ISOLATED • squid game

[ TWO ]

( season 1, episode 1 : red light, green light )

A few minutes later, all the players stood in single file lines, waiting to all sign a consent form to the games.

Saebyeok stood behind Jiwon in the line, and tapped her shoulder to get her attention. She turned slightly, but not all the way.

" Why the hell are you here?" Saebyeok whispered, sounding angry. Jiwon snickered under her breath.

" Same reason you're here, Wednesday Addams." She drawled, tone of voice bored and annoyed. Nothing else was said, and they stood in silence as the line shortened slowly.

Eventually, Jiwon reached the front of the line, and she was handed a pen. The rules were simple.

1) A player is not allowed to stop playing.

2) A player who refuses to play will be eliminated.

3) Games may be terminated if the majority agrees.

With a quick scribble, her signature was written down and she flipped the page up for the next person.

Avoiding Saebyeok's gaze, Jiwon walked down the line and made her way back to her bed, fiddling with the rings that they'd left on her fingers for some reason.

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'The blue Danube' played through the speakers in the large room as the players formed a huge single file line to exit.

" Attention, all players. The first game is about to begin." A woman's voice played over the music, robotic and clearly very practiced.

" Please follow the staffs instructions. Please make your way towards the game hall." Jiwon trudged along behind player 324, going as fast as she could in the line.

" Hey, look." The bleach blonde turned to Jiwon and the player behind her, amazed.

" Wow, this place is gigantic." They were in a room full of seemingly never ending staircases. The colour theme was all pastel, and very random.

They stopped behind a pink line on the floor as player 324 stepped forward to have his photo taken, sticking his tongue out. He sighed when he'd done something wrong, and tried to take it again.

" Man, it's me." Jiwon snickered, shoving him out of the way.

She tried to think of something funny, before giving up and just throwing a peace sign with a straight face.

Player 250 laughed at her as she stepped forward.

The classical music continued to play as they made their way through all of the staircases, and Jiwon was mainly focusing on not falling over and causing a scene.

When they finally reached the end, the green gates opened to reveal a bright light. Jiwon squinted, hand over her eyes as she scanned the area.

They appeared to be in a giant box disguised as the outside, the floor sandy, like a playground.

Jiwon, player 324, and player 250 all walked up to the white line, standing in a row.