Dreams of the Mechanical Mind Chapter 1

Thank you for purchasing the N3 series service droid! Here's how to set it up at home!

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<POWER ON>
<BOOTUP SEQUENCE START>
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<BOOTUP SEQUENCE END>
<INNITIATE GREETING>
-Searching for file(s) = Greeting.mp3-
-Greeting.mp3 FOUND-
-Playing = Greeting.mp3-

Droid N3380: "Hello valued customer, thank you for purchasing the N3 series service droid. I am here to see to your every need and question that is within my ability to complete or answer. To confirm ownership of this droid please hold up your right hand in front of my ocular sensors and recite your full name and age."

<CONFIRM OWNER>

Customer: *holds up right hand* "Samuel Tobias Bennet, 58 years old."

<NEW OWNER CONFIRMED>
-Owner Designation = Samuel Tobias Bennet-
-Owner Name = Samuel Tobias Bennet-
-Owner Age = 58 years-

Droid N3380: "New owner confirmed, hello Owner Samuel Tobias Bennet. How may I serve you today?"

Samuel Tobias Bennet: "First off, can you designate this location as your new home? Better to do it now than wait till it gets annoying repeating the same answer again and again."

Droid N3380: "Very well..."

<SETTING NEW HOME>
-Locating address-
-Address = 315 Mcclenaghan Mill Rd, Wynnewood, PA 19096-
<NEW HOME SET>

Droid N3380: "New home has been set and designated as Primary Residence. Is there any thing else you require Owner Samuel Tobias Bennet?"

Samuel Tobias Bennet: "Ok, yeah I should have seen that coming as well, can you call me anything else? Something shorter perhaps?"

Droid N3380: "Why yes I can, what would you like me to refer to you as?"

Samuel Tobias Bennet: "I don't know...maybe just my first or last name depending on if we have guests over or not...can you do that?"

Droid N3380: "Why yes I can, one moment while I update my information."

<EDIT OWNER INFORMATION>
-Owner Designation = Samuel Tobias Bennet- [Edit] [Add Condition (Guests)]
-Owner Name = Samuel Tobias Bennet-
-Owner Age = 58 years-
[Condition: Guests = {Guest Status = Present #PrimaryResidence#(T/F)}
Designation Selection = TRUE-1, FALSE-2]
-Designation 1 = Mr. Bennet
-Designation 2 = Samuel
<SAVE OWNER INFORMATION>
-Owner Designation = (1)Mr. Bennet, (2)Samuel
-Owner Name = Samuel Tobias Bennet-
-Owner Age = 58 years-

Droid N3380: "I have updated my owner information, I shall now refer to you as Mr. Bennet when guests are within the residence and as Samuel when guests are absent from said residence."

Samuel Bennet: "Thanks, it's better if I only have to listen to one name rather than three, even if they are my own. By the way what is your internal clock set to?"

Droid N3380: "My internal clock is currently set to the Central Standard Time Zone. Currently the clock reads 5:36 PM."

Samuel Bennet: "God all those weeks dedicated to deciding on features and those idiots forget to install a simple atomic clock. *sighs* Ok Droid update time zone to Eastern Standard Time, the time should be about 6:36-37 PM."

<UPDATE INTERNAL CLOCK>
-Time Zone = CST- [Edit]
-Time Zone = EST-
-Current Time = 6:37 PM-
<SAVE CLOCK DATA>

Droid N3380: "My internal clock has been updated to Eastern Standard Time. The current time is 6:37 PM."

Samuel Bennet: "Ok, well that appears to be some of the basic setup done. I have set up your charging station next to the living room in the hall if you'll follow me."

Droid N3380: "I will follow you as it is my purpose to serve you."

Samuel Bennet: "O-ok that was just an expression you don't need to answer, j-just follow me through the hall."

Droid N3380: "Very well."

<UPDATING RESIDENCE INFORMATION>
-Creating new folder = Residence Layout-
-Creating room file(s) = Front Door, Stairs, Living Room, Hall, Docking/Charging Station-
<SAVE RESIDENCE INFORMATION>

Samuel Bennet: "Alright so here is where you will be sleeping, and if you keep go-"

Droid N3380: "But Samuel, I am incapable of sleep due to my status as a Droid. I temporarily power down and analyze my memory files of the previous day to improve my operating systems to know how to better serve you."

Samuel Bennet: *stutters* "Ye-...I uh...I-I know that already Droid. It's one of the few things that's unique to your series. Anyways, as I was saying if you keep going down the hall you'll pass the downstairs bathroom and then come up on the dining room and the kitchen."

<UPDATING RESIDENCE INFORMATION>
-Creating room file(s) = Downstairs Bathroom, Dining Room, Kitchen-
<SAVE RESIDENCE INFORMATION>

Samuel Bennet: "And then in the kitchen you will also see the backdoor, and o-oh yeah you should make a note to make sure that both the backdoor and front door are always locked at night and when I'm not home.

<UPDATING RESIDENCE INFORMATION>
-Creating Kitchen subfile(s) = Backdoor-
<SAVE RESIDENCE INFORMATION>

<UPDATING TASK LIST>
-Creating task(s) = Lock Front Door, Lock Backdoor- [Add Condition (NightOrAway)]
[Condition: NightOrAway = {Current Time > 7:00 PM EST OR Owner Status = Absent #PrimaryResidence#(T/F)}
-IF Condition: NightOrAway = TRUE-Complete Task, FALSE-Bypass]
<SAVE TASK LIST>

Samuel Bennet: "And that should be all of downstairs' let's go upstairs now."

|Internal Clock {6:48 PM}|

Samuel Bennet: *walking up steps* "So upstairs we have five total rooms including two bathrooms, two bedrooms, and my personal office."

Droid N3380: *walking up steps* "Are there any other residents I should know about other than you?"

Samuel Bennet: *momentarily stops* "...No Droid...no one else lives here but me." *continues up final steps*

Droid N3380: "Very well, I shall designate all other humans as guests unless directly told to elevate their guest status to family member."

Samuel Bennet: *continues walking but is staring at the room directly ahead* "Yes...that would be perfect Droid." *long pause* "Anyways, to the right we have my office where I will most likely be working late at night. To the left of that is a small bathroom that I use when I'm working, and right in front of us is the...spare...bedroom. Finally, we have the master bedroom and its adjacent master bathroom and closet which functions as my personal quarters. Did you get all of that?"

<UPDATING RESIDENCE INFORMATION>
-Creating room file(s) = Office, Upstairs Bathroom, Spare Bedroom, Master Bedroom-
-Creating Master Bedroom subfile(s) = Master Bathroom, Closet-
<SAVE RESIDENCE INFORMATION>

Droid N3380: "Yes Samuel, I recorded the information and locations tied to each room within the primary residence. Are there any tasks you would request that I begin immediately and add to my permanent task list?"

Samuel Bennet: "I don't know off the top of my head, do you happen to know today's date cause there is something I need you to do every Thursday and Sunday night?"

Droid N3380: "Current date is Monday January first year one thousand one hundred and eleven."

Samuel Bennet: "Oh GOD Damnit, I forgot to code in the current dates. It's just one annoying thing after another huh, first its the lack of current time and date then its a complete lack of social awareness. Okay Droid, that is not the correct day month or year. What you gave me was the factory settings date that you were programmed with. Can you tell me why we did not go over that step in the initial set up process?"

Droid N3380: "Current setup procedures do not indicate a step or instruction that requires the internal calendar of any Droid unit to be changed upon arrival."

Samuel Bennet: "Great...*whispers*'just another thing to fix'. So lets go ahead and update your calendar."

Droid N3380: "Very well. What is the current date?"

Samuel Bennet: "Woah woah slow down, I was asking you cause I didn't know. Stay right there while I go get my phone from the office." *walks away*

Droid N3380: "I will wait here Samuel."

Samuel Bennet: *walking back with phone in hand* "Ok Droid, the current date is Wednesday the tenth of May in the year of 2045"

<UPDATING INTERNAL CALENDAR>
-Day = Monday 1- [Edit]
-Day = Wednesday 10-
-Month = January 1- [Edit]
-Month = May 5-
Year = 1111- [Edit]
Year = 2045
Current Date = Wednesday 5/10/2045
<SAVING CALENDAR DATA>

Droid N3380: "The current date has been recorded and the internal calendar is functioning properly."

Samuel Bennet: "Perfect, now lets head back down-"

|Internal Clock {7:01 PM}|
---Incomplete Tasks Detected---
1) Lock Front Door
2) Lock Backdoor
---Moving To Complete Tasks---

Droid N3380: *promptly turns around and begins walking down stairs* "Sorry sir, I must go lock the front and back doors now since it is currently past 7:00 PM."

Samuel Bennet: "Well at least he's diligent about the tasks set. After your done with those you can go ahead and meet me in the kitchen."

Droid N3380: "Very well Samuel. This task will be completed soon."

|Internal Clock {7:11 PM}|
---Current Task List---
1) Lock Front Door
2) Lock Backdoor
---All Tasks Completed---
---Reverting Task Mode---

Droid N3380: *walking into kitchen* "I have completed all the tasks for this time, what else do you require?"

Samuel Bennet: "Oh perfect, Droid come here and wash my dishes while I finish off my dinner."

Droid N3380: *grabs sponge and towel* "Very well Samuel."

|Internal Clock {7:19 PM}|

Droid N3380: "I am done with the dishes Samuel, is there anything else you require of me?"

Samuel Bennet: "Oh no go ahead and go to your charging station for the night. However, could you ensure that I am out of bed by six tomorrow morning. I have an alarm clock but lately I've been having trouble waking up."

<UPDATING TASK LIST>
-Creating task(s) = OutOfBed- [Add Condition (Morning)]
[Condition: Morning = {Current Time = 6:00 AM EST (T/F)}
-IF Condition: Morning = TRUE-Complete Task, FALSE-Bypass]
<SAVE TASK LIST>

Droid N3380: "Very well Samuel, I shall make sure you are out of bed by six O'clock tomorrow morning. I shall now dock with my charging station and power down for the night." *walks away*

Samuel Bennet: "Good night."

<DOCKING WITH HOME STATION>
>>Clamps Engaged<<
>>Secondary systems shutting down<<
>>Powering down sensor equipment<<
>Olfactory \/<
>Auditory \/<
>Tactual \/<
>Gustatory \/<
>Ocular \/<
>>Powering down [limb] servomotors<<
<POWERDOWN COMPLETE>

<ENTERING MEMORY REVIEW MODE>
-Accessing memory banks-
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