⇻ museum

@j. chanwoo ʲᶜʰᵃⁿ_ʷᵒᵒ "Oh, that sounds like a lot." Chanhee shook his head a bit. "I couldn't handle all the work you do, honestly." He admitted. He set the box of tacos aside once he had his fill and set them aside, just in enough time for his alarm to go off indicating that he needed to get back to work. Letting out a soft sigh, Chanhee slumped in the seat. "damn it. I don't want to go back to work."

"No I really hope he doesn't" He agreed with Chanwoo, he was hoping that the last time he had seen his ex would be the last time ever. "do you mind.. dropping my off by the door again?" He asked, looking at the other. "I'll message you and let you know when we can meet up again!" He smiled. "Or you message me?"

@k. chanhee ᶜ_ᶜʰᵃⁿᶦ_ᶦ Chanwoo shook his head lightly, if he had gotten into what he actually done, the other would be lost and confused, so the male decided to keep things simple. "I go to school, and work on many projects with my professor and colleagues." He said softly. "Almost finished with my masters degree." He smiled lightly, not actually able to believe that he had already made it this far.

"Oh yeah, that's not bad though." He said, taking a drink. He nodded his head in slight understanding. Chanwoo had never been in the situation so he couldn't really imagine what he would do, but he could imagine it might be difficult. "Oh. hopefully all goes well and you don't have to worry about that again!"

@j. chanwoo ʲᶜʰᵃⁿ_ʷᵒᵒ Chanhee hummed nodding his head lightly. “Then please, tell me what else you do that’s bigger than the app.” The male was half joking and half genuinely wondering what the other had been up to all this time. Having seemed like the busy bee he was, Chanhee was surprised that he was able to catch Chanwoo in enough time to meet up with him.

“I mean other than that, everything’s been the same. Been working here full time and going to school, you know?” He said turning to face the other once again at the others joke letting out a soft laugh. “That would have been nice, but I think I also would have tried to stay at the time.” Chanhee admitted with a nod, grabbing another taco to eat. “He has broken it twice I think, but I haven’t seen him in a while.” He mumbled out through the food.

@k. chanhee ᶜ_ᶜʰᵃⁿᶦ_ᶦ Chanwoo rolled his eyes playfully at the other upon the mention of him being the best. “The app is literally just a small thing compared to what I actually do.” Chanwoo chuckled lightly but nodded lightly when the other was getting ready to speak, he had adjusted himself in his seat so he could look at the other easier. His eyes widening with what he was hearing, Chanwoo shook his head.

“I’m trying to figure out where the nothing is.” Chanwoo said taking a drink before finishing off one of the tacos. “No, I’m sorry you had to go through that.” Chanwoo sighed lightly, having felt sorry for his friend. “If I would have known that was part of the reason I definitely would have kidnapped you and hid you away from him.” He joked a bit. “Has the restraining order been holding up well? I know some people tend to not care about them?”

@j. chanwoo ʲᶜʰᵃⁿ_ʷᵒᵒ Chanhee took the box of tacos that the other had handed him and opened it open, not wasting any time to grab a taco and take a bite out of it himself. He looked at the drinks that the other mentioned and nodded. “You’re the best.” He said setting his taco down momentarily to take a drink. “Oh I have so much but nothing at the same time. Unlike you who created a whole app in the time we haven’t really spoken to each other.” He chuckles lightly.

Taking another bite out of the taco, he leans his seat back a bit. “So long story short, I had a boyfriend of two years and we broke up because he was becoming too… possessive I don’t know. It was why I stopped talking to you for a bit.” He said looking at Chanwoo. “When we broke up I had to get a restraining order on him cause he kept stalking me.”

@◦ k. chanhee ᶜ_ᶜʰᵃⁿᶦ_ᶦ Unamused Chanwoo rolled his eyes before handing his friend the box of tacos. “Here, take that while I park.” Chanwoo moved away from the entrance and to the parking lot before choosing a spot to stop in. He scooted his seat back a bit so he could eat comfortably. He grabbed a taco out of the box Chanhee was now holding. “So, catch me up. What’s going on with you?” He asked, as he pointed down at the two drink in the cup holder. “There’s a drink too, by the way.”

@◦ j. chanwoo ʲᶜʰᵃⁿ_ʷᵒᵒ Chanhee had rushed off to the break room as soon as noon hit, he wouldn't miss more than he had to on his lunch break, and took his jacket off and placing it in his locker. He had checked his phone just in time to see the message from Chanwoo. Putting his phone back in his pocket he rushed outside, eyes darting around the area until he saw the car parked by the entrance, before moving to get in.
"It's unsafe to leave your door unlocked like this, don't you know?" He said in a serious tone looking at the other male.

@◦ k. chanhee ᶜ_ᶜʰᵃⁿᶦ_ᶦ After collecting the tacos, Chanwoo made his way to the museum where his friend would be working, he had left in just enough time to be there right before Chanhee would be getting off work for lunch. Chanwoo was too busy caught up with his own work and Chanhee his own that the two haven’t been able to really communicate well the past few days. Once he had parked by the entrance of the building Chanwoo pulled out his phone.
[text to: Chan 2]

Hey! I’m here. Better hurry out before they try to tell me to move! :joy:

@◦ p. jihyo ᵐᵉⁿᵃᶜᵉᵗᵒˢᵒᶜᶦᵉᵗʸ It was different for meeting someone when there were certain expectations to uphold, and that was what Chanwoo was afraid of. Despite the two haven't gotten along well in the app before , this was still a date. With someone he had only just met in person as well. He tried to push back the thoughts of uncertainty and just go with the flow.
"Oh really?" He asked, his eyes wondering around the place a bit more. "There's nothing wrong with letting your inner child out." He chuckled lightly. "So, I know it's awkward having a first meeting, so why don't we let loose with our inner child and try to kick away the nerves?" He asked a playful grin on his face.

@◦ j. chanwoo ʲᶜʰᵃⁿ_ʷᵒᵒ Jihyo found it hard to make make casual conversation due to the fact that this was her first time meeting someone online in person that wasn't a job related connection of any kind. She was even nervous that her palms might be sweaty or he would notice that her shirt had a piece of lint on it due to the fact she didn't lint roll her shirt well enough. But maybe their sweat cancelled out each other's.
Jihyo started leading the way for Chanwoo since he stated he hadn't been here before, leading them to an area surrounded by rocks and the different types. "I have been here before. It's honestly more of a kids centered museum but it's fun; heals my inner child a bit if you will." She replied, using her free hand to pick up one of the rocks found in a bin, inspecting the gray piece of stone definitely picked up off the side of the road.

@◦ p. jihyo ᵐᵉⁿᵃᶜᵉᵗᵒˢᵒᶜᶦᵉᵗʸ Chanwoo was relieved after hearing that the other hadn't been kept waiting for long. "I'm glad to hear that." He smiled and gave a small nod towards the other. Once the other took his hand, the other couldn't help but feel even slightly more nervous, worried that his palms would start sweating.
Leading the two inside, he looked at the other as she asked his question. "I haven't actually." He answered. "I've been to another science museum but not this one in particular." He added on before looking at the other. "You?"

@◦ j. chanwoo ʲᶜʰᵃⁿ_ʷᵒᵒ Jihyo couldn’t hide the fact that she was excited to finally be going on dated and meeting people- this was a whole different experience than she had ever gone through so her mind was genuinely racing. She was afraid she would say something too forward or come off as rude when she always meant well. However now being in front of the male her mind went completely blank, her stare mirroring that fact. “Oh- no not at all I just got here. I love pretty close so it was a fast walk.” She started, a small blush forming on her cheeks at the compliment; though she wasn’t exactly too nervous.
Jihyo accepted his hand, nodding her head in response as they walked inside together. His hand was strong and she liked that; she almost felt safer knowing it was soft too. “Have you been here before?” She asked, glancing over at the taller, eyebrows raised in curiosity as they strolled into the main room, the exhibits open for exploring.

@◦ p. jihyo ᵐᵉⁿᵃᶜᵉᵗᵒˢᵒᶜᶦᵉᵗʸ Despite the sunny day that was offered, there was still a cold winter breeze through the city that allowed Chanwoo a bit to cool his nerves from the excitement of meeting his date. The male's eyes darted across every person at the museum entrance, and small quick glances at the profile picture of the other on his phone. A call to his name that got the male's attention, looking straight ahead of him where the voice was coming from brought his attention to who he could only assume was Jihyo. He was right, she was much more beautiful in person, the black outfit, though dark, brightened her face up a bit more, making her look more radiant. "Jihyo!" He called out, instictively waving back at the other.
His face flushed when the other called him hot stuff but he tried to shake it away, he had been slightly prepared for anything the other would throw at him, but it was different hearing her say that in person. "Hey beautiful, hope I didn't keep you waiting long." He said in a hopeful tone, though his compliment was genuine it still made him a bit nervous to say such things.
"Shall we get out of this cold and head inside? We can do proper introductions in there?" The male offered a hand for the other to take.

@◦ j. chanwoo ʲᶜʰᵃⁿ_ʷᵒᵒ Jihyo had been pacing around her room like a madman for the past 10 minutes; dreading having to meet someone for the first time. She had always been the type of person to make fast connections but it was always work of academia related. This was the first time she was going on a casual outing with someone who she may or may not be interested in. She groaned as she looked in her closet, almost upset with herself for setting up something so spontaneous with someone she had convinced herself was maybe a serial killer; can't blame a girl for being cautious nowadays. Though there was a small part of Jihyo that was excited for her first ever REAL date with a potential lover interest.
After choosing the simplest outfit she could put together, black trousers, black turtle neck, and white sneakers, she made her way out the door after a sprits of sweet perfume and starting making her way down towards the museum. Convenient enough it only took her a five minute walk; well speed walk. Jihyo kept her phone in hand with a picture from Chanwoo's profile at hand incase she needed to reference the photo to find him; but thankfully there he was walking from the opposite direction towards the same museum she had chosen. "Chanwoo?" Jihyo called out, waving her hand to hopefully grab his attention. Once again checking her phone, she noticed a text from the potential suitor and became confident the man she waved at was him; now taking more confident strides towards him. "Hey hot stuff!" She shouted out once more as the gap between them drew closer, a small smile spreading across her lips.

@◦ p. jihyo ᵐᵉⁿᵃᶜᵉᵗᵒˢᵒᶜᶦᵉᵗʸ The app had been running quite smoothly since the release date, and Chanwoo was pleased to see that everyone had been enjoying it so well, himself included. He had already been having good conversations with some of the members already, and Chanwoo was happy to say that he even found a date himself. The one that he had been meeting. he had been at the office and was leaving straight from there to meet his date. So Chanwoo was glad that he generally dressed nice for work, a good first impression, and he didn't do too much to make him have to change, just a quick freshen up and he was good to go.
After messaging the other, he had finished up his tasks before leaving and heading towards the science museum. A great spot for a first date, at least to the male. Upon pulling into the parking lot of the museum, and parking, Chanwoo messaged the other.
"I'm here!" He sent before walking towards the entrance of the museum his eyes searching for someone who looked similar to the girl in the profile picture