Project Bata

The printing staff checked my student assessment that contained my class schedules and shook his head. A few chuckles came from him as he looked at me and hand me my printed copy.

"Gonzales, Vanessa Clarice?" He asked with a grin on his face. I nodded my head in response, "Looks like you got your hands full this semester."

I looked at my class schedule again. The third row on the class schedule, I puffed and sighed to the realization that hit me, "SOC52."

The printing staff leaned on the glass and whispered, "She's a terror and that subject isn't really that helpful."

This was one of the university's advocacy, they associate it and infused the program throughout the curriculum of the colleges regardless of your course. SOC52, an elective subject that must be taken up by all graduating senior class of the university.

Dropping the subject would be futile, it was one of the key subjects to be taken before you take off for graduation.

Taking the subject lightly would be lethal. It will scorn a beast and make your records, ugly.

It was one of the scary electives that would render a senior's life... chaotic.

I had my fair share of mental and emotional chaos, I would not take in another one. No, thank you, Sir.

"Well, if you're really into it and seriously take care of the project. It would be easy as breathing," the staff added.

Yeah, well-taking care of a human infant-like robot would be easy right?

You just have to feed them, change their nappies, burp them, hold them well and put them to sleep soundly. That would be easy as breathing, right?

But what if the instructor assigned a partner to you that acts like a child itself? Now, that sounds concerning and a handful.

Despite having another two subjects in my load, I wasn't concerned about those. I was highly concentrated and worried about this particular subject that could potentially destroy my sanity.

"Thank you," I said to the staff as I exited the IT laboratory, anxious and feeling hopeful that this last semester in my college year would be trouble-less and problem-free. Regardless, no one would really see what she's expecting.