"A-Ah, hyung, wait..." Jinyoung was more than glad that his close friend was willing to accept him so readily, but the situation they were stuck in could get either of them killed if they weren't careful. He backed up a couple steps as the other approached him with open arms and a wide smile. But Junior's thoughts came to a halt and Changwook's long strides stopped when both heard his own voice resound clearly. Did I just say something..? Wait, this—
Junior's eyes widened slightly as he watched an identical silhouette appear from behind the older man. It was an exact replica of himself, detail for detail, and he felt he was looking at a reflection in the mirror. Except as the second Junior called out for Changwook, the twin figure smirked at him before his friend had the chance to turn around, obviously confused by this new dilemma. Junior hadn't thought that ghosts could go as far as copy the form of living humans, but it seems he was caught in yet another one of their traps. Shit.
The look of hesitation was clear in the gaze of his friend. There wasn't anything he could really say to help the situation at the moment. If he tried to convince Changwook that he was the real Junior without any significant proof, it would only worsen the confusion and turn things into a mess. Keeping a hand behind his back on the hilt of the knife, he wasn't sure if he would end up attacking him at any instant. But he decided to raise both of his hands in front of his chest, palms outwards, to hopefully calm the other and prove his innocence. "Hyung, don't do this... I would say I'm the real Junior, but I know that the ghost would only tell you that I'm lying."
The fake copy seemed to be whimpering as he called out for Changwook once again. "H-Hyung.. please help me." The cry was desperate, and it sounded nothing like Junior. But with the way the older man always worried over him, it could definitely pull at the older man's heartstrings. Put my memory to shame while you're at it, fucking bastard. Searching his memory bank to remind Changwook of their friendship, he decided to bring up their first meeting.
"Don't listen to him. Since when was I ever that pathetic? Nevermind —" Jinyoung grumbled to himself before returning to the point. "Remember when we first met hyung? You walked straight into one of my dreams—" Before he could continue with explaining the details, the ghost interrupted him and picked up where he left off.
"I was sitting all alone while the other kids played together. Remember?"
Junior and the ghost switched back and forth with every sentence. Neither was about to back down just yet.
"The kids were playing soccer, and the ball ended up hitting me in the face."
"I was crying alone on the sidelines."
"And then you came along, hyung..."