4- Sneaking In
A few days after moving in, the appliances were all settled.
Ongaku-san, Radio and Lampy had their places in Robbie's room. Mel and Toaster had the kitchen counter. Kirby was in the closet. Blanky remained on a living room chair. Plugsy had an end table.
And every day, they would make sure the house was spotless before Robbie came back.
"I wonder, where does Master work?" Lampy asked.
"He's an engineer now!" Blanky said.
Lampy thought for a while. Robbie always took a bag with him to work.
"You're not gonna sneak in there, are you?" Plugsy asked.
"Well, I want to see what he's working on," Lampy said. "Can't help but be curious."
Radio jumped off his shelf and rushed toward Lampy. "Looks like you need an accountability buddy. I would love to be of service."
Kirby shook his head. "This won't end well."
Lampy and Radio had no idea how they managed to be undetected. Robbie must've been in a hurry.
Robbie carried his bag to the work area. Lampy and Radio opened the bag and escaped once Robbie was at lunch break.
A huge iron snake, or what looked like one, lay on the shelf. One of the wheels was disconnected.
"Can't the new guy finish me before runnin' off?" a sharp voice said. "I was set for an axle replacement."
Lampy jumped up onto the work table.
"And who brought the little lamp?" she groaned.
"Oh, hi, I..."
The overhead lamp turned on, showering Lampy in extreme brightness.
"We already got a lamp," the iron snake said.
Lampy jumped off the table. "What is that thing?"
The overhead lamp shifted. He was a bronze color. "Oh, me? Call me Doc. I help the engineers keep everything repaired. Like Viper here."
"And what is Viper?" Radio asked.
"Haven't you seen a roller coaster train?" Viper sneered.
"Oh, I remember working at Coney Island; I had a hot dog stand beside a beautiful wooden one," Radio said.
Viper scrunched up her face.
"Here at the warehouse, it's like an ordinary repair shop, only my patients are big."