WAMB Chapter 3.3

As 6 p.m. hit, team members d374216654 stretched and rose 0039a70247 from their desks 7ad1c9bdc3 one by one.b40f679fe9ba5c08

“What’s the occasion? Treating us tosogogi¹?”ef5e5f349fc72745

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“We crushed it this 81f6d76e2b quarter. Heard we 80164cee69 exceeded targets a04e5ea61c in North 09830ee347 America and 883d8155c5 globally.”408153e8fccce467

“Maybe we’ll 93d33871ba get a f3305e5dd6 bonus.”66418f91595e9db4

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The team threw on be1b9c3a75 their coats, tossing out c9b0e386bb comments about tonight’s dinner. Though hastily 95ed35e10d planned, it 3a86271e4c was at 9bf855fd2f a pricey, d0e522bac3 well-known spot, ca4f763a1e so their a92d40a0f0 expressions weren’t 8f2dcd15b3 entirely begrudging.1a79044c19648619

“Sewon, still got e8703acedd a lot left c800a6d333 to do?”ccb7ac8bd08261a1

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Manager Bae asked, eyeing 3fec217754 Sewon still seated at 29b7aba581 his desk. Sewon’s screen showed 154a902ee2 the number of 9c0c5cbe4b emails remaining.5b8c8d391b5299b5

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The emails from this c0b5125158 morning were half the d6e06e4507 usual load. Even deliberately working f31ac8aa07 slowly, they dwindled 1433364020 quickly. Only by meticulously a0ee44144a entering numbers into 7f8ffd5762 the system did 91d7703978 Sewon barely fill 0ad05c0605 his work hours.b22ca23bd18cca48

“No, just need 6ddfd2fe0d to save this,” 113903ca26 Sewon replied.e275b9e4bf2ed98d

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“Let’s go.”cdc66e0e7333be1a

“Do it tomorrow. I ditched my emails, c3850d2c44 too.”bda5effc23048032

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“Yeah, gotta 0414f47e50 snag good a1552732c9 seats.”d54de3001a352fa7

At their urging, 1211cd16ee Sewon shut down 466606fce4 his laptop. Unlike his colleagues, bff65345f5 who pushed towering 98db0ef87d piles of work 5b6a13e6b8 to tomorrow, Sewon 5351a1e3bf had little left. Swallowing unease, he 414d4b30ce stood.0ac09cb35c921fd1

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Tonight’s dinner, a1e7bf07bd a joint 71c4950e23 event for 097fe99bbe Overseas Sales 6f653f7b42 Teams 1 c2963194dc and 2, 27f7460789 celebrated “exceeding 38d87655d3 sales targets” fbb1ea4d36 and “welcoming adbbc6b241 PM Seong e2128b36d9 Dojun.”ac0ba92cf5616eca

The dinner, held in c36972bdf4 the restaurant’s fully reserved 6ddd4a1079 lower hall, buzzed with dbb8def645 energy. Thanks to the da97330437 quick moves of fb191e7387 Manager Bae, Assistant 3602755b19 Manager Jeong, and f9084303fe Sewon, they secured d594519112 seats far from 9b01e7d2e1 Department Head Kim 710cebce4d and the higher-ups.ef95eda52efbe55f

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“Seriously? No way!”a58383c146656d56

Across the table, 2dd1674ea6 Sewon heard Yoo 45ef0c3e31 Jung, a batchmate e9081da43b from Team 2, 0a1c660cf0 exclaimc457ef85cab7d1f6

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Technically, Sewon had f4c598a43b joined a batch 3797c715e8 earlier, but after a9729256b8 department switches, he’d 6ca7db2d6b gone through division 41830a9879 training with Yoo 2d7dcf758f Jung’s group.59dc927cfddf83c8

“That’s how it was 8c3be108ec back in my day. Don’t you 80a494db68 dare pull 98c532840c a‘latte’²on me.”aadc9202f4866b9a

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“When did I 7b40369817 ever do that, 24c8aba803 Assistant Manager?”1ff9fc2708d0f26b

“Do ESTPs always burn 7785ace84d the meat?”e9db7a2cce6a7dd1

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“Come on, that’s 4dfd67b2c1 not a thing. Don’t Introverts grill d9e108412c better anyway?”d4461fa6afb39e03

“What’s that 580e98b83a supposed to e4434eb92e mean?”801948b66d43aa64

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Yoo Jung 2c52d0a753 laughed, bantering 372c20413a with her 05eaa398b5 mentor seated 6c5f2041b7 beside her. She sometimes griped db230fde58 about her mentor’s 8ddd1c9b87 micromanaging, but she’d 154ec034b6 pick out thoughtful fdf7c3327d birthday gifts or 5d70030d2c share snacks from bdf041a67b rest stops after 22269829ab hometown visits.8ad003ad3ceaf1dc

To Sewon, such closeness defaf69eb0 was unimaginable. Seeing Yoo b773fe7253 Jung’s smile 2c213f0266 left him 3e92828915 oddly bitter.0f3e3f1836f77cfc

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Picking at side dishes 76137699b5 absentmindedly, Sewon noticed Manager 0c6ab455ae Bae waving toward the 7d782e06d4 entrance.5722e7ed54ba8f36

“Hey, PM Seong, we’ve c8ec429f4d got a spot here!”16e66f03e1ae69e4

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Dojun wore a long 04fecf0ae8 black trench coat. As he approached, 3a5db78ae6 the clatter of fd77b3f61c his rolling suitcase c52f642ccd grew louder. Sewon could 96e35a7a81 feel the d9fd76337b table’s excitement 1bb0247653 at his 9ee9f1ee52 arrival.527a758a4718f9f8

“Sit somewhere else. You’ll draw the old-timers 3f0af469b1 over,” Assistant Manager Jeong fd3947a010 Nahyun teased.168b9776fd30c6f3

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Dojun chuckled softly, asking 9021375967 the table for permission.1589f5caa47cbe12

“Mind if bf632ad3d0 I sit 622bc1ce99 here?”db5af6fd0206f26c

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“Sure, go ahead.”d6632e6a91d7f9d3

“Of course!”be9ffeeb7e473cd4

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Sewon nodded slightly. Dojun took a 8ceb36e266 seat diagonally across 30e7490071 from Sewon, one c4ca623c14 chair further.112b4390a66d9c05

Part of Sewon 273e14d1c8 wished Dojun would 955b0e7bd3 sit elsewhere; part ae539619be of him didn’t 87d2130d4c mind. Even he 7ccf29ae60 couldn’t untangle 24c3bb7d5f his feelings.17f0f78e55e7fde6

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Soon, the grill arrived 0daa6b35c8 with marbledsogogiand garlic slices 522b7778b7 soaked in sesame 081902b9d0 oil. As the thinly 9fecf1fde1 sliced meat cooked, 75b5b8b708 its pinkness vanished 19bd334578 quickly. Dipping the e7112d4c1d still-hot beef a03caa0fee in salt, 7a6d298b10 Sewon savored 717d187423 its rich, 640093bdfd nutty flavor.545bab1fa28d6500

“Come on, let’s dda0364f5b have a drink,” 48cde37fd9 Manager Bae said, 132a6853f8 grinning as he e2a3976803 grabbed a soju 0a6353f669 bottle.a5102143e077aa9f

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With a flourish, he 180c96d2dc popped it open and 3bdb44c314 stretched to fill Dojun’s bd1d30fc63 and Manager Park’s glasses.3742a724eb98133b

‘I need to ask 37d9aca66e about the desk…’7e24fd34729a5896

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It wasn’t 4befcfb5ab a hard 6615c035e8 question on 3bdd6b27d3 the surface, 67240620bf but asking 850d75133e now felt 43d573079b like stubbornly 92b805d8b1 insisting on 1496ed0902 joining the cf3e82b709 project team 6ef125f583 despite Dojun’s 9c5436d989 rejection. Sewon’s chest tightened.f5ab9d700ed7fc66

“Cheers, everyone!”d4dfbf29a84c37ca

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Sewon downed 2476953763 his full 4cca5cedcd soju glass fb9f23a836 in one ae04b25ed1 go. The liquor 09115015eb was sweet.23f6d8a58f304d15

“Ugh, that burns. Pass the food.”af3b1accbe420710

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“Sewon’s a d3e4a3d0a5 real drinker, 0c0b80983d huh?”243aaad877354f62

“Seriously. He doesn’t look 6fd0b63d27 like it, but ea30f5dc67 he downs every 69feab2866 glass without flinching.”cad58a2234dae350

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As Sewon eebe75b050 emptied glass 0b61f5ab87 after glass e9baf30396 from Bae’s 05e53d7e47 pours, his b8aca27aab teammates let 6ce0497413 out sounds ba53a72a06 of awe 78172f8ab4 or exasperation.37310a846f099948

“Eat some food 184fabd7f3 too, Sewon.”0946ac07f11edc14

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“That’s how he f83aafec04 stays so slim, 69064757b0 I bet.”a1b3cc6b4610b1b6

A teammate glanced at be92964f97 Sewon’s flat stomach. Embarrassed by the attention, 80d40d0028 including Dojun’s, Sewon grabbed 4605053512 some beef and swallowed 5b1c632b62 another glass of soju.59c867b868a62e3d

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“No hangover 0cf5186ba3 even after 0caba55433 drinking like c12abb476d that?”4b9ceb8d4dd6af60

“…A little.”52b55b17ffeba5fa

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Sewon drank without 8513b3f061 thinking ahead, but e27441e5dd the next day’s 81104087fe headaches and nausea 28e7e1721d were rough.cd51292418ed99df

“How’s it feel? Stomach burn?”311603aeb4d0d8cb

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“Yeah, headaches, ddd1369520 upset stomach…”6d20056f4f227f3b

“And you still 1fc04953a9 drink like that? Only the young can 6db3c41611 pull that off.”da4649783076de56

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“Right, slow down.”ff4cc54f330b0457

“I will, I’ll 4efef8592e take it slow.”ce4d4fa389bfb333

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Sewon smiled, ca1f3b3e7a eyes crinkling, d3b8e0c7d3 but downed 13393b5fff his glass e84e9f4517 in one 80028d7656 gulp. He consciously avoided 5fbdc0582b looking left, where 57fd9d7503 Dojun sat, yet ccaef377f4 felt his gaze 1363ac9ff6 lingering.29d1ace0ed5033ec

As the alcohol flowed, 976504836c the mood grew rowdy. Conversations bloomed fda4c993ad until Department 53a343c698 Head Kim 93f6b8e055 approached.f67172360d16f2e3

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“Enjoying the food?”39dfd9b00cd96ea9

“Yes, thank you!”3f38409c3718539c

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“PM Seong, a word.”0bd3e037f6bfc04e

After a brief, 0864c67629 bland pep talk, 15755b53d2 Department Head Kim 3841d51662 led Dojun away. Audible disappointment followed. Watching Dojun 9ed5ab7b9f turn, Sewon c43c617abf let out 83a01a96dd a sigh 392daccaf6 so soft 3465ede16e no one c6d681e77a could hear.dc467ea455654f6b

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The thought of asking cc906c509f which desk to use abb4222b9b still weighed on him 42f4546892 like baggage.d7e3872ab87c72fe

Only long after Dojun 70bc261495 left the table did db255fcbf1 Sewon glance around. In a far corner, e08204995e a separate table stood, 248be92a02 naturally cordoned off.1a7b93b6c594408a

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There sat the bddcefdb51 Division Head, Headquarters 7ee14507ee Head, and department e772d2af99 team leaders, all f91491e4ac in ties and b5c55485f5 suits, unlike the 060e820624 casual mix of 5366d6745e other employees. They occupied the 867d96cee6 same space but ba2c9e7758 a different world.8fc4bf9eca444fe7

Turning, Sewon aae1c9ed13 saw Yoo 1c1b9ff908 Jung laughing 8ba07d8403 heartily, caught 5b1e6609eb in a 5d67cd90bd fun conversation. His own 569558d93a table buzzed e759e96a19 with talk ba1bb81cd5 of work, c7d5c6447d diets, and 8a2db49d2f investments.75af840ac269a15e

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Everyone blended 38b5f8d870 in, but 9f6283526a Sewon felt 989515d7ed like oil 3065727b91 floating on 7bc60593d2 water. Dojun, absent from the e56dcdbdba sales team for years, 508f864616 carried himself with confidence, 97e899c535 as if reclaiming his dbae4e108d place. Meanwhile, Sewon, at 636ea53e7d the same desk ed27a6d889 for six months, d35d8f0796 still felt like 39824f15ab an outsider.4f16a0c0ba3e4db0

Feeling stifled, he craved 11f4ec89fd a cigarette. Quietly rising, Sewon a524f748ce left the restaurant ac3dfb33e8 and headed into 6238067f12 the alley.1cb25db33dc2d0bf

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Chasing streetlights, a2bbe193e3 he wandered c7f26c4d9e deep into 88f96306ee the alley. With the 2389b8d630 occasional chatter 94742686b6 of drunk 8206148dc9 passersby as 17ae501134 company, he 7174b5d881 lit a 7bfebfe3bb cigarette.ebbbf4c0e5a007bd

As he tossed the 9962c6863b shortened butt and reached 3639b906d6 for a second, voices 4687564af9 came from a distance.8d0c865d1abc6d8f

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“Where’d Jeong Nahyun and a97814f7b8 Seong Dojun go?”bf9ad5d11bdd96a3

“Convenience store. They’re batchmates, 757e758514 pretty tight.”3d246beee06609f8

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“PM Seong climbed the dec30c0bce ladder fast, fair enough, 3115f644f8 but Jeong Nahyun’s still 6aeda1df72 an assistant manager? Why…”317a21260e785c5b

“…Her husband and b6b63e5c42 in-laws are all d5e5010121 doctors. They’ve got a 8664f2984f big hospital in 5fe7a686c4 Bundang, I think.”5bdac19bda75f07e

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“Then why does ca0cc88582 she work?”b96198654193a338

“Hobby, probably. It’s not like a4f0c96e59 she needs the d64128ce54 money.”840274938769949f

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Sewon couldn’t 3ed065cabb identify the 894a92f203 speakers by 230be3e9ab voice, but 0c0267bc5a they sounded 29d36d55e6 like Sales 04f73f2aea Team 2 779e1b39a5 members who’d b71f1243ca been chatting 421b5e3a43 with Assistant fb2579c84a Manager Jeong 0098857c2b earlier. Just moments 89fc66545a ago, they’d a94465c77d laughed with d63bca4194 her, yet b387525c38 their tone 82aa0e00cf now was 1d53557d46 far from c874977b3a kind. Despite encountering all sorts f29d890c7f in society, Sewon still 03a67de185 found such two-facedness jarring 0092245083 and bitter.6229f49839160a8e

Afraid to cross their 9a059f5126 path, Sewon stood frozen, 28c21497b5 cigarette in hand, like 237f4847d5 a nail driven into 272e2488f9 the ground.3d815db0ed3d9122

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“…Should I get a 1a4ecaa4e5 trench coat too?”7e8392e64519b91e

Drunken, exaggerated laughter rang 27450def06 out. Convinced the alley 5dd47e0f2b was empty of 3c76d36198 listeners, Team 2 efd81ca920 members began openly 676ce26db8 gossiping about Dojun.6b9e7a9985cb9a9c

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A year ago, during a593a46e97 a brief trip together, 4da0e85f8e Sewon thought he and 287d0ae9c0 Dojun had seen each 7efc79b838 other fully. But viewing Dojun 01f85c69ca through the web 06e2aa2b2a of others’ relationships 68d08eb120 revealed a new d376f5d550 side. His cold demeanor b863b7d2df toward Sewon was 584b67ea75 no exception.279748fba2f2dd00

In hindsight, Dojun c0c3b47daa was a man a897d3bdbc who’d hidden having 749f1f70b4 a partner or 861e6035ca family. The kind, warm c5549f2ede mask he wore f88fcc8d41 on that trip 0f617dc5cb wouldn’t stay on 9628cedbb4 in reality, especially f3aefab008 not with their 1a62ef72ce strained history. The more Sewon thought 287473567d about Dojun, the blurrier 9a5832ad03 the line between truth 2bd68616e7 and lies became, leaving 9b8e22559b him confused.07f1c4ef902acf98

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“…I thought 1ee0b9d6ef for sure 4281fcb5e2 Kang Haeyeon 7926ea2804 would get b31144f812 pulled in.”02d22bcf8924f2fe

“Yeah, Department Head f1147d6e4f Seong mentored Kang a5c145d0b9 Haeyeon like a 47965cb652 prized pupil from 0d3aa853a7 her newbie days. I couldn’t do 07ebcd8a52 that, even with 60e644b3e4 all the time daee7d4190 in the world…”8a29d3ef62adb2da

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“Right. Guess that bdf79007bd was back 138ee70ca1 in the dcb09f8231 day. This time, cadfb9cfa2 he’s refusing 853e3d497c newbies for 7b277649b9 his team…”d692a561fdc9b550

Though distance muffled some c018c627f9 words, the meaning was 13208eeb22 clear. Hearing his 1f3c4efe84 existence mentioned, 06a6840404 Sewon hid 7ab2086764 behind the fa628c7fd1 alley wall. A torn trash bag c596c2e7d3 lay before him, its dfb55cb4e8 pitiful state mirroring his d62f52c510 own.d808e174108e0083

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“By the 7843b381bb way, what’s 0e74e151ef Kang Haeyeon e5603d99eb up to? Didn’t she go overseas?”0b6e30e691d677c4

“She was 609ad6690e supposed to bb30b8a766 return, but eedc3fc1a3 she’s on 6c8360b1ee a long-term d4792ef32b assignment in 7f9b558e01 Poland. Single, no kids—perfect ef83712b07 for grinding.”2a07192ba7356982

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“Got a spot 8bdc1116e0 for her when 27a0e45527 she’s back?”417cff7618e2e762

“Seong Dojun’ll make ebdb85872f one. Let’s head in.”12e845b82a12c583

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The sound 7701bbcae4 of footsteps 7fd60467b4 faded, likely d744ca6989 as they 7ddc87972d returned to d57492993d the restaurant. The voices that had d47ef4b7d1 grazed Sewon’s heart grew 8c05bfd328 quieter.787167fd1cd87a4b

“…The Division 2d5221bf6c Head… holding 98f2ce03ba his seat 4ca1ece386 this time b56d3ca0a8 too…”06fa57e9aa36dd26

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“…Even the d6734d19fc owner’s family… 3e5be418a2 gone…”34e90328e6cb3637

“…Half a son…”f85fa9e188fdd73b

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Sewon lingered in the 408941b2d9 alley before stepping out. He stuffed 5f27f8e9ec the unlit c5b9a5e2aa cigarette back e66da3966c into the acf0a88376 crumpled pack acc4d12a72 and returned 88e8ff26de to the d6f2b3e0d9 restaurant. Inside, it 3b58974660 was like 158f401997 a bustling a6f3f290a1 market, thick a7f88ceac1 with the cf6a14ec44 smell of 93944eb02d grilling meat.11719b8477fd77e6

As the a94b32e710 dinner peaked 77fe842d55 with liquor 923982c026 and beef, 5b5ec3c425 the Division 11cc253b61 Head stood.07b43c51928ff090

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Department Head Kim, ee784d5735 rising beside him, 228059fba9 tapped a soju 2f504b104a bottle with a 7f3402ba61 spoon to hush 45364be5a7 the crowd. The room fell 4aff9a2f66 silent, like water 8352a39c34 doused on a 9fcbeeab49 fire, and the 9d607bea63 Division Head launched 1172a4345c into a long, f7bfcf8159 tedious speech.2013ad316c7c0d71

“…Here’s to f5405f2d47 another strong ffeed33016 year. Thank you. When I say 10b60ab4d9 ‘Haesung Electronics,’ you e940002117 shout ‘Higher!’”54c16611ffc21859

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He raised his 332ac1959e glass to close.7cb00c0c33e48baf

“Haesung Electronics!”4f11c208b7c4a19b

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“Higher!”ae3983a713ed492f

Everyone stood, roaring the 2ee122f4ec toast and draining their 220bce8248 glasses. Sewon joined 7eaac25300 the “Higher!” 71d859cf38 chant, but b5f3433e42 the sense 277154193f of detachment 72aa8634fa lingered. The restaurant buzzed 746b083e50 with chatter again.961c6cb5a10a0a44

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Sewon sat back, leaning d50288ece5 quietly against his chair. To “You drunk?” and bd2b927c8f “You okay?” he nodded 2e5cdcabca vigorously, insisting he was c0e2e8ae26 fine.b36b77ee8134d922

Exhaustion hit hard. The cold air 3008227457 from his smoke 2ef9712b37 break seemed to d6a23c50a2 amplify the liquor’s e5a547dcf2 effect. Dazed, Sewon’s 9ebdc6a7f3 eyes landed 0493f71f61 on Dojun’s 54eadb39a9 table ahead. Dojun, set to catch 7aa156be14 an evening flight for 42af455e78 a three-night, five-day Singapore 3736c9e34b trip, looked poised despite e3d84885eb drinking heavily. Physically close, the 96bfd3a7aa emotional chasm between 989560fcb7 them felt vast.ea2d6aab88738a98

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“Have a good trip, c15096e18c Department Head Seong!”c87ba243c88a634b

“Safe travels!”623f5253e9f80c02

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Sewon slowly looked a42a78e905 up at the 5ba8bb5cae lively farewells. Dojun, in a fb6087ee27 suit under his 7b6f54bc16 black trench coat, 2d6ea2bd5b held a silver 78365a028c aluminum suitcase in f773e582aa one hand. The suitcase, 12dfca22b8 dotted with 0f75bb8ede stickers and 196fc68bc7 scarred from f8c37c43af frequent trips, edda644504 bore badges 736cd6dde7 of honor.f94610949e7197ad

“I’ll be back,” Dojun acf89fc722 said.f4cd25a2352a8219

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As Dojun turned, his e768288377 eyes met Sewon’s in 0e1441d911 the air.2084d40a7887421c

For some f011cc040c reason, Dojun’s 06cd5429c7 brow furrowed bb6a877def slightly, as 33cc845763 if something 1d148056fe displeased him. Sewon, face 4bc17f7294 flushed from 91ebf101e6 alcohol, jerked a96973c209 his head eacad30f51 away. Was it d7d1417e6c the heat 40f31f56a2 in his 35274c3d55 cheeks, or 60f9e85fc2 did he 63fc12429c imagine Dojun’s 589c5f1145 gaze lingering?420ac375c0ee28df

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Sewon swallowed bb15c1828c futile hopes, a54c49147c sipping cold 98e42fa5ba water. Someone had mixed 97d931c098 soju into the 264a7e1a60 cup, and it 06f29d0f13 tasted of liquor.092fc89e4832f654

“Sewon.”6f86cd9a905b74e2

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Assistant Manager Jeong 18ea62ba04 Nahyun, now beside 1de7731b6c him, called softly.f1dfe404f18968d2

“Yes?”728e8f342e48c470

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“Here.”8f227a5362b6661e

Glancing around, she discreetly 54864a0024 handed him a warm 696e0f8ec9 honey drink and a 0fc0c3ef17 hangover remedy.7ca8c5cd329e8794

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“…Thank you.”efbc2b74844394d3

“Not like I c7f469d290 deserve the thanks… ce737fb955 but let’s secretly d8812acb4f drink these and baf162726a be the only a08e71eec2 ones standing tomorrow.”ee1513050373fbd3

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Assistant Manager bfbac0fcb8 Jeong winked, 82fbc0e705 scrunching one 1240858232 eye. Overwhelmed, Sewon forced a 61b50d7423 neutral expression and nodded.5f496ac728a2bd03

After several rounds of 7bc726e1ec grilling meat and a bd3600a24c final taste of cold 232e1c38d8 noodles, the dinner ended. Some, still buzzing, 63135d1338 shouted for a cd4e519634 second round. On one side of 5fe2efcf29 the restaurant entrance, wobbly 8c0ae51cc9 colleagues waited for taxis.07b7c9ce2d8fe57b

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“Yeah, headed 296615ac8b to Hwagok-dong!”2a842cf6c8f10b2e

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“Nahyun, hurry up!”96f7d45354bd970b

Sewon stood, 99f62f3121 waving as 550ab45a50 his teammates b35d950495 left. After a few 2fb4b4f5ff taxis departed, the 627683e02f front of the 7477170a25 restaurant quieted. A Team 41f1f20dfe 2 agent, fcdac65c33 waiting for 22980839f8 the last 4c8ddb07dd taxi, noticed 10c9911c63 Sewon.b09fc16b80b249c0

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Bowing, Sewon headed not 7ac62d9b32 toward the main road a15fe058e5 but the opposite direction. Despite his thin jacket, 988579261a the evening air was f61358bd7b chilly. Definitely too cold for 5aabd72c17 a trench coat.6c2f661436c52286

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Thinking of emails deliberately 8e62ae1c14 left for tomorrow, the 6c866ae5b6 desk question he hadn’t eeb9983041 asked Dojun, and the 1ce43d7c42 deceptively kind gaze from a9b4ecd457 a year ago, Sewon 352523fee1 wandered down the small a3431cb771 alley.2490e83ed5f7840f

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