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[ She still can't think of a reason why they would want to refer to her dummy instead of RO herself, but RO can at least understand that Kido feels bad about it, even if she can't understand why. ]

Dummy... 1...

[ ...

God, that sounds so stupid, even to her. But she doesn't know how to think of names? It's weird for her, but even so, that's the best she can do. ]

My apologies, but my creative process is lacking.

[ This is embarrassing... ]

[ It really is a sorry attempt, and if Kido were a meaner person, she'd laugh instead of trying to hold it in like she does now. But it's not like Kido had anything better than Ichiro to begin with, so that sobers her up quickly. ]

We can work with that. Let's see...

[ However you pronounce dummy in Japanese. Dami? dami... ichi... damichi... also sounds stupid, but if they drop the first syllable... ]

How about Michi?

[ Depending on how it's written, it doesn't mean one anymore but whatever, idk, I'm bad at names and people keep talking to Kido about making up names and I'm ??? ]

[ Maybe Kido looks super creative with names... somehow... Maybe she can be the Name Rater of Hirajiro.

RO looks at the dummy, who still has a blank look on her face like she always does. ]

Michi.

[ The dummy responds by shifting her gaze over to RO, then to Kido, then back at RO before nodding. ]

The identity is accepted, so she will respond to that name from now on. Hm, this wasn't a situation that I expected. I thought she would have remained completely unresponsive to the name because of how she's programmed.

[ No... Kido came up with one name in canon that she tried to explain and Shintaro had to tell her to shut up. ]

Michi, then.

[ Kido nods, looking rather pleased that the name was accepted too. ]

Why do you think she wouldn't want a name?

Dummies don't have emotion modules nor any programming concerning a name... nor any desires.

[ RO looks perplexed by the entire situation, but. Well, she learned something new today. ]

I wonder if this place had any effect on her... I'll be looking into this too.

[ Oh, right. The entire reason why she called her over. ]

Unfortunately... Michi [ It's going to take some time to get used to calling her dummy that. ] is not satisfied until she meets her ration quota, which is rather high. Too much food will hamper her performance, so I wanted to see if there was a type of food that would be small in size, but packed with enough carbohydrates or calories that would meet the quota easily.

[ ...Sure. The whole thing about dummies is like talking to Wyatt all over again, but what's more important than figuring out emotion modules is the whole food thing. ]

What sort of nutrients does Michi need? Otherwise, if it's just empty calories, there's always butter. Oil would be more portable, but that's...

[ Going back to the whole robot thing, even if it's salad dressing and not motor oil ]

[ ... ]

Despite popular fiction, we cannot ingest oil.

[ RO looks over at Michi and she shakes her head. Looks like she likes some degree of standards in food. ]

[ Guzzling vegetable oil would be so efficient, though. ]

What if the oil or fat were cooked into something? The more butter you put into cookies or a cake, the richer it is, and that can be packaged easily.

[ Kido immediately grabs Michi's attention as soon as she says the word "cake". RO notices this and she wonders... ]

That sounds reasonable. Thank you, Kido. That was very helpful information. I'll look into cookies that contains them in large portions, and if that fails, I suppose I'll get a cake...

[ Hm.

Michi looks like she really wants cake despite the poker face she has, but RO can tell. ]

Would you like some as well, Kido? We should return to the town soon.

[ Kido can't help but laugh, stepping out of the castle back towards town, because she gets it. Cookies are good but cake is where real indulgence lies. ]

If cost is an issue, it would be cheaper to bake it yourself. I don't mind baking if you provide the ingredients, and I would be able to adjust the recipe for higher calories too.

Yes, I wouldn't mind providing the ingredients. I'll be able to get them if you give me a list. Thank you very much for your consideration.

[ Michi mumbles a dazed "cake" and follows them quietly otherwise. RO is pretty content with this outcome too. She also likes cakes, but not as much as... her dummies.

/cake end ]

Sure thing. I'll write you a shopping list so you can have it on hand, and substitute some of the ingredients for whatever's on sale that week if you need to.

[ ~*~*cake*~*~

It's going to be one of these roll cakes that Kido can plastic wrap and hope Michi's not running around enough to get it squashed. ]

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