(1) An Alien Comes To Town
(For this story, I'll be trying a new dialogue format. I hope it's okay with you all! It's easier to keep track of who is talking for the readers, I think.)
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Adventure.
As children, we all craved some sense of adventure in our lives. For some of us, that need followed us into adulthood.
This is the story of how seven men found their adventure in the most other-worldly way.
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Sohee: I ate an entire bag of cherries. Am I turning red?
Anton: Are you okay? Mentally?
Sohee: No, but it was sweet of you to ask.
Anton: I was asking out of concern.
At the home of popular idol group, Riize, the day was just beginning. The members were getting breakfast and preparing for the day ahead.
As of now, they didn't really have plans aside from redecorating the backyard for a Halloween party set to take place at the end of the month.
Shotaro: Good morning everyone! I see some bright faces today! Is that a good sign?
Anton: I hope today goes well. But based on how Sohee is concerning me first thing in the morning...it will not.
Down the steps came Wonbin, and behind him, Seunghan.
Wonbin: Morning everyone.
The other members all said "good morning" in unison.
Sohee: Seunghan, how did you sleep?
Seunghan: Terribly. I didn't even want to get up! Wonbin dragged me out of bed.
Wonbin: Because there is no need to sulk, my friend. You have us to make you happy.
Seunghan: Are you forgetting something? I'm not a m-
Wonbin: Shut up. Unless you want to get smacked.
Seunghan: But-
Wombin: Silence.
The members all came down to sit at the table together.
Sohee, Anton, Wonbin, Shotaro, and Seunghan, with the addition of Eunseok and Sungchan, all put their hands together.
Sungchan: Why are we doing this again?
Eunseok: It's our morning manifestation circle. If we join hands and sit in silence for twenty seconds, we can manifest a good day for all of us.
Anton: Sounds a little cult-ish.
Sohee: That's because we are one.
Eunseok: Sohee we are not a cult. We talked about this. We're just a very exclusive group of people who follow the orders of a human figure instead of a diety and do everything they say.
Everyone looked at Eunseok.
Eunseok: Okay, we're a cult. But we're a good one.
After their morning manifestation was complete, a few members went to the kitchen to start breakfast.
While they were cooking, Sohee and Seunghan went out to the backyard to begin the decorating.
Sohee: So I was thinking we build you a house back here. You mind living in a tiny house?
Seunghan: Sohee, you know I can't stay here.
Sohee turned to Seunghan, his expression faltering.
Sohee: Yes you can. I can talk to them.
Seunghan: Sohee...it's okay. I'll find somewhere else to live. Or I'll go back to my parents.
Sohee pouted, and Seunghan looked at him. He could tell by his friends facial expression that he was close to crying.
Seunghan: Sohee, don't cry please. Look, it's not like I won't be able to speak to you all. I'll still call and text.
Sohee: But it's not the same...you're supposed to stay with us!
Sohee picked up the wheel of string lights from the ground. He looked them over, holding them out to Seunghan.
Sohee: You're supposed to be the guy who hangs up the lights every year. That's you.
Seunghan smiled at him, taking the lights.
Seunghan: I'll be sure to come back and do that. Just for you. Okay?
Sohee: *sighs* Okay.
The pair started the decoration process with Seunghan hanging up lights on the fence and Sohee putting pumpkins the group carved out onto the fence posts.
Sohee: These are scary. Shotaro's pumpkin looks like some kind of alien.
Seunghan: Who made this one?
Seunghan pointed to a pumpkin still on the ground, with what looked like a pair of lips carved into it.
Sohee: Oh, that's the test pumpkin. He was carved by my...um...friend.
Seunghan: Sohee do you have a boyfriend?
Sohee: Whoa! Whoa! Where did that come from?
Seunghan: It comes from me. Because there are words carved into the back of the pumpkin that say "to remind you of me, baby boy".
Sohee: Damn...he really can't be discrete.
Seunghan: Hah! Caught!
The two continued their decorating, with Sohee being teased the entire time.
Later that afternoon, the sun was starting to set, and Anton was minding his business on the back porch.
Sohee: Anton, can I borrow your slippers?
Anton: Why?
Sohee: I saw a spider and it was half the size of Shotaro so we need to kill it now.
Anton: Here, take it.
Anton held his hand out to pass the slipper. But as he did, he noticed Sohee was looking at something.
Anton: Sohee? What is it?
Sohee: Um...look at the pumpkins...
Anton turned his gaze to the pumpkins. They had started to rotate on the fence posts, now all spinning in circles.
Anton: Oh hell no...Sohee let's get inside we're being haunted!
Sohee: Anton, look!
Anton: I'm not looking at shit! Get inside!
Sohee: No bro, look up!
Just as Anton turned to look up, the pumpkins stopped spinning, all facing the sky.
Anton: Holy...crap...
Sohee: Holy crap is correct...
In the darkening sky, a patch of an ominous glowing blue light could be seen.
The two members walked further out into the backyard, looking up at the light. It seemed to be growing bigger as they stared.
Anton: So it is the end of the world...nice knowing you Sohee.
Sohee: I don't think it's the end times just yet. I think that's a-
Suddenly, the blue light expanded with a loud crack, shooting a beam of light straight down into their backyard.
Seconds later, an object came flying from the sky at speeds they've never seen before, landing with a resounding crash in the backyard.
Sohee and Anton were knocked over by the force of the crash, and hurried to their porch for safety.
All of the other members came outside at the sound.
Eunseok: What was that?!
Wonbin: What is that thing...
All of the members turned to the object that crashed in their backyard.
It wasn't any ordinary object. It was shaped like a Frisbee, with a dark green dome in the center that was dented.
Sohee: ...a UFO.
Sungchan: Oh my god...is it real?
Seunghan: We all must be high. That's it. This is a drunk vision.
Sohee: I wish I could agree...
Without warning, the dome to the UFO opened, and a tall and lanky green figure emerged.
His eyes were pitch black, and he had small antennae. He stood just a bit bigger than the tallest member, with long arms that reached his knees, and small mouth.
Anton was tightly gripping Sohee's arm.
Anton: If he eats me...tell my family I love them.
The alien stepped forward, stopping just short of the members.
It stared down at them, taking time to look at each of them.
Seunghan: Why is it looking at me like that?
Sungchan: You might be his first victim.
Seunghan: I'm sacrificing you first, I hope you know that.
The alien held out his hand towards Sohee.
Sohee: I don't have any money. Anton has all the money.
Anton smacked him on the back of the head.
Sohee: I almost cursed you out.
The alien shook its hand, bringing their attention back to him.
After staring at it, Sohee took a big risk, and shook the Alien's hand.
The other members looked at him like he was crazy.
Alien: You. Leader?
Sohee: Oh shit, you can talk? I mean...hi. Uh...no. Our leader is...Shotaro.
Shotaro: Who?!
The alien went to Shotaro.
Alien: Leader. Help?
Shotaro: H-help? You need help?
The alien nodded. It pointed behind itself, to the crashed UFO.
Sohee: Ah, he wants us to help him fix his ship.
Sungchan: Well how do we do that?
Sohee: Easy, we call the expert.
Shotaro: Whoever the expert is, call him now!
Sohee took out his phone, dialing a number.
The phone picked up soon after.
Unknown: Hello darling, did you get my text?
Sohee: I did, but I need your help.
Unknown: Ooo, kinky.
Sohee: No, you weirdo. There's an alien who crashed in our backyard.
Unknown: Are you high?
Sohee: I wish. But no. So please come over because he needs his ship fixed.
Unknown: And how am I supposed to know how to do that?
Sohee: You have an alien in your group right?
Unknown: Ricky is not an alien...he's just a little special.
Sohee: Just get over here!
Unknown: Alright, on my way. See you soon, love.
Sohee: Eww.
Unknown: You're so cute when you're disgusted by me.
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