564 Right Direction (1/2)
Iris finally finished her last interview of the day, but that wasn't the end of her busy schedule. She still needed to attend a rehearsal with Jin Chonglin afterwards to perfect their live performances for their upcoming next single which would be released soon this month. After the rehearsal, she also planned on dropping by Orchidia Beauty to work for maybe an hour or two.
These were not all, however. She still had a scheduled lesson with Professor Kalisha Schwarz via video call. She was, after all, still an active student of Cross Academy. Both of her language instructors demanded perfection and she couldn't achieve that with just her natural talent alone. She still needed to study and train hard.
While on their way to the dance studio where she would rehearsing with Jin Chonglin, Iris was listening to Ketchup's latest reports inside the executive van. Dom was the only one left accompanying Iris by this time. Tang Yiyi needed to accompany the Pandemonium boys for a gig, so the manager left by taxi earlier.
”Mommy, Ketchup led the Slippers Army and the rest of the Black Stars to defeat all those poopoo-heads who are saying bad things about you online! Was Ketchup a good kitty, Mommy? Was I, was I? Meow~”
Iris smiled at the adorable white cat fishing for praise.
”Yes, Ketchup. Good kitty.”
”Meow! Ketchup will continue being a good kitty! I love you, Mommy!”
”Uwah! Baby Ketchup is so cute!” Dom exclaimed. ”Ehehehe.”
”Ehehehe. Thank you, Uncle Dom~ I love you, Uncle Dom! Meow~”
”Aaaaaw! So cute! I love you too, Baby Ketchup!”
Iris chuckled at their antics. While the talkative human and talkative cat demonstrated their talkativeness by talking to each other nonstop, Iris felt glad that Ketchup was now back to her usual high spirits after her grounding period was over. Iris hoped that the white cat continued to behave. She couldn't help but worry about Ketchup now that she was allowed to play online again. Iris regularly monitored her systems, but she couldn't do that all the time because of her busy schedule.
The last time Iris checked Ketchup's systems was last night. The cat AI was like a completely different specimen compared to when she first successfully developed its cat form and added a highly colourful and adaptable personality a few months ago.
Ketchup had changed so much since then!
The change wasn't something as simple as watching a seed grow into a seedling, then a small plant, and finally into a tree.
No. It was more like watching a grain of sand turn into an island, then into a city, a country, and then into a huge continent. At this rate, it would become a world on its own…maybe even a universe, if that was possible.
As the one who created this highly advanced AI in the form of an adorable white cat, Iris felt very excited yet also a little scared of its rapid growth. Fortunately, Ketchup seemed to be behaving really well since her two-week grounding period.