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Instead of the
usual suspects for the five foot radius of Christmas cheer in the Nexus, there is a tin dog! In place of the typical snow and Christmas tree, there is an inexplicable fall of glitter and a brightly lit aluminum mass of shimmery, spacey goodness. (It all
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"Turkey's good." She's learning! And adds immediately: "Are you seriously a robotic dog?"
Her mepitten, which is apparently named Rhapsody now, peers curiously out of her jacket pocket. Dogs are bad D: they chase him.
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"AFFIRMATIVE. Designation: K-9. Do you have data input for cooked matter designation 'turkey'?" (Recipe, he means. Because he doesn't ingest matter, but ...)
K-9 tail wags happily at her. Then something gears and he rolls forward, engaging sensory scan mode.
"Scanning ... scanning ... Gallifreyan Lifeform Detected! Designation: Mepit. INQUIRY: What is informal designation for mepit?" :DD
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Rhapsody squeaks and attempts to scramble down into Kacey's pocket-- he's starting to get a bit big to fit in there, though, and she catches him in one hand so she can pet him with the other. "His name's Rhapsody." For some reason. "Ooh, and I'm Kacey, and are you friends with that guy with the shiny shoes?"
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"AFFIRMATIVE. Database entry for Earth holiday designation 'Christmas' uses word 'turkey' seven hundred and thirty-two times." :DD? "SECONDARY INQUIRY: What cooked matter do you prefer to ingest during the Earth month of December?" Perhaps the tin dog hasn't quite gotten the point that Kacey isn't from Earth. He has a set number of inquiries for his data collection program, after all.
"Informal designation accepted, database updated. Greetings, Rhapsody. Greetings, Kacey." He tail-wags happily at them both. "AFFIRMATIVE. Master's shoes are very shiny! Master sent K-9 to assist in data collection!" Oh, yes, a robot dog can sound gleeful.
"Bioscans indicate Kacey is not Gallifreyan. INQUIRY: Where did Kacey locate Rhapsody?"
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"Do you have data input for cooked matter designation 'plum pudding'?" He tail wags happily, rolls a little, then scans.
And accesses a few dusty databanks to engage compliment mode.
"Festive apparel complimented by Master's necklace! OBSERVATION: aesthetically pleasing!" :DD?
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Lily ponders, then pulls out a recipe and hands it over.
"Will that do?" She smiles. "And, thank you."
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"ACQUIRING: Data input for cooked matter designation 'plum pudding.' Please wait."
K-9 takes the recipe, scans it, and adds it to his data files. "DATA COLLECTION COMPLETE. RESPONSE: Thank you!" :DD?
"AFFIRMATIVE. Please engage in acquisition of gift!" He rolly-turns, indicating the small silver-wrapped boxes under the spacey Christmas tree.
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"What? Oh my word, a tic-tock dog!"
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K-9 engages an automatic systems scan. "Scanning ... scanning ... All Systems Operational, Bodily Damage Nominal. RESPONSE: Excuse me!"
He tail wags at Glitch. "AFFIRMATIVE." :DD?
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"I haven't seen a tic-tok as small and clever as you in years! I'm almost 90% positive, anyway. Did you make your way here from Evna? And most importantly, do you know the way back?"
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"AFFIRMATIVE!" K-9 responds happily, accepting the compliment with robo-dog grace. (That is, absolutely none. He's well-aware that he's amazing! :DD)
"NEGATIVE. K-9 belongs to Master. Master has asked K-9 to engage in data collection. SUBSET DATA COLLECTION MODE. INQUIRY: Do you celebrate Earth holidays?"
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*Whenever he tries to cook it, of course, it either bursts into flames or disappears into a small quantum singularity :(*
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"ACQUIRING: Data input for cooked matter designation 'yule log.' Please wait."
K-9 takes the slip of paper, scans the recipe, and adds it to his data files. "DATA COLLECTION COMPLETE. RESPONSE: Thank you!" :DD?
"Please engage in acquisition of gift!" He rolls back and turns, indicating the small silver-wrapped boxes under the spacey Christmas tree.
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*Present get~*
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Tiny robot dog, indeed! "Designation: K-9," he corrects happily, tail-wagging at Changeling with glee. "You are welcome!"
Inside the box, Changeling will find a disco-spacey Christmas ornament with fiber optics that, apparently without need for battery, change colors all on their own.
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"DATABASE ACCESS. Searching ... searching ... Entry for cooked matter designation 'sugar cookie' found! AMENDMENT: Brown sugar."
K-9 tail-wags happily at Michael. "RESPONSE: Thank you!" :DD? "Please engage in acquisition of gift!" The tin dog rolls around to indicate the silver-wrapped boxes under the spacey Christmas tree.
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K-9 tail-wags happily and even wiggles his little antenna-ears at Michael. :DD
Inside the box, Michael will find a disco-spacey Christmas ornament with fiber optics that, apparently without need for battery, change colors all on their own! OoOooo.
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