So, the news was buzzing about a lawyer who got COVID while playing tennis. Meanwhile, the head of the Disease Control Center, Mr. Jeong, was reviewing COVID updates on TV and quickly dialed Mr. Kim from the Immunity Management Department, who was looking into the link between companies and COVID immunity. 📞
– Did you see the news? That hypothesis was ridiculous!
The hypothesis popped up over lunch. A researcher from the Immunity Management Department, who had a contact at the law firm, casually mentioned while slurping noodles, ‘No one’s caught COVID at that law firm, not even former employees. Isn’t that odd?’ It was intriguing but nothing out of the ordinary for Korea. But Mr. Kim, who was dining with him, suddenly put down his chopsticks and exclaimed, ‘A-ha!’ 🎉 He instructed an investigation into any correlation between specific companies and their employees’ COVID immunity. It sounded absurd, and it was shocking they went through with it, but everyone’s under a lot of pressure these days. I thought it would fade away soon. 🍜
When they actually started taking blood samples from the firm’s employees, I was like, ‘What on earth is going on?’ I considered putting my foot down, but what if there was a connection? Stopping it could make me a target of public outrage. Rationally, I knew it was nonsense, but if by some cosmic chance we were wrong, people might sue us. And if I got a judge who lost a loved one to COVID, I could be in serious trouble. So, I decided to let it play out and deal with it later. 😅
– What were you thinking, going as far as blood sampling? Toss all those centrifuge samples!
‘…..’
Mr. Kim was silent on the other end. 🤔
– Are you listening?
Again, silence. 😶
– Mr. Kim!
‘Yes, Director. I’m sorry. We’ll stop the investigation on the company and employees’ immunity systems right away.’
– Good. Use your head. It wasn’t logical.
‘Director.’
He tried to change the topic instead of acknowledging the absurdity. I needed to keep pressing him until I was satisfied. 😤
‘But, you know that interview? I think it might hold the key to ending COVID.’
– Huh? What are you talking about?
Ending COVID seemed like a big claim. I saw the interview too, and nothing stood out. What made him think of the word ‘end’? I quickly replayed the interview in my mind, waiting for him to continue. 🧠
‘In the interview, didn’t they mention the infected person kissed the tennis ball?’
– Yes, they did.
If he thought of ‘Kiss and Say Goodbye’ to COVID, he’d be fired on the spot. 😒
‘Do you know the speed of a tennis ball?’
– Speed? Isn’t it fast?
‘Yes, about 250 km/h on average. It was a serve, so it must’ve been even faster, with a lot of spin.’
– So, what?
I felt dizzy. 🤯
‘It’s hard to believe the virus could cling to such a fast-spinning ball. So, I came up with this hypothesis.’
Another hypothesis. 🤔
‘The coronavirus has hands.’
– What?
‘To hold onto a fast ball, it must’ve grabbed the fuzz with its hands.’
-….
I felt a surge of anger but held back, curious about how this connected to ending COVID. 😡
– Even if it has hands, what does that have to do with ending COVID?
‘Oh, well, with hands, it can shake hands and agree not to bother humans anymore. A peace treaty.’
What nonsense! 🤨
‘With hands, it can promise peace and shake hands. A real peace treaty.’
– Ah….
I wanted to lash out, but my training in staying calm held me back. Just in case, you know, it actually had hands. 😅
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