“Stupid fortune tellin’ machine!” Noli glitched, head snapping to look to glare at a snickering Aubree.

“You there! New girl! Help me with this, will you?!” He snarled, making her jump. “Open the side panel so I can take out the automaton and reprogram it to function properly, dear.” He said, pulling down the mystical looking shawl to reveal a doorknob leading into the machine. She walked over and opened it, watching the shopkeeper clamber in and start undressing the robot inside to detach it from the base.

Something somewhere else fell with a CLATTER! And Aubree took her hand off the doorknob out of surprise, causing the machine to close and lock just as Noli got the automaton out. He huffed angrily.

“Aubree! Are you blind? Let me out!” She noticed the keys on the ground, before smirking mischievously and picking them up, spinning them around on her finger.

“Nah. If I don’t get a break from JXD1X1, I at least deserve this.” Noli scowled, then let out an “ah!” And ducked back down as Brandon came skipping in.