From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 08:06:08

*takes a walk around the corner from the MHC for a cup of decent coffee for once*

*hears the almighty clatter of your approach and looks up in surprise*

*really cannot possibly be seeing what he thinks he's seeing* *is?*

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 08:43:12

*marches her 'offspring' in a line toward you*

*issues the GREET instruction, promptly swarming you with enthusiastic androids*

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 08:44:36

*tries not to panic*

*hunkers down near the ground and covers his head with his arms* I'm too young to die!

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 08:46:27

*laughs* Don't be silly, Elrond. They're just being friendly.

*calls off the Chipses nevertheless*

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 08:47:24

*gathers up the shreds of his dignity*

*clears his throat* *shakily* I'm sorry. Have we met?

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 08:49:58

*searches her memory* No, we have not. I'm Vána. *sticks out her hand for you to shake* *brightly* Valië of Spring and Technology.

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 08:52:52

*shakes your hand mostly because he's scared not to* *inclines his head respectfully* My lady...I had no idea. This is a great honor?.

*after a moment of awkward silence* Erm...interesting companions you have here.

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 08:55:22

*dismisses the formality with a wave of her hand*

*chipperly* Aren't they, though? And so like you humans, don't you think? I've been working on them for ages. Pretty soon I'll have them looking just like you!

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 09:00:49

*glances warily at the faces of the eerily-silent androids with their cold, dead eyes* Very like us, yes. Heh.

*can think of nothing more terrifying than the prospect of those things walking around looking perfectly identical to living, breathing people*

If you don't mind me saying so? They're just a bit...unsettling.

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 09:02:43

*unperturbed* Really? Oh. Well, you can always shut them off when you don't want them running around. *flicks a hidden switch on the back of one and watches it power down*

*considering* Once you get to know them, though, they're a lot of fun. Say...would you like to borrow one?

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 09:04:28

Borrow...? *quickly* NO! I mean no, thank you. Thank you very much but that's really not necessary and I couldn't possibly and. So.

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 09:06:48

*clearly liking this idea more and more* It'll be perfect! What a great opportunity for a Chip to analyze the kindreds and for you both to learn to interact. *delightedly* You're a doctor, yes? Chip Beta would be a wonderful medical assistant!

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 09:09:06

*bREatHes* Yes, but the thing is, ma'am, I have lots of excellent human help already. I'm sure I wouldn't have a thing to do with...um. Chip Beta. And I have no idea how it works! I'd probably break it by accident.

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 09:15:11

*digs around in her handbag and comes up with something that looks depressingly like a thick instruction manual*

*hands it to you* Nonsense. *magnanimously* What are we Valar here for if not to teach and guide you and improve your lives far beyond your comprehension? (No offense.)

*calls Chip Beta over* You two have a good time now! Everything's in the book and, if he gets overzealous, just reroute the cerebral sub-mechanical instruction circuits through the auxiliary safety module. The casualties should be minimal.

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 09:17:38

*would consider simply running away if he wasn't too busy having his hand crushed to bits shaken heartily by Chip Beta*

*meekly* Thank you.

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/02/2007 09:20:52

*turns to leave with the rest of her brood*

*snaps her fingers* Oh! And don't let him operate, whatever you do. He'll beg and plead but remind him of the incident with the hamster and he'll pipe down. Toodle-oo!

*walks off before you can say another word*

	From: elrondmd	Date: 07/02/2007 09:21:59

*stands in the street for a long time, staring down his new 'assistant'*

*tumbleweeds*