[ She doesn't acknowledge the unspoken request, though whether that's out of an unwillingness to disclose any of the social information relevant to this conversation or obliviousness to what he's really asking is anyone's guess. Cheol-gang shelves the thought for now - there are other avenues to learn such things, provided that their acquaintanceship lasts longer than one conversation. ]
North Korea.
[ He's not sure if the words will mean anything to her - half of these people don't seem to have any concept of the peninsula at all, or if they do, it's vague at best and unified the last time they checked. Or, arguably the most annoying and outright insulting option of them allβ the way the look in the other person's eyes instantly shifts along with the entire tone of the conversation, hinging on the unspoken assumption that he's a deserter.
A victim. Not somebody who could and would end them without flinching were the situation to call for it, somebody who would like to go home on the side of the DMZ he still has power in. ]
no subject
North Korea.
[ He's not sure if the words will mean anything to her - half of these people don't seem to have any concept of the peninsula at all, or if they do, it's vague at best and unified the last time they checked. Or, arguably the most annoying and outright insulting option of them allβ the way the look in the other person's eyes instantly shifts along with the entire tone of the conversation, hinging on the unspoken assumption that he's a deserter.
A victim. Not somebody who could and would end them without flinching were the situation to call for it, somebody who would like to go home on the side of the DMZ he still has power in. ]
May I ask where you're from, Miss?