Time Mansour - Chapter 98
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Episode 98: Nothing Special
Who said that?
Time and space are relative.
so.
When you’re with someone, time flies, no matter where you are.
While I was chatting with Manager Chae, I arrived at the station platform before I knew it.
It took about an hour and a half. We got there without getting bored, while chatting about small talk.
Because the directions from the station are different.
After saying hello.
I turned around to go home.
Bam.
Manager Chae lightly grabbed my shoulder.
“Director Jeong. Are you just going to go?”
“Of course. Aren’t you tired?”
“Yes. I’m not tired. Don’t be like that. Tell me about today’s work.”
He blinks both eyes and smiles mischievously.
“Are you going to work tomorrow?”
“It’s okay. I go to work every day anyway.”
“Yeah. Well. I don’t care.”
“Then instead of doing this, let’s go to a cafe somewhere.”
Manager Chae grabbed my backpack and pulled it. My body swayed slightly to one side.
I followed Manager Chae as if I was being dragged along. He seemed particularly excited. He really likes gossip. Well. Actually, if I hadn’t gotten involved, I would have really enjoyed it.
I opened the cafe door, feeling regretful that I couldn’t fully enjoy it.
Pop songs are playing inside the cafe.
Manager Chae hummed as he ordered. He sang along intermittently to the unfamiliar English lyrics.
“Why are you so excited?”
“It’s fun. The struggles and the fights. That kind of stuff.”
He squints his eyes, makes a mean expression. Then he clenches his fist and assumes a boxing stance. He swings his fist lightly. Swish. Swish. He makes a sound with his mouth.
“···”
In the first place, it wouldn’t be a fight or struggle that would lead to a hand-to-hand fight.
Besides, that boxing pose looked a bit awkward.
I was wondering what to say.
I think Manager Chae is too excited.
I just watched quietly.
Swish. Swish. After a while of making the sound of air escaping from the cafe.
Only after the vibration bell rings does Manager Chae close his mouth and get up from his seat.
So I came back to my seat with my drink in my hand and sat back down. After I sat down on the chair, I looked up and looked at Manager Chae.
“So what are you curious about?”
“Of course there are struggles and fights.”
“There was no such thing in the first place.”
I scratched my head and answered.
At first, I thought it was office politics.
Unfortunately, there was no such great story.
At my words, Manager Chae raises his head while still biting the straw.
His eyes are wide open. He has a look of incomprehension on his face, and he slowly takes a sip from the straw.
“Then why did the network team lie like that?”
“If they admit that there was an error in their system, the CEO will say something.”
“What? So? Are you just trying to avoid responsibility?”
“yes.”
It was nothing special. I just thought the representative was too funny.
Because this representative doesn’t know much about IT.
They tried to gloss over the problem of their system with a few words.
So, what I’m saying is that he crossed the line and lied just to avoid getting cursed at.
“··· Are you crazy?”
“Well, I think so too.”
Of course, this is not a sensible action.
Passing the buck. Well, that’s a common thing that happens in collaborations.
But I wouldn’t lie to that extent.
I think I was able to do this because I was confident that I wouldn’t get caught.
“If the director hadn’t been there, would it not have happened?”
“Maybe.”
“Well, who would have thought that someone would be able to analyze code so quickly?”
“I don’t think it was expected. Blaming the development team. Putting it off and on. I think they tried to fix it during the next testing period.”
Because we have some time until the next performance test.
I think I thought I would just go there, fix it roughly, and move on.
“You just knew there was an error, but you kept putting it off. But you didn’t want to get scolded. So you blamed the development team.”
“that’s right.”
Exactly. Let me give you a thumbs up. Manager Chae sighs.
“Wow. Our company is really doing very well.”
“I think it’s growing pains.”
“These aren’t growing pains, they’re just pains.”
Manager Chae shook his head several times, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.
There was a moment of silence. Manager Chae moved his lips with his eyes closed.
I sing along to a pop song that is barely audible. I close my eyes and hum along.
Suddenly, I open my eyes and raise my body from where I was leaning.
“Why can’t you just have the director do it?”
“What? Are you the center director?”
“Yes. Since there is no center manager in the data center, there is no control right now.”
“I told you, I absolutely hate it.”
He frowned and shook his head. It was horrible to even imagine.
“You always say no to everything. Then what do you want to do?”
“well.”
I habitually gave the same answer to Manager Chae’s question.
Something suddenly occurred to me
“Oh. Right. There is. It’s something I want to do. It’s not that I don’t. I’m trying to make an app these days.”
I spoke in an excited voice without realizing it. I smiled brightly like a child and clenched my fists.
“What app is it?”
“It’s a donation platform. I’m trying to run it without fees. What do you think?”
“··· That’s really typical of you, sir. You only want to do things that don’t make money.”
“Isn’t that okay? If we promote while performing, wouldn’t more people reach out to us with a warm hand?”
“What about the server costs then?”
Manager Chae answers my emotional questions rationally.
Who would say I’m not a cloud engineer? When you say you’re building an app, the first thing that comes to mind is server costs.
“I can’t manage the server myself, so I have to put it on the cloud. As for traffic, how much will it cost?”
“Um… And then you plan on running it by yourself?”
I nodded to Manager Chae’s words. Well, I was a cloud engineer in my own right. Of course, that’s just my position. Most of my actual work was development work.
But I wasn’t a complete outsider. If I just ran a simple operation without any major events, I had plenty of time, so there was nothing I couldn’t do on my own.
“Then, if anything goes wrong later, ask me. I have more experience than you, Mr. Cloud.”
Manager Chae’s confident appearance. He seemed more trustworthy than he looked. After all, Cloud was a more expert than I was.
“Really? You won’t have to say anything else later.”
“Of course. In return!”
Manager Chae stopped talking. I opened my eyes wide and looked at him, wondering what was going on. Manager Chae slowly raised his finger and pointed at the counter.
“Instead, the director buys the cake.”
Then he got up from his seat with a grin.
As the cake is placed on the table, the conversation naturally becomes longer.
I chatted with Manager Chae without realizing how much time had passed. Maybe it was because of the theory of relativity. Time seemed to pass quickly for no reason.
Time that never returns once it leaves. I send it off with laughter through familiar pop songs.
Time passes by with such a gentle melody. I drift downstream with the rhythm.
**
Before I knew it, it was late at night. Manager Chae sent me back first, and I thought about going home too, and then I hesitated for a moment.
“While I’m out, let’s stop by the gym. I’m going anyway.”
With that decision made, I headed to the gym.
Although I’m wearing casual clothes now.
Well. I don’t usually carry around workout clothes anyway.
It had the characteristic of not feeling uncomfortable even when sweating.
Because it had such a hidden characteristic.
In its heyday, it was possible to go weeks without showering even in the middle of summer.
“···”
I definitely didn’t live like a human being.
what.
But things have changed a lot these days.
‘I shower often after I start exercising.’
I put the disc into the slot. It clicked into place.
Then I lay on the bench press and held the bar with both hands.
Hold the pole and lift it up while staring into space.
“Ugh.”
While lifting weights like that.
I heard footsteps next to me.
Tap, tap. The sound of footsteps gets closer, then suddenly stops nearby.
bang,
After finishing one set, lie down on the bench and turn your head to look.
“hello.”
I locked eyes with the man who was watching me with eagle eyes, his arms crossed.
“How are things going these days? I think it’s doable.”
An old man looking at me with a serious expression.
He is a person you see often.
Judging by the public’s eyes, he looks to be in his forties, but not quite fifty.
I answered as I got up from the bench press.
“Yes. It’s a little better than before.”
“Yes. I’m doing well now.”
He nodded with a blank expression. After watching from the side for a while, he went off to do his own exercise.
‘Everyone’s like that these days.’
It’s not just that old man.
I think that’s because a lot of people quit after about a month.
Because I just went there that much.
‘Well, there are days when I don’t want to come.’
still.
Since I’ve already started, I wanted to give it a try until I finished it.
With that thought, he pushed the pole out.
Twist your body, using all your might to squeeze out the last bit of strength you have left.
**
The morning is dawning.
It doesn’t really mean anything, but it’s a weekend morning anyway.
I feel cozy and relaxed under the blanket. I wake up several times, open my eyes, and close them again.
I was repeating that intermittent sleep pattern.
-Jiying.
The vibration of my cell phone interrupted my deep sleep. I felt around the bedside table with my eyes closed.
“hello.”
“Sir, what are you doing?”
“I’m busy. I’m busy.”
I answered Sohyun’s question with a yawn. I kept my eyes closed and just smiled.
“Ah! Why? I’m bored!”
“Okay, you’re bored. Okay, hang up.”
Politely express your refusal to Sohyun.
Take the phone off your ear.
And then I lifted my eyelids with great difficulty to press the end button.
“Sir!! I’m bored!!”
A scream erupted from the other end of the phone. Oh. That was a surprise. The loud noise completely woke me from my sleep.
The little thing has a really loud voice. My eardrums are stimulated, so I’m slowly coming back to my senses.
The blurry scenery became clear.
After I came to my senses like that, it was only then that I felt uneasy.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Ah. No.”
“Okay, then I’ll hang up.”
There was no way Sohyun would call just because she was bored.
If we happen to pass each other by, I wonder if we won’t notice.
He’s the type of kid who only calls when something happens.
“Don’t hang up! I’m going to buy clothes today···”
“But.”
“My sister will go with me too…”
“But.”
“Let’s go together. It’ll be easier if you’re with me.”
It’s not comfortable. It’s easy.
It seems like he’s acting like this because he can’t act spoiled if there’s only Manager Chae.
“There must be someone who can say something. You’re a good person.”
As expected, the answer came out as I expected.
“I’m good too.”
“Yes! You’re good! Since you’re good, let’s go together!”
“···”
Why is it like that again? It seems to make sense, but it doesn’t.
But more than that, what time is it now? I pushed the top bar down. What the heck? It’s already lunchtime.
I sat up. The phone was still making noise.
First of all, it’s noisy.
“Okay, okay. I’ll be there soon.”
I gave a vague answer and hung up the phone.
After struggling to get up, I went out to the living room.
And then I looked back and forth between my sister’s room and the bathroom, thinking about it.
“Let’s lie down a little longer.”
He grabs the doorknob of his sister’s room as if possessed by something.
The sleep that had escaped shyly returns.