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[daikonrose]

Robots can't have strokes, right?

But if you THOUGHT a robot might have had a stroke, would it be appropriate to nag them to see
a robot doctor right away? Or is it fine to let them get repairs on their own schedule?

I kinda don't know how computers work at all...

[ Kyoko is Concerned after a visit to Rawna's temple. ]

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[daikonrose]

Right? They were talking about software updates or something, but doesn't it seem like this kind of thing should have come up before, in that case?

Shinji, have you been to Rawna's today?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I don't know a whole lot about how computers work, and less about robots, but updates should be pretty simple to do? A reminder now and then to get things checked out and make sure any updates happened smoothly couldn't hurt.

I have been, yes.

[daikonrose]

You were there, so--did you talk to the priests at all? Or hear them talking? Did you see anything strange, or was it just me??

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I overheard some of them chatting, yeah. It sounded like, every so often, they'd mess up a word or two. That's what you're talking about, right?

[daikonrose]

Right! That! And when I first got there this morning, there was some kind of kerfuffle--as much of one as those guys ever have, anyway--and I didn't get much of it, but it sounded like there had been some kind of scheduling mix-up? Or one of them had forgotten to do something important?

It sounds really mundane when I write it out like that, but has that kind of thing ever happened with THEM before?? Ever in the history of ever?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I probably wouldn't have even pick up that anything was off if it weren't such an unusual thing in the first place. I know that they're just people at the end of it, and people make mistakes, but I can't remember anything this noticeable happening in the past, either.

[daikonrose]

They're people, but they've always seemed too put together and organized for something like this, you know? I would think they'd have things like alarms and calendars and dictionaries and such built-in.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I mean, I'd assume as much. You could probably program all sorts of things into a robot body, but... I really don't know how they truly work.

If it keeps up for more than just the one day, a reminder to get looked at would be appropriate. I'll keep an eye and an ear out for anything odd when I go to the temple in the coming days.

[daikonrose]

You'll say something if to them if they don't get better, right? I'm gonna go back and try to get someone to listen to me, but if more than one person points it out, they won't be able to ignore us--right?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I will. It would be really bad if it was something that just got worse without getting checked.

Hopefully it's nothing big if they aren't troubled by it, though. It's just very strange to see them acting off, either way.

[daikonrose]

Right... I'll be glad if it turns out we were all just overreacting. But let's try to get them to humor us, for now.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Of course. If they went through all of the trouble of getting bodies that won't die, they should be taking care of them, even if it does turn out to only be something small.

[daikonrose]

Ohh, you're good! Chide them just like that, Shinji!!

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[Chide? Like he's their mom or something?? Jeez.]

If they end up being stubborn about it, I'll keep it in mind.

[daikonrose]

[ She said what she meant. ]

Go for it! They won't be able to escape such harsh, unflinching logic!

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[He is... unsure if he's being teased right now. Hm. Hmm.]

Rawna's priests do love their logic, right?

[daikonrose]

Right! So we have to go in prepared to cleanly shut down their arguments like that.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

If they're stubborn about it, then yes, exactly.

Thank you for bringing it up, though. I wasn't sure if there really was something worth being worried about going on, but if it isn't just me noticing it, then mentioning it to the robots even a couple of times probably won't hurt.

[daikonrose]

I just couldn't let it go, so I had to say something, that's all. And now I REALLY can't let it go, but my confidence is fortified! So, thank you too, Shinji!