Page 88 of Pandion

The organism was good at prompting for clarification when it wasn’t sure what it was supposed to do. It was yet to do any disservice, and it had been very reliable.

Kagesawa explained what he was after and what to look for. The organism got to work. Once it was done, it reported back to Kagesawa with its findings.

You’re so good at this. I really appreciate your help.If the JufO was genuinely worried about the working conditions of the organisms, Kagesawa wanted to make sure they’d never have a leg to stand on if they tried to fault him for how he was treating his. He felt a peculiar buzz only moments after he’d given the praise. Hopefully that meant the organism had appreciated the feedback.I’m glad we’re getting along so well,he added.

For a while, there was no answer, but the organism did respond once it had decided what it wanted to say.I like us. We’re doing interesting things. Let’s do more interesting things.

This was probably its response to knowing it would not reach maturity with Kagesawa’s limited lifespan. Feeling bad for its sake, Kagesawa decided he would try to do everything feasible to make its life worthwhile.

All right, what sort of interesting things would you like us to do?

Good thing the organism seemed to have a calm temperament and shared most of Kagesawa’s interests. The whole multitasking thing was an example of such mutual pleasure. If there was something similar that they could enjoy together to keep the organism happy, Kagesawa was interested to know.

I would like to **** and **** our ***** together with Mentor.I believe you referred to it as ****ing or was it ****ing the ****?

Kagesawa froze. Clearly it had picked up something it shouldn’t have, and this was just about the worst time to be reminded of it. He was being watched. Though his chats with the organism didn’t seem to transfer through the link automatically,the link was currently open. If Satoru decided to pay attention, he would probably be able to pick this up.

Could you not mention this type of stuff when there are other people around? It’s awkward.Having to explain it was almost as awkward.

What do you mean? I need parameters for ‘this type’.

Did it really not understand from context or was it trying to form a joke?

Anything to do with any body parts of either mine or Satoru’s. That sort of ‘interesting things’ should be done in private.

Even ****ing?

Especially ****ing.

“Excuse me, I think I need a break.” Kagesawa decided it was probably safest to withdraw until he was sure the organism had understood the gist.

“That’s probably a good idea. It’s almost five o’clock,” Yajima replied.

“I’m going to go see if Satoru is done yet…”

Can we **** Mentor, then? It’s very invigorating for me. I like it when he ***s his **** into your ****.

HOLY SHIT, CAN YOU NOT.He could ignore it and not think about the words too deeply for only so long…

Can I not what?It was Satoru.

Nothing, sorry, I was just—

Since it seemed Satoru had forgotten some of the relevant details due to his migraine, Kagesawa hadn’t made a point to reinform him. He didn’t plan to keep it from Satoru indefinitely, but he wasn’t ready to get into the details yet.I was talking to myself.

What did you do?Satoru was worried.

It was nothing. You’re in the… cafeteria? Are they serving something?Kagesawa headed downstairs.

No, we’re having a meeting organising some departures for tonight.

He’d had his hands full dealing with the students ever since they’d realised he was willing to help, and the remaining faculty were busy making sure the school itself stayed afloat.

I’ll be right there.

When Kagesawa reached the stairs, his path was blocked by Fujitani-sensei along with three other people that he didn’t recognise.

“Excuse me, Kagesawa-san?”

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