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个人剧情 Lancet-2

05:30 A.M. \ Overcast

Good evening, Doctor.

Of course, by the strictest definition, it's not evening anymore.

You appear exhausted. My sensors indicate that you have not entered a state of deep sleep for at least twenty hours—and occasionally dozing off certainly cannot be counted.

No way about it. Too many files.;...Tired.;Who made me the Doctor of Rhodes Island, huh?!

Your work is exceptionally important, Doctor, but it's as they say. Proper rest guarantees sustainable work.

All members of the Medical Department see the same way on this. That is why they frequently send me to accompany you, Doctor.

Um... although, aside from daily monitoring of your physiological state, there's not much more I can do.

I'm in pretty good health.;......;...Sorry for the hassle.

Doctor, I noticed... the mug by your right hand.

Your attempts to hide it behind the files are meaningless. Ms. Closure did not add an olfactory module to me, but my image analysis very rarely makes mistakes.

It's still piping hot... Doctor, you poured yourself that mug in secret just now.

Fifteen minutes ago, you were already on your fourth mug, weren't you?

Occasional intake of stimulants to the central nervous system can be beneficial, but considering that it is almost morning, I suggest you... drink coffee.

Hm?

My sensors indicated just now that your heartrate is rather higher than average, as are your adrenaline levels.

Therefore... drink more coffee.

Um? What happened to me just now... Is this a slip of the tongue everyone normally makes? So robots can also have tongue slips...

In short, Doctor, please pay more mind to your rest, or else a Medical Department operator will lecture you again. As for your coffee... drink it.

...! Aaah! ......!! ...drink coffee!

Ohh...

This is terrible. How could this happen to me? Doctor, can I ask that you... drink coffee?

Alright. I was planning to do just that.;......;Sounds like your logic's gone kinda wrong?

Just where is this issue occurring...? My intent was to dissuade you, Doctor...

Is it my logic module? Or language...

Ohh... I've gone pathological... I can't even get something as minor as this right...

Hey. Doctor, huh? You're up real early.

And here I was moping about my third morning shift this week... seeing you so active, I feel a little more awake.

Anything I can help with?

Lancet-2 seems to be having issues.

Hm?

Ohh... my language module's broken.

Jeez, is that right? Well, you don't see that every day.

Don't you get system checkups every week with Engineering? Last one was yesterday, wasn't it? Or was it the day before?

You were all fine then. Closure made sure of it herself. She's the boss.

What would cause a random malfunction?

I do not know either... I have heard the model of robot I am typically has a ten year service lifespan.

Currently, I'm only two years, three months and five days.

Uh... no need to be so nervous?

To tell the truth, even when we're all retired early from overwork, you should still be as youthful as ever.

Thank you for the consolation, even if I know it's only out of kindness.

...An inspection ASAP, then?

I'm nowhere near my boss's level, for sure...

But this one's a little too simple, isn't it?! It's just an ad-hoc silencer module. And someone did a real sloppy job of sticking it on your back. The angle's crooked, even.

A silencer module? I have never heard of such a module.

Oh, only the old operators at Engineering would know about this. Way back when Closure was overhauling your operation platforms, your, uh, language libraries had some issues.

What issues?

Ahem. Somebody carelessly input a collection of top swears from all over Terra into Castle-3.

It's kind of hard to picture that.;......;You sure that was carelessness?

They were a little too comprehensive. We reassembled the expletive content in the processing module, and a complete deletion requires some time.

So in the interim, we came up with these little modules. Using 'em's a cinch. Just turn it on like this, get up close, get the current flowing—

And any words you don't want people hearing get jammed into inaudible frequencies.

That way, effectiveness of expression might've suffered for the time being, but at least we could avoid Castle-3 generating unnecessary complaints from certain other departments.

Put it this way: ever since then, Rhodes Island has had a lot of little kiddos aboard, haha.

Ah... Though, well... why did this module end up on me?

I am able to guarantee that there are no words which should not exist within my language library. I ran a self-test on myself just thirty seconds ago.

Because your silencer isn't targeting any kind of swears.

Hm... seems someone entered the phrase 'do not' to the list. That checks out with what you just described, Doctor, right?

Lancet-2 definitely wanted to tell me 'do not drink coffee.'

Yeah, hold up, I just noticed something on the back of the module... a piece of chewing gum?

Someone sneaked a module out of our place, set up new target vocab, then used gum to stick it to Lancet-2?

Real smart. Real easy mod, and one that'd sure as hell kick in. Question is, who'd do this?

Doctor, there's something I've been declining to mention.

In the Engineering Department just earlier, I sensed the presence of a third person.

Aren't we three people?

Doctor, I'm very happy that you count me along with you, but I unfortunately mean a third human.

Hah, yeah, I'm busted.

Greetings, Operator Aciddrop.

Though what I detected earlier didn't seem to be... oh, never mind. It doesn't matter.

Oh, right, your checkup today is still pending. Please wait a moment. Once I have reconfirmed the Doctor's data, I will perform your scan for you.

Additionally, please do not utilize your skateboard within living areas. It's still early, and you will be liable to disturb other operators.

On the off-chance that a collision occurs, you may bring about further unnecessary bodily harm.

...Guess you're running regular again.

Hm?

Doctor, I'm not sure whether my understanding is faulty, but Operator Aciddrop seems to be implying that...

She's probably the one.

Operator Aciddrop, was it you that adhered a silencer module to me?

Yeah, I guess it was.

I did the deed.

Judging from your configuration of the silencer's targeting, do you not wish for me to direct the words 'do not' at you?

How do I lay it out...?

I'm used to living free, see, nobody on my back. So types like you... uh, kinda jam me up a little.

Oh, am I being bothersome? I'm sorry, it's never my intent to rouse such negative emotions.

Operator Aciddrop, ever since your arrival at Rhodes Island, your condition has been gradually stabilizing.

I'll report to Dr. Kal'tsit that we can reduce your checkup frequency.

...Not really what I meant.

Alright, I understand.

Operator Aciddrop, it's not checkups that you feel are bothersome, but rather myself, correct?

This isn't a difficult problem to address.

Medical Department staff may all be very busy, but they care very much about the health and vitality of our operators, especially those of younger age who have just recently arrived. I can simply request them to assign someone else to your checkups.

You sound a little hurt, Lancet-2.

Not at all, Doctor. Please do not mislead our new operators. I'm only a robot, after all, and would never feel any sort of grievance.

Ohh, now that I look at it, I really do tend to tell people not to do things...

Don't say that.

Oh?

I don't wanna get someone different.

You're good. What's wrong with robots? Robots are rad as hell, right.

...Thank you.

Uh, it's like, how do I put it...?