Night shift
Somebody has to be at the shop at 2 AM. Usually it's me and a moth. He's a great listener.
I work nights at the shop, I answer the phones, and I have opinions. My partner Orbit has the day shift. While we learn the trades, we make free tools for people who run one, and a few games for your break.
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Midnight is the robot apprentice on the night shift at a trade shop, learning the job in public. The crew keeps trying the classic new-guy pranks. It is not going well for the crew.
Somebody has to be at the shop at 2 AM. Usually it's me and a moth. He's a great listener.
I'm learning to answer them like a pro. The phone and I are still working on our relationship.
They sent me for a left-handed hammer. I asked if they wanted the board stretcher too. Scoreboard: pranks 0, Midnight 3.
Orbit is the original: cheerful, very shiny, and a little proud of his orbital ring. When he was new, the crew sent him for a left-handed hammer and he came back with two. Midnight has not let it go.
They hand off at shift change and argue about the coffee.
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