Chapter 26: No.26: Plus-sized Delivery
Driving through the streets on a somewhat new scooter at a pace that was neither slow nor fast, being only slightly faster than the walking pedestrians near the roadside, a delivery guy made his way to a certain destination.
On reaching it, the delivery guy walked towards the doorway, casually pressing the doorbell to indicate his arrival to the apartment owner.
A reply followed soon after, to which a young man, likely in his mid-twenties, came into view.
His figure was immediately dwarfed by the Goliath-like figure standing before him, causing the young man to briefly wonder if the loan shark he’d applied to recently had come to collect earlier than planned.
However, on seeing the delivery outfit that seemed one or two sizes smaller than the figure’s body, as well as the logo of the food he’d ordered earlier, he inwardly sighed in relief.
Standing before the tiny young man, Bruce tried to put on a merry smile as he extended the delivery package to the customer, his mind briefly wandering to the events that had led to his current state.
Having met up with Summer earlier upon leaving home, Bruce made sure to catch her before she started work for the day.
On doing so, he relayed his intention of wanting to help her out as much as possible today with her work.
Hearing this, she was surprised, inquiring as to why he’d suddenly want to despite already having a job he was doing, as he’d claimed before.
However, Bruce simply stated that he had a few hours to spare during the day and would rather choose to spend them helping to at least lessen the load on her shoulders a bit than simply lying around at home all day.
Though she was reluctant at first to let him help her out, as she didn’t want to burden him with her responsibilities, on seeing his determined expression and unwillingness to yield despite her attempts to reject his offer, Summer eventually agreed.
Then came another problem upon accepting his assistance...
What aspect could Bruce actually help her with?
As most of Summer’s jobs often required her to either be behind a counter or serve sweets to customers, which basically required her to interact with customers to make them feel at home while they enjoyed their sugary desserts, it wasn’t a stretch to say Bruce wasn’t necessarily suited for such kinds of jobs.
His figure was intimidating, to say the least, and not exactly the kind that said, ’Enjoy your meal,’ but rather the kind that looked like he might’ve secretly taken a bite out of it.
This greatly limited the amount of help Bruce could provide for Summer.
Having already thought of this before coming here, Bruce suggested helping out with the food delivery job she’d often scheduled for the afternoons before.
As it only required her to transport the food, or sweets at times, to customers while barely needing to say anything and having limited interactions with them, as most barely even bothered glancing at the delivery guy before taking their deliveries.
And since they were often understaffed, she got paid by the hour.
So, her shift there was more flexible compared to the others, and she’d often call in sick if she was exhausted and unable to make it to work that day.
Eventually accepting after hesitating for a while, Summer gave Bruce one of the spare delivery uniforms.
Which ended up being far smaller than him, making it seem as though he was an adult trying to wear a teenager’s outfit, resulting in his overall size becoming even more prominent, as the uniform strained to barely contain his body, threatening to rip at the slightest opportunity.
Managing to move in it without ripping the clothes apart, Bruce hesitated upon reaching the delivery vehicle, which was a scooter that was still somewhat new.
But what worried him was something else.
’Will it be able to bear all this weight?’
Glancing at himself, as well as the meals he had to deliver placed at the rear of the scooter, Bruce eventually decided to give it a try.
As the only other alternatives were trekking all the way or taking a cab to make the deliveries, neither of which was ideal for a delivery guy.
Though it briefly creaked in protest at the absurd weight it had to carry, the scooter was able to power through it, albeit at the cost of moving at a sluggish pace.
Recalling all this, Bruce pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind as he focused on the terrified young man before him.
Having seen the sinister smile that spread across the fat giant’s face, as though concealing a plague of suppressed dark intentions, the young man briefly thought his initial assumptions might’ve been right, and that the loan shark’s agents had disguised themselves as delivery drivers to catch him off guard, causing a feeling of dread to slowly creep into his core as he braced himself for whatever might occur.
Noticing the sudden defensive stance, as well as the terrified look on the young man’s face, Bruce sighed inwardly at the sight.
’I guess negative Charisma Stats also affect how regular males view me as well.’
As he’d already made a few other deliveries before reaching this house, most of which had similarly terrified expressions upon seeing his face, Bruce wasn’t surprised by the tiny man’s behaviour.
Understanding that it was likely due to his extremely low Charisma Stats, which were said to influence the way most people viewed him through his presence alone, Bruce could only sigh in response, feeling somewhat helpless at his current predicament.
’Well, at least it’s not as bad as when I try approaching a lady. So, I guess it affects each gender separately.’
Realizing it probably affected women more than men, Bruce simply handed the meal to the customer before the latter could try to make a run for it, while showing the company’s QR code he’d copied onto his OmniBand for payment.
With that, Bruce didn’t bother staying much longer after confirming the customer’s payment.
Heading towards the next destination, he left on his scooter, leaving behind a dazed young man who soon realized that he might’ve been mistaken after all.
A few hours later, Bruce was finally done making the deliveries for the day as he sat outside a familiar dessert café.
Sitting opposite him with a chocolate smoothie in hand, a stunning young lady with long pink hair that had faint bluish undertones casually sipped from her drink as she savoured the flavour with a delighted smile on her face.
Pleased by the sight, Bruce smiled as he realized it was finally time to reload his Rebate Coins by bombarding Summer with affection.
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