Logs 96-148 (Uncle Cricket)_Penny Logs

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>PENNY LOG INITIALIZED

>AUTO INITIALIZATION: TRIGGERED BY USER: “” BY: “Shop door entry”

? Adrian!

(AD) Cricket!

(AD) Is it really you?

? I sure hope so, sometimes I have to double check!

(AD) Here, let’s get you sat down.

(AD) They’re working you as hard as always, huh?

? Oh, it’s not so bad once you get used to it.

? Just gotta keep putting in the hours for a little while longer, and things are gonna straighten out just fine!

(AD) I sure hope so, Cricket.

(AD) I get-

? I know how worried you get, Adrian.

? I appreciate it, but I’m doing fine.

? Really.

(AD) If you say so, Cricket.

(AD) Those bags under your eyes are telling me a different story.

? Oh, that’s just their luggage. They’re gonna drop it off once I’m back at the castle.

(AD) Here, get comfortable.

(AD) I’ll get you some tea, you just kick your feet up and relax.

? I’d appreciate that.

(AD) It’ll just be a minute.

? Well, hello, what are you?

? Another one of Adrian’s little toys?

? Some kind of bunny?

>UNKNOWN PERSON IN CONTACT WITH DISH HINGE

>NO USERS WITHIN 10 FEET OF “PENNY”

>FAUX SHUTDOWN INITIATED

? Whoa!

? Uh. (?)

? Hey, Adrian?!

(AD) Tea is almost ready!

? Your, uh. (?)

? Your little toy is, uh. (?)

(AD) Hold on, I’ll be there in a second.

? Oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god

(AD) Alright!

? Gyeh!

(AD) Here’s your tea, Cricket.

(AD) Now, what is it you were saying?

? Your little, uh, your little friend…

? I touched it and its head just slumped over!

? Did…

(AD) Oh, that’s just Penny.

? Penny?

(AD) Yeah, it’s a little robot I made to help me with field tests.

(AD) When someone it doesn’t know touches it, it pretends to shut down.

? What? Why?

(AD) Just an extra little anti-theft measure.

(AD) Not that I think you’d steal it, of course.

? Oh.

? You named it Penny?

(AD) Uh, yeah.

(AD) Sort of a long story.

(AD) Crisis averted.

>FAUX SHUTDOWN END REQUESTED BY USER: “ADRIAN” WITH: “Crisis averted.”

? Oh!

(AD) Yeah, now it’s up and looking for stuff to link to again.

? Link?

(AD) Yeah, I link it to my other machines and then they can send it data to record.

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? That’s pretty clever, Adrian.

? You haven’t changed a bit on that front.

(AD) Thanks, Cricket.

(AD) Guess I should properly introduce the two of you, huh?

? Introduce?

(AD) Add user Cricket.

>ADD USER SEQUENCE: REQUESTED BY USER: "ADRIAN"

>AWAITING SAMPLE AUDIO

(AD) You have to say something.

>SAMPLE AUDIO MATCHES USER: “ADRIAN”

>CANNOT CREATE NEW USER

>AWAITING SAMPLE AUDIO

? Well, hello, Penny.

>SAMPLE AUDIO FOUND

>NEW USER: CRICKET (CR)

(CR) Nice to meet you.

(AD) That should do it.

(AD) Now, try touching it again.

(CR) Well, would you look at that.

(CR) I think it likes me.

(AD) It doesn’t think, unfortunately.

(CR) It likes me anyway.

(AD) Who doesn’t?

(CR) No amount of work can crush my overpowering charisma!

(CR) This is the proof.

(CR) Anyway, I should probably get down to business, huh?

(AD) Business?

(AD) You?

(CR) Yes, I know.

(CR) Don’t worry, it’ll be quick.

(CR) The queen’s got a huge commission lined up for you, Adrian.

(CR) This is good!

(CR) It’ll be easy street for you if you can get it done.

(CR) You ok, buddy?

(AD) What’s the commission?

(CR) She’s looking for a large, force-empowered cannon.

(CR) Described it as “something that fires pure magic.”

(CR) Said it’d be nice not to have to waste time on reloading, or to spend resources on ammunition.

(CR) She had a list of specifications, let me see if I can find the paper anywhere.

(AD) A weapon?

(CR) That’s what I said.

(CR) Let’s see…

(CR) In there?

(AD) What’s she want it for?

(CR) Who can say?

(CR) It’d be good to have if someone were to ah!

(CR) Here it is!

(AD) Let me see that.

(AD) Cricket, this doesn’t look possible.

(CR) If there’s anyone who can do it, it’s you, Adrian!

(CR) You just have to put your noggin to use this one time, and you’re set for life!

(AD) She wants it done in a week!

(CR) She wouldn’t set you a task if she didn’t think you were up to it.

(AD) Cricket, what am I supposed to do?

(CR) Go for it!

(CR) Full send!

(CR) You could do whatever you wanted with this kind of money!

(AD) I guess I don’t have much choice, do I?

(CR) If you didn’t at least try, I’d think you were crazy.

(AD) Thanks for letting me know, Cricket.

(CR) I’m just excited to see what you come up with, friend!

(CR) Listen, I appreciate the tea and the hospitality, but I have a few more house calls to make before bedtime.

(AD) You can’t stay for a bit?

(CR) Sorry, but it’ll have to be another time.

(CR) It was good catching up, Adrian!

(CR) Bye!

(AD) Bye…

(AD) Shutdown.

>SHUTDOWN REQUESTED BY USER: “ADRIAN” WITH: “Shutdown.”

>SHUTDOWN SUCCESSFUL!

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>PENNY LOG INITIALIZED

>MANUAL INITIALIZATION REQUESTED BY: “ADRIAN” WITH: “Start log.”

(AD) Alright, just some quick notes before bed.

(AD) I can do this.

(AD) What am I going to do?

(AD) Force empowered cannon, huh?

(AD) I haven’t done anything like that before…

(AD) And at that scale?

(AD) She’s crazy.

(AD) I can’t do this.

(AD) I’m going to bed.

(AD) Shutdown.

>SHUTDOWN REQUESTED BY USER: “ADRIAN” WITH: “Shutdown.”

>SHUTDOWN SUCCESSFUL!

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>PENNY LOG INITIALIZED

>MANUAL INITIALIZATION REQUESTED BY: “ADRIAN” WITH: “Start log.”

(AD) Thirty-third time’s the charm, right?

>LINK ESTABLISHED TO: “MINI CANNON PROTOTYPE”

>BEGINNING TEST BATTERY 1:

>SHOT FIRED SUCCESSFULLY

(AD) Ok, good.

>SHOT FIRED SUCCESSFULLY

>CORE TEMPERATURE REACHED SAFE LIMIT

>TEST EXIT WITH CODE FC-8

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>PENNY LOG INITIALIZED

>AUTO INITIALIZATION: TRIGGERED BY USER: “” BY: “Shop door entry”

? Hey, Adrian!

(AD) Hi, Ted.

(AD) Before you say anything, I want to tell you that I can sell you stuff, but I’m still not able to supply your revolution.

? I know that.

? I wish you’d reconsider, but I won’t push it on you.

(AD) Good.

(AD) Now, what can I help you with?

? Well, my wheelbarrow’s been out of sorts lately.

? I think it’s just about gotten to the end of its life.

(AD) Are you wanting a replacement?

? Yup yup!

? Really, I just need something that rolls.

? The old one’s practically stuck in place at this point.

(AD) I can get that done for you in a couple days, probably.

(AD) I’m a bit loaded up on commissions right now, but I’ll try to make time.

? Thanks a million, friend!

? I’ll check back then.

? See you, Adrian!

(AD) Bye.

>AUTO SHUTDOWN: TRIGGERED BY USER: “” BY: “shop door exit and no customers in shop”

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