Time Mansour - Chapter 86
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Episode 86: Standing on Two Legs
The typhoon hit the sink.
To our kitchen.
Waves came crashing in from the distant sea.
“···”
what.
just.
The sink is a mess.
Seriously, when are you going to clean this up?
Ramen noodles swimming in water.
A persistent soup stain on the sink.
Even inside the pot, a few flies were floating on the water.
There has never been a riot like this.
To exaggerate a little.
It was almost like a disaster scene.
Something I’ve been putting off for too long.
Now is the time to take action.
He stands in front of the sink with a solemn expression.
So I made up my mind and poured the water that had been in the pot down the drain.
Gulp.
The pepper powder returns to the distant sea.
Eventually, one day, it will come back to the sink again.
Still, I have to do what I have to do right now.
Wear rubber gloves.
I put some dishwashing detergent on the sponge.
There was foam on my hands.
Lose your voice and gain two legs.
Leaning awkwardly against the sink like I’d never stood up before.
I roughly scrubbed the pan. I wiped off the oil until it made a squeaking sound.
After finishing washing the dishes like that.
After barely resisting the urge to lie down again.
Then I immediately opened the window.
Sunlight pouring down with clear air.
I closed my eyes without realizing it.
‘In fact, the dishwasher is the weakest among them.’
There was something really big going on.
It’s mold.
I took a deep breath and picked up the mold remover.
The ceiling, the wallpaper, the sink, and even the toothbrush holder.
Every corner of the house.
There is no place that is free from this damn mold.
to be honest.
I don’t even know where to start.
I stood there for a moment, hesitating.
To remove mold from ceilings and wallpaper.
It also takes a lot of time.
Above all, a lot of quality was needed.
the other side.
The bathroom was a bit easier.
Just spray some Lux on it and rinse it off with shower water.
Is it easy?
Or is it difficult?
After hesitating for a while in between.
I thought it would be better to sell first.
First, I pulled the trigger towards the ceiling.
Chick. Chick.
Stars fall into the white foam.
like that.
Destroyed the universe with mold remover.
**
Really.
I want to become a bubble and disappear.
Wow, this is really fucking hard.
I don’t even have the energy to talk.
I lay in bed blankly, staring at the ceiling.
The constellation disappeared and a spot appeared in its place.
Only vague traces of the universe remain.
of course.
‘Because I didn’t tear off the wallpaper or remove the mold.’
It’ll probably get moldy again next rainy season.
But from experience, I think it will be fine until next summer.
anyway.
First of all, I’ve roughly finished the most difficult part.
Now all I have to do is organize the fridge and clean the bathroom.
however.
My legs gave out.
Not only that.
I kept my head up while cleaning the ceiling.
My neck and shoulders hurt so much too.
‘Just a moment. Let’s take a break.”
After making all sorts of excuses,
Before I knew it, my body was naturally lying on the bed.
It’s not easy to live on land like other people.
Because I’m not used to having two legs that suddenly appeared.
so.
Back to the ocean of the Internet again.
I lie face down on the bed and kick my feet as if I was swimming.
**
The next day.
As soon as I woke up in the morning, I woke up to dust.
Let’s wipe the window frame with a rag.
The dust stretches.
Is it because I haven’t cleaned it for a long time?
After wiping it a few times, the mop quickly became dirty.
so.
I washed it several times while going in and out of the bathroom.
And while I was at the bathroom, I also cleaned the bathroom.
Spray mold remover on the silicone part of the sink.
I erased the black spots one by one.
like that
After even getting rid of all the mold in the bathroom.
Glance.
Finally, I look at the refrigerator.
Honestly, there was no need to clean it right away.
still.
I thought it would be better to clean up while we’re at it.
‘There’s going to be some food waste.’
I kept ordering only food that would make me sick, so the side dishes I didn’t eat piled up.
I just stared at the refrigerator with the door open.
While I was measuring the size and thinking about it for a moment.
suddenly.
– Are you busy, sir? I’m on my way home from work right now… Do you have some time today?”
I got a call from Manager Chae.
Well, I was just feeling a little lazy.
Now I have a good excuse.
There’s nothing I can do.
I guess I’ll have to clean out the fridge next time.
The corners of the mouth turn upward.
-Okay. Please contact me when you arrive.
I sent the reply and immediately closed the refrigerator door.
The refrigerator isn’t an urgent matter.
I changed my clothes like that, rationalizing myself until the very end.
**
I feel this way every time I come here.
There are a lot of female students at the mala-tang restaurant.
If you come in alone, you’ll feel self-conscious.
so.
I used to come here occasionally, like today, to meet Manager Chae.
“Step 4.”
Manager Chae chooses the spiciest flavor.
I see something is going on at the company.
Although Mr. Chae enjoyed the spicy taste,
But not to this extent.
“Wouldn’t it be too spicy?”
“It’s perfect. I’m trying to relieve some stress today.”
“What’s going on?”
“That server back then. Remember what I said earlier? It’s still not fixed. It’s driving me crazy. Seriously.”
“That’s a physical equipment problem, right? Isn’t there a way to fix it?”
A problem where the program does not work due to insufficient CPU performance.
This is something that needs to be resolved through dialogue. After all, technically speaking, the correct answer has already been determined.
“··· The problem is that you asked me to come up with an answer that doesn’t exist. I don’t know what to do. ··· If you were the director, what would you do?”
“You have to ask them to change servers. Or lower the options. You have no choice but to persuade them.”
“No, technically. Is there no other way?”
Manager Chae asks, sighing repeatedly.
It looks very frustrating.
I buried my head in the bowl and picked up the flat surface with my chopsticks. My lips were coated with chili oil.
What to do, honestly, didn’t come to mind right away.
Since I don’t know the exact situation, it’s hard to answer easily.
This might be something that can be solved with tuning.
To be sure, I had to look up statistics on which sections of the network had spikes in traffic.
“Honestly, I don’t know. But is this such a big issue internally?”
“You know, sir. If something big is mentioned above, it becomes a big deal. Because of this, we’ve been conducting performance checks for two months now.”
“Two months? What about the test equipment?”
“It’s all due next week.”
“Then why don’t we just hold out until then?”
I tilted my head as I looked at Manager Chae.
There is separate equipment for performance testing. Since this is only used for a short period of time during performance testing, most performance tests are conducted by renting equipment from external companies.
‘In other words, when you don’t have the equipment, you just have to sit back and do nothing.’
So, even if there was even the slightest possibility, there were many cases where we ran out of time and performed performance tests.
on the other way.
In situations like this where there was nothing left to do, there were also cases where people just went through the motions of working, hoping that the equipment contract would run out.
“I told you, this isn’t a problem that can be solved by holding out. The people above are more strict than you think, sir.”
Mr. Chae speaks while chewing food in his mouth. His lips are red and swollen.
I can tell everything is spicy just by looking at it.
When I see that sight, I can’t help but reach for a drink.
After drinking that beverage, I unconsciously reveal my true feelings.
“Anyway, that damn server. I hope it gets resolved quickly.”
“Oh! What brings you here, sir? You’re worried about me too.”
“Why should I worry about you, sir? I hope it gets resolved before the sparks fly to me. That’s what I’m saying.”
“Yes? Why, Mr. Director? You are the one who has nothing to do with our company.”
“That is… Ive said I would help out if something came up. For free.”
After answering, he smiled bitterly.
I thought nothing would happen to Ive for a while.
That’s why I told you to contact me if there was any problem.
‘I feel like I spoke to this representative for nothing.’
.
While I was regretting it all inside,
suddenly.
match.
Applause was heard from the other side.
Manager Chae laughs and claps his hands while holding his chopsticks.
“That’s really fortunate. Then I guess I can just stop and wait until the director comes.”
“Excuse me? What are you talking about?”
“Hey. I was worried for nothing. I didn’t even know the problem solver was coming.”
The deputy just smiled without listening to me.
Did eating spicy food relieve stress?
In an instant, his expression brightened up.
It’s not just smiles that are contagious.
Stress seems to be contagious.
When I saw Manager Chae smiling brightly.
I suddenly want something spicy.
“Mr. Chae. Don’t talk like a problem solver. If you’re done eating, get up quickly.”
“Hey. What’s the rush?”
He gestures for me to sit down and continues to laugh playfully. It seems like he’s deliberately scratching me more to get me to eat more.
“Sir, if you don’t wake up, I’ll go first.”
What Manager Chae intended worked out well.
**
But it hasn’t happened yet.
Still, my head hurts.
I met Manager Chae for no reason and it only made me more worried.
If I had known this would happen, I would have cleaned out the refrigerator at home.
I was just muttering to myself for no reason.
“It’s salty. It’s salty.”
I raised my head at Agent Chae’s words.
“Excuse me. Sir, aren’t you coming to work tomorrow?”
“I feel so relieved. I’m glad you said you’d help me.”
Then he smiled and raised his glass.
“I don’t know yet. They might handle it internally without calling me.”
“We can’t do it. We absolutely can’t do it among ourselves. That’s why I suffered so much.”
“Okay. Okay. Let’s hurry up and drink and go inside. My body aches everywhere right now.”
“Why? Where does it hurt?
“No, I’m not sick. I just did some spring cleaning for the first time in a while.”
“Director? What brings you here? Are you done cleaning?”
For anyone who knows me, this is a perfectly normal reaction.
“I just feel like I’ve been living too lazily.”
He raised his glass as he answered.
Let’s clink our beer glasses together like that.
The beer foamed and shattered into pieces.
“Ah. Right. Sir. I’m going to exercise…”
“Are you the director?”
“yes.”
“Suddenly? What’s going on?”
“Just. It’s nothing special. I just think it’s time to take care of my health.”
After answering like that.
He added a story about a band performing at a hospital.
A story about sick children who were hospitalized.
moment.
Agent Chae’s eyes shook.
“Yes, health is the best. You made a good decision.”
“So, is there a good gym around here?”
“I don’t know much about the area.”
“Ah. Then where did you exercise before? At the bank?”
The agent tilted his head at my words.
He looks at me with an innocent expression, oblivious to anything in the world.
no way.
The person who always nags me to exercise.
“No. I’ve never been to a gym.”
I guess you’ve never exercised before.
The appearance of the deputy is so confident.
I’m so shocked I can’t even open my mouth.
Instead of gaining two legs, he was left speechless.
The cold beer turned into foam.
It disappears into the throat within a second.