y/n: "Hello Ning Ning!"
soobin: "Hi y/n."
y/n: (pause) "Still got that cold, huh?"
soobin: "Huh? Oh, yes." (cough) "Still a little sick."
y/n: "That's alright. Last time, we left off at the chorus."
soobin: "Right. Our last lyric was 'Never thought that I'd be losing us.'"
y/n: "Yes."
soobin: "Maybe today we could try writing the first verse?"
y/n: "Sure."
soobin: "Okay. I'm thinking..."
y/n: (laughs) "I'm thinking, too..."
soobin: (sigh) "Maybe I could hum a melody?"
y/n: "Okay, sure."
soobin: (hums)
y/n: "Gosh, Ning Ning, I know said this the last time but you really do have a great voice. You should audition for your school's choir or something!"
soobin: (smiles) "Thank you." (clears throat) "Do you sing?"
y/n: "For fun, sure! But not that well, in my opinion."
soobin: "I doubt that."
y/n: "Trust me."
soobin: "I do."
y/n: "Sorry?"
soobin: "I said, that's good. A good song lyric to put into the verse: trust me."
y/n: "Oh. Yes, definitely. We could put that into the song. Is there a time limit for how long this ballad needs to be?"
soobin: "No. That would be hard."
y/n: "A time limit?"
soobin: "Yes. It is hard to make an apology short."
y/n: "Is that what you want the song to be like? An apology?"
soobin: "Yes."
y/n: "Okay. I think that's a very strong feeling to go with. Regret. Feeling sorry."
soobin: "It is."
y/n: "Maybe you should just talk. Just let your stream of consciousness go, and then I'll take notes while you're talking."
soobin: "Okay."
(silence)
soobin: "Should I start?"
y/n: "Yes."
soobin: "Alright. Um... well. Sorry. I am so, so sorry for everything. For leaving. And I never should have lied. And..." (pause) "And I miss you."
(silence)
soobin: "y/n?"
y/n: (sniffles)
soobin: "Are you... are you crying?"
y/n: "Sorry, you just... Everything you said really hit me. I'm sorry."
soobin: "No, I'm sorry."
y/n: "Are we still talking about the song?"
soobin: "No."
y/n: "Ning Ning, you have nothing to be sorry about."
soobin: "I'm not Ning Ning."
y/n: "What?"
soobin: "It's me."
y/n: "...I don't understand."
soobin: "You do. Listen to me."
(long pause)
y/n: "Oh my god."
soobin: "I never thought we would talk aga--"
y/n: "Is it really you?"
soobin: "Yes."
y/n: "Soobin?"
soobin: "Yes."
y/n: (cries)
soobin: (tears up) "Oh y/n, don't cry. And please don't hang up. Please. Ning Ning is a real person. He's my friend. He's a member of our group. He really talked to you in the beginning."
y/n: "How is this even possible?"
soobin: "I don't know."
y/n: (deep breath) "Soobin, I... I'm really sorry."
soobin: "I'm sorry, too. But let's talk about it. Is that okay?"
y/n: "Okay."
