Observer: "How do you understand the primacy effect?" (Note 1)
Su Xin: "The primacy effect? Ah... The first impression is important, but it is indeed one-sided in most cases, so subsequent in-depth observation becomes even more important."
Observer: "What is the impact of psychological suggestion on major decision-making?"
Su Xin: "Well... there are not enough conditions. It's hard for me to judge or define. Being too positive is just arrogance. If it's really important, I tend to think rationally."
"If I could really think rationally, would I still be so upset?"
The increasingly depressed observer pursed her lips, her expression becoming more and more solemn. She couldn't wait to draw a card so that she could ask the next question.
"What am I to you?"
"What's the gap between me and your ship girls?"
"What am I...worrying about?"
Unfortunately, before she could raise her hand, Tiancheng's flat and cold voice rang out without warning, "Okay, let's stop here."
The secretary smiled as he put away the cards, looked at the dazed observer, and coaxed the slightly frightened Mutsu, "The sun is bright enough, shall we pack up and go out to play?"
After being asked for a long time, Su Xin scratched her head and glanced at the Octopus Girl who was slumped on the sofa, not quite understanding the situation.
But she also knew that the current atmosphere was not right, so she quickly stood up and took Nagato and Mutsu with her, "Then we will set off first, you guys hurry up and follow us, okay?"
Yixian smiled softly at the young commander and watched the three of them leave. Then he turned his face coldly and looked at the observer who had not yet come back to his senses.
"Ms. Observer, you still haven't controlled your emotions."
"...Feel sorry."
The Siren, who always prided himself on being superior, held his forehead helplessly, "...I don't understand, I would never make these low-level mistakes..."
Tian Cheng raised his head and drank the cold tea. "You can't even do the most basic observation of words and expressions, which proves that your condition is already very bad. If you continue to ask, Su Su will be influenced by you, so..."
"Well... she's not like this usually. Give her some time? I'll take good care of her." The Purifier moved closer to the Observer. "She just needs some time..."
Yixian was helpless, rubbed his forehead, and advised: "Although we have no say in your affairs, this is related to Susu, I think... you should adjust yourself first before talking about other things?"
The observer paused, "...Hmm."
"I'll go see how they are, you guys continue chatting." After saying this, Yixian looked at Tiancheng for a moment, then got up and left.
The secretary started to make tea again. While waiting for the water to boil, she tapped her leg with her index finger, sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly.
After a moment's consideration, she sighed and responded.
"I'm sorry, I promised her that I wouldn't do anything inappropriate again, so I can't help you this time. In some situations, I might even be the one hindering you."
The observer stared at the fox with her golden eyes, her cold gaze full of pride.
“Even if you can’t do anything?”
"Even if I can't do anything."
.....Ha, so I don't seem to have the same determination as you." The octopus girl lowered her eyes, her momentum suddenly reduced, "I have never considered giving up Siren, giving up my life, etc."
"Really? Although you seem to have misunderstood me, you probably have the answer now." Tiancheng poured boiling water into the tea bowl, "Can I rest assured?" (Note 2)
The observer sneered at the words, "Since the day you needed to worry, you can rest assured now." (Note 3)
Another Siren ship present was confused by these words. She knew each word separately, but suddenly she couldn't understand them when they were put together.
But if she asked now, it would be too embarrassing, so the Purifier tried hard to suppress her confusion and acted as an outsider while holding the peanuts.
Tiancheng was very satisfied and poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. "It seems that I was worrying too much. This also means that the answer you get now may not necessarily be what you really want." (Note 4)
The octopus girl looked at the cup of hot tea in front of her. On a hot summer day, the steam seemed so light and drifting, just like her uneasy mood at the moment.
Tiancheng was right. At that moment, she had indeed come up with the answer.
That is to leave here.
If you cannot distinguish the difference between "hints" and "love" by your own will, then finding a reference is obviously the best way.
The wedding ship in front of us meets all the conditions for being a reference and is the nearest control group.
If true love means giving up everything for the other person and facing challenges head-on, then the observer should ask himself, for the time being, he is not able to do this.
She will always belong to [Siren], and this sense of belonging is something she can never give up.
Including living in the port area now, it is also to help [Siren] establish a better cooperative relationship. At least this is how she defines this "staying" in her mind.
As for life, that is even more impossible.
She still has a lot of things to do, and there are still many [experimental sites] that need her to monitor and control, even the one numbered 1015, she hasn't even named it yet.
If life is lost, all this will become meaningless.
By comparing the two, the observer easily got the answer.
She probably doesn't like Su Xin. All of this is a byproduct of self-suggestion, and the only way to treat it is to stay away from the cause as much as possible.
But... Tiancheng said, "The answer you get now may not necessarily be what you really want." This sentence made her feel a little nostalgic for Su Xin again.
In her long life journey, Su Xin has indeed left a bold and colorful mark on this infinitely extended picture.
Originally, she was just curious about the mystery, but after that self-suggestion and close contact, her perception of the little conductor gradually changed.
After all, her current feelings came too quickly, as if she fell in love with someone overnight.
This unprecedented entanglement and melancholy has caused panic among observers who have been keen on observing samples, savoring life and death for countless years and have gradually become numb to the disappearance and birth of life.
She is a man-made product, and such anomalies should not be allowed in her program. Her job is to observe and record endlessly.
But now, programs outside of instructions have appeared, and they are completely unable to be shut down by themselves. Like a rapidly spreading virus, they have affected her original logic with overwhelming force.
After several choices, the observer finally tightened the sleeves of his sun protection suit, "...I have made up my mind, I want to-"
"Do you understand what I just said?" "You seem to have misunderstood me." Tiancheng sighed lightly and took a sip of hot tea.
Octopus Girl swallowed the bitter words and shook her head, "Does this matter?"
"Of course, of course it's important." Tiancheng curled his lips and raised his hand slowly, pointing to the floor. "I never said I would give up life, and I never said I would leave here."
.......What's the meaning?"
"It means that the problem you are worried about is not actually a problem, and the things you desire are not in conflict at all. No one is forcing you to make a choice. It's just that you are stuck in a dead end."
The observer was stunned, and seemed to understand part of it. "But didn't you say that even if you can't do anything, you will try your best to stop me? Doesn't this mean that you are willing to give up everything for her..."
Tiancheng chuckled, "Yes, but I can completely avoid this option. That is always the worst outcome. Am I not living in her life right now?"
"You mean..."
"No one forces you to choose between the two, and no one will criticize you for sticking to your job. You only care about one thing and you can't give everything for this relationship, but in my opinion this is normal. Love and work are two different things."
"...But if I have to make concessions for the Siren in the future, and it might even harm her interests, is that okay?"
"Then try to avoid this kind of result. This is what everyone wants to see." Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief and stood up as if to walk out. "This is a kind of adjustment, and also a test to verify whether you two are suitable for each other."
The observer paused and asked, "…why promote this?"
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not promoting a relationship between my rival and my lover. I'm just trying to avoid a result that would be unfavorable to everyone, as I said."
"...Are you afraid that I will harm her?"
"You can understand it this way. After all, there is very little we can do in front of the Sirens. So, I have to consider it and try my best to bring about a good ending for everyone."
Tiancheng smiled after he finished speaking, "Of course, it is not up to me to decide what choice you will make. Whether you can get a satisfactory result depends entirely on you. In this matter, I am just a selfish bystander." (Note 5)
"...Anyway, thanks."
"Hehe--So, what's your true feeling?"
The observer was silent for a long while, and finally took a deep breath, softened his expression, and stretched out his small hand from the slightly larger cuffs and pulled the zipper, which was not pulled to the top, to the end.
“I want to be nicer to myself.”
"Well, then... please control your emotions and adjust your attitude. We will wait for you on the beach."
"...Hehe~ Do I need you to teach me?"
PS: Note 1, the primacy effect, that is, the influence of the first impression formed by both parties on the future relationship, which is also the "prejudice" effect.
Note 2: Tiancheng is asking whether this matter can be ended, whether to like or stay away. After the observer draws a conclusion, when facing things related to Su Xin, can the other party avoid similar troubles.
Note 3: What the observer meant was that from the moment she began to waver in her decision to "like Su Xin" and forced Tiancheng to start paying attention, Tiancheng no longer needed to worry that she would do anything bad to Su Xin, because she had no intention of hurting Su Xin from the beginning to the end.
Note 4: Tiancheng is saying that since you care about her so much, the answer you get now, "you must leave", may not be the result you really want.
Note 5: In fact, the power of the ship girl is completely unable to stop the actions of the Siren ship. Tiancheng knows that she cannot interfere with the relationship. In order to avoid the incident of the last time when the Siren suddenly captured Su Xin, she can only come forward to guide and interfere slightly, at least to make things clear, so that the other party will not go to extremes and do something unexpectedly.
What a cool operation. (By the way, do similar analyses need to be written in PS in the future? Or can we just rely on intuition?
Chapter 910: Smart Beach Life 1
"Indy-chan, why don't you wear this? The strawberry pattern is so cute. It will definitely suit you very well!"
"......don't want."
"Eh? Why? I think it looks really nice. I even added lace to it. It's pink and fluttery. Isn't it beautiful?"
"...Sister Bai, beautiful..."
Portland was so satisfied that he was overjoyed when he heard this. He put away the pink lace strawberry swimsuit in his hand, then rushed over to hug Indy and rubbed him hard.
"Indy is so cute~ I like it so much! Okay, since Indy said so, I will wear this today. You can pick something else. Do you like the black one?"
"..
Santiago, who was in the same room with him, turned around, looked at Indy, who had no expression on his face, and Portland, who kept opening and closing his mouth, and sighed silently, then opened the door and went out.
"It would be nice if San Juan was also the Commander's ship girl... Then she could also take a vacation and play with me... Ah! Commander?!"
Su Xin, who was running away at the speed of light with Nagato and Mutsu, was startled when she heard the voice. She tilted her head and met Santiago, who was beaming with joy. "Ah... good morning, even though it's almost noon."
Santiago jumped over and saw that the other person's hands were occupied, so he put his hands on his shoulders and made a slightly ambiguous gesture.
Unfortunately, Su Xin adapted well to this. She knew that Santiago's IQ was not high enough to acquire knowledge in this area, so she waited patiently for the chatterbox to speak.
As expected, Jin Kela's words had nothing to do with his actions. "Commander, Commander! Can you take San Juan home? Please, please, please!"
"Hmm...why are you suddenly saying this?"
"Because in Portland they always stick together and ignore me, I have no one to talk to." Santiago crossed his arms, "San Juan can't take a holiday, I'm so bored at home..."
Su Xin thought for a moment, "There are people playing volleyball on the beach, and some are building sand castles. You can even have a 'test of courage' in a remote place, although those who are buried are all our ship girls."
Santiago: (⊙o口o◎)?
"I mean, uh... you could go out and find other people to hang out with, right? Or maybe I could chat with you? I have some work to do in San Juan, so maybe... I don't have the time?"
Jin Kela understood and lowered his head in frustration, "But...but San Juan is really good to me..."
"Are you guys getting along well? Have you caused any trouble to others?" The young commander raised his hand and touched Santiago's head.
The chatterbox shook his head like a large dog. "No, even though she helped me fold the quilt and sweep the floor, but... but I gave her delicious food!"
Su Xin sighed secretly as she saw the shadow of the small Santiago in the big Santiago, and a feeling of raising a child surged in her heart.
"Then do you want to go feed the sparrows? As for the bugs... um, sorry, nothing."
"Commander? What's wrong with you? Did I make you unhappy...?"
"No, I just remembered something from the past." Su Xin shook her head, looked at Santiago with a tangled expression, and softened her heart, "Then ask San Juan tonight. If she is willing, you can just stay in the same room."
"Really?! That's great! She will definitely agree!"
"Yes, but you can't force them, okay? If they don't agree, forget it, understand?"
"Yeah! I know! Tonight! Tonight! Ah... there's still a lot of time left. Well, I'll go to the beach first. Goodbye, Commander!"
Santiago waved his hands, tapped his feet, and skipped toward the beach. "In the evening, in the evening, please come soon ...
Su Xin curled the corners of her mouth, and as she felt relieved, she secretly decided to quickly bring the cats in the yard into her own world.
"After the holidays are over, I will start to get busy too."
"..Oh yeah, I need to ask Sister Befa to prepare a few more boxes of refills, in case they run out and I can't replace them."
"Let me think about it. There is one more thing..."
"Commander, Commander!"
