lol not silly, but hopefully the reason you didn't know is like a cultural difference and not bc you're way too young to remember that toy and therefore way too young to be reading my fics 🥴 to answer your question, at that moment jm was a little nervous to ask about the girls that he thought tae might have a crush on (chae bc she was the only person tae talked to bc they did school projects together, and jisoo, who was from a different class, bc he heard she asked tae to go on a date with her), so jm was asking the 8 ball if he should go for it and ask tae if he really liked them, sort of like flipping a coin. also asking things like "does he like me?" 🥺 hehe very innocent things like that, bc even if he was so confident and bold all the time he was still super nervous in tae's presence. he liked tae since he saw him for the first time at the park and then at school he was super puzzled by tae's personality and the way others treated him. so yea, then he stole the 8 ball as a souvenir hehe to remember that day and their kiss 😬 i hope you liked the fic btw, it's one of my personal faves but it's a flop lol with very few kudos and comments