An Asset Cheaper Than a Person: Jaeho Gets a Contract as S-62B, but His Name Disappears from the Record | NOV-HUM Ep. 4 Part 2
NOV-HUM · EPISODE 4 OF 25 · PART 2 OF 2 Jaeho gets the work he needed, but only as S-62B. The next section appeared. OPERATING HOURS CONSECUTIVE NIGHT DEPLOYMENT PERMITTED MANDATORY COOLDOWN CYCLE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE CYCLE REQUIRED Jaeho asked, “What about rest breaks?” Taegyu pointed at the screen. “There’s the cooldown.” “Cooldown.” “Prevents overheating. Older units need it more often.” “Is that when it rests?” Taegyu looked at him as though the question were slightly odd. “It isn’t resting. It’s cooling down.” Jaeho closed his mouth. “Oh.” “Humanoids don’t get rest breaks. You stop them because operating safety standards require it.” There was no malice in Taegyu’s voice. “Run an old unit without cooling it and blow a joint, that costs us money.” Jaeho kept his eyes on the screen. MANDATORY COOLDOWN When a company had required Jaeho to stop working as a person, it had been a statutory rest break. He was entitled to it whether he felt tired or not. If he was injured while working, ...