paradisa | Twenty Spoons {Accidentally Dictated}

[Today's entry is much different from Jane's usual entries. Today, it seems as if the journal has been opened promptly and sharply, and her voice doesn't sound as close as usual.]

-Can't thank you enough for your help, Anna! I swear, I wouldn't trust anyone else with knowing my special Snickerdoodle recipie. You promise you won't let anyone know it? [There's a bleep-bloop for a response, and it's close by. Who has Jane's journal?]

Thank goodness! Now, I think I can use cookie cutters without souring the batch. It's not traditional, but I'm in the mood for making shapes. What do you think? [Blorp-beep!] Hoo hoo! Excellent! You roll out the dough, and I'll pick out a cookie cutter.

[There's a lot of clinking and rustling from far away, until...] Ahah! I've never seen this cutter before...it looks sort of like an Elephant's head - Anna, why are you shaking your head? Hey, give that back-

[Bloop-blorp!!] ...OH!!! Oh oh oh. Oh my. It's a - a dongle. That is definitely a dongle. [Her tone shifts to annoyance.] Oh Lordy. Why would anyone include something like this in a kitchen collection of cookie cutters? It is juvenile, ridiculous, irresponsible-

[There's a pause, as if a thought has struck the speaker, and soon stifled chuckles can be heard.] Oh my! It's - it's actually kind of funny to think about! Hoo hoo hoo! You know what? Let's use it!

[...Beep?]

((OOC: Credit for the origin of the Dickerdoodles joke with Jane, which is highly juvenile and hilariously ridiculous, goes to Goopi here. Uh you guys can take a dongle right??? If not I can hide the entry behind a cut.))

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[Somewhat childishly,] No...I hate this stupid journal.

That's pretty much a common feeling.

So, what's with the..beeping?

Oh - um. That's Anna. My friend Dirk, he made me a robot for Christmas, and that's her name.

Wow. Well, there's nothing like a robot for Christmas.

Why do you say it like that? I like your present, too. [You're not jelly are you Once?]

[Maybe]

Oh. Good.

But seriously a robot? What does it do?

If it makes you happy, I wore it just the other day and it's hanging in my closet right now.

She can do all sorts of things! She can give people hugs and clean up rooms, but what Dirk built her for was baking, and as far as I know there's nothing wrong with these snickerdoodles! [A hum.] She kept stalling while she was mixing everything though. Maybe I've kept her on too long and she needs to power down and rest.

[Yes, yes it does, but no admitting that, nope] Well, good, hey it fits at least.

Huh. That's...okay that's pretty cool. [A pause] Is it making whirring noises? That usually means it's overheated.

It fits perfectly! If you ever decide to visit us below I will wear it for you to see for yourself.

Sometimes she does. I must admit, I haven't kept my ears open to listen for it.

I might one day. Maybe. [At least he's not outright refusing to leave his room any more]

It might be an idea to let it cool down then, or add extra fans to keep it cool.

[Oh wow! That's new of him. She won't make a big deal of it though, he probably wouldn't like that.]

Good idea. I'll let her relax. It's so odd, though - the last robot I had never had this problem!