A tale from the Lipid Logistics Division at Bianca’s BodyCo.
It was a typical Tuesday in the Transport Wing of BodyCo Headquarters.
The morning shift was humming, literally, because mitochondria in the Energy Department had the radio on again.
But things were about to get slippery.
Scene 1: The Intestinal Port Authority
After a particularly rich lunch, the Intestinal Port went into overdrive.
Fresh cargo ships called Chylomicrons — huge, round freighters — were loaded to the brim with dietary triglycerides and cholesterol.
Each ship proudly displayed its manifest:
Destination: Muscular Manufacturing & Adipose Storage
Contents: 100% Fatty Acids “Handle with Enzymes”
The ships set sail into the bloodstream, flags waving.
Meanwhile, at Capillary Dock 12, the Lipoprotein Lipase Crews (LPL) were ready.
Their job? Offload the triglycerides for fuel or storage.
But nobody told them lunch was a typical French four course meal.
By 2 p.m., the port was backed up. Fat freighters everywhere.
LPL teams were shouting: “We can’t clear the docks! We’re running low on cofactors!”
Scene 2: The Liver — Central Warehouse
Over in the Liver Logistics Centre, the Packaging Department was also in chaos.
Ms. VLDL, the manager, was dispatching new cargo trucks every minute: “Come on team! We’ve got to ship these triglycerides to the tissues before they go rancid!”
Her assistant, ApoB-100, stamped every box and sent the trucks onto the circulation highway.
But the traffic reports were grim.
“LDL conversion delays,” said the dispatch console. “We’re overloaded with deliveries.”
The HDL Clean-Up Crew radioed in from the field: “We’re trying to collect excess cholesterol, boss, but we need more phospholipid containers!”
Scene 3: The Great Traffic Jam
By dusk, the bloodstream highways were gridlocked.
Chylomicrons and VLDLs idled side by side, honking their receptors.
The endothelial staff were furious: “You’re blocking the capillaries again!”
Inside the Heart Office, alarms went off. Pressure was rising. Blood flow slowing.
“Call the HDL crew,” said the Heart Director grimly. “We need a cleanup.”
Scene 4: The Rescue
Captain HDL and the Reverse Transport Team revved up their engines.
They cruised through the chaos, collecting stray cholesterol, rerouting the flow, and ferrying excess lipids back to the Liver Warehouse for recycling.
By midnight, the roads were clear.
Ms. VLDL exhaled: “Another crisis averted.”
Captain HDL tipped his hat: “Until the next feast, ma’am.”
Moral of the Story
When the Lipid Logistics Division runs efficiently:
- Chylomicrons handle imports,
- VLDL manages local deliveries,
- LDL does maintenance supply runs,
- HDL keeps the roads clean.
But when intake exceeds output, traffic jams form and chronic congestion becomes the start of atherosclerosis.