(Continued from June 23)
“You will be able to make the salad bar display its capabilities in you usual smooth manner.”
“Thanks for your encouraging words.”
“I think that, in the future, you will be called upon to demonstrate more advanced robots.”
“My interpretation of your words is that I should be concentrating on determining which gadget I would like to demonstrate next.”
“You understood correctly. Aunt Dorothy expects you to continue your proactive behavior.”
“Just to give my self-esteem an additional boost, remind me about the instances of proactive conduct on my part.”
“When you first started playing with the salad bar, it was just for fun; but, when you realized that the ladies were impressed, you increased your focus to achieve even greater smoothness.”
“If you have ambitions in the area of mindreading, you do have talent. I did indeed redouble my efforts to impress the ladies even more.”
“I have known you for a long time; so, occasionally, I have a fairly good idea about what may be going through your mind.”
“What is your next example of proactive behavior?”
“The ladies were expecting you to take Sam out for a stroll and to make him duplicate some of the lingerie-bag moves.”
“I know that you would not have applauded me for copying that scenario.”
“You are right. I was expecting you to show us your usual proactive tendencies. Making Sam display some of his other skills, while doing repairs on your Mini, was a brilliant move.”
“Thank you for the praise, my friend; but, I feel compelled to point out that severing the Mini’s tailpipe was on the top of my things-to-do list. Therefore, the idea of making Sam do it came to me effortlessly.”
(To be continued)