𝐍𝐎 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐘 | Squid Game

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒

"seong gi-hun, abdul ali, kang sae-byeok, cho sang-woo, and ji-yeong... she apparently doesn't have a surname." (name) said as she walked over the faces of the players of this year's squid games. she was currently in the surveillance room where the player's faces are on screens on the floor, and a huge screen in front of her, showing the players who were currently in a courtyard like room. all the players were standing behind a red line, and were listening to the woman on the speakers who was explaining the rules of the first game, red light green light.

the players watched the huge doll turn its head to the tree behind it. the doll started to recite something in korean, which roughly translates to 'the hibiscus flower is blooming'. the doll then turned its head after the recitement and scanned for any movement amongst the players. and unsurprisingly, a man with dyed blonde hair was caught moving.

the sound of a gunshot echoed throughout the whole room. (name) looked around the floor and found the deceased player's photo, briefly stepping on it with the heel of her combat boots before the photo disappeared.

there was gunshot after gunshot every minute. and every minute, another person would move and die. just like before.

screaming. that's literally all she could hear. screaming and gunshots. (name) thought everyone was idiots here. it's just a game. no need to scream.

(name) stood behind the red line, her eyes on the timer. six minutes left. she turned her head to the other players who were screaming, begging to let them out of here. "it looks like i'm the only sane one here." she mumbled. she casually walked forward when the doll's head was turned to the tree. when the doll turned to face the field, (name) stopped, not moving at all. the doll's head had turned around after it didn't sense any motion. (name) kept walking. thanks to her calmness, she survived this game.

a man around her age shoved her by the shoulder before walking past her, muttering the word "freak" in the process. (name) didn't react negatively, but smiled sarcastically at him. "well that's really kind of you. if i'm a freak, it means i'm not like you cowards." she replied. "why you little-" the man grabbed her by her shirt, and was about to hit her until one of the military squid game guards pushed a gun at his face. "no violence." he spoke, almost robotically. the man let out a "tch" before pushing (name) back, and walking away. (name) straightened up her shirt and turned to the guard who was now looking back at the field. "well thanks..." (name) thanked before walking away to a corner of the room. she sat down and continued to watch the rest of the players trying to survive.

she started to zone out a bit, not noticing that someone had approached her. it was another guy around her age. he seemed to be a foreigner. he has blonde hair, some streaks were dyed purple, and he had light blue eyes. "hello!" he greeted cheerfully. not getting a reply, he sweat dropped and tapped her shoulder. it only took a second for her to snap out of her thoughts. she turned her head to the foreigner. "did the game end already?" she asked. the foreigner shook his head with a nervous smile. "uh no... i just want to ask, how are you so calm and casual about this situation?" he asked. (name) turned to see the timer. only a minute left. "well i don't really care if i live or die, so the only reasonable thing to do is to stay silent and go through the rest of the games. the mastermind behind all this probably hates the fact that he or she has to hear screaming every day. get my point?" she replied. the foreigner shook his head. "no..." he trailed off.

"oh anyways, let's introduce ourselves. i'm rae hunter. i'm from the u.s" he introduced. (name) stayed silent for a second. "kim (name)." she replied. "so... your name is kim??" he asked. (name) shook her head. "in korea, we say our surnames before our first name." she explained. "ohh i see! i got kinda confused when everyone kept on saying that! must be a u.s thing, hehe." the foreigner, now known as rae chuckled and shook his head.