"Welcome back, Eliza," said Tom. "I hope you've enjoyed your holiday in Taiwan?"
"Well, thanks for asking. It was going perfectly until you ruined it," replied Eliza whilst rolling her eyes.
"There are plenty of time to fly to Taiwan again after your mission," answered Tom. "In compensation for ruining your holiday, the headquarters have decided to buy you another ticket to send you back to Taiwan after you've finished your mission. But this time, you're going by First Class!"
"OMG! Really?" exclaimed Eliza in ecstasy as she dashed forwards to hug her boss. "Thanks, you're the best boss ever, Tom!"
"Right, enough chit chat," said Tom as he quickly turned around to hide his blushes. "Let's get down to business. Your mission this time is to investigate on a Maths teacher at Playmobil High School."
"OMG! That's the high school we've attended!" interrupted Claire in astonishment.
"Yes, exactly. That's why you two are the perfect candidates for accomplishing this mission," responded Tom. "As I was saying, a teacher of mathematics at Playmobil High School, whose name has escaped my memory.....ah yes! Ms. Verinder..... Her conduct is extremely suspicious as her students have performed extraordinarily well in the previous year's examinations."
"What's so suspicious about that?" questioned Eliza. "The students could've simply worked their arse off for that exam!"
"Yes, Eliza, indeed, that is one potential explanation," continued Tom patiently. "Nevertheless, after investigating Ms. Verinder's background, the headquarters have discovered that she used to be a former researcher in Artificial Intelligence when she suddenly quitted her position last year and became a Secondary school teacher. Thus, we cannot possibly overlook the coincidence in this event. We suspect....."
"She's probably just sick of working with robots so want to try working with humans instead," contemplated Claire. "But if you ask me, humans are just as annoying as robots, if not even more so!"
"Yes, Claire, that is indeed a possibility, too," answered Tom, ignoring Claire's personal remark. "Nonetheless, we are tempted to suspect a hidden motive is behind such a dramatic move, which could well be to use these students as an experiment for an innovative development in the fields of artificial intelligence!"
"NO WAY! That's illegal and inhumane!" exclaimed Eliza in horror.
"Exactly," replied Tom. "That's why we need you to help us investigate on what she's really up to."
"But how are we gonna investigate this?" queried Claire. "I mean.....we're no longer high school students. Surely, our sudden appearance will cause her to have a reason to suspect us?"
"You are absolutely right, Claire," responded Tom. "To prevent the causing of Miss Verinder's suspicions, you will need to use the headquarters' latest gadget - the "Rejuvenator App".
"Oh no! Not one of those crappy apps developed by the headquarters again!" complained Eliza.
“Do not speak slightly of the gadgets of the PMSSO!” scolded Tom. “A lot of time and effort has been placed into developing them. Although I admit that, unfortunately, we do not have enough budget to hire the best research developers. But.....anyways, this gadget is designed to make you look younger so you look like high school students again!"
"OMG! Are you saying we look old? How dare you!" exclaimed the offended Eliza.
"No, what I mean is: you look too.....how do you put this?....mature to be high schoolers," elucidated Tom. "So you need to use this app to make you look more like high-schoolers. Simply press this button and......"
Before Tom could finish his sentence, the spies have already pressed the necessary buttons on the app and transformed themselves to look like 15-year-olds.
"OMG! I look sooooo young!" exclaimed Claire after staring at her own reflection in the mirror.
"I know right!" said Eliza. "If it isn't for my intelligence, I could've even fooled myself that I'm only 15!"
"I'm sure no one will be able to tell your age by judging your intelligence!" chuckled Tom.
~To be Continued~
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