If it weren't because of that message, Lin Yie would have forgotten his task, that is, taking care of another brat.
He sighs wearily.
Maybe he should rename his clinic to "nursery" instead.
After getting ready for the day, he walks toward Ifrit's room while yawning
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
*Knock* *Knock*
"Ifrit!" Lin Yie shouts, "Your mom asked me to bring you to the cafeteria."
No response.
Lin Yie checks the room number to be sure.
This is her room.
*Knock* *Knock*
"Open the door." Lin Yie knows that the way to deal with a brat is through persistence. He shouts again, "Open the door! Open the door! Open the door!"
After knocking for more than ten minutes, the door is finally opened, but that's not Ifrit on the other side. It's Ptilopsis.
"Ptilopsis?" Lin Yie pauses, "Why are you here?"
Ptilopsis says, "This is Operator Ptilopsis's dorm."
"But isn't this Ifrit's… Oh, you're roommates."
"This is dorm is shared by three people: Operator Ptilopsis, Ms. Silence, and Ifrit."
"But shouldn't you have left already?" Lin Yie asks, "Why are you still here?"
"The plan changed. Ms. Silence left alone." Ptilopsis says, "Dr. Lin, Ptilopsis thinks knocking on someone's door in the morning is immoral."
"Uh-huh. Tell me about it."
"Ptilopsis could not detect your guilt. Please repeat."
Lin Yie rolls his eyes and knocks on her head, "Tell me, what time is it? Silence asked me to bring Ifrit to have breakfast, but where is she?"
Ptilopsis tilts her head, "Ifrit is sleeping."
"Tsk. Go wake her up."
"Operator Ptilopsis declined your request. System demands rest."
"What do you mean 'rest?' It's already time to work." Lin Yie says, "Oh, that's right. You didn't even show up to work for two days. Are you going to do that again?"
Ptilopsis asks, "Ptilopsis doesn't understand."
Lin Yie proceeds to describe her absence.
After listening to Lin Yie's complaint, Ptilopsis shakes her head, "Ptilopsis has important tasks assigned by Ms. Amiya. Ptilopsis just finished a twenty-hour shift and only fell asleep just now."
"Uh, really?"
Lin Yie lowers his gaze out of shame. He doesn't even work that hard himself, and yet, he's here lecturing Ptilopsis, who works harder than him.
He softens his voice, "Then, sleep well. You don't have to worry about what goes on in my clinic. It's fine if you don't come."
Ptilopsis's ears shake slightly, "Thank you for understanding."
"It's fine. By the way, are you guys still working on the orders?"
Ptilopsis shakes her head, "That's the production team's job. Operator Ptilopsis is Rhodes Island's database administrator, whose job is to maintain data."
"What does that mean?"
"Recording the attendance and deployment of operators, and adjusting annual bonuses."
Lin Yie pauses.
Ptilopsis says, "Operator Ptilopsis had to delete every record of absence about Operator Ptilopsis from the database within ten hours, in order to qualify Operator Ptilopsis for the highest amount of rewards."
The guilt that has been weighing on Lin Yie's heart disappears like a puff of smoke.
"That's all you did?"
"Yes." Ptilopsis nods, "But Operator Ptilopsis had too many records of absence. Deletion took too much time."
"Why are you telling me this?"
Ptilopsis's expression changes, "That's right. Why did Ptilopsis tell you?"
Lin Yie finally understands why Silence doesn't want Ptilopsis to take care of Ifrit.
"Whatever." He sighs, "Step aside. I need to wake Ifrit up."
But Ptilopsis doesn't budge. She says, "Ptilopsis does not recommend you to enter Ifrit's room."
"You do it then."
Ptilopsis shakes her head. Maybe she doesn't want to be bothered.
In the end, she steps aside and lets Lin Yie in, "Ptilopsis thinks you are the better choice."
Lin Yie is speechless.
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
As Ptilopsis said, this dorm is shared by three people, and the three residents have their own rooms. This place is much nicer than where he and Ansel live.
If only the decorations aren't so creepy...
Lin Yie glances at a table and sees a beaker with an eyeball in it.
"Please ignore it." Ptilopsis says, "It's not an eyeball."
"Then, what's that?"
Ptilopsis doesn't answer his question.
For the sake of his sanity, Lin Yie decides to get out of this place as soon as possible, so he walks inside Ifrit's room right away.
What he sees makes him shake his head incredulously.
This is a room full of electronics. The most notable objects are the gaming console and the two large speakers on either side.
This is Terra. Unlike Lin Yie's world, electronics in Terra aren't cheap. They are toys for "rich people" only.
He can't help but say, "You guys are rich."
Ptilopsis shakes her head, "Ptilopsis doesn't have money."
"So was it Silence who bought all these?"
"No, it was Saria."
Lin Yie pauses.
"This gaming console is broken." Ptilopsis says, "It stopped working a long time ago, so it's just a decoration at the moment."
"I see."
Lin Yie then looks at Ifrit, who is still sleeping on her bed.
The way she sleeps is not elegant at all. Half of her torso is on the bed, and the other half is hanging off the edge of her bed. Her blanket is kicked aside.
"Ifrit!" Lin Yie knocks on her headboard, "Get up."
No response.
"Hurry up." He pushes her shoulders, "Your mom asked me to take care of you."
No response again.
Lin Yie looks at Ptilopsis helplessly.
Ptilopsis says, "Ptilopsis suggests you to roast Ifrit with fire."
"The fuck is that advice?! You want me killed?!"
"Ifrit is immune to flames." Ptilopsis says, "Ptilopsis can help you watch the outside in the meantime."
Suddenly, Ifrit jumps out of her bed. She grabs her blanket and covers herself with it. She shouts at Lin Yie, "You creep, when did you get in my room? Do you want me to burn you alive?!"
Lin Yie rolls his eyes, "I'm here to bring you to have breakfast."
Ifrit clenches her teeth, "Listen well, I, Lord Ifrit, will never have breakfast with you!"
Lin Yie feels a bit helpless. He looks toward Ptilopsis for help again.
Ptilopsis walks up to Ifrit and tells her what Silence told Lin Yie.
"What?!" Ifirt is furious, "Why do I, Lord Ifrit, must listen to him?!"
"Dr. Lin knows where Saria is, though."
Ifrit widens her eyes incredulously, "What did you say?!"
Dart by Demosama
