6- Introductions
"So, appliances have names?" Griffin asked.
Igor smiled. "Of course we do. You've already become acquainted with Toppman and Fantine. There's Batter, Cassius, Cornelia..." He paused.
"The Maestro!" Fantine said.
"Oh, yes. That old phonograph that's been working for close to a century."
"I'm Asimov!" the skinny brass lamp said. He waved his plug.
Griffin sat on the couch. Mish-mash scooted over to make room.
"This thing still works?"
"Well, I don't work as I was intended," Mish-Mash said. "But I can open cans, light up, and shave. You'll find a use for me."
Griffin paused.
"Oh, I've been like this for over thirty years. I'm used to it."
"That's Mish-Mash."
"And what is your name?" Griffin asked. He glanced up at the lamp.
"Oh, my name?" Igor chuckled. "It's Igor. There's a story to that, but... I can tell you it later."
Griffin sat with Toppman. "It's still kinda strange."
"Knowing our little secret?" Toppman said. "You'll get used to it."
