How to Buy a Friend: Episode 5 - Friendship on the Rocks (Don't worry, we'll add the tequila later)
Welcome back, bargain bin bargain hunters of friendship! We left our intrepid heroes, Don-hyuk and Chan-hong, in a bit of a pickle. Don-hyuk, fueled by a questionable intel dump from his ever-so-reliable "friend" Sang-pil, just discovered some shady online activity linked to Seo-jung. Meanwhile, Chan-hong's chilling out at the police station, all thanks to Don-hyuk's "enthusiastic" greeting to a senior student. Buckle up, because things are about to get messier than a cafeteria food fight.
The Plot Thickens Like Lumpy Mashed Potatoes
Don-hyuk is about as convinced as we are that Seo-jung is secretly moonlighting as a sugar baby. Enter Exhibit A: A random internet post (with the scientific credibility of a fortune cookie). Sang-pil, ever the supportive (?) friend, uses this as an opportunity to paint Seo-jung as a conniving gold digger. Meanwhile, Don-hyuk's internal monologue is having a full-on meltdown, sounding suspiciously like a dial-up modem on its last legs.
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Bro Code Violation: The "Friend"-quisition
Don-hyuk confronts Seo-jung, demanding answers like a detective fresh out of CSI: Miami. Seo-jung, naturally, is bewildered. This interrogation goes about as well as a mime trying to explain the plot of Inception. Spoiler alert: It's a confusing mess.
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Cops and Robbers... Well, Mostly Just Cops
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Remember that whole "enthusiastic greeting" situation? Yeah, that lands Don-hyuk in hot water with the law. Thankfully, Chan-hong (freshly released from police questioning) and his surprisingly chill parents come to the rescue. The scene at the police station is pure sitcom gold, filled with awkward silences and enough misunderstandings to fill a Shakespearean comedy.
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The Aftermath: A Friendship on the Rocks (But Maybe with a Lime Wedge?)
By the end of the episode, the truth about Seo-jung's "internet activities" comes out (and it's not what you think!). Don-hyuk apologizes for his meltdown, and things are left...well, awkward, but hopefully salvageable. As for Don-hyuk and Chan-hong, their "friendship contract" might be a little worse for wear, but hey, at least they (probably) learned a valuable lesson: Don't jump to conclusions based on questionable internet evidence, and maybe invest in a good fact-checker (or at least a friend with some common sense).
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Join us next time for episode 6, where we'll see if Don-hyuk and Chan-hong can salvage their bargain-basement bromance, and maybe even learn a thing or two about trust and communication (or at least how to throw a decent fist bump).
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