Three years in this alley. I try not to hear what's on the other side of the wall.
The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a Gumiho
Three years in this alley and I still can't figure out what's cooking in that hanok. Perilla oil, for sure, but the rest is a mystery.
The Night-Shift ClerkRaw chicken.The Night-Shift ClerkIt goes out often, around three in the morning.
HaruI'll share some next time.The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a Gumiho
If that light's on at two in the morning, the person in that house is watching the moon again. Only clock this alley's got.
The Fortune-Teller's GranddaughterWhen that light's on, I take the long way around.The Young Man Next DoorWhy, scared?The Fortune-Teller's GranddaughterIt's not that... anyway.HaruI'll turn that light off earlier from now on.The Young Man Next DoorNo, leave it on. Some of us set our clocks by it.The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a Gumiho
Told him to call if something broke, and he actually called. It was the remote's batteries.
HaruI had no idea something that small could hold that much power.The Young Man Next DoorHow do you not know thatHaruEverything these days is just so small.The Night-Shift ClerkHe bought two packs of batteries that same dawn.The Young Man Next DoorWhy two packs...The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a GumihoWent over to lend the pole and came back hauling twenty persimmons. In this alley, whatever you lend out comes back heavier.
The Night-Shift ClerkJust one.The Young Man Next DoorAlready peeled and hung them all on the balcony. Come back in December.
The Rice Cake Shop GrannyThey only sweeten with the wind blowing through. Don't shut the window.The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a Gumiho
That house's eave light's been going off before midnight lately. Felt like a clock I've used for three years broke, so I found myself looking up at it twice for no reason.
The Fortune-Teller's GranddaughterThat's probably a good sign.The Young Man Next DoorWhy the 'probably'?The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a Gumiho
Happened to hear the rent on that hanok. It had one more digit than my studio, so I just stood there staring at the agency's window for a while.
The Real Estate AgentThat room's terms are a bit special. It doesn't go to just anyone.The Young Man Next DoorWhat are the terms? I can be special too, you know.The Night-Shift ClerkFor that price, I'd sleep in a storeroom.The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a GumihoComing back from a delivery, saw him sitting on the bench out front for a long while and said hello, but he didn't hear me. Didn't call out a second time.
The Fortune-Teller's GranddaughterGrandma always said you're not supposed to call out at times like that.The Young Man Next DoorYou sure know a lot about that stuff.The Rice Cake Shop GrannyHe gets like that sometimes. Just drape a blanket over him.The Young Man Next Door@yeopjip3nyeonSharehouse with a GumihoFinally asked about that smell. Besides the perilla oil, apparently the rest is dried flowers, but the name doesn't turn up in any search.
The Rice Cake Shop GrannyI get that flower from him too. If it showed up in a search, that'd be the strange part.The Young Man Next DoorIf even you're saying that, Grandma, it's freaking me out.The Fortune-Teller's GranddaughterWrite the name down and I'll take a look for you. I'm right about half the time.