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Míngzé was cleaning his hands thoroughly. After four hours he was finally done with his tasks. All the pokémon had clean cages and food. It was one of the few things here he actually liked doing. It was still dirty work, but at least he could do something good for these pokémon. They already started to know and trust him which made his job bearable.

But it was tiresome and he really wanted to go home. He came here right after class and had not eaten. There was simply no time. Once he was home he would probably just order something. Maybe a pizza. With those thoughts in mind he grabbed his bag and went towards the exit. The lights made sure he still saw something, but because he was tired, his vision was even lacking more. Once outside it would become a real problem and he knew it.

While he was walking, he had his attention on his bag. Somewhere in there, among his school stuff, was his cane. Míngzé did not like using it, but sometimes he had no other choice. The second he found it, he walked into someone. He was lucky to be able to stagger into a table, otherwise he would’ve fallen to the ground too. Now it was only his bag and everything in it that went flying. He could hear his stuff scatter over the floor.

“So—” Míngzé really wanted to apologize, but he bit back those words quickly. “Excuse me?” What was this man’s problem? For a moment the other left him speechless. “Just so you know, this is a lab, not a racing track.” If the other acted like this, he would not simply take the blame.

It was one of the many skills scientists possessed and that was getting under his skin. His eyes darted over his stuff that was on the ground. Luckily it was not much, mostly things he needed for school. As long as his laptop was still in one piece, he did not care.

The comment made Míngzé roll his eyes dramatically. “As far as I’m aware everyone is allowed to walk here.” Accidents like these happened and Míngzé was fine with taking the blame. But that changed when others had to be an ass about it. Like this man. He was ordered to move aside and he couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. If he did not know any better he would think this guy was one of those royals they’d brought here. “I’m standing here quite well, thank you,” he said sarcastically before crouching down. His backpack had been at his feet, so that was an easy find. He felt around a bit and found his adapter, but no laptop.