“I don’t think I am allowed to let you take it home. I did look for one, but all the VCRs registered as school items are integrated into the TV, so I can’t really let you take it home.”

“I see. Sorry for asking you something absurd.”

“No, no. Sorry for not being able to help. But why are you looking for a VCR? Most people use CDs these days.”

“I have some videotapes I got from someone.”

“Don’t tell me they are red tapes^[1]?” Taesik teased.

“We’re past the era of watching such things on videotapes. It’s just a video recording of a real play and a real stage. They are precious resources, so I wanted to watch them quickly, but things just aren’t going well.”

“If it’s like that, you can bring it to school and watch it here.”

“There’s about sixty of them….”

“Oh, I guess you need to look for a VCR and watch it at home then.”

“I was counting on the school to have one, but I guess it didn’t go that well. I’ll try visiting Yongsan next week.”

“If I had one at home, I’d love to lend it to you, but we threw it out a few years ago as well.”

“Most households don’t have one these days. I guess they’ll soon be treated like record players, while videotapes...