Face (표정) ✓

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Sim Daejung is the mastermind of the so-called "Face" project, where he forces the people around him to face each other to get them spill the most grueling secrets and possibly start trusting him. Easy, right?

Well, maybe it's time to redefine the concept of "easy". Many people are already questioning his motives, as well as each other, for a number of reasons they don't want to disclose. Others just call him out as a "fraud" because he happens to know something about them that could put them into a compromising position.

Either way, everyone should brace themselves for the adventure of a lifetime, or for a nightmare that's about to come true...

Disclaimer

This is an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021 and is based on the prompt 31: "Just curious, how do you exit this game?"

The concept is based off another story of mine, Let's Play a Game. However, this novella is not connected to this work, although there is a reference to the Secrets game. The two works are parallel and this is a brand new story.

The protagonist is ethnically Korean. According to Korean naming tradition, the surname always comes before the first name. The story, however, takes place in the United States of America. You'll find out why as you read the story.

Notes for narration on each chapter:

Chapters 1, 15 and all the chapters listed with [Encore] (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) are told by Daejung's point of view

Chapter 2 is told by Kasey's point of view.

Chapter 3 is told by Wendy's point of view.

Chapter 4 is told in Anna's point of view.

Main characters:

Sim Daejung

Lily Gong

Kasey Aikens

Ashley Piazza

Wendy Byer

Amy Monahan

Anna Beecher

Lee Burkholder