ETA: I probably would have averted the situation as a whole by pursuing the persocom thread. Because HEY! Cute and tiny android that's a personal digital assistant! COOLNESS!
"I might be able to convince Washu-chan to cook something like that up for you. She might want to keep your computer in exchange - she actually loves what she thinks of as primitive computer technology." He then grinned and said, "But do you promise that you'll take good care of it and make sure it's happy? Because knowing Washu-chan, it WILL be sentient..."
(Come to think of it, Ben might ask if Washu could make one for him after the Book of Darkness Incident now that he doesn't have Squishy as a companion.... and come to think of it, I've been forgetting to write my scenes with the cute little pudge-ball present... D'oh!)
"I might be able to convince Washu-chan to cook something like that up for you. She might want to keep your computer in exchange - she actually loves what she thinks of as primitive computer technology." He then grinned and said, "But do you promise that you'll take good care of it and make sure it's happy? Because knowing Washu-chan, it WILL be sentient..."
(Come to think of it, Ben might ask if Washu could make one for him after the Book of Darkness Incident now that he doesn't have Squishy as a companion.... and come to think of it, I've been forgetting to write my scenes with the cute little pudge-ball present... D'oh!)