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Chapter 33 - Chapter 33 - Flirting

PK stared at the screen for a second longer than necessary.

He typed back.

PK:

Hi.

The reply came instantly.

Lana & Luna:

Are you Mr.Fool?

PK blinked.

Same message.

Same timing.

Same punctuation.

He frowned slightly, then smirked.

Are they sitting next to each other?

Or do they share a single brain with two keyboards?

He replied.

PK:

What if I am?

What if I'm not?

The response appeared almost immediately.

Lana & Luna:

That answer feels very Mr.Fool.

PK leaned back in his chair.

No delay.

No disagreement.

No "wait, let me think."

Do they rehearse this? Or is this some terrifying twin-level synchronization?

PK:

Or maybe it feels like someone who doesn't need a mask.

Lana & Luna:

Masks exist for a reason.

Of course they do, PK thought.

And apparently, they come in matching pairs.

PK:

So do locks.

They're meant to be tested.

A pause—barely noticeable, but long enough for PK to catch it.

Ah. So they do breathe.

Then—

Lana & Luna:

You crossed a line.

PK raised an eyebrow.

PK:

You drew it first.

Typing dots appeared. Disappeared. Reappeared.

Even their hesitation is synchronized, he thought.

This is unfair. How am I supposed to read two minds when they behave like one?

Lana & Luna:

You shouldn't have looked.

PK's expression softened, humor giving way to honesty.

PK:

I didn't look without respect.

I saw discipline. Consistency. Growth.

Silence.

Real silence this time.

Then—

Lana & Luna:

You're calm for someone holding a dangerous secret.

PK smiled to himself.

They're testing me.

Both of them.

At the exact same millisecond.

PK:

Secrets lose their edge once they're understood.

Lana & Luna:

And what do you plan to do with what you know?

PK thought for a moment, then typed.

PK:

Nothing… unless invited.

The reply came a second later—still perfectly aligned.

Lana & Luna:

You're confident.

No, PK corrected mentally.

I'm just trying not to laugh at how coordinated this is.

PK:

Only because I don't underestimate people who challenge me.

Lana & Luna:

Then consider this a challenge.

PK chuckled softly.

Great.

Now I'm flirting with a synchronized people.

PK:

"I accepted it the moment you both said 'Hi.'"

A reply appeared instantly.

Lana & Luna:

"Accepted what?"

"And since you saw… what are you thinking of doing?"

PK paused, fingers hovering for half a second—just enough to enjoy it.

Then he typed.

PK:

"Thinking of taking everything as mine."

The response came faster than expected.

Lana & Luna:

"Hate you!"

Both went offline at the exact same moment.

PK stared at the screen, then leaned back and let out a quiet laugh. He locked his phone and shook his head, thoroughly amused.

Do they think the same?

Type the same?

Blink at the same time too?

A slow smile crept onto his face.

Interesting.

Very interesting.

This wasn't just curiosity anymore.

It was fun.

And PK hadn't felt that in a long time.

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