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kim soleum ([personal profile] eodum) wrote in [community profile] windfall2025-08-13 02:01 pm
sunbae: (Get lost in the idea of it)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-13 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow, no wonder the ride was so much smoother...]

omg don't make it sound like a habit

its not my fault this time the lock didn't fit around the tree so I just trusted in the kindness of civilians

[Brief pause.]

so lol umm

can you bring me one lol haha
sunbae: (When you had said it)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-13 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
ohh look at you, such a good memory!
yup I'm right there!
I'll treat you to tteokbokki for the trouble haha

[Is he treating him or just craving it... Well, what's the difference.]

oh and bring some containment bags
mine are stuffed to burst lol
don't want to spill them on the street...
hm but can you manage that? always ride safely!

[Because, right, safety first.]
sunbae: (love me love me onomatopoeia)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-13 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's where he left it... Damn. Well, it'll probably be fine to have in the morning.]

no no you'd best be careful riding
on the way back you'll have to carry me in the basket lol
so there's got to be room for us both!

[As for how that'll work, well, he'll leave that up to the shining rookie of the team to figure out.]

make sure grapes little pink friend has a helmet too lol

[Whatever that thing's name was.]
sunbae: (Is overplayed - you know that right?)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[The shining rookie, as usual, comes up with a type of plan that no one asked for.]

ohhh... I see!
a tandem bike
I haven't ridden one in years

[He's sweating a little. He's not for real, is he...?]

Grapes-ya
do you think that agent could have been teasing you? lol

[Says the guy who teases him every single minute of his life.]
sunbae: (It's a drag no matter how it's done)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
["Of course not," he says so confidently...]

at me??
is the budget for bicycles so tight? LOL you would think I'm losing dokkaebi lanterns!
not that I lost the bike it was stolen.

[That's important information that will go in the report. Stolen bike - not lost... He sends his location to Soleum.]

by the way, agent grapes
do you know why agents don't often use public transit?
aside from saving time

[A little quiz!]
sunbae: (Get lost in the idea of it)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[He didn't lose it, he simply cannot find it. Because it was stolen! Therefore, not his fault.]

he did? ahh what a good sunbae he's become...

[So Jaekwan already spoiled it. That or their rookie already understood it from the get-go.]

hmm well the bikes do say it's government property on them don't they?
do you think someone would be malicious enough to take something like that on purpose?
shall we investigate! maybe we will find the thief lol

[Get ready for some overtime, Soleum.]
sunbae: (Why are you oh so kind?)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Such a thoughtful junior... Knowing the distance from the bureau, it'll probably take Soleum half an hour to get here. He's got some time to explore this crime scene.]

it was at this tree

[He takes a photo of it to send. It's a somewhat thin tree, trunk just wide enough that you couldn't fully wrap your arms around, but because of that the bike lock didn't fit.]

it's already far from the entry point
I got some good walking in today thanks to that lol
my feet are sore! you'll have to do most of the pedaling haha

[Now, as for the timeline.]

my notes say I went into the disaster around 1215 hours...
and it's just after 1530 now!
ah thats right
everyone was going to lunch around then right?
so there were a lot of people, so I felt fine leaving the bike
because of the pedestrian effect?

[It's the bystander effect, but whatever.]

there was no one suspicious though, but a lot of those pedestrians
maybe someone took it for a joyride...
what do you think, grapes?
sunbae: (love me love me onomatopoeia)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't mind waiting. An unfortunate requirement of examining ghost stories is patience - And while some people might say Choi is lacking in it, in these moments he doesn't mind standing by.]

of course of course~
you're doing me a favor after all
riding on a tandem bike in the summer heat hahaha...
you're a great hubae aren't you?

[There's no tone over text but he's being honest. Jaekwan would probably do this for him, too - albeit with a lot of complaint - but Soleum hasn't known him as long. He's still going out of his way to do this for him.]

but what to do about getting upset anyway?
if I complain and start asking questions to civilians they might be wary
and bike theft isn't very common in itaewon...
people may think I'm an annoying public servant causing a stir lol
sunbae: (I don't like that wishy-washy style)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
oof grapes
you would have picked paperwork over me??
my heart ;;

[He's snickering at the thought. Yeah, Grapes probably would choose desk work over biking across town in the high heat of the day to deliver a bike. But he can still give him a hard time about it.]

hmm you know
in police procedurals they always talk about the criminal returning to the scene of the crime
leaving this spot might mean i could miss an important clue...

[Pause.]

and you might not be able to find me lol
sunbae: (love me love me onomatopoeia)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
hmm well if I stopped messaging you that would be due to trouble
I wouldn't leave you hanging on purpose lol!
besides I'm not a cop hahaha thankfully

[So even if he found his bike and the person who took it, there isn't much he can do but try to her it back. And so...]

but you're the clever newbie
I'm sure you're already thinking of solutions
what would you say if you confronted them? show your badge and ask politely, or something more forceful?
you have to think of the bureau's image~
sunbae: (It's a drag no matter how it's done)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hmm, the passive approach. That sounds like him. Actually - ]

that sounds like you!

[But he should be here soon, so Choi moves closer to the main road, keeping an eye out from the direction he expects him to be coming from. It should be any minute now...]

[But as time passes and there's no word from Soleum, Choi crosses his arms, thinking.]

you didn't get lost?

[Is the first text, sent around the time he's supposed to arrive. He knows the traffic around this time - It shouldn't be too hard on a bike. Next is a few minutes later.]

Agent Grapes ?

[Nothing... He's not nervous, per se, but his junior is riding a weird bike on city streets... Could he have -- ]

[An accident?!]

where? do you need me to come?
send your location?
did you get hurt? oh or is it only traffic? (゚⁠ο゚⁠人⁠)⁠)

[...because it's only on that last text that he realizes he could have just been delayed by something that didn't directly threaten his life or something.]
sunbae: (These virgin tears)

[personal profile] sunbae 2025-08-14 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[He picked up a passenger? What the hell? What is he, a taxi service? Choi is getting ready to call him directly and clarify this once and for all when he suddenly sees the message that alerts him he's near enough to see and raises his head - and, aha, there he is! And the passenger is... It's... a child.]

Wow... What an adventure you've been on, Grapes-ya.

[Said quietly, as Choi gives him a gentle pat on the shoulder. He looks exhausted, poor guy. He'll definitely need to treat him to something spicy after this.]

Let's have a look here... Hey, there! [He approaches the kid, still seated on the bike and looking at Choi out of the corner of his eye.] My junior said you're trying to cross the street. Where are you going? Want me to walk home with you? Oh, you like sitting on the bike?

[He's not a natural with kids or anything like that, but the boy at least doesn't seem to think he's a dull sort as he swings his legs and responds shyly that this bike's the same color as his and basically looks like his, so he thought it must be his.]

Oh, did my hubae steal your bike? I'll need to scold him properly... [And he shoots Soleum a grin over his shoulder.] But, wait, look up here. Do you see this?

[He pats the front of the bike where a metal plate has been affixed. The kid is old enough to read, at least, even if he might not understand all the words: "Property of Disaster Management Bureau"]

That means it's a government bike. We've got to bring it back to the city, or the two of us will be in trouble. Let's walk back home together, okay?

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