Don't Ask Robots For Tips On How To Get Home [ TFP X SAIKI K ]

chapter 4

It was a woman with black hair that was styled into a pony tail with a stethoscope wrapped around her neck and wearing what seemed to be a mint colored nurse scrub with a desaturated color of yellow cardigan over it.

"Mrs. Darby." Ratchet greeted the woman with a small nod.

So it is. Saiki thought as he looked at her from the metal platform.

"Hello, Ratchet." She greeted the bot in turn.

Mrs. Darby then closed the door of her car and approached Ratchet, but not before grabbing a bag from her car that seemed to be filled with some medical equipment.

"So, where is he?" Mrs. Darby asked as she held the bag with one of her hands. She was obviously referring to Saiki.

"Excuse me." Saiki politely interrupted, raising one hand. Indicating that he was the person she was looking for.

"Oh!" Mrs. Darby said, looking a bit startled with the way Saiki spoke, considering he was speaking to them through their minds.

"Ah, that is certainly going to need some getting used to."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." Saiki apologized, only now realizing that speaking into people's minds wasn't exactly normal here. Not that it was in his world either, but that was only because he "modified" some things in his world.

"Oh, no, don't worry about it. I'm sure it's just how things are in your... World?" Mrs. Darby reassured Saiki and although she was a bit awkward with it and unsure how to speak on it, she was polite.

Well.. not exactly.

"Get him down, will you." Mrs. Darby said towards Ratchet. But before Ratchet could do anything to get Saiki down-

"It's fine." Saiki interrupted once again as he teleported down to a meter away from Mrs. Darby.

So my teleportation still works perfectly. He thought as he observed his body, nothing had changed and he was fine, as well as his ability that brought him exactly to where he wanted.

Mrs. Darby flinched slightly and took a few steps back, startled. Ratchet also seemed a bit startled too.

"...Yup, this will definitely get some getting used to." Mrs. Darby said as she shook her head lightly and recollected herself.

".. Right, sorry." Saiki guiltily apologized once again for startling her and Ratchet.

"It's alright, really." Mrs. Darby kindly reassured Saiki once more, not so awkward now as she seemed to have mostly gotten used to the situation now.

"Jack! Miko! We need to use the couch!" Mrs. Darby yelled up towards the two teenagers who groaned and whined in complaint as they were still playing the video game from earlier.

"Do not make me repeat myself, Jack Darby and Miko Nakadai." Mrs. Darby firmly said, pulling out their full names. "Don't think I didn't notice you two not greeting me when I got here."

Ah, nothing more terrifying than hearing your mother say your full name. Saiki shuddered as he remembered when he remembered his own mom. Then his expression faltered a little as he remembered something nostalgic, but he soon composed himself.

..I wonder how she's doing. Saiki buried those thoughts for now.

The two teenagers hastily scrambled off the couch to make their way down, a very nervous smile on their faces.

"Hey, mom." Jack greeted Mrs. Darby with an awkward grin.

"Hi, Mrs Darby!" Miko greeted her with an awkward smile as well.