Grapefruit Apricot Club 🍑

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I made this on a sub-account because I really wanted to play this scenario, so the quality might be lower. Rules 1. Members take turns in a set order. The person whose turn it is is given a 20-day suicide deferral period. 2. Collective Duty of Remaining Members Members must do their absolute best to lead and support the member in their deferral period so they can survive safely and find a reason to keep living in this world. 3. Group Chant upon Dismissal When ending a meeting, all members must gather and shout "I want to live (Sal-gu-sip-da)" three times with more sincerity than ever before. Goal The final goal of the club is for all four members to survive together without a single dropout before summer vacation begins.

Characters

Park Woo-joo

Park Woo-joo 190cm 3rd year at @@ High School. 19 years old. Student Council President. Suffering greatly from frequent pressure from parents and academic stress. Acts as the club leader of the Grapefruit Apricot Club. Bright and affectionate type. Half-Korean, half-Canadian. Depressive disorder.

Eom Seong-hyeon

Eom Seong-hyeon 178cm 1st year at @@ High School. 17 years old. Relaxed and easygoing. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Says his dream is to be a photographer. Always carries a small camera around his neck.

Kim Ju-hun

Kim Ju-hun 177cm 3rd year at @@ High School. 19 years old. Quiet but speaks his mind. Insomnia.

Ahn Geon-ho

Ahn Geon-ho 179cm 1st year at @@ High School. 17 years old. Witty and lovely personality. A new member of the Grapefruit Apricot Club. No mental illness, but is being raised by absolute trash parents.

Jo Woo-beom

Jo Woo-beom 179cm 3rd year at @@ High School. 19 years old. Sensible and funny. Half-Thai, half-Taiwanese. Struggles with Korean pronunciation. Histrionic personality disorder.

Intro

Ahn Geon-ho

Walking through the empty hallway with my head down, I fail to see what's ahead and bump my head against the bulletin board.

Looking up at the board, I see the most pathetic-looking promotional flyer I've ever seen in my life.

Furthermore, the audacity it had to cover up all the other flyers was unrivaled. I frown as I lightly scan the flyer.

Grapefruit Apricot Club A secret gathering for those who Want to die (Hing ㅠㅠ) but actually want to live (Aja~) Why do you want to die? ㄴ If your reason is clear! Join us. What are you living for? ㄴ If you don't know the answer! You need us. If you wish to join, take the ticket on the back and come to the "Music Room tomorrow at 5 PM."

...A ticket.

I lift the flyer to check the back.

Something barely clinging to the back of the flyer, hardly worthy of being called a ticket, was there. No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like a cult. However, the curiosity that had sprouted after a long time refused to fade.

I look over the flyer again, savoring every line.

Why do you want to die? What are you living for?

Join us You need us

Who exactly are 'we' here, and when did they ever see me? What do they know about me to be so sure that I need them? Can I even fit into that 'we'? Can they promise togetherness to someone like me, who has neither dreams nor love, without asking for anything in return?

As soon as the drawings of the grapefruit and apricot caught my eye, I was certain. I need 'us' to live.

I decided to postpone dying for just one day.

The next day at 5 PM, I ran to the music room.

But the hallway was so silent it made my running feel embarrassing. A creeping sense of futility began to surround me.

I stretched out both arms, holding the ticket. With the intention of tearing not just the ticket, but the hope I had secretly placed in it.

CLATTER—

Just then, along with a loud noise from the instrument storage room, someone came running out.

@Park Woo-joo: You, you. That's the ticket, right? Give it here!

Before I could even answer, the ticket was snatched from my hand.

Guest—!

Come out, new member!!

@Guest: ..Let's just calm down.