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In AD 20XX,
Insects have managed to overcome all conventional
insecticides.
In response to this problem, a Japanese company has created
an
ultra-small insect-eliminating robot: Hoihoi-san!
#time check ... 12:00 AM (+9:00 GMT)
#beginning system bootup
serial number HOIHOI-SAN ID-3 001663JKWL23
starting HHOS v3sp1 ... completed
starting HHOS system monitor ... completed
running level 1 system diagnostic
...memory structure ok
...battery system ok
...gyroscope test ok
...muscle-motor test ok
...audio sensor test ok
...motion sensor test ok
...infrared sensor test ok
...level 1 system diagnostic completed
running level 2 software diagnostic
...hardware drivers loaded
...JSQL databases loaded
...user profile KASUMI loaded
...level 2 software
diagnostic completed
#system bootup completed
starting footware mount ... completed
starting weapon mount ... completed
#beginning patrol routine 01
zone 01 ... clear
zone 02 ... clear
zone 03 ... clear
zone 04 ...
audio sensor / motion sensor alert
infrared identification ... blatta orientalis
aim lock_01
aim lock_02
aim lock_03
aim fire_01
aim fire_02
aim fire_03
extermination complete
zone 04 ... clear
zone 05 ... clear
#patrol routine 01 completed
starting cleanup routine K1 ... completed
starting cleanup routine K2 ... completed
starting weapon demount ... completed
starting footware demount ... completed
#beginning system shutdown
starting 01:00 AM system bootup alarm ... completed
#system shutdown completed
#time check ... 12:19 AM (+9:00 GMT)
I smiled to myself as I finished dressing Hoihoi-san in her freshly cleaned outfit. While
surprising heavy for her size, the 14 centimeter tall doll look absolutely adorable in the
maid outfit that had come with it, and I had taken great pains to make sure it stayed in good
condition by hand-washing it instead of using the laundry machines. That done, I then placed
the doll onto its charger in preparation for tonight.
Less then a minute later I heard a knock at my bedroom door, and I smiled.
"Come in Nabiki."
Patiently waiting as my sister entered, I then handed over the first of three carefully
prepared single sheet documents that laying on my desk. "I'm sorry to ask you for this,
Nabiki, but I was wondering if you had the money for these? It would mean a great deal to
me."
Again, I waited patiently as the girl read over the list, her eyes widening at the
included prices.
"Fourty six thousand yen?!? Kasumi, what is all of this FOR... and why do you have eight
hundred rounds of 2mm ammunition listed? Isn't that illegal in-" but then she stopped, and
glancing over at me she suddenly asked in a hushed tone, "Sis, are you in trouble?"
Smiling at her I pointed towards the resting doll at the foot of my bed and said, "No,
Nabiki, everything is fine. I just wanted to upgrade Hoihoi-san."
Staring at me, then at the doll, and then at me again she finally asked, "What?"
So I handed her the second document, and once more patiently waited as she read it. This
time she started to turn a little green.
"That's... a lot of roaches in the house, Kasumi."
"No it isn't," I corrected her. "That's a modest amount in my bedroom, where I keep
Hoihoi-san. Of course, since I keep my room clean, they don't bother coming in here as
much." Then still smiling that beaming all-is-right-with-the-world smile of mine I casually
asked her, "By the way, are you still snacking in your room?" Watching as she progressed
from looking mildly ill to imminently throwing up, I then handed her the final document.
"Contractor work? What did the young couple break now?"
Shaking my head I clarified. "No, I wanted to put a nice looking pet door between your
room and mine. Twenty centimeters tall, and fifteen wide."
Being the smart one in the family, it didn't take long for her the figure the rest of
that out.
"I'll get right on that."
. . .
It also wasn't surprising when I got another knock at my door just after bedtime.
"Go ahead and look smug... heck, even gloating is fine, I don't care, just PLEASE let me
sleep in your room tonight."
Doll Hobby
- All characters from Ichigeki Sacchuu!! Hoihoi-san and Ranma ½ belong to
Tanaka Kunihiko and Rumiko Takahashi, respectively. This was written for
entertainment purposes only.
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