Quote:"So she's out of prison legitimately? She just got
released?" Ginga Nakajima asked, holding ice to her face in an effort to
bring the swelling down. "Er... sorry, then. I... when I saw you in the
living room, and nobody had told me you would be there, I... sorta
assumed you'd broken out."
"Several of my sisters considered such.
However, escape attempts are forbidden under Penal Code 001-A, quite
literally the first rule in the book." I informed her. "Such a flagrant
breach of regulations would have been an irreversible black mark on my
record, and a serious blow to my overall efficiency rating for my
mission at the time, 'Operation: Twenty-five years to Life in a Maximum
Security Installation (Possibility of early parole extended due to
extenuating circumstances in the accused's childhood)'."
"That... that wasn't actually a mission so much as a punishment..." Ginga Nakajima said. She sounded nervous for some reason. Possibly she wanted pancakes.
Wendi
sighed. "Ah, I've missed this. Life just isn't the same without someone
outlining in excruciating detail the proper operating procedure for
using a toaster."
"You do have a tendency to press down
on the toast button with 43% greater force than the design
specifications recommend." I agreed. "It increases basic wear and tear
on the unit, contributing to greater frequency of needed repairs. I will
be certain to monitor usage during my stay here in an effort to prevent
this."
From chapter 3 of Ready, Sette, Go!
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.