CHAPTER 3: BEHIND THE DOOR
(long chapter folks.)
"Dr.PJM, you are telling me, what is behind that door, this instant or else the results are not going to be good." She threatened him. Jimin shook his head and went back to work. "Ugghhhh!" She let out a frustrated (trustfrated) groan. "You're gonna pay for ignoring me, Jimin-shi" She said in a scary tone. Jimin being Jimin, he tried not to laugh at her and make her more mad at him. Once she left him alone, he burst out into laughter making other people around him stop their work and burst into a fit of giggles.
You must be thinking 'Why did everyone laugh, when she threatened him? Isn't everyone supposed to be sweating bullets right now, including Jimin?' Well the answer is NO. This has been happening for the past seven days, more precisely a week. It's been two whole weeks since Yuji joined 'Techno Corp'. She has become everyone's favourite person. Everyone adores her and her behavior. She literally became the 'Talk of the Town' but more like 'Talk of the Techno Corp'. Even though she works at the robotics department, every department in that company knows her. So after her training week – which is the first week of the new employee – she was given a project.
"Senior Jung, you said you wanted to meet us?" Jimin asked after entering his senior's cabin and taking a seat. "Yes. Dr.PJM and DR.MYJ, we have something for you." He said. "Something for us? What is it Senior?" Yuji asked. "Well, it's nothing much, but it's a project. Your first project to be precise." He said making Jimin frown. "But Senior Jung, it's not just some project is it? It's something-"Jimin got cut off by his senior's words. "Big? Yes it is. You guessed it right Doctor. It's not just big but it's pretty confidential one too. You have to be very careful with this project because this project is connected with the cops working in Seoul. It is one of the special request assignments. It has to be handled with care because; there is only one of it. And we have it. Here" He finished. "But Senior Jung, umm, why me? I mean don't get me wrong, I would love to work for this special project but when there are even more skilled people, why chose me?" She asked her question sounding more curious than how her face may seem right now. She had her elbows resting on the table and her feet were shaking. Not due to her nervousness but because of her excitement.
"Your seniors may seem to more skilled but they are in the position of seniors because of their experience. You see, in here, very little youngsters work as seniors that is because they are capable of it. They have the knowledge and skill for being the seniors. But the rest of them are Seniors just because of their age. But that doesn't mean they don't contribute to the growth of Techno Corp." He took a pause.
"You see." He pointed at them, "People like Jimin and Yuji, are the people this company needs. We need you as a person and not just your skills and labour. We need both of it. You guys have that technology and skill and the work-force to do the job. That is the main reason we chose you. You see, Techno Corp used to rank people according to age and experience rather than skill. But that was in the past. Now it uses the method of skill, that's why little by little people according to skill are being chosen as Seniors. Senior is not just being the elder one. It's like a tag given to those who deserve to lead. Just like when your grandfathers tell you something and you do it. It's not just because they are seniors, its because they deserve to lead." He took a pause again.
"What I'm trying to tell you is that, you deserve to lead. You are skilled and talented. We need people like you and that's why we choose you."
He finishes his sentence and looked at them again. Jimin's and Yuji's eyes were wide open making their Senior want to laugh at them. They just asked a simple question 'Why Me?' and here they got a 250 word-limited essay on 'Why me'. Great. "OH! MY GOD! SENIOR JUNG!" Jimin shouted. Making the rest of the two to break away from their trance. "What is it Jimin?" Senior Jung asked him drinking his coffee. "Senior Jung, you are my most adored and most favourite Senior. Guess why?" He asked excitedly. "Why?" the latter asked him. "Because you opened my eyes." Jimin said happily. "So all this time your eyes were closed?" Yuji asked making her Senior laugh and the latter to pout.
"Hey, not like that. I meant that I got Inspired." He fisted his hands and held it up in the air making him look like 'The Statue of Liberty' who is looking at his fist. Yuji and Hobi had to laugh at his little gesture. "Ok. Ok. I get it. You are inspired. Right?" Senior Jung asked him making him nod like an obedient child. "I hope you now understand it as well, Dr.MYJ." He asked looking at her. "Yes I do. And I'm honored to do it." She said making Senior Jung be contented with his decision.
"Ok so this is your project details. Keep it confidential." He gave him a project file. "And don't give her any information about what is behind that door" Senior Jung said nudging Jimin. "Sure why not. I would love to keep it that way." Jimin teased her. "Hey, that's not fair. You guys get to know but I don't. Not fair at all." She said pouting making the boys laugh hard. "Hey you can't gang up on me. We are still at work, now tell me what is behind that door." She demanded again. "Well Senior Hyung, I don't thing we are at work anymore." Jimin said making Yuji frown. "Why? We are literally at work." Yuji said. "But not technically." He said looking somewhere. She followed his gaze and saw the clock showing the time. 7:30pm. It's been 30 minutes since work officially stopped and maybe all the employees even went back home from work. She turned back and gave them an awkward laugh. The two boys smirked at her helpless state. "Fine. But tell me tomorrow." She said and pulled Jimin along with her to go have their dinner and then later sleep. Jimin waved at his hyung and put one arm of his on her shoulder and pinched one of her cheeks with the other. "You are so cute when you are being awkward." He cooed near her ear. "Stop it" She fake-elbow jabbed his stomach and he groaned in return making both of them laugh.
So from the next day onwards she had kept on asking him, more like demanding him; "Dr.PJM, tell me what is behind that door?" but all he answers is that "You will know when the time comes Dr.MYJ" Which always makes her frown with his plain and simple answers. She always tried sneaking in but Jimin always catches her single-handed. And says; "You never grow up do you?" for which she shakes her head and points her finger towards the door and asks the same question. "What is behind that door?"
<<BACK TO THE PRESENT>>
"Maisy can you get me a cup of coffee please." Jimin asked one of the staffs. She nodded and went to get him some coffee; Yuji saw this and followed her. She offered her to help but she asked her not to. But then Yuji said something to her making her giggle and give her a thumbs up. She prepared his coffee and gave it to him and stood behind him. "BWAH" Jimin spat out the coffee. "Who the hell puts salt in coffee?" He shouted. Suddenly Yuji popped up from in front of his desk and said "That's what I meant when I said you will pay for it. Gotta go now, have fun cleaning up 'cause Maisy isn't going to help you. Bye-bye" She said waving and went away. Everyone near Jimin was laughing hard seeing him so helpless. All Yuji could hear before she walked away, was Jimin groaning and cursing.
Soon after Jimin cleaned up his desk, he got a call from his office telephone. "Hello, Dr.PJM here." He answered the call. "Doctor, it's time. Take it out" The person on the other side of the phone spoke – which was none other than Senior Jung. "Ok." Jimin answered in short and cut the call. He stood up and went to search Yuji. He knew where she would be – in front of the door- so that's where he went. And he was correct, she was standing in front of it looking at it carefully as if she could drill holes into it and get in with her non-existent super powers.
"Dr.MYJ" Jimin called out to her. She turned around facing him. "Here you go." He handed her a small key. "What is this?" She asked. "The key to this door." Jimin said making her eyes go wide. 'Did my revenge work?' she thought in her mind. "No" Jimin answered her thoughts 'Did he just read my mind' she thought again. "No. Your face gives it all away." Jimin said making her give him an annoyed look. "Senior Jung asked us to open it and take it out. Since you are so excited, I'll it you take it out. So, get me the thing which your eyes fancy the most. I know that you'll bring will be the correct thing." Jimin said with a voice full of hope. "Alrighty" She said and opened the door with the key.
She entered the room and thought it might be a simple room but she was wrong. It was a long stretch of compartments and long spaces. She was walking straight looking here and there. She had a clue of what she has to find because, they have been programming some codes and commands for it. She kept walking but soon her eyes caught something. She smiled widely seeing that object. There it was lying on a stretcher. She pushed the stretcher towards the door and out of it and kept pushing it until she reached Jimin. Jimin too had a wide smile of victory seeing her bring the correct machine – A CYBOT.
"Guess my guesses are not wrong then." Yuji said making Jimin nod. "I guess so." She had always been asking him whether they were programming codes for a robot or something but nevertheless Jimin never gave away any details. Why? He wanted to see her reaction to her seeing her most favourite machine – A Robot.
"Ok. Dr.MYJ can you please pass me the blue chip?" Jimin requested her. She took the chip which contained all their programming codes and commands. Yuji was mesmerized by the cybot. It still didn't have a human face but still it was charmingly handsome and thick. Thick as in very strong. She didn't notice that Jimin was asking her to move out of the way because she was literally standing near the area where Jimin had to place the chip, so he took the low power electrocute which gives electric shocks and placed it near her hand making a slight ray of electricity to spread through her body and she let out a squeal. "Ouch!" She said rubbing the area where she got electrocuted. "Stay focused now, fall in love later." Jimin said pushing her aside. "I'm not in love. I was just admiring him." She cleared her part. "Same thing." Jimin murmured.
He opened the fiber flap of the cybot which was present in the lower abdomen portion of the machine. "You know, Cybots can eat human food since they are human-disguised spies. You see this." He pointed at a clear sack in the cybot's stomach. "That's where all the edible human food gets deposited once consumed; once that sack is filled we will remove it and place a new one. Cool right? That's why only the stomach is made of fiber. It is the only portion which is open able. Even the chip goes in there. See. This cybot is completely solar-based. The oil in the tubes just help it survive just in case the bot can't be out in the sun- like for example if he is locked up in a dark room, he can stay in there for weeks without sunlight with the help of this oil" He explained everything slowly to the mesmerized girl standing next to him.
Once she broke out from her trance, she asked. "Jimin, how do you know about cybots so much?" He chuckled and answered "You know about them when you make 'em. And I made this little tough guy here. That's why he is so handsome like me." At first she was smiling but it turned to be a frown when Jimin said the last sentence. "Now, I seriously do miss Prof.Jin." She teased him. Jimin pouted hearing her. "Well then let's get started shall we?"
Jimin switched on the Cybot. "Cybot Test 001 Activate" Jimin commanded. "Cybot - Test 001- as - per- command - of - Dr.PJM - activated." The cybot replied opening its eyes. Jimin nudged Yuji asking her to command. "Activate Ease mode." Yuji commanded. "As – per – command – of – Dr.MYJ - Ease – mode – activated." Since Jimin had added their names and some names of their seniors along with their photos, the Cybot knows who is who. It scans them and matches their ID with his information for confirmation. Once the mode activated, it had curious eyes. It kept looking here and there. "You like it in here?" Yuji asked the bot in a calm manner as if she was taking to a new born child. "Yes – Dr.MYJ." It replied, the mechanical voice had an edge to it but it wasn't rough, it was smooth almost close to a human voice. It surely was deep.
Soon someone came in and held both Jimin's and Yuji's shoulder. "Senior Jung." They stood up and bowed. "I see the bot is working pretty normal huh? Great job doctors." Senior Jung congratulated them. "Thank you Senior Jung." They bowed once again. "You know me?" Senior Jung asked the cybot. "Senior – Jung – I - know - you – well. – My – resources – have – a – complete – data – of – you. It – is – a – pleasure – meeting – you." The robot replied in his mechanical voice. "Impressive" Senior Jung remarked. "You guys did great job programming him." He complimented them again. "Thank you Senior Jung." They said happily bowing their heads. "Well I basically came here to tell you something." Senior became serious again. "You have 2 months to train. Then your fieldwork starts." He informed them. "Make sure to make him ready for it. During it's first mission one of us will be going along with him. I hope you guys train him well." He said. "We will" Jimin said. "But first make sure to give him a temporary face." Senior Jung said and walked away. "Whose face do you want Test 001?" Yuji asked the bot. He turned towards the person he is going to take the form of. He groaned hearing his name coming out from the cybot's mouth.
"PARK – JIMIN"
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WORD COUNT: 2597
It's was a hella long chapter.
And Yeah! Cybot has made it's entrance.
"Still no Taehyung?" You guys might have wondered.
But hey Tae is a Cybot so he has entered. TA-DA
OK I SWEAR TO GOD
NEXT CHAPTER TAEHYUNG WILL BE THERE.
IF NOT, CHANGE MY NAME.
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Meet you guys in the next chapter.
Until then Bye. *waves*
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