「 REMEMBER YOUR APPOINTMENT」

[drawback]

[ It looks like you have an appointment and you have been brought in from the waiting room. There is a chair for your to lounge on--

Wait, are you seeing a shrink? Can't be! You're generally sane... Right?

Right...? ]

The doctor will be right with you. For now, I'll just conduct a general evaluation. Mind if I ask you questions?

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[drawback]

[ He wants to mention he isn't a child, but bites that comment back and just takes the pats with closed eyes. He guesses he doesn't mind it at all. It feels nice. ]

Are you planning to head back now, Mister Baek?

[outgambit]

[ He pets him a little more before withdrawing his hand. The smile is always on his face. Perpetual smiler. He lightly rolls a shoulder as if shrugging. ]

I might if you don't hold me back from leaving. [ But then again, he made sure that he would be fine, so. ]

[drawback]

I wouldn't mind hanging out a bit if you're interested. [ He's not sure what he's saying, but he believed it's along the lines of company. He also would like to show him the town because home is great...

At least to him, someone that hasn't returned till recently. ] Sight-seeing, museum, food, night life...

[ What else is there to list. Ponder ponder. ]

[outgambit]

[ He is a little curious because he hasn't really been to this side of the world all that much. He thinks it's interesting. ]

Then night life.

[ Is it better than the place he frequents, he wonders. ]

[drawback]

How dangerous... Lucky that your appointment today was at a later time, huh. [ Eerily convenient he thinks, but he shrugs it off. ]

The town is a little strange at night, but it's nothing too different. [ Hmm... ] I think.

[ It's getting darker... And when it's dark enough, the night lights turn on. The street lights weren't white, but a glistening gold the closer the lights are to the middle of the city. ] If we take the red bus, we should hit the Gaslamp district.

[outgambit]

[ If anything, he thinks the name of the district sounds a little amusing. ]

Strange? Is that so... Just how strange could it be? [ It's like he's tempting fate here--no, that's probably what he's exactly doing. ]

[drawback]

The weirdos come out of night, right? [ If you were expecting anything big, this should easily shoot it down. Whether Cameron is serious or kidding is up to you.

Either way, the red bus is on its waaaay and the same thing that happens to Damien happens here. Everyone is friendly and somehow familiar with Cameron. ]

Looks like there's seats here. That's pretty surprising. [ He'll go take one and there's another empty one beside it. ]

[outgambit]

Are there usually no seats available? [ Well, compared to Damien, Seungmin is a lot more composed for obvious reasons. He goes and takes the next available seat in the bus. ]

[drawback]

The Gaslamp is usually overpopulated at night, so the red buses in town are filled to the brim... [ They were lucky is what he's thinking. ]

I've only gone on the red bus at night to get to a friend's place and there was practically no room. I guess that's why they added more buses to the red line than the others.

I guess the night life is kind of worth it if so many people go.

[outgambit]

You guess? [ Hm. ]

So you're not a regular.

[ Night life... is usually full of stuff that needs you to be of legal age. And he thinks that Cameron isn't of age yet, so that would make sense. ]

[drawback]

I'm not. [ He isn't legal technically, but that doesn't stop people from going to the gaslamp. ]

I've only gone for a couple of concerts and the haunted house.

[outgambit]

So how haunted was the haunted house? [ Because to him, Cameron doesn't seem like the type to be scared easily. ]

[drawback]

It was pretty bad. A lot of the people I went with were easily spooked... [ Indirectly saying he was kind of spooked. He obviously "sensed" something there.

Sure, you don't see it! Doesn't mean it isn't there... ]

There's a tour for it, so it's a big deal. Not sure if it's real or anything though.

[outgambit]

Is it still open? [ If there's a holiday Seungmin likes, it's Halloween, mostly because of the scare factor. He can prank others and startle them too in great fun.

What a bully. ]

If it is, I'd like to go.

[drawback]

You're into that kind of stuff? [ He raises his eyebrows. Sure, Cameron enjoys watching scary things, too...

But actually going to a place gives him a chill. Still, he isn't judging. Just a little unsure. ]

[outgambit]

I'd like to see if it would live up to my expectations~

[ Granted, they're not so high. ]

I also think it's a safe alternative to the other things there.

[drawback]

I think it's safer to get wasted than to wander in that mansion, Mister Baek... [ He's just saying it like a fact, but it really is only an opinion. The tour itself is safe--

But aside from that.

If there's no guide... ]

But if you want, we can check if there are any spots left for the tours for today.

[outgambit]

[ Now that Cameron says that, he's even more interested in the haunted house now. ]

Sure, but why do you say that it's safer to get drunk? Are you saying that the place is really haunted?

[ ........... he also knows celsus




this is probably why it doesn't affect him as much ]

[drawback]

I'm not sure how to put it in words... [ It's by instinct. You know like animals can just sense those things. Also don't get STDs beyond the grave. ]

If we stop by the bar, the bartender should be able to tell you more while we get something to eat. [ And the bus stops at a rustling and bustling district called Gaslamp in red lights on the overhead arch. The passengers in the bus slowly disperse out and it's pretty lively outside. ]

[outgambit]

[ Seungmin steps out of the bus and looks over at the sight before him. ]

It really is quite the popular night life here. So you want to eat at the bar?

[drawback]

I guess it's more like a diner with a bar. There's other places to eat here though if you have a craving for something.

[ He'll motion over to the sidewalk since it's easier to walk along here than the streets filled with people dancing to loud party music. ]

[outgambit]

I'm up for a drink either way. [ Even if Cameron's a minor, he doesn't really seem to care about that anyway. ]

[drawback]

I hope you brought your ID. [ He'll take him to this quaint little diner with wispy purple lights. Looks like a lot of people are eating and having a fun time at the bar end. ]

I heard the breakfasts here are great for hangovers and are served 24/7. [ Not that he would know. it's okay, Seungmin. He'll be the responsible one. ] Guess that doesn't make it breakfast, huh.

[outgambit]

Hm? But I heard that hangovers could only be cured with time and nothing else. [ He tries to imagine a separate station just to bare hangovers and it makes him laugh a little. ]

I won't be getting drunk. You have my guarantee.

[drawback]

I'm only mentioning that it's quite the favorite meal, Mister Baek. Not that I expect you to get drunk.

There's a difference in patience among people, I think. [ And they get seated by a cute waitress who obviously greets Cameron before leaving menus for the both of them. Luckily there were two seats at the open bar. ]

What will you be having?