aroma

Aroma!

Rubber? Why are you here...?

H-He-Here are the laundry room's full specs, structural diagrams, and detailed usage statistics! I brought everything for you!

I'm really sorry; I forgot all about it! I hope I didn't delay your R&D work with Engineering!

Umm... Okay... but...

I've already reassigned all your work at Logistics to our other operators!

...All my work? Huh?

Yeah, that's right.

No wonder my schedule this afternoon's so empty... but why?

You see, we're planning a party at the cafeteria to celebrate you passing your evaluation period and formally joining Engineering!

Be sure to head over once you're done talking with Roberta. You won't be disappointed!

...Is this some kind of misunderstanding? I'm not joining Engineering.

Huh?

Starting next week, I'll be a formal member of the Logistics Department.

So... you chose us?

Yes.

But aren't you participating in Roberta's seminars? And these schematics...

Oh, that's actually for my work at Logistics.

But... didn't the other departments invite you to join them?

...That was actually just Procurement.

And it was only because my family's been sending lots of our workshop's shampoos here, so Procurement thought I had some kind of special channel for purchasing them...

I haven't so much as dabbled in engineering before, and I definitely don't compare to the professionals here... I know I'm not cut out for it.

It's okay, Aroma. Even if we're in different departments, you're welcome to come chat and work with me any time.

No, scratch that... You absolutely <i>need</i> to come. I just realized there's a lip gloss that might be absolutely perfect on you.

Anyway, this is all part of my research too... Ahem... Think about it, okay?

O-Okay...

So I got it all wrong.

Thank goodness... I had no idea how I was going to explain this to the department chief.

Huh? You're leaving already?

I gotta share the good news with everybody! Maybe there's still time to switch the word 'Engineering' on the banner to 'Logistics'!

*sigh*... Thinking about it, this is kinda a shame. Here I thought I was getting a new lackey I could count on.

I'm sorry I didn't explain myself properly.

It's okay. Nothing to worry about. Just leave the hydrotherapy machine's modifications to me.

I mean, it's for everyone onboard Rhodes Island.

...Mm. Thank you.

Right, you asked me earlier if I ever want to go back to Siracusa, to my hometown. I think... Once all my work is all over and I have time for a vacation, I might go and have a look.

There were things I couldn't overcome before that I should be able to now. And I trust that that's how it is for Siracusa too.

Sounds good. Maybe we could go together, even.

I'm looking forward to it.