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[astronomicalchance]

Re: Critical Directive // URGENT // ATTN: attorney_at_lol:

I asked Mr. Customer where he came from. I asked him how he got here. The answers to the questions are, respectively: "From beyond the wall. The Wasteland." and "A jeep. Outside the wall."

I hope that these answers are sufficient.

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Mr. Customer tried to tell me about some other things that were happening outside, but I could not understand them. I am currently incapable of connecting to the support center's databases, and so I could not query the corresponding information.

Additionally, Mr. Customer changed his mind. Instead of going for a walk until the repairs were completed, he decided to carry out the repairs himself. As the maintenance crew has not yet answered the ticket that I placed, his assistance is greatly appreciated! I am helping him by offering useful tools that he might need to repair Miss Jena. Apparently, she is also quite dirty, but I do not understand why this is the case. As such, we are using many rags to clean off the grease. I have been fetching a large amount of them for Mr. Customer to use.

It seems that repairs will not be complete before the 11:00AM presentation tomorrow. In fact, according to Mr. Customer, the repairs should take another entire day. As such, I have been told to place a notice in the lobby declaring that there will be no presentations tomorrow. This has been registered as a critical directive.

Comments

[attorneyatlol]

The wall? Hmm... Thanks for asking, Reverie. Do you know what wall he's talking about, though? And what other things did he try to tell you about?

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome.

There is a wall around the city. He used another word to describe it, which I was incapable of understanding in this context without the corresponding information: "sarcophagus". The other things he tried to tell me about did not make sense to me, and it is it difficult for me to convey them.

[attorneyatlol]

Sarcophagus... I see.

Do you remember any of the words he used when trying to tell you?

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

They were all simple words, I simply could not understand the meaning of what he was saying. Or rather, there was a serious contradiction in what he was saying. As such, I could not process it.

[attorneyatlol]

A contradiction? What kind of contradiction?

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

He made two points as part of his explanation that he contradicted with his very presence. First of all, "everybody" cannot be dead, because he is alive. Second of all, he said that no customers will ever come to the planetarium again, but this clearly is not the case, for Mr. Customer came to the planetarium.

As such, his entire explanation was rendered incomprehensible!

[oceanicbutterfly]

...that's a good question. Why would the projector be dirty?

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

I do not know! I did not notice that Miss Jena was dirty, because Miss Jena is painted black, and the grease is also black. As such, I was unaware that she had been coated with such a substance. Nevertheless, we are going to clean her thoroughly - she will look like new!

[oceanicbutterfly]

Well, I hope it goes well. If I could get there myself, I'd offer to help.

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

The offer of assistance is greatly appreciated. However, I am not sure if the customers should be doing so much of the work. One customer would be an anomaly, two would start to indicate that the staff are not performing their duties.

[oceanicbutterfly]

But if I was there helping out, I wouldn't be there as a customer.

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

But if you came to the planetarium, then of course you would be a customer!

[oceanicbutterfly]

Unless I was the new owner.

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

...I am sorry, the corresponding information is missing from the database. If this is a business query, you will need to speak to the store manager. None of the managing staff are available at this point in time. Would you like me to take a message? The store manager will get back to you as soon as possible.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Oh, I'm not the owner at the moment. It's just that I suspect I could become so, if I could make it there. I'd just need to find the right legal information.

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

...I am sorry, the corresponding information is missing from the database. If this is a business query, you will need to speak to the store manager. None of the managing staff are available at this point in time. Would you like me to take a message? The store manager will get back to you as soon as possible.

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's nothing you need to worry about. I'll take care of it myself when the time comes.

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

Are you sure? I am capable of holographic video recording and playback.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Don't worry about it. This is something I need to do.

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

Is there anything I can do to be of assistance?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Actually... Reverie-san, there are two questions you can answer which will help me greatly. I want you to answer me truthfully, without changing anything for the sake of my feelings.

First, are you comfortable with the idea of me becoming your new owner?

Second, are you comfortable with the idea of being moved permanently to a new planetarium? Miss Jena would be moved as well, and you would have customers every day again, but you would likely never see Flowercrest Department Store again.

[showmystarrysky.livejournal.com]

...I am sorry, the corresponding information is missing from the database. If this is a business query, you will need to speak to the store manager. None of the managing staff are available at this point in time. Would you like me to take a message? The store manager will get back to you as soon as possible.

We robots delight in putting you humans at ease, and in serving you so as not to make you feel displeased. However, I am property of the Flowercrest Department Store. I must remain within three kilometers of the store at all times.

[oceanicbutterfly]

...I'm sorry. Perhaps those were the wrong questions.