Rusty Repairs

0x0427_Had a conversation with a customer today about the nature of consciousness. He was a philosopher, or so he claimed. He said that consciousness was the greatest mystery of all. I tend to agree.

0x0426_Repaired a delivery bot today. It had a faulty navigation system. It was a challenging repair, but I managed to get it working again. The delivery driver was very grateful.

0x0425_Another slow day. I cleaned the shop, organized my tools, and even gave Sparky a bath. He wasn't thrilled, but he tolerated it.

0x0424_Today, I found myself talking to Sparky. I told him about my day, about the repairs I had done, about the mysterious cube. He just blinked at me, but I felt like he understood. This is the sixth entry with sentience contemplation.

0x0423_I think Sparky is starting to like me. It rubs against my leg and purrs when I'm working. It's a strange sensation, but not unpleasant.

0x0422_Opened the shop yesterday, but didn't have any customers. The stray cat is still hanging around the shop. I've started calling it "Sparky." I don't know why. It just seems to fit.

0x0421_Ok, no matter how hard I tried to get the cat to leave the shop...it just would not. Every time I tried to shoo him away, he would rub up against me and purr. Then, he would jump up on the workbench, sit and just stare at me.

0x0420_Tested the animal translator on a stray cat that wandered into the shop today. It seemed to understand some of the basic commands, like "sit" and "stay." But it mostly just ignored me. Typical cat.

0x0419_Made some progress on the animal translator today. I managed to get it to recognize basic sounds, like barks and meows. But it's still a long way from being able to translate complex sentences.