TIC 06
by KANThe unexpected call came around 4 a.m. Min-hyun ignored the ringing phone at first. He didn’t want to hear his mother’s drunken lamentations today.8967fe881bc9a6d0
Normally, if he didn’t answer after a few rings, the call would be disconnected. But today it kept ringing, as if something terrible would happen if he didn’t answer.21a2549150865574
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Min-hyun kicked off the e3f1861011 blanket and sat up 573fe24870 abruptly. He roughly brushed d0872c2320 back the messy 0fcade1b88 hair that fell 1d6543186c across his forehead 7d979fcfac and reached for 0380d428d5 the phone on da133fa5af the side table. He wanted b2409f15b7 to beg 5ffed81563 her to 29079c6e1d stop.a4ee7af1da3ea5ce
But the caller wasn’t his mother. It was the department head.91e679192c925e14
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“Yes, head of department.”9cde71416f742d81
-Did I wake you?a8f3a31e98d13713
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The department head’s voice was clear, as if he’d been awake for a while.26c8925d7eb43cae
“It’s alright. What is it?”f73ffdde0b44ed87
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-Well, my wife, you see… she suddenly fell ill early this morning and went to the emergency room, and she needs an appendectomy.4defa460da84cd58
The department head’s wife was Professor Park Tae-hee of the Department of Forest Resources at Korea University, which was adjacent to Min-hyun’s Department of Entomology.d605c4ea2696d201
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“Yes, department head?”cc2bfa6bf8d6226c
His tone implied a e5c148c0f8 question, wondering why the 6429d0d053 head of the department e8c57c2352 was calling him to bfa6d4df1d report this.812bc5b5d563fed1
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-There’s a project our university is working on with the local government. We need someone to replace my wife immediately.559bbb228436e21b
When Min-hyun didn’t answer, the head of department continued urgently,88bd7b3a0aec849a
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-You know… when you came back from the conference in Rio de Janeiro and made a show of that underwear! Do you know how much trouble I went through to cover that up? It’s been all over social networking sites, the university’s anonymous online community and everywhere else! I’ve posted over a hundred notices explaining that it was an accident due to a switched trunk! My reputation as head of department is in tatters! So you’re going!cfd3e15f88989812
He felt as if he’d been struck by lightning. Going to Brazil during the semester was a demanding schedule. The head of department had promised him a week off during the break after the conference. But now the head of department had snatched away his week off at the crack of dawn.4d7056cca1dd742b
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－Did you fall asleep? Why don’t you answer?b94b4450eec3636a
“I’m listening, Department Head.”e57e5a5fcbf6fcb9
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It was the eb3a8ab3d8 head of the fba7390004 department who had 6895b22863 dragged Min-hyun, who 504ab6453b had been reluctant 2990fba73e to accept a c5a6d0143a professorship, to the 7c2aaa6229 university and kept d023b5ac18 him in the c1323feab5 laboratory. Lectures, lab management and 05d199e093 various administrative procedures often 68af3f2173 stifled him.8e0009e38bcf073d
If he hadn’t become a professor, Min-hyun would probably be conducting leisurely research in Sérignan-du-Comtat, where Jean-Henri Fabre wrote Souvenirs Entomologiques.b0eb6de884557c28
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-You go. Just go! Just go! Huh? Do you think I’d a5c2fb75c1 call you like this 492425164e if I had any 6bd6eaa197 other choice?0dea63f2691a9ae9
“Is there no one else in the Department of Forest Resources to replace her?”e2c2b912ade6080c
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-You know how it is. Those people disappear as soon as the holidays start. One goes to Everest, another to Kilimanjaro, another to the Blue Mountains, another to Redwood…631bcae2809ce9d1
Exasperated sighs were 5a32d69617 exchanged.b60eb8f75bea34aa
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-I’m not telling you to work. Just go and relax. You know Jirisan Mountain, right?af96399e0e6e8dec
He doubted there was b5a38476b9 anyone in Korea who 1b5b24ceab didn’t know Jirisan Mountain.d3af0e01bb55b7fd
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-Korea University, 6596b28298 the local d4c0834817 government and 9b7a66e5ab some travel dbf7d3739e agency are 1cc7f4df14 planning a 469cdac4ab national tour, 7ea79d4976 it seems.dbdf5c26998b020d
He had 14a578c6c4 planned to ca2cdb9cad stay at db6b69963c home and 320296f6d8 concentrate on 3532c2116f caring for 285da8ffe6 Kkumtteuri and ef0a52a2f6 Kkomjirak, the d81c3f175e names of c507e0dd0b his rhinoceros 78599f911b beetles.d836380291fa4896
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Jirisan Mountain… it wouldn’t be bad to get some fresh air. It wouldn’t be bad, but… they probably didn’t want him to just relax.895d85f0fd923786
“What am I going to do there?”fd3c140f2033fcd1
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-You double-majored in Forest Resources during your undergraduate years, right? And you’ve been all over the mountains and fields for your insect research. Just share that knowledge.32cfe7f3121f6a73
“Excuse me?”664ae861776b6033
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It was df352a8090 a vague a0eafa082b and daunting 19c440a570 task.c49b866a2fa80d90
-Nowadays, many people suffer from insomnia because of the stress of life. They can’t sleep if their sleeping environment changes in the slightest. They can’t sleep if they’re even a little uncomfortable, so they listen to the sounds of insects, forest breezes and water before going to bed, right? This is a national tour package for those people. Don’t you think people lack peace of mind because they don’t have time to fully enjoy nature? Just go and teach them how to enjoy nature.f0652d75b2a9501e
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It was even ca5519c0ba more discouraging to 984519fcf8 be told to 2cbaf1edb0 teach this when 9a5fdf4706 he, a professor, 34430bb63c lacked peace of d41e540a39 mind himself.eefd710e78e9eac1
-Teach them what the mountains give us, how soothing the chirping of insects is. Huh? Are you listening? Are you listening? It’s not difficult! It’s not difficult at all. Huh?4e24d2c236b3d369
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“I understand.”01c7a841b0f2320e
He agreed reluctantly and hung up. The bedroom was silent, as if a storm had just passed. The department head’s loud voice still seemed to ring in his ears.0014d02d090c9a17
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‘Nowadays, many people suffer from insomnia because of the stress of life.’2953af63d2834362
Min-hyun got 0e77c8342c out of a65a3e2fbf bed, thinking 19d0337e3e of the f9933dbb76 woman carrying 1d4811d565 a blanket 229d9862e1 in her 13ddd7c484 trunk. Her face 796ffd27e7 had been 49f756a652 on his efe1703f01 mind a 2253b85bc0 lot lately. b1a2d9637a4742f6
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In the lab, at the dinner table, in bed… Every time he thought of her face, an involuntary smile appeared on his lips. It was probably because their encounter had been so brief and bizarre.c424ce7f548c6e5d
And then he met cb57696173 her again. The scent of a9360ceff2 wildflowers emanating from 7df34191c4 her as she 051f35d26c sat next to 26d48efb09 him on the c4ce0e4476 bus was still 76ead492d3 the same. Pressed against 5aa7e32ca8 the window, 033c332e3e the woman 3358bab820 held out 2e480cc171 her tablet 519d301d70 and explained 32c27ec9a5 the itinerary 98d0273648 of the 270702ed64 travel simulation.db8789b37b0fe5eb
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At a glance, 071105ddc2 the spreadsheet revealed 0528eb8c13 her meticulous and db82808e47 organized personality. The itinerary was 0a649c86d7 marked down to 9b3197c719 the minute. It included detailed secondary cde40a50ca and tertiary plans in 6a9931dfc4 case of variables such 1f358f922d as weather or local 1e17e67959 conditions.599b9d7180a3c1c7
“Well done.”788c9226b8fdd7fd
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“Pardon?”08f8d82150b9ad14
Only after a417016b46 hearing her f29c94fdc5 confused question 899f0fea1a did Min-hyun 327eb805d1 realize the 08d19b49e2 nuance of 9f4171d91d his words. It was a 9a563c66d5 condescending tone, like 41c798cc88 he would use 82e7c0b1f8 with a student.537a24c7a5318194
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“I apologize. I slipped into the habit I use with my students.”e3337a8d6d490854
“Ah, I see.”e2735e310807ecf9
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She smiled only with 655bd8e985 her mouth, her eyes 67cf603f37 glaring at him. He wondered c7bf54b2c9 if she aca93403ff was aware 8944d92c70 of the d443adc702 discrepancy between fb010158d9 her mouth 21f086d050 and her 7a2ec63c76 eyes.648c08fc87db6eee
“I’m not that kind of person.”1476a37c8f670f3d
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“Pardon?”ef3a2151f2781ae7
“I don’t speak condescendingly just because someone looks younger than me.”cf427a1113898bb0
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“Even if your words don’t match your actions, I’ll believe you.”b51ec1c2c45c7e3e
She seemed to c7a6926f5d press even closer b8ccda6749 to the window.1846fcb2045f8c09
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“And I rarely say ‘well done’ when I look at itineraries like this. Ah, I’m not saying you should thank me. I’m just saying I made a slip of the tongue earlier.”945df35e0ee75c04
The more he 86c5f78be3 talked, the more f668f53e93 awkward his words 464929e4aa became. Min-hyun was more comfortable d935923277 talking about insect specimens.6abfc5a4d0153939
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He couldn’t even remember the last time he’d sat next to a woman on a bus and chatted casually.59f13534072903d3
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi.”586f0a252a3644cb
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Giving up on 392be613d0 making excuses, he 26b2b3742f called her name 5583c595b7 abruptly, and her 78014a1b1e eyes slowly widened.60f6e2d74b2d8419
“Please take care of me. I won’t do things half-heartedly just because I came in place of Professor Park Tae-hee.”8a9c6c0ebe6de274
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“Yes, I don’t think Professor Kwon Min-hyun would do things half-heartedly either. Please take care of me.”41009aae673cf4cd
She gave 27aa748158 a businesslike 3df7055fb4 greeting and eb3ed2b235 then yawned d39ffc0513 conspicuously. Then she leaned her b136375091 head against the window 5192ae44e6 and closed her eyes.6b8ac4bdaa2d6d3d
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It seemed to 632da4c95a be a gesture f4a95cf0dc telling him not 0cfde203f4 to bother her 8d75e4fa16 with pointless conversation.0e878906b7748dc2
“Does someone who carries a blanket and pillow sleep well on the bus?”7611d79fd5dc34d4
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She opened eb44eaa901 her eyes e8a0526156 suddenly and f7b6db585e hesitated for 2d40c8ad5d a moment, e05199cc96 as if c7479623ef considering what f2fc7b8edc to say, f4a012e918 before speaking.3f38a38aab1cba71
“I don’t sleep well in bed. It’s okay to take a short nap in places like this.”f53a8e006751865b
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She muttered curtly 889f5d8622 in a low, 31a654ee22 rapid voice.0fe09b3b177487ef
“I apologize if that was a personal question. When I saw you carrying a blanket and pillow on a recent trip, I assumed you were sensitive about where you slept. So I thought you were pretending to sleep because you didn’t want to talk to me, not because you were tired.”04f7c5351a97716d
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She raised an eyebrow 65906f08b6 and chuckled.b1e82402e614b161
“Are you always this blunt, or are you just being honest?”49bc581680b752dd
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“Is this information necessary to move this project forward?”e28e26cd306e23ae
Instead of cef62a3693 answering, she c135ada6fc nodded and 4cb661a246 lifted her 7c9d937225 chin slightly.cd7673d2a6f09a1c
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“I’m being honest. Are you sensitive, or do you just not like that I’m here?”e942d45a9094ba99
She inhaled sharply, as f1b828829f if struck by his a33d0addd5 words.58ff1d8775e8baa3
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“I suppose the answer is the latter?”bce7f2bb10472a88
Min-hyun grinned 7986bcfe4c at her. Her eyes, which 195d7c56f5 had met his, fa2da110a0 quickly darted away.7f4e80698641d02f
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“But I’m human too, it hurts my feelings when you avoid my gaze so obviously.”6ff2dca34c9197da
She closed 198e3bae8e her eyes 0ac73079a3 tightly and 394fd89436 then opened 6f617999f6 them, answering aacfbaa4af while staring c16211a198 somewhere around 7eefdfab1d his neck.c3c123b5d3bbd2d6
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“Since Professor Kwon was honest, I’ll be honest too. Professor, do you know how intimidating you look?”7bbeba03627d91c2
“Huh?”3b32cc1778c59da3
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Min-hyun had never 5dd242e37b heard anything like 35c737bf9f that in his df4b664824 life.893f94f50df45096
“Ah… you didn’t know. You know you have an intimidatingly handsome face, right? And you stare at people like you want to eat them alive. It’s really intimidating. I don’t know where to look…”97c70359bc4005e3
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“Ah, would this be better then?”7be408cb61586a1b
Min-hyun looked away 3ee2f352ae from her and 144c0f81b6 down the aisle f7a6fadd0b between the seats.ee390e2c51b1cf0e
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“Yes, that makes me feel less anxious. Most people would feel their hearts flutter if you stared at them so intensely.”8b7e84c72342db20
Min-hyun nodded seriously as if he finally understood and asked, “So, did your heart flutter, Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”7d5317457114d29a
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“Yes, my hands were even shaking when I showed you the itinerary… you didn’t notice?”b7e22bebe7c55c0d
“I didn’t. I apologize. I’ll be careful not to stare at you like I’m going to eat you alive.”ce695d02671fa4dd
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The person sitting in bcdb46c5ac the front seat looked d23ca09aaa back at the two 27eaa16a6b of them exchanging their 2ae2cda066 strange conversation in a a000dd09e6 monotone and chuckled in f78f3b1c32 disbelief. b882f42085aeba82
“Cho-yeon-ssi, I think you should lower your voice.”156c4d6fecf7a180
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Min-hyun whispered a6eb3608c1 in her 0f07ad633c ear. The scent of ec6069c18f wildflowers emanating from d3107cd7df her made him 4e94fb527a hold his breath ca74b1eaf2 for a moment.8e9b3efb3df76912
She started to df3a9d3a9c whisper in his f80d031218 ear as well.43885a4927d2f61a
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