Chapter 23 - It is cornered
Chapter 23 – It is cornered
“Hey I heard that Thia would do anything if you paid her for it.”
“Seriously? Is her family poor or something?”
“It grants Clarity.”
Classmate L: “I don't know man, who cares. Do you wanna give it a try?”
Classmate K: “Yeah, ████ it. Why not.”
“It censors words spoken in reality to preserve the sanctity of School and the Terms set forth by School.”
Classmate L: “Hey, Thia. Talking to yourself?”
“It spoke to Observers from beyond this realm.”
Classmate L: “Okay. Well, aren't you going to say ‘hi’ back?”
“It acknowledges the greeting of Classmates unimportant to It.”
Classmate K: “Damn, she just roasted your a—”
“It reminds that such language is forbidden by the Terms set forth by School.”
Classmate K: “Hey, you said she'd do anything, right?”
Classmate L: “Yeah that's what I heard.”
“It confirms. If the Ask and the Price are Just, It will obey.”
Classmate L: “Damn that's so ███████ hot. She’s like a little android ████-bot.”
“Incorrect. It will not be touched for any Price.”
Classmate K: “Boring. Okay, how about I give you five bucks to stop being so weird all the time.”
“The Price offered is not enough to change the fundamental nature of It.”
Classmate K: “How about a hundred?”
“It reiterates.”
Classmate K: “Boring.”
Classmate L: “Thia, give me a high five. I'll pay you twenty bucks.”
“It will not be touched for any Price.”
Classmate L: “What the hell's wrong with this prude b—”
“It reminds that such language is forbidden by the Terms set forth by School.”
Classmate K: “Whatever. Just let it go, man.”
Classmate L: “Nah, I'm getting sick of this arrogant, high-strung wh—”
“It reminds that such language is forbidden by the Terms set forth by School.”
Classmate L: “—just lording over everyone like she's better than us.”
Classmate K: “Yeah, fair. It's kind of annoying.”
Classmate L: “Who’s gonna know if we just shove her into a corner and knock her down a little. Know what I mean?”
Classmate K: “I mean..."
“It refuses to be touched.”
Classmate L: “What are you going to do? There's two of us and we're twice your size.”
“It is leaving.”
Classmate L: “Aw c'mon. Don't be like that.”
“Desist or receive Punishment.”
Classmate L: “Oh yeah? What's going to happen?”
Aiden: “What the ████ are you doing?”
Classmate L: “Nothing, man. We were just playing around. Right, Thia?”
“Incorrect. It was being forcibly pursued.”
Aiden: "...I'll ███████ kill both of you.”
“It reminds that killing goes against the Terms agreed upon with School.”
Aiden: “Then I'm going to kick the ████ out of them until their rapey dog █████ have to be surgically removed from their own ████████.”
Classmate L: “Seriously man, it was just a joke.”
Classmate K: “Yeah, it’s not like we were going to do anything.”
Aiden: “Thia, wait outside the door and cover your ears.”
“Understood. It is leaving.”
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Aiden: "...Thia. Did they do anything to you? Did they hurt you?”
“It refused to be touched.”
Aiden: “Good. Okay. Yeah, good. That's good.”
“Correct.”
Aiden: “Hey, Thia?”
“It listens.”
Aiden: “You might not see me around for a while. I—I ██████ them up pretty bad.”
“It rejects the premise.”
A: "...What?” Aiden sighed. “████, I give up. What are you talking about this time?”
“It did not see anything that was forbidden by the Terms agreed upon with School. It did not hear anything that was forbidden by the Terms agreed upon with School. Aiden will face no Retribution for doling out Punishment for It.”
Aiden: “Hah... Is that so?”
“Correct. It will now find Amy.”
Aiden: “Hah..."
“It removes Clarity.”