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@⊹ Kwon Mirinae () i forgot about this skkdkd

that sounds like..
/he pauses, a look of both amusement and confusion on his face as he tilts his head/
just like the recipe of fried chicken
/laughs a little, before sits up straighter in his seat/
replace the veggies with chicken meat and you get fried chicken right away! who knew making fried veggies would be this much work

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ *nods a few times*
of course!
*clicks her tongue a few times in pity*
the people that have made fried vegetables for you just aren't seasoning and cooking properly
*sits a bit straighter and starts listing steps on her fingers*
first, you should roast them in the oven for a bit with olive oil, salt, and pepper. the roasting brings out a lot of flavor that uncooked veggies don't get. then, the coating should be seasoned too! however you like, but i like garlic powder and chili powder. then you have to make a good sauce too, if you want to go that extra length

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae alright alright! as you wish!
/he laughs, throwing his hands up like surrendering/
you like fried vegetables?! how? i mean-- okay i respect that, but like fried vegetables just taste like..fried vegetables
/he pauses, slightly making a face of both confusion and disgust/
i've had fried cauliflower once, and i still can't forget the taste, or describe it enough. it was so.. bland yet crispy

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ *nods firmly, more confident since it's out*
admirable, definitely, but this is embarrassing, so let's stop
*laughs softly before nodding along*
if it's unhealthy AND tastes bad then it was just a mistake
*she responds pointedly*
but I like fried vegetables! if they're done right, they're the best~ especially as a working snack

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae admirable? not even cool but admirable? now that's a stretch
/he says, laughing softly though the tips of his ears start to burn/
but okay!
/playfully repeats the word and make the same ok sign with his hand too/
right! fried stuff is always good. unhealthy, but taste so good~ unless it's like, fried vegetables, then it's a big no-no for me.

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ *laughs, suddenly embarrassed by the callout so she ends up leaning back as well, arms crossed in a much more protective way*
I just think you're really admirable, okay?
*utters the filler word in English, lifting her hand in an OK sign*
Please don't get a big head about it~
*tilts her head a little in concession of his examples*
Mm, that's fair! Banana milk is an exception, and you really can't wrong by frying something. It's like a law of....science or something

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae /laughing, he leans back on his seat and crosses his arms lazily in front of his chest/
please-- it's almost like you're becoming my little fan here, everything you say to me is just nice thing after nice thing
/he jokes and grins, pleased and amused/
totally not complaining though! it's nice to have a little confidence boost sometimes
/blinks as he tilts his head/
number 5 already? okay hm let's see...
/he trails off, a hand scratching the back of his head/
i..have no idea! but honestly banana milk and fried banana fritters are the only banana foods i accept other than bananas

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ ah-ah don't give me that
*she chides lightly, shifting to cross a leg up in her seat, getting more comfortable*
Things are so competetive that you have to be smart to even get into uni! So: Cha Hanwoong-nim is smart!
*presses her lips together, looking around at the spread as if the answers to where they'd gone on a tangent from with materialize*
Oh! Last one, number 5
*does a little drumroll on her thigh*
I don't think banana should be a flavor for anything other than bananas

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae don't laugh at my misery
/he protests, eyeing the half eaten macaron sorrowfully as he makes a face, ultimately stuffing the rest of it into his mouth, and chews one time, then two times, before eventually breaking into (sad) laughter too/
i said psychology major, didn't say i graduated. so i'm definitely /not/ smart
/he says, wincing for one last time as he finally finishes chewing/
gosh, please don't let me eat that again
/looks around for water to get rid off the taste but instead just settles to grab for another strawberry instead/
the smart genes definitely did not pass down that much to me, but you're right! i have a cool job and that's all that matters to be honest~
/he nods a few times and purses his lips thoughtfully, chuckling amusedly/
how did we even get to this topic? i can't even remember whose turn is next

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ *laughs, briefly drawing her shoulders up in a shudder*
I don't think I'd want to be in the middle of that. It's definitely good that I'm home taught
*smiles, nodding once firmly*
Right! As long as I'm not working some stuffy, no jam job, that's all that matters
*tilts her head a little at the shift in expression post-bite before bursting into laughter and mimicking the intro to Saint Agnes and the Burning Train to denote his fail*
Ooh, psychology? So you're really smart too!
*makes an impressed noise*
Cha Hanwoong-nim is truly a jack of all trades~ even though deadlines are The Worst, at least you have a cool job~

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@⊹ Kwon Mirinae from what i can see, you are good at a lot of things and plus, you know what they say. A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one
/smiles, before tilting his head a little as he listens on/
well, you'd probably be professors' favorite student if you went to uni and chose traditional music major. can't say the same for other students. jealousy is a scary thing
/he jokes lightly, before nodding in more seriousness at the mention of an accident, but didn't press for more/
even if taekwondo didn't work out for you, at least you're doing something you equally like, if not more, right? that's the most important part, i suppose.
/reaches for another piece of macaron as he shakes his head, before nodding his head at the question, and bites into the macaron and chews for a moment before furrowing his eyebrows/
ew banana, i thought i took lemon
/makes a face at the taste and makes sure to swallow it before speaking again
i'm pretty sure it's what i've always wanted to do, ever since i started drawing when i was a kid. but i ended up majoring in psychology and i was supposed to go into med school too, but here i am~
/he says lightly, grinning before proceeding to crack another light hearted joke
being an "artist" but mostly suffering from deadlines

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ *laughs bashfully, a hand naturally coming up to shield but doesn't deny it*
I mean...I guess you could say that but I'm not a master or anything, not yet
*her expression shifts to one of disbelief and then admonishment at the self-deprication but otherwise leaves it be*
*she smiles and nods, tacking on a brief "we definitely get that a lot" as an aside to her mini-monologuing. another bashful expression crosses her visage at the compliment and she dips her head in thanks. it didn't at all surprise her that webtoon artist wasn't his "intended" career, considering his siblings but she hummed softly, nodding along before nodding in a different tone, quite readily*
I've always wanted to be a traditional musician. I thought it'd be nice to go uni and learn too but I'm happy with the way things are turning out now. The only thing is, I always thought I'd be doing taekwondo too but there was an accident and I had to stop
*she explained, finally popping the last half of her macaron in *
What about you? Did you always have your sights on being an artist, personally?

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae /nods as he hums thoughtfully/
so you're literally like the child prodigy of the traditional music scene huh.
/he says, chuckling as he stuffs the rest of the strawberry into his mouth/
definitely beyond proud to call you a friend now
/makes a surprised face at the compliment before laughing it off/
they are, but not me. i'm in charge of being the family disappointment~
/he grins nonchalantly before leaning closer to see more clearly/
i'm pretty sure a lot of people has already said this, but you guys have such pretty and unique names. kinda like names from a fictional stories.
/he manages to squeeze in before shutting up, listening attentively before looking up with wide eyes/
a taekwondo athlete? so that was why you said she went for a match the other day. i was expecting some athlete, but not really taekwondo. that's so cool though~ both of you are cool as hell!
/smiles and lets out a small chuckle at the photo of the younger kwon girls before glancing at her/
i definitely get that, i wasn't supposed to be doing what i do now too, but life has its own funny way of making things happen. but is this what you've always wanted to do? what you're doing now, i mean.

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ Peacefulness?
*smiles proudly and briefly nods in a thankful bow before she purses her lips in thought*
I've played since I was....6, I think? I didn't really do it "professionally" until I was 10 though.
*she answers, going for another macaron. she listens while chewing and leans a little closer to the table surface to see. she laughs here and there at his descriptions of each sibling, genuinely oohs and oohs in their career paths*
Your family all seem so cool! No wonder you're cool too
*she compliments, sidling up her phone next to his and scrolling past a few festival pics before landing on one of a woman in a dobok*
That's Hanyeseul unnie, Seul unnie for short since our names are so long
*she says with a chuckle*
She's two years older than me and a taekwondo athlete, but she can play the buk and sing too. We both did taekwondo and we pansori together as a duo when we were kids.
*as she speaks, she scrolls through a couple more pictures of the eldest Kwon girl before landing on one of them both, younger, wearing dobok and posing with their respective instruments*
But we ended up going down different paths fulltime for different reasons

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae that makes sense~
/he nods, eyeing her little gesture and raising his eyebrows/
how long have you been playing the gayageum? i've seen a few of your videos, it looks like it takes years of practice to be at ease with it as you do. there's like, a certain air of peacefulness whenever you play.
/pauses/
i don't know if that makes sense-- but yeah! you play great so you'll probably get the hang of playing a guitar in no time.
/eyes the container again before grinning sheepishly as he picks another strawberry again and takes a bite/
my parents had always said they wanted more kids until me and my younger sister came along, i think the both of us completely shattered their expectation of having perfect little geniuses.
/laughs as he scrolls through his gallery before selecting on a selca of the four ChaHan siblings gathering at a bar, and places the phone on the table so both of them could see/
that's my brother, the eldest one out of us. most people always tell us he looks cool and scary, intense at times cause of his job-- he's a lawyer, but honestly? it's almost like he's the youngest between us, such a clown. and that's my sister, second in line but the scariest one. she is the real intense one, smart as heck and she's got a way for making you feel guilty even though you didn't even do anything wrong. might be her job too, she's a prosecutor. and beside me is our maknae hanyul, an absolute nightmare because she likes pranks and i have suffered so, so many times. i don't know how she stays calm enough to attend med school.
/proceeds to swipe through a few other selcas as he laughs, not caring that he did just expose his siblings/
how bout you? how's your sister like?

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ ooh, really?
*laughs softly, looking down at her hands and lightly flexing the digits*
I guess I'm used to the plucking part so I had a little advantage, not as much finger pain
*slides the container closer, urging him to have more if he wants and nods*
stories! the little things you'd tell us here and there in the kakao chat. so there's four of you? i don't know, it seemed like there was at least six
*laughs but nods, patting around for her phone and eventually finding it in her back pocket*
Sure! And I'll find a picture of Yesul unnie

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae a couple of songs already? that's impressive at the very least!
/he nods eagerly, an impressed look on his face/
i couldn't even play a proper song until like six months after cause i couldn't remember the chords at all. and my fingers hurt.
/laughs as he glances at the strawberry container once, before glancing at the girl again and nods, chuckling softly/
from stories? but you're pretty right! i have three other siblings, is that considered a lot?
wanna see them?
/he asks, already pulling his phone out from his back pocket

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ *nods, humming in affirmative*
It's...interesting to say the least ehe. It's a lot more different than a gayageum, and even piano. There's way less strings, so it was a weird learning curve. But I think I'm okay! I can play a couple of songs confidently~
*smiles and holds her hands in a swearing position*
I promise~ Everyone's invited to my next big show.
*laughs at the expression, nodding along before a similar sort of gasp leaves her lips and she claps her hands together once*
That's right! I feel like you have way more than me, though. I don't know why but, from stories, it just seems like you have a TON of siblings
*laughs softly*

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae i do!
/he nods, stuffing the rest of the macaron into his mouth and finishes chewing as he listens attentively/
ah really you just started? how is your learning journey so far?
i learned it when i was like, in middle school, can't stay i still remember everything now. that reminds me i haven't played in a while, i wonder if they have a guitar lying around here somewhere in the house
/grins/
i'm sure everyone would love to hear it! and don't forget to invite us to your show one day~
/he makes a face of pleasant surprise as realization dawns upon him
right! we both like being in the kitchen, how could i forget that
/laughs softly as he tilts his head
hm number 4... here's an obvious one: we both have siblings!

@⊹ Cha Hanwoong ʷᵒᵒⁿᵍʸᵉᵒⁿᵍ Ooh you play guitar?
*she asks, perking up in interest*
I play that too...I just started recently though, within the past few months. So, not only string instruments but we're both guitarists~
*she chimes in a slightly sing-songy tone before nodding*
I'll definitely play sometime if everyone wants to hear it! If not, maybe they'll just hear through the walls against their will
*chuckles before pressing her lips together in thought*
Number three...ah! We both like being in the kitchen in one way or another. Me, baking; you, cooking

@⊹ Kwon Mirinae snow pears are really good though, definitely one of my favorites. so underrated.
/nods agreeingly as he picks up a piece of chocolate flavored macaron and bites half of it, chewing for a moment before responding/
hm let's see what we can have for number 2
/he hums, resting his chin in his free palm/
ok here's another one: we both play string instruments! you with gayageum, me with guitar.
that reminds me, you should totally play for us if you ever have the chance to! it'd be so cool~

*snorts before bursting into laughter as well, reaching for a strawberry herself*
Hanyul-ssi, please continue to live your life how you like~
*she chimes after him before taking a sizeable bite that has her chewing well into his response. she hums, nodding along and pointing to herself as if to say "me too! they're my favorites too!". she finally speaks again once she's done*
Exactly! Ice breaker games~ Since no one's coming yet, we should play that one! Number 1: loving snow pears!
*holds up a finger, wiggling it back and forth briefly*

/blinks a few times before glancing around and landing his gaze on one of the cameras/
pd-nim! you know right?
/he jokes cheekily, making his scissor cutting motion just like he did in the interview earlier before bursting into soft laughter and shake his head/
hanyul-ah, if you're watching this please don't experiment with food again
/he says rather sincerely, unbothered by the fact that he did just expose and namedrop his younger sister/
wow that actually sounds fun, to be honest. and snow pears too? i love those so much!
/shaking his head, he waves a hand dismissively/
eyy this much is nothing~ i didn't want to come empty-handed, so i thought maybe some light snacks would be good enough
that's a good idea though, playing games! classic ice-breaking method. that reminds me of one of my favorites back when i was in university: find 5 things in common with your partner.

*laughs before biting a bit of filling from her thumb*
i'm sure your sister would love to hear you talking about her like this~
*she teases before she hums thoughtfully before starting to list things off on her fingers*
as for the farm....tomatoes, eggplant, hot peppers, snow pears, mushrooms, and livestock..a lot, honestly. it's non-commercial so we just plant what we want
*smiles*
ooh, Hanwoong-ssi is so cool~ going out of his way to give his roomies the best of the best
*looks around briefly*
hopefully everyone comes out of their rooms soon so we can hang out a bit~ we should all play games or something that'll help us get to know each other

this is really good, what else does your family farm have?
/he asks, picking up another piece to stuff it into his mouth/
i might be
/he remarks, finishing chewing first before continuing to speak/
my sister used to be obsessed with eating healthy, like very healthy, no oil no sugar no sodium kind of thing. and she would make fruit into literally anything. once she made this banana and apple pancake, like kimchi jeon but make it banana and apple. i was horrified since.
/shaking his head as if to clear that horrible image of the pancake, a pleased and proud smile grows on his face as she seems to be enjoying the macaron/
i got those at this cafe near our company! went there in the early morning as soon as it's open time cause their macarons sell out quick. their bestsellers, i believe. glad you like it~
/he comments, turning his body sideways to look at the entrance to the dining room/
can't wait for the others to try these too

*hums, nodding knowingly*
nothing beats stuff straight from the farm~ especially when you catch them at peak season
*laughs at his words*
that kind of sounds like you have some beef with people who make banana-flavored foods
*she says, picking up a lemon one and biting into it*
mh! these are good! where'd you get them from?

/laughs a little at her startled state, not even slight bit of guilty as he settles down on one of the chairs/
better get used to it~
/he nods idly as he opens the mararon box while waiting for her to return with the strawberries, immediately reaching out with a hand to pick up a piece to take a bite/
now i see why they all said this is great, it's so fresh and sweet! can't believe I've been eating those supermarket strawberries for so long and it's barely as good as this
/he complains lightly, and continues to take another bite, finishing off the entire thing before pushing the box closer to the girl/
mine is definitely the chocolate, i'm basic. but the green tea one is really good too! and the banana flavor too, if youre one of those people who agree on making banana into food

*jumps a little, letting out a startled squeak before turning around*
Ah, you scared me!
*she whines softly before moving closer to see what's being retrieved*
Ooh, let me go grab the strawberries. Just a second-
*scurries to the kitchen for the waiting container and returns to the dining table to sit down, looking over the macarons in an attempt to decide on a flavor*
What's your favorite, 쌤?

woah this place is so nice..
/impressed, he looks around with wide eyes and even does a whole body turn to take in the entire interior fully/
oh hi again! unpacked already? so fast?
/he says, dragging his luggage to the table before ping the bag on top of it, revealing the entire thing to be stuffed with snacks, even with a box of fresh macarons on top/
i don't know what everyone else's favorite flavors are, so i brought every flavor of these macarons they have at the store
/he explains, waving the girl over as he sets the box on the table/
feel free to have some! or some of these snacks here, i'm sure i brought your fave too. or both!