Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 31, 2020 3:18:31 GMT -8
Seojin slipped her arm around Elena's waist and tugged her a little closer, enjoying the feeling of Elena pressed along her side. She leaned her head against Elena's and made a noise of agreement, finally saying, "Yeah, I like it too."
This was a controlled setting, and while Seojin was sitting as close to Elena as she could without pulling the other girl into her lap, they were on a bus, not somewhere where anything would actually happen. She could focus on just enjoying the sensation.
It did make her imagine maybe pulling the other girl down to sit on her lap at some point. She felt like that would be even nicer, but not something for the bus. She kept an eye on their stops, not wanting to miss the one for where they'd stop to buy the phone.
She told Elena, "We should make sure that you get some sort of smart phone, so that you can use all the apps easily. There's a lot of things that get done on apps here, as you might be starting to notice. Nothing too fancy or expensive though. You won't be having a ton of time to be on your phone. Most of the social media posts you saw were being managed by the company. Probably the only slightly fancy feature that you care about is a better camera because as you've seen, the company wants us taking selcas."
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Main Vocal, Lead Dancer of J.B.N..
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
19.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 31, 2020 17:11:55 GMT -8
Elena closed her eyes. As excited as she was to see Korea and be on her first bus ride, she was enjoying the feel of Seojin beside her more. She could smell her shampoo and body wash, and was just enjoying the feel of them breathing together.
She'd of course always been cuddly with people, but even back home when with friends, she'd never done this. It actually reminded her of when she cuddled with her mother. Not the maternal part, but the listening to breaths and heartbeats, trying to synchronize them. Whenever Elena snuggled with her mother, she was always thankful to have that time with her, just like she was thankful now to have this time with Seojin.
She opened her eyes when Seojin began speaking and locked eyes with a man who looked to be in his early twenties. He gave her a smirk and a wink. Elena turned to look behind her, then at Seojin to see if maybe he'd been winking at her.
He shook his head and pointed at her. Elena pointed at herself, confused and he nodded. She turned to the window and stared outside, hard, hoping he'd take the hint.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 31, 2020 22:40:19 GMT -8
Seojin glared at the guy trying to get Elena's attention, but soon enough, it was their stop, and she said, "Come on, let's go."
She stood and took Elena's hand to lead her towards their destination and the prospect of buying phones, not something that Seojin had contemplated in a while. Fortunately, the bus did stop right near the right store, the one that the manager had recommended in a follow up text.
She glanced around and said softly to Elena once she was pretty sure they were out of earshot, "Was he trying to bug you?"
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Main Vocal, Lead Dancer of J.B.N..
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
19.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
Offline.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 31, 2020 22:55:18 GMT -8
Elena was happy the Seojin seemed to have understood that she was uncomfortable and happily followed her off the bus. She looked back at the bus as the doors closed and shivered.
"I don't know what he wanted. He winked at me," she said, making a face. She squeezed Seojin's hand for strength, "that was kinda creepy."
She started walking, leading the way when she clearly didn't know where she was going, but there seemed to be a general flow to the foot traffic and she was following that.
"My dad warned me that because I'm a foreigner, and I don't look fully Korean that people might treat me differently. Do you think that's why he did that?" she asked.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 31, 2020 23:42:54 GMT -8
Seojin made a face and said, "It looked like he was hitting on you like the kind of gross twenty something man who likes to hit on teenagers. I doubt that it was that you look like a foreigner because honestly, until you talk, it's not incredibly obvious, especially if someone isn't expecting it or looking for it. You're just pretty."
She grumbled, "It's rude to do that in general, but especially on the bus where people are stuck in the same space. Though granted, that's probably why that kind guy tries to flirt places like buses, trapped audience."
She gently guided Elena out of the flow of foot traffic when she spotted the store that they were heading to and said, indicating it, "Phone store, we're here."
She was feeling rather grumpy and protective, but she schooled her features into something less annoyed and gave Elena's hand a little squeeze. She hoped that Elena wouldn't be too bothered by the man on the bus.
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Main Vocal, Lead Dancer of J.B.N..
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
19.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
Offline.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 31, 2020 23:48:49 GMT -8
"I mean, be honest, we don't look like teenagers," Elena said with a laugh. "Plus I thought big age gaps are more common here," she said, thinking over where she got her information from. She was no longer sure where she'd heard that.
She followed her into the store, squeezing her hand back. She dropped her voice and said, "I'd rather have a cute girl with a ponytail flirt with me," as she playfully batted at Seojin's ponytail.
She was happy Seojin had called her pretty. The thought kept a smile on her face as she began to browse the phones.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Aug 1, 2020 0:17:11 GMT -8
Seojin glanced between herself and Elena and shrugged, "At most we look like late teens very early twenties. He was clearly older than us. And while age gaps are more common, it doesn't meant that they aren't often manipulative or a power thing. It wouldn't matter if we were a little older I guess."
She shrugged not sure if she was articulating it well, but she stuck close to Elena and blushed a little after Elena implied that she would much rather have Seojin flirt with her. She mumbled, "Thanks, I'd rather flirt with pretty girls who like to cuddle."
She was glad that there weren't any employees hovering. She looked around the store for the display of inexpensive, practical phones that the company would probably want them to steer towards and pointed it out, nudging Elena towards it, and said, "This is a good place to start."
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Main Vocal, Lead Dancer of J.B.N..
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
19.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
Offline.
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Post by Elena Moon on Aug 1, 2020 9:04:47 GMT -8
Elena couldn't help but smile when Seojin flirted back. "That's me, I like to cuddle," she said, linking her arm with Seojin's.
She let herself be steered to the phones and started picking them up one at a time to test them. She picked up a OnePlus and began scrolling through it, seeing if she liked the feel and the functionality of it. An employee saw her and latched on. They started going on in rapid fire Korean about all the different functions and features. It was the first time Elena felt her Korean wasn't up to the task. She'd never needed to know words about cell phones and because so many of the words were mixed with Korean-pronounced English, she had a harder time sorting out what was what.
She turned to Seojin and asked helplessly in English, "what did he say?"
The shock on the employee's face was apparent and he looked like he wanted to run away. He also looked to Seojin to help translate.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Aug 1, 2020 15:18:09 GMT -8
Seojin told Elena in English, "It was mostly just sales pitch. There were a few potentially useful details about the phone, but mostly it was just that it's a phone that does what phones do, and has good internet connectivity with data, which is useful. I could probably make him repeat it and actually translate as he went, but I don't think that it would be that valuable."
She turned to the employee and said in Korean, "We are here to get her a phone with our company. Our manager recommended that we come here to add it to the company account. The one that she is looking at potentially looks good, but if you have recommendations at a similar size and price point or lower, we would like to see them so that she can compare."
She glanced at Elena, hoping that she'd handled it OK. If her handling got the employee to slow down, it would also mean that Elena had a better chance of actually being involved in the conversation. She hadn't actually realized up to that point that Elena's Korean was particularly limited.
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Main Vocal, Lead Dancer of J.B.N..
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
19.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
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Post by Elena Moon on Aug 1, 2020 15:53:11 GMT -8
Elena squeezed Seojin's arm, she was nervous now that her Korean had failed her. Coming to Korea hadn't been a terribly scary experience because she knew the language, but now signs were pointing to the contrary.
She nodded at Seojin, thankful she was there to help, "I didn't know I'd run into issues in Korean," she said, still in English. Now that she'd presented as a foreigner to the employee, she didn't want to switch back to Korean. She was afraid she'd be viewed as stupid if she did, so she decided to maintain the swap in languages.
"What sort of phone do you have? Should I get one to match yours?" she asked playfully. She knew when she spoke English and Spanish that her voice took on a richer tone and became more husky. She wanted to see what sort of changes Seojin's voice took on in English.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Aug 1, 2020 17:19:09 GMT -8
Seojin squeezed back gently and said in English, "It's OK. He was talking fast with a lot of specific terminology, and trying to be a little overwhelming so that you could get sold more features."
Seojin's tone was always lighter and a little bit more childish in English than in Korean, with a slight but noticeable Korean accent. She said, "I don't know if you'd want the same type of phone as me. I've got an older Samsung A model, just the basic one, like that one."
She pointed out the newer A line model. It wasn't anything fancy, but it had worked well enough for her. She added, "The company might be happy if you went up to the slightly nicer model with the better camera that's only a little more expensive though. I mean, they didn't make me replace my phone when I joined the company, but I probably don't have as nice of selca quality as I could."
The employee pulled forward a few different models of phone, including the one that Seojin had pointed out. Seojin looked at Elena and said, "You should try picking them up and using them a little, see what you think. We can always find you a good phone case when it comes to what it looks like, but one of the smaller things is likely better just in terms of taking it places with you and not having it be too expensive."
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Main Vocal, Lead Dancer of J.B.N..
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
19.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
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Post by Elena Moon on Aug 1, 2020 17:41:42 GMT -8
Elena nodded and stepped forward, looking at the phones. She held each of them in turn, seeing how they felt in her hand. She also navigated through their settings pages to see what sort of features and customizations they had.
Even though it had been the first one she'd gravitated towards, she still liked the OnePlus and it was fairly cheap. "Could you explain the accessories, special features and options I could get with this one, but slowly?" she asked the employee, finally switching back to Korean.
He was surprised at first, but when she mentioned slowly, he understood that he must have overwhelmed her the first time. He carefully went through the options for the phone as well as pricing and plans.
"Unnie, I think I want this one, what do you think?" Elena asked, handing the phone over to Seojin.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Aug 1, 2020 17:54:00 GMT -8
Seojin listened, smiling proudly as Elena got comfortable enough to navigate the interaction herself. When Elena turned back to her, she nodded and said sticking to English with Elena for now, "Yeah, that's in the price range that the manager gave me, and it's got the features you'd need it to and a better camera than mine. If that's the one you want, I can go ahead and get it set up on the company's plan, the manager gave me the information that I needed for that."
She added, "The manager will probably want to go over social media rules and stuff with you this evening because they want to make sure that our image is well curated for the group as a whole, but for personal stuff, you can do whatever basically, just as long as it's not visible to people who aren't personal contacts."
She smiled to the employee and said, "We'll come meet you at the counter in a minute. We're just making final decisions."
She turned back to Elena and said, "You can pick out a phone case for it too if you want, since that will help make sure that the phone doesn't break. Though you might be happier with ordering one unless you like an option here."
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Main Vocal, Lead Dancer of J.B.N..
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
19.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
Offline.
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Post by Elena Moon on Aug 1, 2020 18:01:52 GMT -8
Elena was excited, she felt like she was officially staying in Korea now that she was getting a phone. "I'll order a case online," she said, making a face at the cases on the wall. "Not cute at all."
"I'm glad this phone will work," she said, going up to the desk so the employee could grab a new phone from their stock. Elena stepped to the side to let Soejin handle all the money and plan things. Being in his element, the employee had picked up his pace again and Elena found herself lost in the conversation.
"Just tell me all the details later," she told Seojin.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
22.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Aug 1, 2020 18:18:22 GMT -8
Seojin nodded at Elena's assessment of the cases. When Elena started looking lost, she stepped in, nodding to Elena's request to go over the details with her later. She went through the set up and payment with the employee and carefully organized the receipts and information that he handed her, placing them in the bag with the box for the phone. Once it was all done, she took the phone, now activated, and turned with it to Elena, leading them over to the waiting area away from the employee.
She said, "I'll give it to you in just a second, but first of all, I was promised to get to be your first contact."
She opened a new contact and quickly typed in her information before, in a slightly daring moment, putting in her display name as Seojin-unnie <3. Then she handed the phone over to Elena, hoping that she wouldn't regret that decision in a few moments.
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