On a scale of one to ten, how good was your intervention to improve KSE's mental health?
"Good" Friend Brown: *Did his job as an emotional support bunny*
9/10 - Who would've thought that Soleum would rely on a ghost story entity to get him through other ghost stories?
They had great chemistry, just talking to him was a huge help for Soleum. And the good friend did his best to be there for him.
Not 10/10 because he never told him about his corruption or BSH's antics.
Lee Jaheon: *Threw him into therapy*
10/10 - Very nice of him actually, KSE was practically kicking and screaming during the process, but in the end, he really needed that intervention. Thanks, chief.
Brown: *Kidnapped Invited him to his Talk Show*
5/10 - He thought he was doing Soleum a favor, can you really blame him? They were having fun at the Talk Show!
Soleum got contaminated pretty badly and lost all of his points at Daydream, tho.
Kinda of an asshole move in the grand scheme of things, but he went in with the best intentions for his friend, so he gets a semi-pass.
D- Squad: *Helped him out of the Talk Show*
8/10 - There wasn't much that they could do, but they still got together and helped him notice his contamination.
Wholesome much, D-Squad always got each other's backs despite being disbanded already.
Also, the alien body possession was funny.
Brown: *Helped him out during the Taxi anomaly*
7/10 - Soleum freaked out a little when he heard him. But it was nice of him to arrange his meeting with J3. Well done, friend.
Lee Jaheon: *Broke into his room to warn him about his contamination*
6/10 - Don't you love it when you get home after a long day at work and a lizard man is waiting for you in the living room? I know I would
A bit of a weird move, and he gets deductions for getting KSE into a huge debt with the Space Shopping Mall, but capitalism works the same way here and in the rest of the Galaxy, apparently.
He also nudged KSE to burn the "good" friend after he re-summoned him, and honestly, I wish he had taken that advice.
Thanks again, chief(s).
Brown: *Offered to help him at the festival, and once again at prison*
1/10 - A bit late for that, ain't it?
You're losing the race, 친구.
Hyeonmu Team + Eun Haje: *Rescued him from the festival*
10/10 - When Soleum needed them the most, Hyeonmu Team stepped up with an exorcism sequence worthy of a shonen manga.
Eun Haje really said "Fuck this mission, Soleum is more important"
KSE was at his lowest, and this really helped him look forward to his future once again. Great work, team!
Agent Choi: *Threw him into prison*
0/10 - WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU
Agent Bronze: *Took the role of an interrogator*
15/10 - He did his best. He really did.
He helped to make Soleum more comfortable in a process that was heading into torture territory. Had a nice dinner and a heart-to-heart with him.
Lowkey became the person who got closest to understanding him. Also, mediated between Soleum and Choi, truly middle child behaviour.
Too bad his best wasn't enough to deter Soleum from leaving the Bureau. He still gets the highest score for the effort. Everyone, give it up for Ryu Jaekwan.
Special Mentions
J3:
🐺/10 - He still hasn't had his big moment yet, but you can tell that he would do whatever he could to help Soleum. Who's a good boy?
Go Youngeun:
🐐/10. - She's a good, level-headed companion that Soleum can talk to. No matter the occasion, he can count on her as the sanest, most composed person in the room. Unless Baek Saheon is involved, and now Soleum has to stop them from throwing hands.
Blue Dragon:
💙/10 - Not sure if his affection is good for KSE's mental health, but we know that he cares for him. Give him a chance, Soleum.
Baek Saheon:
3/10 - Honestly, I think Soleum enjoys messing with him. Like the equivalent of squeezing a stress ball. That's gotta count for something, right?
Director Ho:
-100/10 - Lmao
Overall Winner: Lee Jaheon. When life's rough, remember that a lizard is looking out for you.
Winner in my heart: Ryu Jaekwan. Dear Ireum-nim, take all his suffering and give it to Agent Choi.
Part 2! (Disclamer, I am making bullsh[beep!] up as I go along)
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So.. A blue screen can only mean one thing.
Clearly, I am delusional and in a dream. Because, seriously, there is no way in this hell any of this is real.
Summoning? A demon on a throne with a TV for a head? Faceless demons and some fellow humans groaning as they slowly come to as well?
Surely, none of it is real.. right?
'Okay, this is a dream. I should just play along if that's the case, right? No need to make this into a nightmare.'
If there was one keyword that could describe Kim Soleum as a person, it would be "coward."
Kim Soleum hates any kind of gore or horror that's anything but written.
'But by the looks of it, I won't be able to avoid any scary stuff in this hyper realistic dream..'
"Uh.. pardon my words, sir. But.. what do you mean by contestant?"
[Oh!! An inquisitive and polite contestant! I'll have none of that "sir" business coming from any of my contestants! Call me Mr. Host! Worry not, dear participant! I will gladly answer your question once everyone else wakes up!]
Having nothing to say, I nodded. Looking around to see the other people who would be contestants too. And.. wow. There were a lot of people.
"Ugh.. huh? Where the hell am I?" A rough sounding voice called out. It was a buff man with tattoos that spoke first. Immediately going on the offensive. "What kind of shitty cult is this?? Did I get kidnapped??!!! Do any of you guys know who I am?!"
"Eep! Scary!" A skinny guy jumped and scooted away from the ganster. Only to seemingly finally grasp what was going on. "Woah!!! Look at these circles! Is this summoning?? Isekai??! Are those real demons???!!! WOW!! So cool!!! Did I die and get summoned to the demon world??" A pause. "I don't remember dying, though.." A teen, no older than 19, mumbled to himself, but still spoke loud enough for someone like Soleum to hear. The teen looked around in amazement at everything.
"Oh my god, GROSS, Is this blood?? It better not have gotten on my clothes!" A girl this time, looks to be about 18 years old. Maybe 17? Spoke with all the snottyness you'd expect a spoiled "princess" to have. Quickly standing up and looking at her clothes. Sighing in relief to see them alright. Only to quickly grow nervous at seeing everything else.
An older office woman, maybe 24 or 25, remained silent as she carefully got up. Looking around and locking gazes with me, she quickly looked away. Looking uncomfortable and weary of everything. Shuffling closer to the teenage girl because of that, probably.
"Uhm.. where.. where am I? Who are all these people.." A shy woman mumbled. She looked young but still older than the office lady. Maybe early 30s?
[GOOD! Now that everyone's awake, let's get this show on the road!!]
And with a snap of the TV headed demons hand, the sound of stage light switches were loudly heard before everything turned pitch black.
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That's all I can add for tonight! I don't have many ideas, but my brain will come up with something eventually, hehe.
Feel free to leave a comment, though!! Any and all are welcomed!
When the lights turned back on, the room they were in had changed. Now, it looked more like a game show setup.
Seven podeums, and I stood behind one of them. The closest one to the host.
[Now!! Dear viewers! Meet our lovely contestants that will be participating in this new reality show called "Curse Survival"!!! A little on the nose, dontcha think?]
"Ooo's" and laughter rang from the live audience of shadows I couldn't see.
[But what can this host even do about that?] The TV-headed demon shrugged dramatically and shook his head. [Instead of sweating the details. How about we meet this assortment of colorful characters standing before us!!]
"HEY! TV-Headed punk! Who do you think you are, huh??"
[What a GREAT question!! You can call this one before you, Mr. Host! Any other inquiries?]
"Uh.. what do you mean by reality show?" My voice rang out before I could think better of it. Mr. Host's immediately floated to my side with a creepy, if cheerful demeanor.
[Another amazing question!! This Host before you will gladly answer!]
[You see, I have taken it uppon myself to create something NEW! Something FRESH that carries over things old viewers will recognize and new ones will just go WOW at! The mundane, repetitive lives you've all lived before are hereby over!]
[Haven't you all ever wished for something more?? Asked if all you had before would continue in the same, boring, repetitive cycle?]
[WELL FRET NOT! This Host has heard your pleas! This new reality show will be something no one will ever forget.] The mood dropped by the end. An involuntary shiver of fear running down my spine.
'That.. doesn't really answer my question.'
But it would be rude to say that, so I nodded and smiled. Though it looked strained.
"Thank you, Mr. Host." I dipped my head politely.
If there is anything the darkness records have taught me, is that being polite to terrifying entities will always go a long way in keeping you alive.
[You are very welcome!!]
I ignored the gazes directed at me from the other contestants.
They just made me nervous.
"Hey! You there! Being all chummy with this.. Host guy. Do you know something we don't?? Huh?"
[Now now! While asking questions IS allowed, asking too many and overshadowing the other contestants is a big no-no!] Making a sideway "zip" motion in the air, pointing at the gangster guy, made the man's eyes widen.
Muffled protests came. Then silence. And then the horror of what the demon had just done settled to their very cores.
'He can do that...?'
The man's mouth was just.. gone.
[Let's hear from this lovely lady! Say, madam. Do you happen to have any questions?]
The soft 30 year old woman looked very nervous, tears falling down her eyes as she shook her head and stammered. "N-no q-questions.. sorry. I- I'm sorry.." her gaze lowered to the floor. Droplets of tears falling down her cheeks.
[Hm.] Uh, oh.
[And you, my lady?]
The office lady looked up. A bit shocked, as if she had been in thought.
"You.. mentioned curses. Curse Survival.. who.. who will give us the curses?" She asked and then gained a bit of confidence. "And why should we accept curses for your entertainment? Is there anything in it for us?"
Mr. Host clapped in glee. [A smart cookie, this one, ladies and gentlemen!!]
The crowd cheered and clapped.
[Worry not, Ms. Contestant! This Host will not throw you all off the deep end without proper rewards for your troubles!]
[As for how the curses will be given, it's all a matter of viewer perception, of course!!]
*starts rocking back and forth*
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To be continued..... aaaaaaa, my ideas suck. This was so much better in my headdddddddd
Was Braun too OOC? Should I warn people about that? Soleum, too. He didn't get too much screen time eitherrr. Aaaaaaa
Its okay its okayyyy I just gotta have fun with itttt and let my mind have funnnn
Yes.. *I keep rocking back and forth*
Again, sorry for errors in grammar or spelling. I'm just writing and zooming past what I already wrote. SOB.
I'm doing way too much daydreaming about my story and too little of the actual writing. But hey, maybe that's okay. I am on my way to make something longer than my short one-shots, and I try to be meticulous when that's the case.
Don't need this turning into an abandoned fic or smth.
I JUST HAD SUCH A GOOD IDEA FOR HOW TO CONTINUE MY TUMBLR FIC AAAAA IT'S GONNA BE SO COOL!! And my first time dabbling in more horror-esc themes!!! Took me a hot second to get inspiration, but I got it!! All thanks to TikTok!
~ The Demon King of Entertainment's show will resume shortly ~
Part 2! (Disclamer, I am making bullsh[beep!] up as I go along)
————
So.. A blue screen can only mean one thing.
Clearly, I am delusional and in a dream. Because, seriously, there is no way in this hell any of this is real.
Summoning? A demon on a throne with a TV for a head? Faceless demons and some fellow humans groaning as they slowly come to as well?
Surely, none of it is real.. right?
'Okay, this is a dream. I should just play along if that's the case, right? No need to make this into a nightmare.'
If there was one keyword that could describe Kim Soleum as a person, it would be "coward."
Kim Soleum hates any kind of gore or horror that's anything but written.
'But by the looks of it, I won't be able to avoid any scary stuff in this hyper realistic dream..'
"Uh.. pardon my words, sir. But.. what do you mean by contestant?"
[Oh!! An inquisitive and polite contestant! I'll have none of that "sir" business coming from any of my contestants! Call me Mr. Host! Worry not, dear participant! I will gladly answer your question once everyone else wakes up!]
Having nothing to say, I nodded. Looking around to see the other people who would be contestants too. And.. wow. There were a lot of people.
"Ugh.. huh? Where the hell am I?" A rough sounding voice called out. It was a buff man with tattoos that spoke first. Immediately going on the offensive. "What kind of shitty cult is this?? Did I get kidnapped??!!! Do any of you guys know who I am?!"
"Eep! Scary!" A skinny guy jumped and scooted away from the ganster. Only to seemingly finally grasp what was going on. "Woah!!! Look at these circles! Is this summoning?? Isekai??! Are those real demons???!!! WOW!! So cool!!! Did I die and get summoned to the demon world??" A pause. "I don't remember dying, though.." A teen, no older than 19, mumbled to himself, but still spoke loud enough for someone like Soleum to hear. The teen looked around in amazement at everything.
"Oh my god, GROSS, Is this blood?? It better not have gotten on my clothes!" A girl this time, looks to be about 18 years old. Maybe 17? Spoke with all the snottyness you'd expect a spoiled "princess" to have. Quickly standing up and looking at her clothes. Sighing in relief to see them alright. Only to quickly grow nervous at seeing everything else.
An older office woman, maybe 24 or 25, remained silent as she carefully got up. Looking around and locking gazes with me, she quickly looked away. Looking uncomfortable and weary of everything. Shuffling closer to the teenage girl because of that, probably.
"Uhm.. where.. where am I? Who are all these people.." A shy woman mumbled. She looked young but still older than the office lady. Maybe early 30s?
[GOOD! Now that everyone's awake, let's get this show on the road!!]
And with a snap of the TV headed demons hand, the sound of stage light switches were loudly heard before everything turned pitch black.
————
That's all I can add for tonight! I don't have many ideas, but my brain will come up with something eventually, hehe.
Feel free to leave a comment, though!! Any and all are welcomed!
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