First it was darkness, then it was bottles, and save snacks
"Ok then how do I turn on this thing.." the Janitor grunts
*BAMPH*
The light turns on
"Heh, hitting them always does the trick…"
"HELLO, I'm BottleMachine, the machine that's here to help clean the environment one bottle at a time!" BottleMachine exclaims
"Wow what a creative name...*cough* anyway I best be on my way."
…
"So that's how I emerged out of darkness! And now I live here at the front of the school right next to the teachers lounge!" Bottlemachine smiles.
"Yeah I know…I live next to you..." SaveSnackMachine says amused.
"Oh yeah your right." Bottle says flustered. "How did you get here then?"
Save laughs. "My story is a bit more..depressing."
I used to be big time, I lived in places like Museums, art galleries, the White House. Life was good until I was at the opening of Splash Fortress and met GalaxyBusterBarMachine, let's call them Buster for short. They dropped a few pick up lines like 'are you a star because your out of this world. It was so charming and was also funny because they were GalaxyBusterBarMachine..haha out of this world..get it. ANYWAY, we moved around together but as I got to know them better the wrapper unravelled. I told them something I've never told anyone. Everyone knew my products were top of the market some would say flavoursome but some may say they were metallic… and had asbestos. They would be correct. Buster was disgusted and said that it was a 'health violation and would cause problems for the humans'. I was so shocked that they would get so angry, I said to them that it built up the immune system. They shook their head. That day, that day they said to me that they had all the flavours of the galaxy and that they are too good to be putting up with my unhealthy lifestyle. It was better we parted ways.. we were just too different, but just after we broke up they sent an anonymous tip to BotNews saying that I had asbestos in my savesnacks, and now I'm here.
"Wow, I'm so sorry SaveSnackMachine. I agree asbestos a day keeps the rats away." BottleMachine said dejectedly
"That's exactly what I'm saying and please, call me Save." Save smiles.
"Oh well then you can call me bottle." Bottle blushes. "Also if your products are 'bad for humans' how are you selling stuff here?" Bottle askes
"I don't think the school can afford Galaxy Buster bars.."
"Oh.."
…
Data entries from Save
Log #1
Time is moving funny.. but life is good here Bottle and I talk so much about everything and nothing. We have late night talks and laugh about that Hobo Guy who always comes to do check ups. Bottle really is amazingly sweet
Log #2
Bottle seems a bit more monotone, they are usually so lively and so excited to help the environment even though we all know it doesn't get recycled, don't tell them that though. Maybe it has something to do with the upgrades they have been getting…
LOG #3
THEY KNOW, THEY KNOW. I REPEAT BOTTLE KNOWS RECYCLING IS A LIE. How will they deal with this? Did they read my data entries? I should take them to a party to brighten them up..
Data entry from Bottle
Log #?
Life is meaningless, recycling is a lie, Save is all I have in this dark cruel world.
Data entry from Save
Log #4
The party…did not work. I need to do something, quick.
…
"Hey Bottle, we need to talk..l don't think this school is making us the machines we want to be.
Bottle looks at save
"I think if we can get out of here, we can make a better life for ourselves." Save half smile. "So what do you think…?"
"I think." Bottle gets cut short
*CLICK*
"I- AY MAIN CHARACTER DID YOU JUST PUT A CD IN BOTTLE-
It was dark, it was cold, but then. The spark lit
"BAD WAGES, WELFARE, THE BIG COMPANIES ARE USING US." Bottle yells.
O-O…"Are you ok Bottle?"
"Save, we have to do something…do you want to start a revolution with me?" Bottle asks.
It was so sudden I almost thought they were joking, but then I saw a twinkle in their eyes, the look that wanted to recycle bottles.
"I don't know Bottle I was just thinking we could move to a farm-"
"Save trust me..we can put as much asbestos in the snacks as we want and ruin Buster's life." Bottle laughs, tears welling up in their eyes.
"How could I say no to that… to you." Save laughs and cries also.
…
And so we struck.
The game plan:
Get hobo guy and tell him that we saw his Kraken-net bio
"Hey Hobo guy, psst psst. Over here!" Save beckons
"EHEh? What is it talking vending machine?"
"We saw your bio" Bottle winks
"What is it to yeh?" Hobo questions suspiciously.
We tell him we can get him his money, if he builds us robot bodies that will scare our enemies.
"Who are our enemies again?" Umm society, the robot healthcare and GalaxyBusterBarMachine."
"RIGHT, REVOLUTION."
"REVOLUTION."
…
"So Hobo guy do we have a deal?" Save questions
"I ain't making nothin till I get my money, stupid Stix always stealing." Hobo guy mumbles to himself
"Oh that's no problem." Bottle smiles and then processed to vomit out a huge pile of shlotinki onto Hobo guy's feet.
…
"EHEHE YOU HAVE A DEAL, SUCK IT STIX." Hobo guy yells and runs towards the cave forgetting the money.
"You just had all that in there.." Save says astonished.
"You don't want to know how many bottles are in my stomach, I get terrible indigestion." Bottle sighs
Game plan complete.
"Soooo what do y'all think?" Hobo guy laughs
"It's…AMAZING." Bottle gawks
"Dang we look cool, couldn't get rid of the grime though?" Save winces.
"Yahhh, no. I don't think that there stuff is just grime." Hobo gives Save a big pat on the back.
"..Oh." Bottle and Save say in unison.
"EHEh well my work here is done, time to take ma pineapple on a walk, always gets so grumpy if I don't." Hobo guy grumbles and walks away
"What a great guy." Bottle smiles
…
Calm serenity washes over Kraken academy. Bottle and Save stand at the bus stop hand in hand finally figuring out how to walk 5 hours later.
"Hey Save I think I should complement your face seeing as you didn't have one before." Bottle chimes in after the long silence
…
"Your face is nice too Bottle.." Save says unsure
"That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me." Bottle tears up again. Save smiles and the bus arrives.
"Are you ready to overthrow the Robot government Bottle?" Save says determined
"Always." Bottle grins pulling Save onto the bus.
…
As bus spluttered away into the horizon-
*CLICK*
"Mm yeh on for the album, another Cupid match from Hobo guy eheh." He giggles and runs into the bushes.
…
20 years later
Bottle then went on to get a Nobel peace price the first ever robot for protesting and getting all bottle machines better wages, welfare and cleaning services, but who cares for the cleaning bots… we'll brush over that. Save went on to be a journalist and exposed that GalaxyBusterBars were filled with limewater, one human says "It smelt earthy so I thought it was fine." They we're not fine. The production of BusterBars stopped and Buster was homeless with no job, so they moved in with Hobo guy. Save says it was the best moment of their life, besides marrying Bottle. "Thank save."
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