Machines Are Honest

[6:00 a.m. It is time to wake up.]

I got out of bed in a daze at the sound of Cyclamen's voice.

For some reason, even though I was sure I'd gotten up on time, my body felt strangely heavy.

Cyclamen couldn't have done anything wrong.

Because machines can't lie.

It moves at set times and works according to set procedures.

Cyclamen had been designed from the ground up to function that way, so she couldn't have done anything wrong.

So this is... yeah. This is all because of the coffee.

"Um, Cyclamen.... O-oh, this morning.... Leave out the coffee...."

[Yes, understood.]...