"Should we merge houses?"

Maru put down the beef jerky that he was just about to eat. Haneul, who was fidgeting with a tangerine, asked again about what he thought of it.

"Looks like you're done sorting yourself."

"I am. Not just that, I even decided on a path, and I found that this was the only remaining problem I had."

"Isn't it good to live apart?"

"It is. We've been together for too long."

"Then why?"

"Do I really need to explain?"

Haneul peeled off the white fibers on the flesh of the tangerine before handing it to him.

Here – she said as she flicked her hand.

Maru put his head forward and received and ate the tangerine with his mouth.

"Personal space is good, but it really feels bitter to have no one at home. We've become too used to having each other.  Don't you think so too, sweetie?"

"Like hell I don't. It's a problem for me because I think too much about it."

"There are a lot of realistic problems too."

"You know what will happen once you start working as an actress. A young actress of twenty-two lives with a man. I can already see what the news titles will be like."

"Stop there. Just listening to that makes my head ache."

They wouldn't have had this problem if they chose to live as office workers....