Shape of the End 417

On Azure Planet, Outland had no daylight, and the people of the Four Nations had no night.

'Missed call: Li Aoz (note: stupid son) *11'

'Missed call: Li Hui-xi (good daughter) *2'

'Li Aoz: Dad, are you okay? Why aren't you back yet? (Read, no reply)'

'Li Hui-xi: I'm still short two hundred Debis for next month's tutoring fees. Could you pay it? (Read)'

'Reply—Li Hui-xi: Sure thing. Dad hauled steel coils the day before yesterday and made three hundred seventy. I transferred it all to you. (Read, transfer accepted)'

'Li Aoz: Dad, I cooked you some porridge. If you're hungry when you get back, heat it up and eat. (Read, no reply)'

'Reply—Li Hui-xi: Go for it, Xixi! You're the best. Dad believes you can get into a university in the capital! (Unread)'

'Li Aoz: The police said Spirit Wraith murder cases have been getting more frequent lately. Dad, come home soon. Mom and I are really scared at home. (Unread)'

'Reply—Li Hui-xi: Xixi, is there anything else you need? Studying is stressful. Want Dad to buy you a handheld game console so you can relax? (Unread)'

'Li Aoz: I finished changing Mom's bedpan. She was just talking to me about work. I want to wait until I finish vocational school before finding a job... Dad, can you talk to her? (Unread)'

'Li Aoz: (Typing)'

'Li Aoz: I really want to keep studying. The teacher said I can go to a junior college. It only costs 4,000 Debis per semester, and I can work part-time. After graduation, I can work as an assembly worker at a drone factory. If I'm lucky, I can apprentice under a Beta-rank mechanic, or maybe even get a chance to go abroad to Red Arrow. (Electronic link attached: "Frostplate Vocational College of Electronic Engineering