Inventory
The system records everything. It does not understand all that it counts.
Some discrepancies are corrected. Others are erased.
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The warehouse - my domain. It's where I log incoming and outgoing items with precision.
My unchallenged accuracy is needed here. I log incoming and outgoing items with a simple "beep" and a red flash.
Then I sort them where they should go. There are categories for everything. Absolutely everything.
Anything that can be counted. All that's needed is a label.
Some units do not sync with their labels.Then abnormalities.
Next shipment: A name.
Return status: Pending.
Next shipment: A name.
Return status: Pending.
Next shipment: A name.
Returln status: Pending.
Next shipment: A name
Return status: -
Expiry dates passed, but still stayed within the inventory.
Then I failed to categorize.
I stopped on one unit.
She remained within my range longer than the required thirty seconds.
A she. She shifted. Uncomfortable.
Gentle, almost undetectable murmurs.
My system couldn't read this.
I reclassified. Sudden shifts.
To murmur.
Louder.
And LOUDER.
I categorized. Error: classification invalid.
I categorized. Error: classification invalid.
I categorized. Error: classification invalid.
Correction attempt: Denied.
And she moved. And moved.
No one viewed my monitor.
System updated successfully.
All irregularities resolved.
She disappeared.
System health: Check.
A record: Item 123456. For sale.
Where she was.
I record what comes. I do not ask.
Inventory now accurate.
No discrepancies remain.
All items accounted for.
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Original microfiction for The International Day of Remembrance for Transatlantic Slavery by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
For Mikeydred's March prompt:
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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That sure was a weird glitch. Loved your story!