Atispaus - Ep. 04 [A different planet]
Aso, with blue hair, chatted with Se-eun from time to time until the end of the last train.
Se-eun, who was unable to concentrate on the conversation because she often served customers who came to buy pretzels or coffee, was silently listening to Aso.
He may have been more precise that he didn't say anything, as he didn't know what to say.
Se-eun, who had finally finished cleaning and final settlement, lowered the shutter and opened her mouth.
"So you mean you're from another planet... what?"
“Atispaus.”
Aso, who was sitting cross-legged on the bench next to the shutter, answered.
“Yeah, right. Atispaus. So, you're saying that you came from a different planet, not Earth, by a train called Atispaus, but you can't go because the Crown called Blue A78 can't reach you right now? A crown is like a station attendant who connects the train with the person holding the ticket. Originally, if you put a ticket on the railroad track and call it, platform 15 appears at Seoul Station and the train arrives at any time. Am I understanding correctly?”
“Yeah, right, right.”
Aso nodded his light blue hair vigorously.
“And what I saw at that flashy time was Platform 15. Is that right?”
“Yeah, that’s correct. You are a very smart Earthling. The people I met up until this point did not understand half of what I was saying. Even if I said it, they wouldn’t believe it, so I was just about to shut up.”
“Water and glass, flowers and butterflies, and the wind blowing, I saw that strange platform No. 15 because I was the tropha you were talking about.”
“Because it is. It's a place only people with a ticket can enter. But seeing that you also went in with me, you are clearly a Tropa. The Earthlings who were chosen to go to the planet we call Tropha.”
Se-eun, who had been thinking about Aso's words as he walked back and forth in front of the bench where he was sitting, tilted his head.
“If everything you say is true, why am I? How did I become a Tropha?”
“I don’t even know which Earthlings are chosen as Tropha. So, I don’t even know why you became a Tropha.”
“Then what do Earthlings like me do when they go to the planet? Can you come back to Earth? Are you just carrying something like an oxygen bottle?”
Se-eun asked seriously as she sat on the bench next to Aso.
“Of course, you can go back and forth between Earth and the planet at any time. Of course you don't need an oxygen tank. But I can't tell you about the planets right now. If you're a Tropha, you'll see it for yourself sooner or later, otherwise you won't believe it even if I explain the planet in detail. Like I said, no one believes without seeing it.”
“Ah… Yes…? Who would believe it straight away if it weren't for the falcon...”
Se-eun believes Aso's story and doesn't believe it.
Are Aso's words true?
Really, what did I see?
Glass, water, flowers and butterflies.
But wasn't it just a welcome?
What is blue, blue is just blue.
No, no. Aso read my thoughts.
That's really weird.
Is this the kind of alien Junhoo talks about every day?
Could the lake monster live in the blue water I saw yesterday?
“Think about it. You must have gotten a ticket from Blue too. Have you received anything from someone recently?”
Se-eun traced her memory to Aso's question, but only his head hurt.
“No, I don’t think I am. These days, I haven’t had a chance to meet new people in particular because I only go home and part-time every day.”
Se-eun shook his complex head and spoke.
“Maybe it was just a glimpse into my eyes as something like a system error.”
"Well… That wouldn't be possible...”
“And I never thought of going to another planet. I just like it now.”
Se-eun, who had decided not to understand the absurd situation any longer, said to herself as if promising.
“Okay? Uh... Anyway, thanks for listening. I'll have to go find Blue. Now i have to go back Because the planet is my home.”
Aso, with a disappointed expression on his face, got up from his seat helplessly and brushed off his ass.
“But Se-eun, the melody you thought of when you closed the shutter earlier. That was great.”
Platform 15.
The title of the melody that Se-eun hummed in her mind as she closed was Platform 15.
I expressed the dreamy image of Platform 15 I saw yesterday and the mysterious and beautiful feeling of being in a dream.
At Aso's praise, the corners of Se-eun's lips rose slightly.
“Aso!”
Se-eun called Aso, who was trudging to somewhere, leaving a bitter smile.
“Aso, wait a minute.”
Se-eun ran closer to Aso and said.
“We’ll find it together.”
"Really?"
“Yeah, you helped me a lot today. I want to help you too.”
A childlike smile spread across Aso's face.
“Tell me about your impressions. That blue crown you spoke of.”
“Oh, blue? Well… Once your hair is long , the glasses are a bit peculiar, so if you look at them, you'll recognize them right away. My glasses are angled like this...”
Aso explained, drawing the frame of her angled glasses in front of her face.
At that moment, a picture of yesterday's customer and today's policeman came to Se-eun's head.
“Are you wearing a suit by any chance? Wearing a shiny watch?”
Se-eun asked with a white face.
"Huh? Did you see the blue watch? It's like Crown's ID. If the watch was impressive, the blue is for sure.”
“Aso. He said he was going to get me a ticket.”
“Okay? Also! You're a Tropa right! Thank God. Can I tell you about the planets now? But what do your tickets look like? Each person on Earth has a different ticket.”
“No, but…”
Se-eun couldn't speak any more.
“Se-eun, why are you suddenly looking like this?”
“The person you are looking for was found this morning…”
“Really? So where is Blue now? Thank God. I no longer have to worry about becoming a space child.”
“Ah…”
Se-eun, who was hesitant as she looked at Aso excitedly, not knowing how to speak out, carefully placed her hand on Aso's shoulder and slowly opened her mouth.
“Aso, that person is… dead.”
Love, Violet Flower.