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@Krystal Jung Two years was quite the long time, Sunggyu couldn't help but think—it was only his third year in Special Op, though he had been in BSAA for approximately five years, give or take a few months. It seemed that their organization had actually been planning this mission for years. Not surprising with such a suspect as Grautaz, though, honestly. The giant corporation has the means to cover themselves—and Sunggyu actually has a personal reason for going after them.

"I see. The main facility is here, yes—I have Paul's information on that. He never said anything about it being underground, but I think it's likely." He said, only glancing at Krystal before turning his attention to the sideview mirror. "I'm surprised you can conclude that by watching. Grautaz isn't all too happy to open their secrets."

Smiling a bit, momentarily, he closed his eyes—recalling the last minute to memory. Just in case. Well, a little more precaution wouldn't be too bad, right? For one, they would be doomed if someone actually tailed them—he was quite sure that this somewhat old-fashioned car wouldn't stand a chance of escaping. There was no way someone will use a similarly old-fashioned car to tail them. But luckily, from his peculiar ability to remember small details, there seemed to be none. 

Hopefully, it remained that way until they arrived. 

Now problem is exactly what Krystal ask, though. Where would he be staying? He couldn't help but feel like there's actually another meaning to the question. 

"I've got a room booked in the hotel, but in the long run, I'm not sure yet," Sunggyu said, opening his eyes again. "I probably will just look for an apartment or something. Doesn't really need all the luxuries, anyway." 

Sneaking a wary glance at a passing car which suddenly oversped by them, he smiled wryly again. Secret agent habit. Sometimes he was actually too paranoid.

"Where are you staying yourself?"

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@Kim Sunggyu Krystal herself had kept wondering why the organization had sent an amateur agent like her to fulfill such a risky task—not that she was complaining, when she should actually be thankful that she had been given an important mission unlike her seniors—when they could have easily sent off more experienced agents like Sunggyu. Then again, maybe the reason they sent Sunggyu to accompany her was because she was, indeed, still an amateur.

One thing for sure: Krystal loved driving. It was only sad that she hadn't gotten to drive her own car anymore, given that it was stuck back in Korea. And since she wasn't really going to stay in this place permanently, she wasn't really planning to spend money for the sake of buying a new car for herself. Perhaps borrowing one would do—even if this old-fashioned car was nowhere near satisfaction (for her, that is). Call her boyish, but I dare you to grow up with your uncle and his son. It was almost as though her cousin had rubbed off on her.

Krystal shrugged. "Just curious." She glanced at the rear view mirror before diverting her attention to the road ahead of them. "I've been here for almost two years. Still hoping I could snoop better information from the pharmaceutical company. Heard they have their main facilities in this island, but I'm guessing it could be underground. Typical thing for them to do, if you ask me."

She had studied a lot about her subject before she left for Jjin. As far as her knowledge could go, Grautaz is affiliated with Umbrella—and if they really are, there's no doubt underground facilities would be their thing.

Then again, there could be more. It wasn't that Krystal was one of the agents who knew much about Umbrella except for what she had managed to research about...

"And /where/ would you be staying?"

@Krystal Jung [ OH GOSH I HAD NOT SEEN THIS OMFG SORREH BB ;; WAIT I SHALL TRY TO MAKE THIS LONGER OK ]

Heading to the other side of the car, Sunggyu opened the door and squeezed himself in carefully, not wanting to bump the door to the car parking beside Krystal's. Calmly, he pulled the seatbelt and fastened it (slightly loosely, though) before letting himself relax, leaning back on his seat comfortably.

Well, he was wanted for the knowledge. He was, at that moment, a possibly exact copy of Paul Yoon—and more. The original said scientist had consented to working with BSAA to provide for the information they needed to infiltrate Grautaz. Sunggyu could only hope the virology and epidemiology expertise he had gained during the past months was enough to do this and (hopefully) get out successfully.

Krystal's question made him glance at the female who was maneuvering the car skillfully—Sunggyu wasn't really a driver himself. Give him a helicopter, though, and he'll get you anywhere reachable by one. But back to the question... how long would he be staying? Actually, he wasn't sure either.

"As long as I have to, I guess. Why do you ask?" He asked back casually. "Have you been here long?"

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"Yep. Get in," with a smirk, she nodded.

Krystal got into the car and started the engine. She was still quite unsure of where to go, and where to start. The name Sunggyu used as a cover was Paul Yoon, and Paul Yoon is supposed to work under Grautaz, the company that runs this whole island. Knowing this, they ought to work more carefully, given the fact that his fake identity was supposed to work for their enemy. Krystal shouldn't lower her guard down too much now that she has a companion, either.

She felt rather good somehow—relieved, even—to know that she was no longer to work in this island alone. It's a 'small island', they say. Who were they kidding?


"How long are you staying here, by the way?" She glanced at the male.

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@Krystal Jung [I'm inactive ajfkgdfh ;;
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Needless to say, Sunggyu followed the undercover agent to her car—or he assumed it was hers, anyway. While on the way, though, he took the chance to fish his phone out of his pocket and exited the BSAA database with a few light touches on the screen.

Just in case.

One can't be too careful now, right?

Grautaz had not actually give him a call until then; they seemed to have trusted Krystal—or Lee Bona—to have him settled. All the better, he thought while dragging his luggage behind the female officer.

"Nah, I'm good," he said the moment they got to the car and she opened the trunk. With a smooth movement, he lifted the heavy bag up, huffing afterwards the moment it sat safely inside the car's trunk.

"Let's go?" He asked, tilting his head slightly at her with a small grin. "I'm all yours for now, Officer."

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@Kim Sunggyu “Paul,” Krystal repeated.. In this place, she’s Bona and he’s Paul, not Krystal and Sunggyu. She’s a cop, he’s a scientist. Not agents from the organization that gets rid of bio-terrorists.

Raising an amused brow, she then motioned the other to follow her as she made her way to her car—well, more like her friend’s car. But that doesn’t matter. At least she actually bothered to borrow a fellow cop’s car than drive around in a police car, with people thinking she picked up some sort of a fugitive.

Krystal opened the trunk. “Need help with that?” she asked, nodding at his luggage.

As she stood there, the thought about how long would they be staying in this island struck her, and for a few seconds she wondered if they’d actually do well in this mission. She wasn’t told much about Kim Sunggyu, but she was sure that he’s a professional. No way BSAA would think of sending another rookie to help a rookie if they want to screw this all up, after all.

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@Krystal Jung "Just Paul would be fine," Sunggyu replied with a nod. "I was about to suggest the same thing, in fact..."

They could never be too careful, after all. This was basically enemy territory, and /if/ anyone not supposed to heard those names hear them, they're dead meat.

The scientist-agent pursed his lips momentarily as he glanced around, both alert for anyone suspicious and at the same time thinking about his choices. His luggage stood on his side, and after mindlessly reaching towards it, he gave a soft huff. Their mission was one that requires them to do detailed planning, and he knew that even with the slight jetlag he had, they're going to have to delve to the business soon. But hey, there /is/ another option...

And he smirked as he looked back at Krystal.

"As for that, Bona-sshi, I think we can do both at the same time? You're the leader here, though."

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@Kim Sunggyu Krystal scowled. Oh, pleaseㅡif this is a way for her to learn how to figure things out, given the fact that despite she's been an agent for years now, she was still considered a rookie... honestly, it's a good start. She could have figured things out earlier. If she's going to be this slow all the time, soon she'll find herself jobless.

Well, she signed up for this thing. Might as well learn from her experiences.

"Krystal Jung, as you might have known by now," she shrugged, an amused smile replacing her scowl. "But call me Bona, and I call you Paul... or Dr. Yoon. We're incognito, after all."

Keeping her badge back into her pocket, she spoke again. "So do you want a tour or should we start discussing business now?"

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@Krystal Jung The way the police officer actually smiled at him was as ifㅡwell, Sunggyu couldn't explain it. A part of him was silently hoping that this is actually the right conclusion, and another part was suspecting that something in his analysis was wrong, which was why for a fraction of a second before the woman crossed her arms, he thought he had totally went the wrong way.

And then he couldn't help but laugh himself at what came next, even still smiling when he inspected the badge.

"Our bosses' way of matchmaking people, really. Thank you, miss Jung. Sadly, I left my badge in Seoul. Paul Yoon cannot be seen carrying that thing, anyway." Chuckling, he shook his head. "That's like the most foolish thing I've ever actually said, thoughㅡheck, going here to look for a crystal..."

Looking back at it, it was actually quite funny. Call it luck that her name corresponds to a jewel; if it's a flower he'd probably be suspected as a madman. Luckily he got the right person, and luckily she understood as well.

Luck is a very neat thing to have... but for how long he could have it on his side?

"Just call me Sunggyu, by the way. Special Operation Unit SK-28, at your service."

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"I dont only /think/ I can help you," she crossed her arms, amused. "I /know/ I can."
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@Kim Sunggyu If she was having false presumptions about the man's real identity, she could easily play if off and tell him that he only reminded her of someone she knewㅡwhich, she highly doubted would work; but she could just change the subject right after if he won't be convinced.

"...a crystal, to be exact."

Now /that/ is something. Suddenly, she was no longer narrowing her eyes at the male, nor was she frowning. A smile donned her expression as she fought back the urge to laugh. It wasn't funny, but strangely, she found laughing the best reaction for her discovery.

"I don't think I can help you," she crossed her arms, amused. "I /know/ I can."

She can't be mistaken. She was already certainㅡthis man is affiliated to BSAA.
Wait, noㅡnot just affiliated. He /works/ for BSAA.

Because he's actually Kim Sunggyu. There was no such thing as a coincidence to the tasks given to her. Not unless... well, not unless Paul Yoon is an actual name for another person.

Reaching for her pocket, she fished out a badge.
"I was actually thinking of leaving this locked in my drawer before I left. Good I didn't." She wouldn't have thought her BSAA badge could be useful at this rate. That is, if she's showing it to the right person. Then again, BSAA isn't really as inclusive.

"Welcome to Jjin, Mr. Kim."

@Krystal Jung That gave Sunggyu the go signal; not the question, but the calm statement coming afterwards. If she said she could help him, then it's either she knows the real Krystalㅡor she is Krystal herself. For a moment, he had wondered whether it's the former and he's walking into a trap... but there was only one way to find out.

Suddenly he felt as if he was playing Sherlock Holmes here, trying to lure someone into revealing things. Maybe even after centuries passed, some thing never changes.

"I'm looking for a /multi-faceted/ transparent jewel with a high refractive index..."

The weight he put on the word 'multi-faceted' had been what he suspected: that Krystal has double identities. Seriously, no one really talks science to a police officer, but it all goes back to the justification of his so-called eccentricityㅡwhich was faked, of course. Then again, Sunggyu allowed no room for doubt, just in case he really bumped into the wrong person.

"...a crystal, to be exact."

Shrugging slightly, he glanced at his own crystal-adorned watchㅡit had only been minutes since he exited the gate, and there was a 90% probability that he was going the right way. Good enough for a start.

"Think you can help me, Officer Lee?"

@Kim Sunggyu Krystal's eyes narrowed into slits.

Come to think of it, professionalism seemed to emanate from the other's presence, he didn't really seem like someone who only came to Jjin to look for a piece of jewelry. It couldn't only be a coincidence that she was told to pick up a man named Paul Yoon and Kim Sunggyu at the same time. If they could've arrived at the same time, then no doubt they had boarded the same plane—that is, if they are actually of different identities.

And if they had boarded the same plane, then Kim Sunggyu would've been here as well by now.

How come things only clicked now? She should have realized it earlier. 'Dang, I feel like a noob,' she inwardly groaned.

"Oh yeah?" she raised a brow, "What kind of jewel are you looking for, then?"

Perhaps his answer to that question would be able to confirm her assumptions.

There's no way she could be mistaken now, that he had given away such a clue. Since she left childhood, Krystal had been her moniker—as lame as it seemed to her then, she had no other choice but to embrace it. Well, what could go wrong with using such a name? After all, it was the only memory she had of her mother, who, according to her uncle, had been the one who first called her that.

"Perhaps I could help you if you just tell me what kind of jewel you're seeking."

@Krystal Jung A jewel is too general of a classification, of course. Even his own name when translated to Chinese would correspond to a jewel, tooㅡbut this would have to do, for that moment at least.

Actually, being a crime lab assistant before BSAA, Sunggyu never had to deal with solving mysteries... well, not officially. All he did was to provide an irrefutable proof, the result of the lab analysis, as to what really happened in the crime scene. Witnesses could lie. Science couldn't. It was that simple. His work was done in the lab, surrounded by x-ray scanners and microscopes... but who knows that he actually dug into his mother's hidden journals at night? Bless his parents' logical DNA, really.

Sunggyu had only watched the woman with the mysterious smile wideningㅡactually, he just wanted to laugh. This had been a totally out of place question, and he had no doubt it made him look weird, but then again they would probably just see him as eccentric. Most scientists are, anyway. He could always be justified. Really now, does he look like someone who collects jewel from all parts of the world? Most probably not, though actually the small Swarovski watch adorning his wrist could be a clueㅡ

A look of apprehension crossed the other's face, or at least that was how Sunggyu interpreted it, along with the somewhat incredulous look thrown at him. Can this be a conclusive proof? No, not really... but it's a start.

And this time, he really chuckled, lowering his voice so that no one else heard him.

"I guess that depends, Officer. Because someone really asked me to find one."

@Kim Sunggyu There /is/ a possibility for two names to be of the same identity. If she hadn't known better, she would have set the thought aside—but right now, she was actually weighing the possibilities. She, herself, had moved to this place using not the name of her own, but a different one instead. She even had to fake her background, all with the help of the other members of the organization. Lee Bona, a rookie police officer who graduated at Jjin, year 2999. It was easy to make it seem like she had been a part of Jjin since the day she was born. Given the fact that the island itself had quite a big population. It's not impossible for one to simply say he had stayed low all his life.

Paul Yoon... could simply be Kim Sunggyu. Weirdly, it made her feel like she was solving some kind of a mystery. Wow, BSAA sure likes to play games. Either they're trolling, or they're simply doing this for the sake of her improvement when it comes to solving mysteries. After all, her job requires such thing.

"Alright, then." Honestly, she felt like a personal bodyguard. But at least this will only be for a day. God knows how many files had been left untouched in her desk. Her being a police officer was almost a full-time job that there were times she almost neglected her own purpose.

She was just about to tell the man to follow her when he spoke again, immediately catching her off-guard.

A jewel? Seriously, now?

A look of confusion struck her face as she looked at the other, cocking an eyebrow. "Uhh, this is an airport. If you want to buy a jewelry, most probably there's a mall—" wait, no.

Who was she kidding? The man was obviously hinting on something! God, how she felt so stupid. Stupid, stupid.

A Jewel. Crystal. Krystal. Her name.

"Oh." She placed a hand on her hip, raising the other as though saying 'stop'. "You have got to be kidding me."

@Krystal Jung Surely, Sunggyu couldn't really act on his initial plan. He had wanted to continue his search, but the presence of this police officer actually complicated things more. He couldn't let his phone be seen, which was why he had to keep it hidden in his pocket.

There was of course the possibility that she was Krystal, but if she wasn't, at least he would want to avoid the risk of revealing his own real identity—an agent of BSAA. A police officer was trained to /look/ at things, and even if a lot of people 'see but doesn't see', as what the famous Mr. Holmes said, Sunggyu never underestimated his opponents.

Behind his dark-tinted glasses, he also glanced around. There weren't many people left crowding the arrival gate, and if his BSAA informant was accurate in the timing (which he suspected was the case indeed), this Krystal Jung would've been there.

Weirdly, the only people waiting were a teenage boy, two couples, and an old man. Which means that if this Lee Bona wasn't her, either Krystal was in stuck a problem (happens a lot to them agents, actually), or the female agent had left before meeting him because of this police officer.

Hissing inaudibly through his teeth, Sunggyu turned his eyes back to the female, who had looked around just the same—

Long shot, Sunggyu, he reminded himself. There /has/ to be a way to make sure... there just has to.

He hadn't miss the pause before his name, though.

"True, this is my first time here," the male said. "Actually, they haven't given me any meeting place... I guess I better head for the hotel for now."

Pausing momentarily, his lips curled up into a faint, mysterious smile as the idea struck him.

"Though... by any chance, you don't know where I can possibly find /a jewel/ here, do you?"

@Kim Sunggyu "Ah, it is a relief, then," she said, managing a small smile. She wasn't sure she was pleasured to make acquaintance to the man she was assigned to pick up, given that she still had someone else to look for. Really, now—if she had been any better when it comes to technology as she was when it comes to agility and accuracy in aiming with a damned gun, at least she wouldn't have had a hard time when it comes to looking for a mysterious man with the name Kim Sunggyu.

If only she had been in the organization long enough to know the other agents—but sadly, she didn't really spend a lot of time working in the building. Krystal came from the Los Angeles branch, and was only transferred to the South Korean branch. And to think the reason of her transfer was for her to receive her first task. She'd probably make a good scout if she was to be placed into a unit, honestly.

Krystal was barely even paying attention to the man named Paul, as she was looking around the airport. It seems as though most of the passengers of the plane that recently landed already left. Which, leaves her with no one else to pick up...

Surely, if Kim Sunggyu knows such agent with the name Krystal Jung was to pick him up, he would have stood somewhere he could be seen, right? Oh, right.

And it seems to her that Paul Yoon isn't likely anyone who'll receive a warrant of arrest as soon as he lands. He didn't look a criminal; heck, his whole posture screamed professional.

Not unless...

Impossible. There's no way BSAA could've affiliated with anyone else in the island. Yet, she mulled over the possibilities.

Squinting her eyes at the lad, she pulled her hand back, took one last look around, and spoke once more. "I was told to you to wherever you're headed to, given you're not familiar with the island..." she trailed, "... Mr. Yoon."

@Krystal Jung Sadly, BSAA had always makes things complicated—then again, Sunggyu really couldn't complain. Placing oneself as a spy requires the utmost carefulness, and when you're faking your identity, your real one should not /ever/ be revealed until your job's done...

For a moment, he considered his options. Either he ransack the BSAA database for information on this girl, or do the search blindly just based on the name alone. First option is infinitely better, of course, and with his phone in hand, his fingers danced on the touch screen, deftly accessing the database.

Oh, rooted phone does a lot of nice things.

Smirking, he continued walking—only to be stopped by a young female, and calmly, he slipped the device inside the pocket of his cardigan.

"Yes, I am," he said, nodding as he shook her hand with a smile. "Though honestly, I didn't expect someone from the police department. It's a pleasure to meet you, Officer Lee."

Lee, not Jung, he noticed, though both are common surnames. Now to make sure whether she actually was both, just the same as he was, or not...

How, though?

"Where are we heading to, if I may?"

@Kim Sunggyu By the time Krystal had checked the time, she only had a few minutes to get out of the rusty car (not that she was complaining, reallyㅡespecially when a good friend was actually willing enough to let her borrow his car instead of letting her use a police vehicle, no matter how badass it might've looked). Thank God, really, that already had the car parked. The parking lot sure was a little crowded, and she was lucky she was able to spot an unoccupied corner.

Fixing her hairㅡreally, her wayward hair never cooperate no matter how hard she tryㅡshe took one last glance at the picture the chief had given her. A picture of Paul Yoon. Her eyebrows arched. Surely he won't be that hard to look for among the other passengers? Well, wish her luck.

But then there's Kim Sunggyu.

Krystal didn't really like how BSAA played mysterious. Hopefully, that Sunggyu guy actually knows something about her; her face, perhaps? Knowing her real name won't really work out. No one in this place knows anything about a girl named Krystal, after all. Only Bona. Lee Bona. A few more months and surely she won't even remember her own real name.

'At least if he knows my face, all I have to do is holler his name, guessing he hears it anyway.'

Then again, in no way would she actually do that.

Krystal stood by the waiting area, phone and car keys in hand as she scanned the crowd. And from a distance, she spotted a man in a white cardigan, his face much too recognizable despite the adornment. At least the chief officer actually gave her a recently taken image of the lad. Not much difference.

This is way too easy. She almost scoffed.

Keeping a neutral expression, she started approaching him.
"You must be Mr. Yoon," she began, holding out a hand right after. "I'm Officer Lee and was assigned to pick you up."

@Krystal Jung One thing you get when you're working for the BSAA: a legally faked identity across nations.

Jinn, a small island located east of South Koreaㅡwhich you can actually ask him the exact latitude and longitude, and he would answer without hesitation. It was his next destination, however, and Kim Sunggyu, or identified as Paul Yoon by his legal-fake ID, just sipped his wine calmly in the airplane. They were going to land soon by the looks of it, but he was in no rush.

Of course, he didn't look himselfㅡquite easily clad in a cream-colored cardigan that covered his fair skin to the wrist on top of a white t-shirt, combined with skinny jeans and sport shoes, people would probably mistook him as a tourist. Then again, what kind of scientist goes in a flight wearing a lab coat?

Yes, Paul Yoon, easily one medical and three other doctorate titles in science, a specialist of biotechnological weapon whom Grautaz had been looking for, actuallyㅡnothing too hard to fake, for him that is. Not that he had ever took any of the doctorate studies, but hey, when you have a photographic memory, you just know you can do it. Or at least, that's what he found after two months of cramming the informations he was going to need.

Special Ops, even more so in BSAA, never play it easy. But then again, Sunggyu had been more than glad to accept the mission.

It might be the last link he had to his deceased mother.

Now the funny thing was that he was actually going officially as Paul, but BSAA had informed him of their agent who would pick him up at the airport... while he was sure Grautaz would have someone doing the job as well. The first time he learned of it was just before the flight, and after mulling it over for who knows how many hours in the plane, he came into the conclusion that perhaps this agent had actually infiltrated ahead of him... perhaps.

Well, he just need to see if this long shot of a conclusion is actually right, Sunggyu thought the moment he dragged his luggage out of the arrival gate along with the other passengers, adjusting his Ray-Ban. The one he was supposed to look for, a jewelㅡonly her name, Krystal Jung, was sent to him via text message just a few seconds after his phone gets its network signal back.

Very well, he thought. Let the search begin.

For one thing, Krystal had no idea what the hell was she to prioritize at the moment.

First, she was given a task by the organization, BSAA, to pick up a man named Kim Sunggyu in the airport. Other than a mere name, there was no other information given. Heck, not even a picture. They really expected her to actually make a poster with the man’s name written in big, bold letters across it, huh?

No , they expect you to ask every passenger of the plane if they’re named Kim Sunggyu, a voice in the back of her mind says in sarcasm. Really, now?

Then there was this assignment given to her by her superior in her current job in the island—to meet up with a man named Paul Yoon. In the airport. Same schedule.

What the actual…?

Surprisingly, it hadn’t actually occurred to her yet that these two people might be of the same identity. Heck, she was too much in a distress to even come up with other explanation of the coincidental similarities. Surely, if she does the task given to her by BSAA, she’d be in deep trouble with her superiors in the police station. This Paul Yoon… is he really a very important man for a police to pick him up? What, is he a criminal or something? Or perhaps someone who has a large amount of money in his bag? Or a celebrity, maybe? Well, now, does she look like a bouncer to them? A bouncer with a small build. Right. Very logical indeed.

And yet she found herself driving to the airport. She wasn’t actually planning to scare the pants out of the other people in the airport, making them think like she’s there to arrest someone, so she had to change into her casual clothes—a pair of faded jeans, converses, and a tank top topped with a denim jacket. No, she didn’t use a police car, for goodness’ sake. She had to borrow a friend’s car instead.

Maybe she could go with picking up Paul Yoon first, then Kim Sunggyu right after. It’s not like the car will be too crowded with three now, wouldn’t it?