"So I'm going to guess that's an Xbox?" said James, which instantly caused Eun Bi to giggle aloud. It was rare for a guy James' age to not be into Xbox at all, and so while she was used to guys usually challenging her game knowledge because of her Gender she wasn't quite used to a man willing to admit he was a novice.

Eun Bi would point out where the mini Kitchen was and assure James that he was able to get whatever refreshments he wanted before grabbing the TV remote and flouncing down on the couch. With one remote she was able to turn on both the Xbox and the TV, and after a minute or two she'd have her headset on as the match began.
As usual Eun Bi owned her character and made frequent light-hearted jabs at her teammates as she played. She'd noticed James squirming a bit in his seat from out of the corner of her eyed but didn't think much of it, that is until the man suddenly yelled out at her; "Can you turn on anything else?"
"Excuse me?" Eun Bi responded, half offended and half confused. She wasn't about to throw the match, so she'd make a point to look back and forth between the TV and James as she waited for him to respond.
Much to her disappointment she didn't really get an explanation, and her new bodyguard would instead excuse himself.


Eun Bi finished her match on COD before standing up from the couch and following the same path James had just taken moments ago. He hadn't gone far so he was easy to find, and though his outburst kind of made her nervous she still felt compelled to reach out and place her hand on his shoulder.
"Um, I could be wrong but I'm gonna guess there was something more behind that outburst than you just not liking Call of Duty."
She didn't want to pry, but she also didn't want the guy to think she was uncaring or inconsiderate to his feelings.
"Look," Eun Bi began as she dropped her hand from James' shoulder and took a seat on a stool a few feet away from where they were standing. "I don't want to be some annoyingly noisy broad, so um, if you have some kind of issue with Call of Duty and don't wanna get into why, just let me know and I won't play it again in front of you - deal?"

Most people would have been more freaked out than Eun Bi was, but she always billed herself as an understanding individual and there was something real and humble she liked about James, so she was more willing to work with some weird quirks he might have.

(OOC: HAPPY EASTER HUN!!! I'm sorry I haven't responded to your message yet, but I will in a second. Also, I was thinking we could RP a 2016 version of the 1977 NYC blackout. I figured our modern twist could last a lot longer and be a bit more dramatic. It would be a good way for the two of them to trust each other?)


"It's nothing" said James, and Eun Bi would have to force herself not to roll her eyes. As the man spoke up again in an attempt to further make her beleive he was fine she'd simply stare at him as an awkward tension built up around her. She knew he was lying, and she was pretty sure he knew she knew as well.
"And no, it's not annoying. Nice of you to ask, but it's stuff you really wouldn't want to hear about. Bore you to death"
Instinctively she wanted to be pushy and again ask James what was wrong, but instead of calling him on his bullshit Eun Bi stood up and shrugged.
"Fine, I won't pry." she said in a whispered tone, before James suddenly switched the subject of their conversation.
"So where have you been in your' life, Eun Bi? I mean, besides being rich, famous, and loved all everywhere you go?"
The songstress instantly laughed at the assumption she was loved everywhere she went. "So that's what you think, huh?"
Eun Bi smiled as she patted James on the shoulder and then turned around so she could walk back towards the Xbox console, where she'd switch CoD with Dance Central and then turn in the direction of James.
"Now the famous part I'll give ya, but loved everywhere I go ? I wish."
She quickly began to tell her new bodyguard of the time she was scheduled to sing at a religious High School, and how after parent-teacher meetings, a protest fed by the local media, and hours of attempted censorship on part of the school, she had to pull out of performing all together. Eun Bi then reflected on the time she met ICP, and how their fans treated her like shit for the longest until in a rare move Shaggy 2 Dope himself came to her defense.
"I also wasn't rich my whole life, grew up in a small apartment in Korea-town.....wasn't the lap of luxury in the least."
Eun Bi would turn back to the TV and start up Dance Central.
"Now how good can you dance Mr. Hawthorne was it? Should I pick a country song? Maybe an old 80s dance track??"
She would laugh a bit before finally settling on Britney Spear's "Hit Me Baby One More Time" and enthusiastically encouraging James to come dance with her.
"Come on, I honestly don't give a fuck if you can't dance just try - it'll be funny."


It was disturbingly hilarious how good Eun Bi was at performing that dance routine, and as her high score popped up on the screen she'd jump for joy almost at the exact time the power went off.....and not just in their room, but in the building's next to them.
"What the...."

Eun Bi had never heard of a city like NY losing power like this, but she assumed it was something they couldn't afford have go on for long.
"Okay there's no way this is going to last more than ten minutes or so, I mean, they have to lose Millions every minute this city is without power, and can you imagine all those suits in the Financial District having to walk down 80 flights of stairs?? Yeah, not happening! The power company should have this under control soon, positive thoughts!"
The suddenly positive singer was usually the first to be pessimistic, but as she walked over towards the window and looked outside she was comfortable with her optimism, in her mind there was no way this wouldn't be rectified, quick.

The singer would make her way to the door and look down the hallway were she'd spot a group of editors she recognized pulling an Emergency Kit from off the wall. Before she could say anything to them one of the flares packed inside the emergency kit was accidentally set off and James would flip.
"Time to go. Stay with me, and do everything I say." she'd hear him say, before suddenly feeling James grab a hold of her arm. He'd pull her close to him before dragging her down the hallway.
After the episode with CoD she wasn't as taken aback by James' reaction this time and would spend the next couple of minutes trying to talk him down reassure the man that it was just a flare, nothing else. However after being pulled into the building's car garage and watching as James proceeded to break the class out of a Camaro's driver's side window, she'd realize there was no talking him down.
"There's no time to argue, get your ass in the car"
"Excuse me!?"
Eun Bi's initial reaction was to go bitch-mode on James for talking to her like that, but in a quick decision she decided to shut up and go with him. She had no idea why she wanted to go with someone she thought was unstable, but something inside her wanted to stick with him and try to bring him down, and she knew that wasn't going to be possible until he calmed down a bit.


Fifteen or so minutes after getting the car started and driving down the busy city streets and towards Staten Island James would speak up again, but this time in a calmer town.
"Are you doing ok?" he asked. "I know it's a pretty crazy situation, but we'll be fine"
Eun Bi sighed, nodded her head, and would remain silent for several more seconds before looking over towards her bodyguard. "You know that was just a flare back there. The guys in the hallway, they were going through one of those emergency kits and set off a flare by accident. The city is safe for now."
The young woman would take a minute to look out the car window and shake her head in shock. For one she couldn't believe how far the blackout stretched, and two she couldn't beleive the power had yet to come back on in their time driving.

Due to traffic James would stop the car and elect the walk the rest of the way to his house. Even though she was told to get out on his side she'd open the passenger's side door and get out on her side and then walk around the car towards him, where he'd once again grab her hand. They went unharassed at first but after a few minutes of walking Eun Bi would notice a few people following them, and soon enough they'd begin to verbally harass the two of them.
"Let's see what kind of cash shes got on her, little miss rich bitch." she heard one of the guys say, and within seconds James responded by kicking the man in the jaw. As the scuffle continued Eun Bi would back up onto the sidewalk and continuously call James's name in an attempt to calm him down. After what felt like an eternity James would back away from the men and appear to be done with the entire encounter, that is until he passed Eun Bi to go after a guy that was attempting to leave the scene. Eun Bi had enough at this point and walked over to James, with all her strength she'd shoved him in attempt to get him to snap back into reality and stop what he was doing.
"ENOUGH! It's over, they're done, you won - okay? Get off the dude before someone calls the cops. Come on!!" This time it was Eun Bi who grabbed James by the arm and pulled him towards the sidewalk. She'd let go after a few seconds and hope he had snapped out of his rage enough to listen to her.
"Look, my mom said she was going to feed my Dad, I'm assuming that meant she was heading back to the Hotel. I appreciate the whole Rambo routine to get me out of the City but I'm going back now before it gets dark, because if they don't have this thing fixed by then not only will our flight back to LA be grounded but every bat-shit crazy anarchist is going to come out for a good time ."
Eun Bi would run her fingers through her hair and sigh as she looked over towards the guys still on the ground behind them.
"Come on, lets get away from this area and head to the port. We're taking a ferry back, I might not be from NYC but I do know a ferry is a lot less chaotic than driving from Staten Island to Manhattan."

After jogging to the end of the block Eun Bi would ask a group of teen girls which way to the Staten Island Ferry, and after taking a picture with the singer they gave crystal clear directions that guided the pair straight to the Ferry.
Eun Bi wasn't one to push her celebrity on people, but after spotting the signs that said the Ferry System was closed she'd used her Star Power to get them to take one more round of passengers - including her and James.
"We can do your whole plan of getting out of the City tomorrow if the power is still out, but I'm positive this shit will be fixed before then, this city won't be without power after tonight, come on." she'd say with a small reassuring smile, before walking on board and right into a group of thankful patrons who wanted hugs and autographs.

(OOC: It's okay hun, I totally understand! Respond when you can, just keep me in the loop if you have to vanish for more than a week! *hugs*)

The ferry ride was only 20 minutes, and Eun Bi spent the entire time taking photos, signing autographs, and answering questions. She had almost forgotten about the outage until the captain came over the loud speaker and announced their arrival to Manhattan:
"Attention all passengers, we are arriving into the Manhattan port. To our dismay there has been no reported progress in relation to the outage and all areas that were out at the start of this phenomenon are still without power. Until the power comes back on the Staten Island Ferry service will be closed, so if you'd like to return to Staten Island by ferry please stay on the boat, for this will be our last trip back from the city until further notice."


Such an announcement put worry in the hearts and many, and as Eun Bi made her way off the boat a lot the people would choose to stay on it, afraid of being trapped in the city. The singer however wasn't, not only is her hotel in the city but she still refused to believe this mess wouldn't be fixed by nightfall.

"I'm gonna see if I can get Tyler on the phone okay?" Eun Bi said to James. She'd spend nearly 15 minutes getting "all circuits are busy" before finally getting her manager on the phone. She asked him if he was able to get someone to pick them up but after filling her in on the traffic jams due to the street lights being out Eun Bi knew it would be less of a hassle to walk.
"I'll meet you in the lobby, okay? Then we can head to the hotel together."
After hanging up with her manager Eun Bi put her hair into a messy bun, pulled her hoodie over her head, and then put on a pair of sunglasses she had tucked away in her hoodie's pocket.
"Okay, now i should fit in eh?" she asked James with a smile and quick pose. "Seriously though, we gotta walk to the recording agency....shouldn't take longer than 15 or 20 minutes. Once there we can get something to drink and then head to the Hotel. It's about to get dark and I rather bet at the hotel by then, ya know?"