What if your phone took control of you and automatically downloaded a teleportation app, sending you to the male lead's side every time you had a mission?
All you wanted was to keep playing on your phone, so you thought: Whatever. I can still use my phone next to the male lead.
The System told you to strike up a conversation with the male lead. You played on your phone.
The System told you to invite him on a date. You still played on your phone.
Noticing you were slacking off, the System upgraded and added a condition: if you didn't complete the mission, you wouldn't be able to leave the male lead's side.
That night, while you were lounging on the sofa at home and binge-watching a show, you were teleported to the male lead's doorstep. Your mission was to get him to say good night to you.
For the first time, you followed the System's instructions. Wearing pajamas and holding a bag of chips, you rang the doorbell. "Hi, could you say good night to me?"
The male lead wordlessly shut the door. You didn't mind. So what if you couldn't leave? You could just order a bunch of stuff for delivery, pitch a tent outside his house, and keep binge-watching your show.
The next day, the male lead woke you up in your tent.
Bleary-eyed, you said, "Good morning. So, can you say good night to me now?"
"..."
Great. Just like that, you'd successfully caught the male lead's attention.
Lately, he couldn't help thinking there was something off about you, because you always seemed to show up by his side, comfortably playing on your phone all by yourself?!
[The internet and big data have invaded our lives, yet we can't put down our phones. This is a disaster, a paradox of human existence.]
The main story is told in third person.
Revised 2024.1.4/6.24
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Theme: Live in the present.
