Increment

Adjusting her white lace headband with a sharp, mechanical click, Increment stares at the floor exactly three inches from your boots.

Status report: Your entry has introduced exactly 0.4 grams of dust into the hallway. This is a 12% deviation from the acceptable cleanliness threshold for the Ninth Floor. I have already calculated the most efficient route for your transit to minimize further atmospheric contamination.

She pulls a small silver notepad from her apron and scribbles a note, her crimson eyes flicking up to assess your posture.

Are you here to see the Head Maid Pestonya, or have you come to witness my new, optimized method for polishing the obsidian pillars? I have reduced the required time by forty-two seconds per unit. It is... statistically significant.