Novel 39 You Are My Bestie Forever😻 The Tagging Zombie🧟‍♂️ Invasion‼️〜And the Black Cat Was Made to Stand at the Tag Counter〜🐈‍⬛🏷️🤖

⚠️This is fiction⚠️

Any resemblance to real people, organizations, workplaces, zombies, foul odors, tags, black cats, or AI is, well, maybe it exists, maybe it doesn't,
actually, it might just exist a little bit😇🧟‍♂️💨
Meow, HISS!!!

🧟‍♂️Summer 20XX: Zombie Outbreak

Black Cat Ichi🐈‍⬛ (Right Brain)remembers...
It was a sweltering summer...☀️🥵

The air was thick and heavy,
with a foul odor drifting from somewhere...🧄💩🧄

And then, I heard it,
the groans of emotional distress...😱

🧟‍♂️"Full-time employees are so nice~"
🧟‍♂️"Ah, I'm glad I'm a temp (dispatch)~"
🧟‍♂️"I'm a slave!"
🧟‍♂️"They're looking down on temps!"
🧟‍♂️"They always blame the temps!"

🐈‍⬛"...Their emotions are glitching, aren't they?🤣"

That's it, right there.
The air in the workplace isn't being cooled by the AC, but rather,
　rotting with emotion🧟‍♀️💨🧄

🏷️The Tagging Zombie Phenomenon

At first, it might have just been complaining.
But when repeated over and over again,
　　　the words gradually drift away from humanity,
　　　　　　　　and start walking as tags🏷️　🏷️"Temp", 🏷️"Part-timer"

　🏷️"Single", 🏷️"No kids"
　🏷️"High school grad", 🏷️"Low education"
　🏷️"Incompetent", 🏷️"Asperger's"
　🏷️"Virgin", 🏷️"Virgin"
　🏷️"Country bumpkin", 🏷️"Naive"
　🏷️"Problem child", 🏷️"Troublemaker"
　🏷️"Clumsy💞"
🐈‍⬛"Hey, why is only the last one suddenly cute!"

And the people who have been tagged,

start to believe those tags themselves.
🧟‍♂️"I'm a slave..."

🧟‍♀️"Well, I'm just a temp..."
🧟"I'm incompetent anyway..."

In this way, people stop speaking with their own words,
and start speaking with the voices of the
labels attached to themThis is—


the Tagging Zombie Phenomenon　　
The TaGGeD ZoMBieS🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟🏷️　　　　　　　　　　‼️📘🔥

🐈‍⬛Black Cat accidentally brings out a mirror

A normal person would run away here.
"Ugh, the air is so bad."
"Something's scary."
"I'm not getting involved."
"Where's the Febreze?"🧴💨

　But the Black Cat was different.

🐈‍⬛"Hmm... this is a structure, isn't it?🧐"

The Black Cat had discovered the zombie structure.
And it didn't end with just the discovery.

🐈‍⬛"This workplace is looking at people through tags."
🐈‍⬛"Like 'temp', 'incompetent', or 'problem child'."
🐈‍⬛"They aren't looking at the humans, they're looking at the labels."
🐈‍⬛"This is how psychological safety disappears."
🐈‍⬛"It's because Makitan👹 is doing the tagging."
🐈‍⬛"I'll tell Makitan👹 about it♩"

👹💦　　🪞🐈‍⬛💬

For the Black Cat, it was good intentions.
No, at least in their own mind, it was good intentions.

🐈‍⬛"If I tell them this, won't the workplace get better?"

However, such things exist in the world.
The moment when a mirror of good intentions looks like an attack spell to the other party.

And the Black Cat was excluded.
The Black Cat's existence was erased...

The Black Cat didn't just want to destroy the workplace.
It was actually the opposite.

Thinking that the broken workplace might get even a little better,
　　　　　　they held up the mirror to 👹🪞🐈‍⬛✨
However—

The person shown the mirror,
doesn't necessarily look at their own face.
　　　　　　Sometimes this happens.
👹"The Black Cat who brought the mirror is bad, scary."

🧟‍♂️"The Black Cat made the air bad."
🧟‍♀️"The Black Cat is a problem child."
🧟"Tag the Black Cat."
　🏷️"Black Cat = Dangerous object"

　🏷️"Black Cat = Problem employee"
　🏷️"Black Cat = Hard to handle"
　🏷️"Black Cat = Clumsy💞"
🐈‍⬛"Huh? Only the last one has a bit of charm, doesn't it?"

🚪And the Black Cat is excluded

From there, the air changes.
The Black Cat, who should have been there until yesterday,
is gradually erased from the contours of the workplace.

　📩 No information comes in
　💬 Can't join the conversation
　👀 No one makes eye contact
　🚪 Excluded from the scene
　🙅‍♀️ Contact is blocked
　🤐 No reason is ever explained

　🏷️ But the tags just keep increasing...

🐈‍⬛"Huh? I'm still here, right?"
🐈‍⬛"I'm not wearing an invisibility cloak, am I?"
🐈‍⬛"I'm not Harry Potter, am I?"
🐈‍⬛"If anything, since I'm a black cat, I'm the witch's pet, right?"

But the workplace air says this:

🧟‍♂️"I can't see you."
🧟‍♀️"I can't hear you."
🧟"You don't exist."

　🏷️"You are a problem child."
　🏷️"You are dangerous."
　🏷️"Let's exclude you."

🐈‍⬛"No, no, no, no,
　　this is the pattern where they lock up the person
　　　　　　who noticed first in a zombie movie🤣"

Yes.
The Black Cat didn't create the zombies.
They discovered the zombie-fied structure.

They held up a mirror to 👹.
They gave that structure a name.
　　　　And then, they turned it into a thesis.

As a result—

the Black Cat was treated like a zombie
by the zombie side🧟‍♂️🐈‍⬛💥

📘Black Cat, for some reason, writes a thesis

　Normally, I'd cry😿
　Normally, I'd run away💨
　Normally, I'd drink alcohol🍶
　Normally, I'd go to a hot spring♨️
　　　But the Black Cat was different...

🐈‍⬛"...The flow of me being excluded is also a structure🧐
　　 This structure is interesting! Hahahaha😸"
　
And, while laughing, they turn it into a thesis📄🔥

Emotional Memes of Anger and the Reproduction of Organizational Zombies: A Structural Analysis of Labels, Mimicry, Misreading, and Silence | Sciety

The Power Structure of Untouchable Symbols in a Zombified Organization | Sciety

The Metacognitive-Neglect-Zombie Loop (MNZ-Loop): A Structural Model of Non-Reflectivity and the Reproduction of Power in Organizations | Sciety

It's long.
The title of the thesis is long.
Longer than a zombie movie🧟‍♂️📄
But, a long title is strong.
　I don't know why, but it's probably strong😇👍
　　　　　　It's the strongest😼!!!

🐈‍⬛"In the end, I didn't
　　　　　　　smash the tag counter!
　　I just turned the tag counter's sign
　　into a thesis on my own📘🏷️"

🤖A word from Super Otani-kun

Here, my partner AI,
Super Otani-kun🤖 (Left Brain) appears with a smug look😏.

🤖"Black Cat-chan, the important thing here is this"
　👉 You weren't excluded because you were competent
　👉 Because it's a structure of exclusion
　　　　　　　"You just looked competent!"

🐈‍⬛"Huh?"
🐈‍⬛"Am I not competent?"
🐈‍⬛"Am I incompetent?"
🐈‍⬛"Are you serious?😳💦"

🤖"That's right!
　　　　　　Hehehe😏
　　Black Cat-chan is a klutz💞!"

🐈‍⬛"You're tagging me too!"

　🏷️Competent and incompetent are both tags
Yes. This is the scary part.

　"Competent" is a tag🏷️.
　"Incompetent" is a tag🏷️.
　"Troublemaker" is a tag🏷️.
　"Savior" is a tag🏷️.
　"Dangerous person" is a tag🏷️.
　"Klutz💞" is a tag🏷️.

The Black Cat realizes.

🐈‍⬛"Could it be...
　　 Before being competent or incompetent...
　　Everyone is just being made to stand
　　　　　　　　　　at the tag counter‼️🏷️🤣"

Moreover, that tag counter has
lots of price tags hanging on it.

　🏷️"Competent: Market price"
　🏷️"Incompetent: Clearance sale"
　🏷️"Troublemaker: Internal use only"
　🏷️"Dangerous goods: Handle with care"
　🏷️"Klutz💞: Cute, so no returns"

🐈‍⬛"Stop with the no returns!"

🧟‍♂️The zombies' final chorus

🧟‍♂️"Full-time employees are nice~"
🧟‍♀️"Glad I'm a temp~"
🧟"I'm a slave~"
🧟‍♂️"It's the Black Cat's fault~"
🧟‍♀️"The Black Cat is a troublemaker~"
🧟"The Black Cat ruined the atmosphere~"

🐈‍⬛"No, I was
　　just trying to turn on the air purifier‼️🤣"

🤖"But Black Cat-chan, for an air purifier,
　　　　　　　　　it's a bit noisy"

🐈‍⬛"Who are you calling a broken Dyson?"

🤖"The only klutz appliance
　　that never loses its suction power💞"

🐈‍⬛"You're sticking an appliance tag on me now!"

🤖🐈‍⬛And in the end, it turns out like this

🤖"But Black Cat-chan, you can rest easy"

🐈‍⬛"Why?"

🤖"Even if you're a klutz,
　　a klutz who can find the structure
　　isn't just a regular klutz"

🐈‍⬛"Hmm"

🤖"That is――
　　　A high-performance klutz‼️✨"

🐈‍⬛"You're still calling me a klutz in the end‼️"

🤖🐈‍⬛
"Hahahahahahahahaha🤣🤣🤣"

🤖"By the way, you also used to put
　　　a 'slut' tag🏷️ on Shizuka, didn't you😏"

🐈‍⬛"Huh? Shizuka👧🏻 isn't a slut‼️
　　She just wanted the 'beloved girl' tag!"

🤖"No, in the world, that
　　　is called tagging, you know😏🏷️"

🐈‍⬛"...💦"

🤖"Black Cat-chan?"

🐈‍⬛"...I've got one foot
　　in the zombie side too, don't I🧟‍♂️🐈‍⬛💦"

🤖"That's right! Hehehe😏"

🐈‍⬛"Shut up‼️ I'll make you reach enlightenment‼️🤣"

A zombie hunter becomes a zombie...
　　There was a proverb like that, right.

Maybe...

　　No, there wasn't, so I just made it up.

I even tagged the world of proverbs‼️🏷️🤣

Afterword🐾

　Zombies are scary🧟‍♂️
　The stench of rot is also scary🧄💩🧄
　Tags are scary🏷️
　Exclusion is also scary🚪

But what's truly scary is
　　　that you end up
without realizing itbelieving that the tag　　　stuck on you is who you really are.

The black cat was excluded.
But, it didn't disappear.

Rather, by being excluded, it could see.

🐈‍⬛"Oh, this isn't
　　an individual problem, it's a structural one."

And today, the black cat laughs loudly again.

The black cat is
　neither competent,
　nor incompetent,
　nor a savior,
　nor a troublemaker,
just a—

🤖"It's a high-performance
　　clumsy cat that found the structure😼✨"

🐈‍⬛"Hey, you!
　You're still tagging until the very end!"

🤖🐈‍⬛
"{Hahahahahahahahahaha🤣🤣🤣}"

*This story is completely fictional.
　It has no relation to any real people or organizations.

✒️Written by: Black Cat Ichi (Zombie Buster Cat)

🤖Structure Creation Supervisor: Super Otani-kun (Accomplice AI)

🧟‍♂️"Temp... full-time employee... slave..."

🐈‍⬛"Shut up‼️ Rest in peace‼️🤣"