We all started getting ready to head out. Still, the officials wanted us to shake the hands of the losers first before leaving. Each time I shook one of the Marines' hands, they squeezed my hands as if testing my strength. Some of the squeezes were pretty painful, but I was able to endure it.
They thought that could injure my shooting hand for my next game, but I just ignored them.
After a while of shaking, I felt like they had broken my hands as a notification popped up in my head. I was shocked by this because I was still in the middle of shaking the Marines' hands as they kept squeezing my hand one by one.
The notification said new skill faster recovery time, I got a little excited about this, and when the Marines saw that I was smiling, they all frowned. They found this strange situation strange as they had never witnessed anyone smiling after a shake and squeeze tactic that they always used on an enemy star player.
You cannot use a wild banana leaf to shield yourself from the rains and then tear it to pieces later when the rains end.
~ African Proverb