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健診で秋葉原に行く。

健診は流れるようにスムーズで、スタッフの方々は高度なAIのようだ。アナログ人間の私はその流れを停滞させないように緊張し、血圧が高すぎて測り直した。チッ。最後に問診があるけどここで深刻な相談をすることはないだろう。

毎日通勤で通る駅も時間帯が変わると景色が違う。普段はグレーのシャッターが閉じている店が空いていて、こんなところにこんな店があったのかと気づいたり。

観光客らしきグループが店の前で開店待ちをしている。お腹が空いていたのでラーメン屋かと思って見に行ったらフクロウカフェだった。ホストクラブのようにフクロウの顔写真が貼ってある。フクロウは興味深いけど、鳥の能力が活かされる労働環境なのだろうか。視力とか飛翔能力は不問。ビジュアルと性格とストレス耐性重視か。

結局ファストフードに走る。健診の後にジャンクフードなんて不健康で矛盾してるとわかっていても、この街はなぜかそういう気分にさせらる。

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I go to Akihabara for a medical checkup.
The medical checkup was smooth and fluid, and the staff seemed to be highly sophisticated AI. As an analog person, I was nervous so as not to stall the flow, and my blood pressure was too high, so I had to re-measure it. Tsk. There's a medical interview at the end, but I don't think I'll be discussing anything serious here.

The station I pass by every day on my way to work has a different view when the time of day changes. Usually the gray shutters of the stores are closed, but I noticed that some of them are open.

A group of tourists were waiting in front of a store for it to open. I was hungry and thought it was a ramen shop, but it turned out to be an owl café. Like a host club, there were pictures of owls' faces on the wall. Owls are interesting, but is this a working environment where the bird's abilities can be utilized? Visual acuity and flying ability are not required. Will they focus on visuals, personality and stress tolerance?

After all, I run on fast food. I know it's unhealthy and contradictory to eat junk food after a medical checkup, but somehow this city makes me feel that way.