Happy eating time! Though for Vya, this couldn't really be considered true 'feeding.' Still, it was better than nothing, and she could at least enjoy the flavors.
After leaving the cafeteria, they headed straight for Mobius's lab, just like part of a daily quest, though plenty changed within that routine as time went on.
Inside the lab at that moment, Fuxi and Nuwa were already hard at work. Their work ethic was actually decent, and they were nice people. It's just that... for some reason, they occasionally ended up adding to their senior, Klein's, workload.
Fuxi and Nuwa sat at their respective workstations—one completely absorbed in her screen, the other nodding off repeatedly, though thankfully not yet to the point of drooling on the desk.
Klein was buried under a mountain of documents, only the top half of her head visible, her pen scratching softly against the paper.
Fuxi glanced at Nuwa...
Heh, as the older sister, it was only natural to give her little sister a helping hand.
"Hey..."
With practiced ease, Fuxi reached out and gave Nuwa's head two solid thwacks.
Sigh... you could tell they were real sisters, no hesitation at all.
That jolted Nuwa wide awake.
She sat bolt upright, clutching her head. "Ow... take it easy! Who's gonna be responsible if you break something?..."
Fuxi kept her eyes on her screen, her tone calm. "Who says I'm not kind-hearted? If my little sister turns into an idiot, I, as the big sister, will just have to take responsibility."
"Well, aren't you just the best..."
Nuwa rubbed her head, then suddenly realized, "Wait! You hit me, and I'm supposed to thank you? Is that it?"
Fuxi finally turned her face, a faint smile playing on her lips. "My silly little sister, if that's what you think, I suppose I'll reluctantly accept."
"Ah, you're the worst!"
Nuwa's fists instantly clenched. Puffing out her cheeks, she grabbed her pen and slashed it angrily a few times across her notebook.
She silently vowed to herself that she would eat Fuxi's share of the little cake today!
Now that was a truly wicked thought!
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Right then, the lab door slid open automatically, and the Ellie-Vya sisters made their dazzling entrance!
"Hiiii♪~ We're here again~"
"Oh, it's Elysia and Vya! Good morning!"
Nuwa greeted them with a smile.
See? Ever since Fuxi and Nuwa, this pair of clowns, had arrived, the lab's atmosphere had truly become more cheerful~
At least there was someone to greet them as soon as they walked in now.
Elysia thought to herself.
"Hello there♪~"
"Hello, big sisters!"
Vya also greeted them obediently.
Elysia quietly slipped over to Klein's side, leaning down to whisper in her ear, "Klein~ Take a break first. How about having a bite to eat before working?"
Klein looked up blankly, the imprint of documents still pressed into her cheek. "Huh... Is it breakfast time already?"
"Yep, yep! Klein, sis, there's delicious blueberry pie today!"
"Just a moment..."
Klein buried her head and started writing again.
"Hey, I want some!"
Nuwa immediately stood up, only to be pulled back down by Fuxi. "It's not for you, why are you getting so excited?"
"The cafeteria should have some today. We'll just go there later."
"Alright then..."
"Get back to work!"
Watching this scene, Elysia covered her mouth with a light chuckle but didn't say anything more.
She called out loudly towards Mobius in the depths of the lab.
"Mobius~!"
Over on the other side, the moment Mobius heard that voice, her heart nearly stopped, and her hand jerked...
A clear clinking sound of glassware colliding echoed from the distance.
One could imagine she was absolutely thrilled, after all, she got to experience this almost every day.
This was followed by Mobius's annoyed shout: "You again! Elysia! How annoying, bothering me every single day!"
But it seemed only Elysia was worth expending this much breath on... in every sense of the word.
After all, she couldn't be bothered to acknowledge anyone else.
"Mhm, I'll take that as you praising my diligence♪~"
"..."
No further sound came from that direction.
After waiting a while longer, Mobius finally sauntered out.
"Mobius, come eat. We brought this specially for you."
Mobius didn't answer, just stared at the food for a moment, then looked at Elysia's radiant smile, before finally settling her gaze on Vya.
"Sis Mobius, come eat quickly!"
Vya tilted her little face up, her eyes full of expectation.
"Mmm, okay."
Mobius smiled and casually patted Vya's small head.
"Mobius~ You're playing favorites!"
Elysia pretended to pout, putting on an aggrieved act.
"So?"
Mobius loved seeing Elysia get all flustered and angry, though clearly that wasn't happening here.
"So..."
Elysia suddenly broke into a bright smile,
"...So I'm happy too♪~"
How could she possibly be jealous of her own sister?
"Mhm, Vya is very happy too!"
Mobius was speechless again.
She sighed and turned to Klein, who was still buried in the document pile. "Klein, come eat."
"Ah, yes, Doctor!"
Klein scurried over obediently.
Right then, Elysia spotted Mobius's cup noodles again...
As for why 'again'? This sort of thing had happened more than once.
"Mobius, why are you eating this again?"
"I'll eat what I want, what's it to you—"
Before she could finish, Elysia cut her off.
"Not okay. It's not good for your health. As your good friend, of course I need to show some concern for your well-being~"
Mobius crossed her arms. "You dare try to control me?"
Elysia just smiled, not responding directly. She turned to Klein instead.
"Klein, I'm going to give you a tough mission: confiscate all of Mobius's instant noodles."
"You wouldn't dare!"
Mobius's voice instantly sharpened.
"Huh...?"
What was happening? The perpetually slow-on-the-uptake Klein rapidly employed her single-core CPU to process the chain of events.
Me? My mission?
What should she do? She was instantly caught in a dilemma.
On one side was Mobius, whom she really shouldn't defy. On the other side was Elysia... no, actually, it was for Mobius's own good. How should she choose?
So, the two little Klein figures in her mind started fighting.
One Klein said, 'Go on! With Elysia and Vya here, Doctor Mobius won't do anything to you.'
The other Klein said, 'Ah, better not... the Doctor said not to interfere too much...'
Klein decided to be firm for once! Even if the Doctor docked her vacation days afterwards, she'd accept it willingly!
"Mmm, I'm sorry, Doctor."
Klein's gaze grew increasingly determined, as if she were about to undertake some great task.
She walked briskly towards the storage cabinet, deftly starting to clear out all the instant food...
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