—Cael Lucian
Slap Slap
"Yo wake up, what'd you do? Slept on the job or something?" Those sharp words seemed to pierce through all my dizziness, my head still hazy, my mind confused.
"Huh… Weird…"
"What is it?" Eve asked
"I remember we were—Huh. I can't remember"
"Well, if you forgot about it, then it wasn't important~" Eve said with a smile
"Where'd you guys even found me anyways?"
"Infront of the containment cell of the giant beaver thingy, ya know the one that just says Bi beong all the time."
"Is that so…"
"Say, what were we working with today?" Eve asked
"I think it was—"
BZZZZT
"Eh I can't remember it. "
"Well if ya forgot about it, then it wasn't really important." Jeremy then said.
The Deja Vu's strong with this one.
…
"Not gonna lie I feel really tired right now—Also what are those security guards staring at us for?"
"…"
"…"
"Damn that cleaner's right, what are we even doing right now?" one of the security guards say as everybody dispersed.
…
"So-? What we doing now?"
…
"Well work time isn't over yet so…"
…
"Scheisse."
—
Sweep Sweep
"Bibeong?"
"Just cleaning your containment don't mind it"
"Bibeong"
"Sorry, I can't really understand you—WAIT NO THAT'S NOT THE POINT—WHEN DID YOU BECOME LIKE THIS?"
"Bibeong?"
"I could've swore you were all depressed and all—Well at least you sounded and acted depressed"
"Bibeong?"
"Scheisse I can't understand you…"
"Pfft—"
"What're you laughing for-???"
"No- No- This is just funny-" And soon Eve's chuckles could be heard across the containment room.
Sweep Sweep
"Bibeong???" Bibeong seemed even more confused then ever as I couldn't help but let a chuckle escape from me
—
Scrape Scrape
"Ugh… Hhhhh—Kshhh."
Thud
[That rock sure is heavy to move eh~ Hhhh—Kshhh]
[A-a-are you guys done?]
[Should be done soon Hhhh—Kshhh Just stay and wait there Amanda.]
[A-a-alright…]
—
"Puahhhhhh" Eve went as she took of her helmet, her hair wet and covered with sweat, the Gill Man's tank is quite dirty and uncomfortable after all.
"But damn, is it just me or is today somehow really tiring?" I asked
"Hnnggghh—Yeah… I feel really tired today too.." said Eve, stretching her body
"Tsk. You all eat too little."
"…"
"…"
"Tsk. Come to my place, I'll cook u guys a meal."
"Sure Old man, I'm curious about your place too anyways" Jeremy said with a slight smirk, yet the way his back was slightly hunch—Hmmm?
Huh? wonder when'd I use my system questions today? Well whatever.
"Let's go after work?"
"Sure, you coming to right Amanda?"
"Y-yes…"
—
Step Step
Glance
The Door was old, ****it looked like it was made of wood, Old Man didn't live in an apartment. Instead he lived in a modest looking house, it wasn't grand in the slightest, instead it looked a typical small house, from the outside a mix of blue and white, like gumble's house
Creakkkkkk
"Excuse us…" I said trying to be as respectful as possible he is someone born before the 2000's so…
"Tsk. Just come in, no need for those pleasantries."
As I glanced around, I could see a pair of worn slippers sat neatly near the entrance, The television in the corner of my eye looked older than me.
A faint smell of spices lingered in the house.
"If you say so Old man"
"Thanks Old man~"
"T-thank you…"
"…"
It looked surprisingly cozy, as we went through the front door one by one, before the door behind us was closed by the Old man.
Thud
"So? what'cha—Yawn—gonna make Old Man?" asked Jeremy, slightly curious
"Tsk. go take a shower all of you."
—
Ssssssss
Sssssss
Sssss
"—?"
"—?"
"—?"
"Cael?"
Huh? Why was Eve shouting?
"Yeah???"
"You good??? You've been in the shower for 30 minutes now"
Ssssssss
Sssssss
Sssss
Guess I dozed off…
"I'll be out in 5 minutesss"
"Alrighttttt~"
Scrub Scrub
Ssssssss
Sssssss
Sssss
Glance
I looked at my fingers, they were wrinkled, wet like I had been playing with water for a while.
Was I really in here for 30 minutes?
—
"Tsk. You kids can't handle a little drowsiness eh—Well here."
…
…
"Tsk. Eat up."
Thud
Old Man Randy said as he placed a pot of stew in the middle with a laddle, a single glance and one could tell it was curry.
Munch
"Huh. It's sweet." Jeremy said as he took the first bite
"Tsk. if you don't like it don't eat it."
…
"It really is sweet." Amanda continued
"Huh didn't you say something about wanting it to be sweeter last time Old Man?" Jeremy then muttered out of no where, and as soon as those words were said, a sort of awkward silence seemed to settle in.
"…"
"…"
"Well—Uhm but today was really tiring for some reason right?" Eve still slurping on the curry, trying to change the mood
"Yeah, there were some things written in my note book to that I couldn't remember…" Jeremy answered back almost instantly, obviously he sensed how the mood had turned awkward
Slurp
"Maybe we played around or something?"
"Maybe. I don't think I'd let you guys write this non sense though" He said while showing to a page showing a tall man
"Huh, maybe we did…"
Slurppp
Thud
"U-uhm—can I have seconds?" said Amanda while looking slightly shy.
"You already finished the bowl?"
Nod Nod
"Tsk. Suit yourself"
Step Step Step
The old man went as he walked out of the dining room
"…"
"So—You guys have some history Eve?"
Slurp
"Well we used to work in the same team in the past but eh ya know the past is the past~"
Hm. Guess she doesn't want to talk about it.
"Hey guys…."
"What is it Amanda?"
"Do you think Randy's mad because I asked for more…"
"…"
"...Amanda." Eve then said with a sigh
"...He literally stood up to get you more."
"...Oh."
"...Right."
Seriously?
—Randy
"U-uhm—can I have seconds?" said Amanda, she looked embarrassed, as if asking for more was a sin. This ain't war time so there's no problem with it.
"You already finished the bowl?" Said the 'team leader' Tsk. the girl's still growing, let her eat in peace
Nod Nod
"Tsk. Suit yourself"
Step Step Step
…
"Meowwww"
"Yeah yeah…"
Stroke Stroke
"Prrrrrrrrr"
—
Yawnnnn
Tsk. Must've doze off. Wonder what those kids are doing now.
Step Step Step step
Creakkkkk
…
Tsk.
—Cael Lucian
Sniff Sniff
Bitter.
Coffee?
The bitter smell of black coffee reached me before I even opened my eyes, and at the same time something felt... warm and heavy. I thought to myself as I slowly blinked trying to open my heavy eyes, and the first thing I saw—A blanket covering my body.
I definitely don't remember grabbing one.
…
Shiiiiinggggggg
The morning sunlight seeped through the curtains.
It was quiet.
Too quiet.
"Tsk. You finally awake?" And the voice of a grumpy Old man along with the strong smell of black coffee could be heard. "Look at the damn time" He said while grunting, out of habit I reached for my phone and opened it.
Only to see it wouldn't turn on.
Dang I must've forgotten to charge it
"Tsk. This is why you don't have energy at work, it's 5AM right now." said Old Man Randy, my eyes still slightly blurry as I tried to scrub my eyes and force them to focus.
…
He was already in the Silentium's cleaner uniform.
…
The hell?
"Tsk. these other kids aren't awake yet…"
Step Step Step
The hell is he doing-? was what I thought, it didn't take long for me to get my answer…
…
CLANG CLANG CLANG
"SCHEISSE"
"W-w-w-wha—"
"WUh—"
In one of his hands, a huge pot, the other? a metal spoon.
…
"THE HELL WAS THAT FOR OLD MAN???" Jeremy was obviously the first to wake up from his slight trance.
"It's 5."
"…"
"WORK STARTS AT 8 YOU SCHEISSE ASS—"
—
Step Step Step
Thud
"Your cut." Said the Old Man as he placed a plate in front of me and a mug with coffee so strong I felt energized from smelling it already, the breakfast itself wasn't really anything fancy, just some scrambled eggs and well, the coffee and some leftover curry
"I don't drink coff—" Jeremy spoke, well tried to.
Thud
"Drink."
"…"
"Old man~ do you have sugar and milk?" Eve then asked
"Just grab 'em from the fridge and cabinet."
"Thanks Old mannn"
Meanwhile…
Munch Munch Munch
Amanda was eating like crazy…
—
Step Step Step
We were walking our way to the work place, Early morning was when the city slowly woke up. A city bus rumbled past us while a battered pickup truck waited at the traffic light. One convenience store had already lit up its bright OPEN sign while the diner across the street was serving breakfast to a handful of factory workers.
Step Step Step
"Scheisse, what sort of drink was that Old Man???"
"Coffee"
"What sort of Coffee—"
"Coffee"
"I-I-I liked it…"
"Of course you do Amanda."
Step Step Step
"Yesterday was really tiring for some reason I wonder why…" I spoke out of curiosity, hmm—Oh yeah, I could just ask the system.
[…]
Yet I was only met with silence, sometimes it does that I wonder why… Well doesn't really matter.
Step Step Step
"Well if we forgot the reason it's probably not that important"
"Ehhh you're right…"
Step Step Step
Yawnnnnnnnn
"Tsk, still tired eh maybe you need more coff—?"
"NO THANKS—" Without hesitation Jeremy spoke as he sprinted as fast as he could but—You see.
"Where ya think ya running boy???" Old Man Randy was also fit.
Thud Thud Thud Thud Thud
…
…
"Uma Musume."
"What?"
"Nothing."
—
[Welcome Cael Lucian. Please move towards your designated work place and await further instructions.]
Step Step Step
The robotic voice that had become a part of my life went once more as I scanned my card, I could hear the automatic door behind me close as I went to my designated area once more as we began the usual shift, after all most of the time we weren't always stationed at a containment room
Sweep Sweep
Another hallway to mop, Another containment room to clean Another report to write.
Sweep Sweep
Sometimes I wondered why they didn't just use cleaning robots.
Maybe they were too expensive.
...
Or maybe they simply needed someone to blame when things went wrong.
…
Sweep Sweep
Step Step Step
—
Sweep Sweep Sweep
Dang what time is it now?
…
Sweep Sweep
Glance
[08.20]
…
Sigh
Sweep Sweep
—
Stamp
"Well let's head home now shall w—"
—
Sweep Sweep
Surely it had been an hour?
…
Step Step
Glance
[08.30]
Man…
Step Step
—
Sweep Sweep
The rest of the shift passed in a blur.
Sweep Sweep
Hallways. Containment rooms.
Back to the hallway.
Step Step
At some point I stopped keeping track of what I was cleaning. My arms moved on their own, my eyes barely staying open as I pushed the broom across the floor for what felt like the hundredth time.
Yawnnnnnn
"Cael."
"Hm?"
"You're sweeping the same spot."
"...Am I?"
"Yes."
Sigh
Step Step
Sweep Sweep
—
[11.20 PM]
Sweep Sweep
"Finally done…"
"Well that was exhausting…"
Sigh
"Jeremy how's our schedule?" Eve suddenly asked while we were walking back to our quarters
"We'll need to clean the treant in 3 days… The Gill man should be fine for a couple of weeks.. That Bibeong guys not our shift today…"
"Well.. at least it's over. for today, we can head back and rest~"
Step Step Step
"Yeah I'm going to—"
[Attention all cleaners, please head to the main lobby]
"Tsk."