"That's sweet. I'll tell him. He'd really like his shoes back so if you could arrange that, it'd be brilliant. They're not weapons or traps, he just needs them. He has soft feet, he got a splinter on the boat and he was wearing socks." He had like baby feet or something, Gyungho didn't know but he would find a way to get him his shoes back!
"Oh woah, walking on fire? Cool. I could not do that." Gyungho sat on the ground, a distance away, pulling out his book so he could record what was happening. "And they both know it's you and come to talk? That's handy."
"I don't know if I can convince Sangwoo. He probably considers them trophies." Minjun knew how his people thought. He glanced to see Gyungho writing, but it didn't bother him, so he just continued his explanation. "They see where the smoke comes from. And they know what I want when I colour it."
For now he moved one of the stones onto the fire and then tossed some moss onto it, watching as the smoke started to rise. "The moss, it has water. Water and fire together makes smoke."
He wasn't sure how much Gyungho knew. Reaching for a pouch he kept near the fire, he tossed a handful of powder onto it, then sat back on his feet. "It's purple. One tribe's colour is blue, the other red. Now they know that they both should be watching my message."
Gyungho gave Minjun a thumbs up, made some shorthand notes and then smiled brightly at his new, odd friend. "You're wise. I can see why they all listen and respect you. I would too." He was sure that he knew how all of this worked but the reason behind it was what he found the most interesting. It was fascinating. "We don't ask a lot from your tribes, we would just like to talk. Promise. It's nothing scary." If he could tame Cheon, anyway.
"I-- You said studied, right? We have rites. Initiation. I read." He gestured to the notes Gyungho was taking. "So, I studied."
In a way, he supposed. Minjun tossed another hand of powder onto the flames, the smoke turning orange. There was danger, he just didn't know how much of it yet. "You say that, but you aren't sure."
He looked at Gyungho, caught his eyes. "I think you are promising for yourself. But you don't speak for everyone."
"Cheon won't do anything stupid and if he does, I'll make sure to talk him out of it." He hoped he could, at least. Maybe he was just focusing on himself and not the others but he didn't like the idea of being involved in anything as bad as that. As what could be war.
"Do you like to read?" A safer topic. "I have books at the camp. I can bring you some tomorrow."
"I like reading. But I'm not sure I should--" Minjun frowned, then shrugged, smirking suddenly. "I can. I make the law, you know?" Pretty neat gig, at times. Of course, he had been taught not to abuse it, but if it meant reading books he had never had access to before, why wouldn't he give himself permission for it? He saw no danger there.
"Why did you want to come here? Is it just because our island is beautiful?"
"Gambling got me nowhere and I owe a lot of cash but Cheon pays well so I'm here for that. My eomma wouldn't be thrilled, she kept telling me to study hard and be reputable and I just -- I dunno, I'm a cheater at heart. I like the easy way." He shrugged his shoulders, he had been pretty good at making cash that way until he got seduced and manipulated. Luckily, he was a graduate with a good education who could do what Cheon needed for the lowest price.
"Also it's nice to get out of the city and actually reignite why I loved this work."
"There must be a lot of people where you are from. City." Minjun said the word that he knew, but rarely ever used. "It can get lonely here." Not on the island as such, but given his position, relative isolation was a given. He was still trying to catch up on what else Gyungho had said, trying to piece it all together. "You use some words my people wouldn't understand. Be careful about that when you talk to them or they might get upset."
Minjun shrugged his shoulders. "The two tribes are at peace with each other right now. One lives in the forest, the other by the water. Both guard their home well." His eyes went to the sky, looking at the smoke coming from two different places. "Are you going to cheat me?"
"I'll be more careful. Sorry. I don't mean to use confusing words." Gyungho bowed a little and stood up, pocketing his notebook as he looked up at the sky, watching the following signals. When Minjun asked the question, he smiled and turned to him, shaking his head. "Nah, my days of cheating are over. I only ever cheated to do less work. I got no reason for that here, I like the work."
So it was different, it wasn't as essential. "I'll earn your trust, promise."
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"Oh woah, walking on fire? Cool. I could not do that." Gyungho sat on the ground, a distance away, pulling out his book so he could record what was happening. "And they both know it's you and come to talk? That's handy."
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For now he moved one of the stones onto the fire and then tossed some moss onto it, watching as the smoke started to rise. "The moss, it has water. Water and fire together makes smoke."
He wasn't sure how much Gyungho knew. Reaching for a pouch he kept near the fire, he tossed a handful of powder onto it, then sat back on his feet. "It's purple. One tribe's colour is blue, the other red. Now they know that they both should be watching my message."
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Gyungho gave Minjun a thumbs up, made some shorthand notes and then smiled brightly at his new, odd friend. "You're wise. I can see why they all listen and respect you. I would too." He was sure that he knew how all of this worked but the reason behind it was what he found the most interesting. It was fascinating. "We don't ask a lot from your tribes, we would just like to talk. Promise. It's nothing scary." If he could tame Cheon, anyway.
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In a way, he supposed. Minjun tossed another hand of powder onto the flames, the smoke turning orange. There was danger, he just didn't know how much of it yet. "You say that, but you aren't sure."
He looked at Gyungho, caught his eyes. "I think you are promising for yourself. But you don't speak for everyone."
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"Do you like to read?" A safer topic. "I have books at the camp. I can bring you some tomorrow."
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"Why did you want to come here? Is it just because our island is beautiful?"
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"Also it's nice to get out of the city and actually reignite why I loved this work."
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Minjun shrugged his shoulders. "The two tribes are at peace with each other right now. One lives in the forest, the other by the water. Both guard their home well." His eyes went to the sky, looking at the smoke coming from two different places. "Are you going to cheat me?"
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So it was different, it wasn't as essential. "I'll earn your trust, promise."