Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game

Besides the curiosity, Lin Qin is also feeling slightly frustrated and even slightly angry.

Not just because X Beijin denied the possibility of like While it is something that relates to X Beijin, it is ultimately a thing that exists solely in Lin Qins own mind.

But also, something which X Beijin also thought about a little the fact that Lin Qin, expectant, curious, troubled, went to his bookstore, and then waited for him to wake up, waited for his answer.

Lin Qin already had an answer in his mind, but X Beijin denied that answer.

Lin Qin can only choose to believe that answer as well, because he does not know at all, what like really is.

Even so, that rebellious feeling dies hard, boiling in his chest. It ishisfeelings. Whether he likes X Beijin is his own thing. Why can X Beijin just deny that?

Long afterwards, when X Beijin is already standing by his bookshelves to pick the book to read for the day, Lin Qin adds out of nowhere, but I think, my own answer is the most important here.

X Beijin gives him a look that shows hes not getting it.

I like you, says Lin Qin, the subject in that sentence is I, isnt it?

X Beijin

He pauses for a moment, before turning to the good little apple, and then slowly say, the object refers to me. So, I also have the right to participate.

Lin Qin is furrowing his brows. He thinks what X Beijin said is sensible, but he is feeling ever more rebellious because of that. It is getting stronger, clearer

Finally, he knows why he is feeling like that.

Once, he desperately wanted to brawl with X Beijin, but X Beijin has shrugged him off with a similar excuse.

Yes, Lin Qin wants to fight with X Beijin. The subject is Lin Qin, the object is X Beijin. The subject wants something, but the object will not let him.

This is basically a repeat of that.

The problem, though, is that while Lin Qin can agree that being brawled is at least dangerous and risky, but being liked? Isnt liking him or not Lin Qins own, volitional act?

Therefore Lin Qin, having justified himself so, says, I want to fight you and you refused. Now I like you, andYou refuse again?

X Beijin is speechless. Shortly after, he says, Lin Qin, you do not actually like me its true. This is a different thing from brawls.

He furrows his brows from the stress.

But but Lin Qin seems to be grasping for the right word, and finally tells him, isnt it the same kind of drive that makes me want to fight you, and makes me want to like you?

X Beijin

Please, unless you are talking about a very specific kind of brawl, then of course not.

X Beijin can only sigh and then explain, Lin Qin, I have to say, youre too dense for this. Dont think about it, you wont understand. Just remember that you really dont like me. No, you dont.

Lin Qin

Say.

Isnt X Beijin getting more and more uppity here? No fights, ok. Now he wont even let him like him Why?!

And, why is he too dense? Why will he not understand? Isnt this you know, just like?! Why does he know he cannot understand like?

Lin Qin is very pissed off!

He is eyeing the young man standing in front of the bookshelf coldly. He thinks, yeah, hes mad. He doesnt want to see the guy, let alone doing favours for him, or even fight him. Appeal to him? Yeah, right, hed

X Beijin then says, come try this book.

Coming, says Lin Qin.

Recently, there have been new rumours circulating the bottom floor of the Tower.

Not that that is any surprise, as all sorts of rumours are always floating about the bottom floor. From the unverifiable conspiracy theories, to news that came out of nowhere, Missiontakers have always been immersed in the flows, inevitably being dragged along the whirlpools of gossip.

Not long ago, there were rumours from higher floors that someone has left the Tower successfully, so Missiontakers on the bottom floor scrambled madly for the tickets up, even stirring up those Missiontakers who have idled around for years.

Many among them ended up talking about their fired-up experiences when they reached the higher floors. When the talks dispersed in many forms, the higher floors ended up birthing the rumour of an Ultimate Nightmare.

So, Missiontakers of higher floors are descending down in droves.

This caused a rapid change of climate on the bottom floor in a short period of time, and the atmosphere also drastically soured when the many Missiontakers from the upper floor realise they have been misled, and that the rumoured Ultimate Nightmare, that is related to the Apocalypse, memories and grey fog, isnt actually related to the Tower itself.

It is simply the Nightmare of an ordinary Tower resident.

It may be implying some truth behind the Tower, but who knows if its merely a setting from the game or if it is really the truth of Earth?

The Missiontakers are truly burned out.

So much so that a majority of them has decided to just stay at the bottom floor like this. Many of them were established Missiontakers on very high floors, who have abandoned everything to return to the very first floor, wishing for an answer to everything.

Only for it to turn out to be some product of manufactured bullshit, it seems?

Most of them, perhaps unsatisfied with this bitter end, or no longer have to will to fight their way up, have stopped on the bottom floor of the Tower.

No matter what, though, there are still some who rushed down excitedly, and left disappointed, but have steeled themselves once again to climb the floors.

All in all, the situation on the bottom floor now is a renewed peace after everything boiled over for a second.

Those original Missiontakers on the bottom floor that remained in the chaos for various reasons, and those Missiontakers that have arrived and decided to stay on the bottom floor, have reached a rather strange stalemate of sorts for now.

And it is in this atmosphere that, the situation has changed all of a sudden.