Rosespanner Workshop Fixer: Meursault's Story

...Hey! Is that still not done yet?!

It's in progress. It will be completed in about three hours.

Hey... Can you do me another favor? Haha, I'll buy you a drink after this.

Place it on the third document stack from the right.

This Fixer Office seems lively at all times.

This child's desk in particular was abuzz with voices.

...When you look at it, it also seems like the source of a majority of keyboard taps.

Hello. This is Meursault from Rosespanner Workshop Office. I have a matter to discuss with you...

Holding a phone in one hand, he types just as fast with the other.

Yes, that is right. As always, we would like our newly developed tool to be tested by Tres Association...

He doesn't forget to make notes with a pen from time to time during all that.

<Messrs. Tres Association. 1. I am writing to you to inquire about our workshop's item.>

The child must be taking care of procedures for putting some new gadget developed by the Workshop Office on sale.

Tres Association, commonly called "the workshop Association", is in charge of evaluating all workshop-made products in the City.

Well, they aren't harsh enough to go after small personal inventions, but... If you want to sell your item, you have to pass their evaluation and have it registered.

Unauthorized distribution...is forbidden.

Oh... Are you done with the call? What did they say, did it go well?

Yes, as I am told. It's a simple device, so it's currently under the registration process.

Great! Good job as always, buddy~!

There are documents that need to be filled out for additional approval. From the top of the second document stack...

Ahaha... I told you, you're free to do them however you want to.

...Understood.

The child wouldn't ever turn down favors others asked of him.

To be precise, he had no reason to.

He was the most competent one in this Office, as well as being the quickest to handle work.

The child knew this well...

And believed that it's natural for him to do the heavy lifting.

Mm!

Though he worked more frequently indoors than outdoors, he was superior in both types of labor.

He's been staying in his workplace for weeks now, traveling between the office and work sites without a single trip to home.

...This is tiring.

The child let out a tiny sigh, placing a hand on his temple.

The monitor showed a line of text that said: <The mail address does not exist.>

It's true, not every part of the City is interconnected in a network. It's natural that there are some clients that can only be reached with written letters.

I will...have to write it again. This has put off the estimated time of completion by 2 hours and 17 minutes.

Murmuring to himself, the child picked up a pen.

Normally, a workshop Fixer is like a blacksmith, keeping hammers and steel plates closer than pens or paper.

But to this child, the line of work seems no different from an ordinary desk job, dealing with...mounds of overdue clerical work.

...Yes, this is Meursault from Rosespanner Workshop Office. Please state your business.

Still, perhaps it's thanks to him shouldering most of the desk work that this workshop can operate smoothly.