I didn’t even think about it

“It’s 10 minutes before the play starts~”

The staff’s voice rang out in the theater lobby.

Park Young-hyun, wearing a black hat and mask, carefully sat down. Director Koo Jin-hoo and assistant director also sat next to him. Kim Sun-ah, who covered half of her face with a pink hat, also sat next to them.

It was noisy with people’s voices full of anticipation. Some even recognized them.

Younghyun Park looked around with a slightly curious feeling.

Since becoming an adult, this was my first time seeing a medium-sized theater play, except for watching large-scale musicals with friends.

‘···It’s full.’

I heard that early bird tickets were sold out. It was a play that would have been difficult to see if it weren’t for Yuil’s invitation.

He knew very well that Han Yoo-il had been sleeping very little throughout the filming of the drama because he was rehearsing for the play.

‘I hope it’s fun.’

Before I knew it, 10 minutes had passed.

The theater went dark.

Soon, a soft blue light illuminated the stage.

Park Young-hyun looked at the stage with a nervous expression.

Lee So-yoon and Kwon Mi-ja, who appeared on stage, were wearing strong character makeup.

There was dust on his pale skin, and he was wearing clothes that looked like several pieces of fabric had been glued together.

As the background was a world in ruins, it was a costume that clearly showed the image of a dystopia.

“···Ah, grandma! I understand. “I will clean it!”

The first half of the play went by calmly and trivially.

And in the early part of the play, after Lee So-yoon, who plays ‘Jisoo’, meets a robot while cleaning, the story progresses quickly.

‘···!’

When Yuil appeared on stage, Younghyun blinked several times.

He emerged for the first time from the darkness.

Even though Younghyun could not see his face properly because it was covered in shadow, he could feel a sense of discomfort.

Yuil… Robots have no facial expressions.

‘···no.’

It’s not just that there’s no facial expression.

He has no warmth.

Younghyun pursed his lips and stared at the robot on stage.

“Are you a refugee?”

“···.”

The robot continues a question-and-answer session with Jisoo while walking along a spiral path installed high up on the stage.

He walks as if following a repetitive pattern. As if it moves as programmed.

It was a scene that matched the stage so well that it seemed as if he and he were in harmony.

“Or… an ascetic…?”

“···yes. “I am an ascetic.”

The process of the robot entering the bunker was fantastically expressed using stage equipment, sound, and lighting.

However, only after encountering the robot does Jisoo realize that he is not human.

The robot’s face revealed under the lights was excessively white.

‘···It’s really white.’

Il Yoo’s face, which was naturally white, was shining even brighter on stage. Park Young-hyun brushed his dark skin for no reason.

The robot, with its white face and wearing a specially designed white exploration suit, contrasted even more with Jisoo, who seemed to be covered in dust.

“···Current time, 16:34 PM local time. “We discovered life.”

Jisoo becomes frustrated after hearing the robot’s words.

“How can I tell this to my grandmother?”

At that time, a voice is heard calling Jisoo from afar.

“Jisoo! Hey, where are you!”

“Ah… it’s ruined.”

And Jisoo yells at the robot to hide immediately.

“There is absolutely no reason for me to hide. You told me to come in, and I just followed that order and came in…”

“It’s an order, so hide!”

When Jisoo screams, the robot begins to move slowly.

The robot slowly folds its body and goes into a corner. Like a deflated tube. Under the soft lighting, the robot’s movements and the curves of its body are revealed.

It was a strange yet beautiful movement that I couldn’t take my eyes off.

In fact, this was a choreography that the choreographer thought carefully about, one by one.

He was worried about whether Yuil would be able to save it, but was very satisfied when he saw Yuil’s movements.

The robot that has put itself in the corner opens its mouth with a stern expression on its face.

“Hide, completed.”

“···good job.”

Yuil’s line brought laughter from the audience.

“Oh my! “What is this!”

However, the robot is eventually caught by the grandmother and is in danger of being beaten with a stick. Then, the robot is allowed to stay in the bunker on the condition that it explores the surrounding area.

In fact, the exploration robot, which was one of the most outdated, was in the worst condition, running out of power if it was not recharged every day. That was the reason why the robot wanted to enter the bunker where Jisoo was.

After that, Park Young-hyun began watching the play without noticing the passage of time.

As each day passes, the robot naturally begins to blend in with them.

The three of us did situational dramas and played games.

One day, Jisoo and the robot were playing chess.

Jisoo says this to the robot.

“I want to eat the pancakes my mom made. “Her grandmother made it, but it didn’t taste that good.”

“···.”

“But it’s kind of funny, isn’t it? I don’t even remember my mom’s face. “I remember the taste of pancakes.”

After hearing those words, the robot bakes pancakes for Jisoo.

“What’s the taste like?”

Jisoo mutters bluntly after stuffing the robot’s words into her mouth like crumpling a pancake.

“···Not good.”

However, even as she said that, Jisoo let out a small sniffle and quickly wiped away her tears.

And I eat all the pancakes in no time.

In this way, the robot and Jisoo were deeply embedded in each other’s daily lives.

The robot, which has always made a fuss, offers something to Jisoo and the grandmother for the first time.

“12:23 PM local time. “We discovered life.”

With the word that none other than a living being was discovered.

What was in the robot’s hand was none other than a sprout.

“···!”

Jisoo and her grandmother are surprised when they see the sprout. It was my first time seeing sprouts growing from the ground.

“We will look into further expanding the scope of exploration in the future.”

But there was a twist here.

It was not a sprout that grew naturally.

The sprout was something someone had grown in a bunker and had planted just before the robot passed by. The person who planted the sprout was someone who lived in a bunker not far away.

Those living in old bunkers repaired their bunkers or looked for better bunkers.

In some cases, it was resolved peacefully, but in other cases, it was not. In the latter case, the original owners of the bunkers were driven out or even killed.

It was mainly the work of bunker hunters who took over bunkers using force.

And the person who planted the sprouts in the surrounding land was none other than the Bunker Hunter.

“···!”

Younghyun Park focused all his attention on the stage with his mouth slightly open.

There was no room for other thoughts.

Just like that, the play reached its halfway point.

*

– Ordinary family’s first public review

[First of all, the stage was crazy.

There were no art jokes. Kwon Mi-ja and Lee So-yoon were originally a good combination, but Han Yoo-il was really good.. They really looked like robots (in a good way). I was worried because it was their first performance, but it worked out perfectly. At the end, I just cried.

+ Park Young-hyun and Kim Seon-ah also came to see me. I was surprised to see their faces, but they were very kind.. Their faces are as big as my fist.]

┗ I really liked it

┗ I want to see you againㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

┗ I also like the play < Ordinary Family>, and I was impressed after watching it. I think it was really well directed.

┗┗ Wow, that’s it?

┗┗ ㅇㅇ I feel like the good parts of the play were maximized.

┗┗ 2222

┗┗ It’s also Kim Joo-won

┗ The acting was really good

┗┗ ㄹㅇ

┗ Meanwhile, Park Young-hyun and Kim Seon-a are cute.

┗┗ I’m a close friend.

– How good is Han Yoo-il?

[Praise me for catching it 3 times]

┗ Wow, how did you catch it?;;ㅁㅊ

┗ I barely got an early bird ticket…

┗ ㅅㅂ I should aim for a cancellation ticket.

┗ Is there a cancellation ticket? Even if I refreshed it 100 days ago, it didn’t work.

┗┗ What I’m saying

┗ Play Me was no joke.

Even though premiums were not allowed, the < Ordinary Family> transfer tickets were even sold for more than three times the price behind the scenes with a premium attached.

As the audience grew, some people became dissatisfied with the success of < Ordinary Family>.

– Is it like an average family?

[It seems like it’s going viral because there are only so many good things to say;]

┗ So

┗ It’s because of ‘those’ fans.

However, such aggro did not have much power.

┗ These are the kids who couldn’t get tickets.

┗ ㄱㅅㄱㅅ Don’t come, it’s still too tough.

┗ I’m going to see it tomorrow ㅅㄱ

Lee Hye-jin, who was browsing the community, deleted the windows that appeared on her laptop with a proud look on her face.

‘at las···!’

The day I went to see < Ordinary Family> was already tomorrow.

I was fortunate to be able to get at least one ticket as an early bird.

Hyejin Lee looked at the laptop desktop with moist eyes.

It was a photo taken at a fan meeting a few days ago, but the photo now decorating her laptop wallpaper was taken at a cafe on Yuil’s birthday.

‘···I should have gone to the cafe on my birthday that day!’

No matter how much I thought about it, it was disappointing.

‘Besides, those civilian clothes…’

The pictorial photos were good, but the unadorned photos were also attractive.

Hyejin Lee closed her laptop, looking forward to tomorrow’s play.

.

.

.

next day.

The time when Lee Hye-jin was sitting in the theater.

Kang Ha-na, who received tickets through Han Yu-il’s chance, was looking around the inside of the theater with an expectant expression.

Huang Liu, who sat in the audience before her, said with some admiration.

“oh. “The chair is soft.”

“I heard this place was recently remodeled.”

Hwang Liu nodded at Kang Hana’s words. The two sat down and whispered.

“It’s been a while since I had a great play.”

“me too.”

In February of this year, Kang Hana and Hwang Liu graduated from university.

When I was in college, I often watched movies or plays during public lectures or after classes, but after graduating, it was difficult to leave the house.

It was the result of a combination of starting to write while preparing for a contest and being a natural homebody.

Kang Hana looked at the stage with sparkling eyes.

‘It is expected.’

Although I already knew the content through the play, the reaction was unusual.

Kang Hana sat down half with the intention of analyzing the play and half with the intention of cheering her on as her only friend, but when the play began in earnest, she completely forgot everything she had thought about.

‘···!’

And finally the play reached the halfway point.

The moment it was revealed that the person who planted the sprout was none other than the bunker hunter.

Kang Hana covered her mouth to avoid making a sound.

Even though it was something I already knew, it was surprising.

‘···no way.’

Not surprisingly, Yoo Il, who was in charge of the robot, played a dual role as the bunker hunter.

‘Is it really Yuil…?’

I didn’t even notice because everything from the way they spoke to their voice was completely different.

I didn’t even know right away when my face was revealed under the hat.

‘···and.’

I knew I was good at it, but…

‘I didn’t even think of this…’

The bunker hunter holding the gun mutters harshly.

“I can’t help it. “The living must live.”

He paces in front of the bunker.

Lowering his posture like a wild beast stalking its prey, he slowly walks up the spiral-shaped path where the robot and Jisoo first had their conversation.

Meanwhile, Jisoo, who had been waiting for the robot until dawn, walks out to the entrance.

To where the hunters are waiting.

Kang Hana clenched her fists and shouted inwardly.

‘no···!’

Kang Hana’s resolve to analyze it was already thrown away.