"T - " said the toaster. Dylan looked at it warily.
It continued, its voice sounding like some kind of robot dirge.
" - O - A - S - T. Spell. Toast. T - O - A - "
"Okay, so ten points for initiative, Jez, but it spells toast. That's it, toast. I'm thinking this might just have a limited shelf life, whaddaya say?"
Jez, who was happily occupied with his screwdriver, didn't look up.
"I think it's broken."
"Oh, you think it's broken! Broken, hunh. I'd never have thought that maybe it might be - "
" - A - " said the toaster. " - S - T. Spell."
"- broken. And, for the record, it's starting to freak me out."
"Toasters," Jez told him earnestly, "are our friends."
"I don't care if they're our damned royalty, Jez, I am about this far from getting my damned toolbox and killing it with a - "
"H - " said the toaster. Dylan's mouth clicked shut, and he stared at it. " - A - M - M - E - "
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Date: 2006-03-14 10:22 am (UTC)It continued, its voice sounding like some kind of robot dirge.
" - O - A - S - T. Spell. Toast. T - O - A - "
"Okay, so ten points for initiative, Jez, but it spells toast. That's it, toast. I'm thinking this might just have a limited shelf life, whaddaya say?"
Jez, who was happily occupied with his screwdriver, didn't look up.
"I think it's broken."
"Oh, you think it's broken! Broken, hunh. I'd never have thought that maybe it might be - "
" - A - " said the toaster. " - S - T. Spell."
"- broken. And, for the record, it's starting to freak me out."
"Toasters," Jez told him earnestly, "are our friends."
"I don't care if they're our damned royalty, Jez, I am about this far from getting my damned toolbox and killing it with a - "
"H - " said the toaster. Dylan's mouth clicked shut, and he stared at it. " - A - M - M - E - "
"Oh holy shit," moaned Dylan. "It's reading my frickin' - "
"Spell. Hammer."
"Fixed it!"
"We're all gonna die," Dylan told him.
Jez rolled his eyes and got to his feet, dropping his hand to Dylan's head and ruffling his hair as he passed.
"I won't let the toaster kill you."
It was... somehow, strangely comforting.