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Clink. Clink. Clink.
"Can you pass me the wrench?" Freminet said. He was working on his diving helmet with his younger sister, Sylvie, airing out some slight errors that had come to light in his last swim.
"Yeah!" Sylvie said excitedly. The young child grabbed the wrench, and handed it to Freminet with a big smile. "Here you go!"
"Thank you." Freminet said, taking the wrench. He unscrewed a few bolts from his helmet, then removed the front panel, retrieving a computer chip, and placing it on the table.
He looked at the chip for a moment, then realized why his helmet had been slightly malfunctioning earlier. A small piece of the chip had been damaged. Luckily, Freminet had a replacement for it, but it was in another area of the house.
"Sylvie, I need to grab a replacement piece. I'll be right back. Don't, under any circumstances, touch the chip. Ok?" Freminet said seriously, looking his younger sister straight in the eye.
Sylvie nodded. "Ok! I'll sit right...." She plopped down on the rug, sitting on her hands. "Here! I won't touch anything." Sylvie looked up at Freminet. "Promise!"
Freminet sighed. "Alright. Stay there. Please." He said in a slightly exasperated tone. Freminet left the room, gently closing the door, and leaving Sylvie alone. He was a bit reluctant to do so, as the last time he had left her in his workshop......it wasn't exactly pleasant . He picked up his pace at the memory of his sister's antics, quickly trying retrieve the replacement, and dash back into to the room.
Back in the room, Sylvie was having problems of her own."One touch won't hurt, right?" Sylvie thought. She quickly pushed the idea out her mind. "No. Last time I did that, I broke it. And Freminet cried, and I got in tons and tons of trouble." Sylvie remembered. "I don't want to make him cry....again." Then, as most children tend to do, Sylvie had a thought that defied all logic and reason, but made perfectly good sense to her, and her alone.
"He just said I couldn't touch. What if I licked it? That should be fine!" Sylvie thought excitedly. She had always wondered how the computer chips would taste. She figured, potato chips tasted good, so computer chips must as well. With her mind made up, she quickly scooted over to the table where the chip lay. She kept her hands underneath her behind, making sure that she didn't touch the chip. She leaned in really close, stuck out her tongue, and.....
The door suddenly burst open, causing Sylvie to quickly turn, tongue still sticking out her mouth, to see Freminet standing in the doorway.
Freminet looked at the sight before him. Sylvie was turned to face him, still slightly leaning over the chip, with her tongue just about to touch it. She was sitting on her hands, and had a deer in headlights look about her.
Freminet sighed, shaking his head. "Were.....were you trying to lick the chip, Sylvie?" Freminet said, looking absolutely floored. He knew his sister would try something while he was gone, but....seeing her attempt to lick the chip was not what he was expecting.
Sylvie nodded. "Yeah. Is that....bad?"
Freminet stifled a laugh, trying to appear
stern, not wanting to condone her...........interesting behavior. "Why on Teyvat would you try to lick it?"
"You asked me not to to touch it! And, it's a chip, so it has to taste yummy!" Sylvie said, explaining her thought process.
Freminet raised an eyebrow. "That's your reasoning? You do realize that computer chips are mainly metal in them, right? It would taste disgusting, not to mention, you would have gotten shocked. The chip has a capacitor, so it holds onto electricity. One lick, and it's all over." Freminet strode over, and scooped Sylvie up, carrying her to the door. "I think it's about time for you to take your nap."
Sylvie's face scrunched up, and she began to wriggle around in Freminet's arms. "Noooo, I don't wanna! Let me go!" She whined. Managing to pry Freminet's arms open, she dropped to the floor, and began a mad dash for the chip.
Freminet desperately tried to grab her, but it was to no avail. Sylvie had already gotten to the chip, and.....
Lick.