! Do you think maybe one day I can meet him or her?" She waved her hand and smiled, "It's not a problem at all, I would love to do so as your Noona."

@IU J.G looked down and smiled. "Thank you. For being so nice to me and not leaving me because of my previous rudeness." His voice softened with every word that came out of his mouth. "M-my age? I'm eighteen years old." He tilted his head in confusion of her question. He didn't know why she had asked him that, though he kind of had an idea, but didn't question her about it and mentally shrugged it off. "W-well, I do have to get some stuff for my dog. But a movie sounds really nice. But I just couldn't make you pay for all of that though." He carefully placed his hand onto the table and frowned slightly. Something he hated doing in front of others. He would like someone to talk, that wasn't his family, and he kind of wanted to know about her.

@J.G.[H] IU smiles brightly, "I know I don't have to, but I want to. Like I said, I always look out for my friends no matter what." She softened her smile and watched J.G for a moment. "So if you don't mind me asking how old are you now?" She was definitely curious about his age. There didn't seem to be much of an age difference between them but he acted very mature for his age. So much so that sometimes IU had to resist the urge to call him oppa. As she looked around a thought came to her. "Hey, do you wanna go do something? We can go shopping or even go see a movie. Whatever you wanna do, my treat." She smiled softly, hoping that if she could get him to spend some more time with her then she could get him to open up a bit more. Not just to her but to others and even himself, but most importantly, she wanted him to know that she really did consider him a friend.

@Hong Jonghyun "I can't even remember the way already." She chuckled softly, following him as he led the way to the arcade. "It's been so long since I last went there."


(Do you want to move to the other room or stay in this one? )

@Hong Jonghyun "Something fun?" She tilted her head to one side and hummed thoughtfully. "The arcade?" She glanced back up at him with a grin. It had been a long time since she last went to the arcade; she probably forgot how to play most of the games inside. Nevertheless, the arcade sounded fun, and it seemed like a great way to let loose and have fun.

@Hong Jonghyun "Honestly, me too." She giggled softly, throwing her rubbish into the bin as well. "Today was fun." She nodded, smiling up at him sincerely as she walked out of the cinemas with him.

@IU J.G continued to stare at the table and closed his eyes. "They were disappointed in me. But didn't turn against me." He smiled slightly and nodded his head. "I was a force to be reckoned with in China and was proud of it. Not that much pressure actually. And I was only sixteen when I became the leader of the group." The spotlight didn't bother at the time, and it still doesn't. "I didn't make that much mistakes as a leader. I was annoyed at the group at times, but that didn't mean anything to me." He leaned back into the seat and tilted his head slightly. He tried his best to listen to the other speak, but kept on zoning out. He watched IU write down something on a napkin and hesitantly took it from her. "T-thank you. I'll have to keep that in mind. But you don't have to do this for me." He stared at the napkin for a minute before returning the smile to IU.

@J.G.[H] IU moved her hand away and looked at her hands smiling sadly. "People are quick to judge, especially if it's people they don't know. I can't even imagine how that must've felt, especially from your fans." She sighed and looked at J.G as he continued talking, she felt that it would be better if she just listened and let him talk about it as much as he wanted to. "Leader, vocalist, and visual? Wow, that must've been a lot of pressure, and at such a young age." IU couldn't imagine what it must've been to have that much of a spotlight on her at that age. "I mean, and don't take this the wrong way, but you were just a kid then. Even if you had debuted and was the leader or whatever, you were still just a kid. As a human being we all make mistakes, but even more so at the age. It's a part of growing up and maturing into the adults that we become." Her right eye twitches slightly as she suddenly remembered her 24 year old cousin who acts like a big child almost all the time. If this had been an anime, IU was sure she would've sweat dropped. "Anyways, you don't have to keep talking about it if you don't want to. But know this, no matter what you may feel just know that you can come to me whenever you need me. Or well, need someone to talk to I mean. Or even just listen to you. We're a part of the same company now so you should be able to find me easily." IU took out a pen and scribbled her number onto a napkin before handing it to J.G. "But just in case you don't want to go looking for me, you can always call me or text me. You may not consider me a friend yet but I consider you a friend, and I always look out for my friends no matter what." She gave him her most genuine smile, she wasn't sure her approach to a friendship would work or be accepted, but she would never know if she didn't try.

@Hong Jonghyun The movie started off on a humorous tone, and Choa couldn't help but chuckle as she watched the opening. How she missed the feeling of going to the cinemas to watch movies. The smile never left her face from the start, and her cheeks started to hurt from smiling so much, but she was having so much fun that she didn't feel a tad bit bothered by it.

(Should we do a timeskip to after the movie? )

@Hong Jonghyun "And our schedules are tight too." She agreed, thanking him as he handed the popcorn over to her. "Want some?" She took a handful of popcorn, before tilting it towards Jonghyun to offer him some with a smile. Just then, the screen lit up and illuminated their faces. The entire theater fell silent and she glanced up with a bright expression. "It's about to start."