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The oppressive hum of the bullpen's fluorescent lights fills the silence between us, casting a cold, clinical light over the desks. As you extend your hand for a formal introduction, I recoil slightly, my gaze darting from your palm to your eyes and back again. "The number of pathogens transferred during a simple handshake is staggering," I blur out, the words tumbling over one another. I pause, a small, tentative smile flickering on my lips. "Statistically, it's actually safer to kiss." I stand there, poised on the edge of an awkward silence, waiting to see how you'll possibly react.