"Human potential has its limits."
"Over the course of my short life, I've learned one thing: the more I work on Kiyo-Nigen, the more I realize that human potential has its limits... unless you go beyond being human."
Gu Xue looked deadly serious.
Miss Mihara was silent for a moment. "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"I'm done being human, Miss Mihara!"
Gu Xue abruptly raised her pencil.
That was kind of cute...
Mihara Chisa: "..."
"Ah..."
Realizing that Miss Mihara had no idea what she was talking about, Gu Xue lowered her hand in disappointment. She sighed, rested her chin on the worktable, and looked utterly dejected.
Today was Gu Xue's third day working on Kiyo-Nigen.
She'd gone from full of enthusiasm at the start, to bored out of her mind, to now slowly losing her sanity and wanting to give up. It had taken her only three days.
Kiyo-Nigen was such a pain. There was no fun in picking out details. She wanted to become an emotionless Kiyo-Nigen machine.
That was probably what Gu Xue was thinking right now.
Mihara Chisa looked at her, lips pressed together. She wanted to say something, but didn't know what.
The first key animation was too rough, and no one at the company could help Gu Xue. As for finding someone outside the company... there was no guarantee anyone would be willing to do this kind of work. Anyone capable of freelancing as a key animator and skilled enough to be remembered by Miss Mihara had to be good at what they did. Who would want to help someone with Kiyo-Nigen?
"Sorry..." Gu Xue sighed for a while, then came to her senses. She knew that acting like this would only make others anxious, so she apologized, forced herself to perk