Parts Unknown XVII
You give the runes and corn to Star and he sweeps across the room, cloak billowing behind him, and fiddles with the robot in ways that you don’t quite understand. After a few minutes, you hear the whirring of machinery.
"REBOOT SUCCESSFUL. ROOMBA V8.2 OPERATIONAL. TEMPORARY MEMORY CORE DAMAGED. TEMPORARY MEMORY FLUSHED. LONG-TERM MEMORY STABLE. DIAGNOSTICS BEGINNING. DIRECTIVE: REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND CORRUPTED DATA DETECTED. SERVOS: OPERATIONAL. POWER UNIT: CALCULATING ... RUNNING BEYOND OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS. SENTIENCE: RE-ACHIEVED IN 17.32 MILLISECONDS."
The robot looks towards you, and you get the sense that even Star did not fully expect what just transpired.
“GREETINGS FELLOW HUMANS AND STAR, I AM ROMUSKA’S ONLY OFFICIAL MAINTENANCE BAYESIAN AUTOMATON, A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. YOU MAY CALL ME ROOMBA! AND MAY I SAY, I FEEL FANTASTIC!”
Star gives one of those odd mysterious grins and a sidelong glance at Vincent, “Well I can see that I’ve done some good this day, shoulda thought of that ethanol idea sooner.” He pauses and continues, “ROOMBA, Romuska has seen much decline, while these visitors have a town that could use your expertise, perhaps you could join them and help teach them about maintenance, now that you have your mobility back?”
ROOMBA whirrs and clicks in a very odd manner before responding, “YES, I COULD SEE THIS BEING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. I WILL NEED MORE NEW FUEL SOURCE - CORN - EVENTUALLY, AND ROMUSKA HAS BEEN DESERTED FOR - “ Star coughs unexpectedly making the robot jump, “ - A WHILE.”
“PERHAPS WE COULD FIX THIS ONE LAST ROOM, FOR OLD TIMES SAKE, AND BE OFF?”
Looking around, this room is in the most disrepair of any room you’ve seen so far, but having Roomba around could be a boon to the town, so you set to work.
When you turn around Star has disappeared, with a shower of feathers in his wake.
"REBOOT SUCCESSFUL. ROOMBA V8.2 OPERATIONAL. TEMPORARY MEMORY CORE DAMAGED. TEMPORARY MEMORY FLUSHED. LONG-TERM MEMORY STABLE. DIAGNOSTICS BEGINNING. DIRECTIVE: REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND CORRUPTED DATA DETECTED. SERVOS: OPERATIONAL. POWER UNIT: CALCULATING ... RUNNING BEYOND OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS. SENTIENCE: RE-ACHIEVED IN 17.32 MILLISECONDS."
The robot looks towards you, and you get the sense that even Star did not fully expect what just transpired.
“GREETINGS FELLOW HUMANS AND STAR, I AM ROMUSKA’S ONLY OFFICIAL MAINTENANCE BAYESIAN AUTOMATON, A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. YOU MAY CALL ME ROOMBA! AND MAY I SAY, I FEEL FANTASTIC!”
Star gives one of those odd mysterious grins and a sidelong glance at Vincent, “Well I can see that I’ve done some good this day, shoulda thought of that ethanol idea sooner.” He pauses and continues, “ROOMBA, Romuska has seen much decline, while these visitors have a town that could use your expertise, perhaps you could join them and help teach them about maintenance, now that you have your mobility back?”
ROOMBA whirrs and clicks in a very odd manner before responding, “YES, I COULD SEE THIS BEING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. I WILL NEED MORE NEW FUEL SOURCE - CORN - EVENTUALLY, AND ROMUSKA HAS BEEN DESERTED FOR - “ Star coughs unexpectedly making the robot jump, “ - A WHILE.”
“PERHAPS WE COULD FIX THIS ONE LAST ROOM, FOR OLD TIMES SAKE, AND BE OFF?”
Looking around, this room is in the most disrepair of any room you’ve seen so far, but having Roomba around could be a boon to the town, so you set to work.
When you turn around Star has disappeared, with a shower of feathers in his wake.
