"I was only missing a signature and date. I forgot them at the time. Can't I sign them now? Why do I have to make another trip?"
"The signature must match the date at the time. If you sign it now, it will not match the previous date. If you sign it with a past date, that is forgery."
At a service counter, a white-collar worker was loudly arguing with a work robot.
In the eyes of the onlookers, he actually had a point.
All the documents were complete. It was just that one page required a personal signature and date. He must have missed it while preparing the paperwork. There were too many pages, and omissions did happen sometimes.
You could never imagine the kind of basic mistakes a person could make.
If an ordinary staff member had been handling this, they would have simply returned the documents and told him to fix them himself.
He could write in an earlier date on the spot, sign his name, and the matter would be settled.
But this work robot would not allow it. It insisted on voiding that page and making him go through the process all over again.
This was a document from last year. He would have to run through the entire process from beginning to end, and there was even a chance he would not be able to get it done.
Wasn't that practically killing him?
Anyone who had gone through such procedures knew how exhausting they were. The worst part was the mental strain.
The white-collar worker kept arguing and shouting.
Before long, however, two security robots arrived and dragged him outside.
Then, with a bang, a gunshot rang out. Amid everyone's horror, all fell silent.
"No way, he only yelled a little, and they're executing