text: ontents of your chassis?"
  5) "How do you feel about parades?"
  6) "Can you write me a poem?"
  7) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  8) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  9) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 11
  "Adios, buddy!"
  
  > look at the purse
  It's pink, and it locks with a combination, so that your most personal and private possessions can't be snooped-on by other people.
  
  Thing is, the Jenny of Tomorrow changed the combination last week during training, and you never got around to writing down the new combo.
  
  You haven't dialed the purse to any combination yet.
  
  > Unlock
  What do you want to unlock?
  
  > Unlock purse
  What do you want to unlock the pink purse with?
  
  > give the bodice to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth. "Medieval times: Learned! Innuendo: Memorized! I feel like we're really communicatin' now."
  
  > talk to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "How be ye! I'm ye Jenny of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
  
  You catch the Jenny of Tomorrow giving you a smoldering stare.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "Could I have the contents of your chassis?"
  5) "How do you feel about parades?"
  6) "Can you write me a poem?"
  7) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  8) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  9) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 4
  "Could I have the contents of your chassis?" you ask.
  
  "Sure!" The Jenny of Tomorrow opens up her chassis and produces an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report and a Style Handbook of Proper English.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  10) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > read Handbook
  While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  10) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > read Handbook
  According to the introduction, it promises to eliminate foreign, archaic, and slang usages from the owner's vocabulary, leaving behind only that which is idiomatic and suitable for written prose and broadcast television. There are no pictures.
  
  "Why is it a cowboy, and not a cowman?" muses Jenny of Tomorrow.
  
  > talk to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Howdy, friend! I am ye Jenny of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  10) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 5
  "Can you write me a poem?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow mimes drawing a pistol, spinning it around her finger a few times, and holstering it again. "Sure!" She clears her throat.
  
  "Roses are red
  violets are blue
  sugar is sweet
  I like it."
  
  1) "Bravo! Well done!"
  2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
  3) "That was terrible."
  4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
  
  > 4
  "Ooh, do me another one!"
  
  "Roses are red
  violets are blue
  thou lookest funny
  but I don't mind."
  
  1) "Bravo! Well done!"
  2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
  3) "That was terrible."
  4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
  
  > 4
  "Ooh, do me another one!"
  
  "Mary had a little lamb,
  a little Pigeon,
  a little Mutton."
  
  1) "Bravo! Well done!"
  2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
  3) "That was terrible."
  4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
  
  > 1
  "Bravo! Well done!"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow accepts your praise with a modest smile. "It just came to me. The world is my inspiration."
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  10) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 1
  "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow says, "Known skills: etiquette; cowgirl culture; security; active listening; medieval times; innuendo; ...and that's it."
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  10) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 10
  "Goodbye, pardner!"
  
  > read the report
  The report covers the pine nut harvest and pine nut futures. It describes pine nut stockpile levels and average pine nut size. It projects pine nut earnings for years to come. There are graphs representing different weather possibilities. It even has a map of the three different agricultural zones in New Mexico, with charts of how many frost days you can expect in each.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from before.
  
  > give the report to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow eagerly studies the annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report, committing all of its details to memory. "Finances: Acquired! Pine-nuts: Mastered! Weather: Learned! Well now, that was super intriguin'!"
  
  > talk to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Good day to ye! I'm ye Jenny of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "What's the weather forecast?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 8
  "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her legs. "Oh yes! We based the combination on something important! The years of peak pine-nut production were 13, 34, and 45."
  
  She reaches over and spins the dial a few times, and your purse clicks open.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "What's the weather forecast?"
  9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  10) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > examine the purse
  While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "What's the weather forecast?"
  9) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  10) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 10
  "Adios, bud!"
  
  > look at the purse
  It's pink, and it locks with a combination, so that your most personal and private possessions can't be snooped-on by other people.
  
  Thing is, the Jenny of Tomorrow changed the combination last week during training, and you never got around to writing down the new combo.
  
  In the pink purse is a library flyer.
  
  You haven't dialed the purse to any combination yet.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
  
  > take the flyer
  The Jenny of Tomorrow watches you pick up the library flyer. "Is that for me?" she asks. "I've got lots of spare storage space still!"
  
  > Examine flyer
  New technology comes to the Canyonville Library! Call the Canyonville Librarian and receive books delivered directly to your personal telepod! No waiting! No lines at the circulation desk! The ultimate convenience for all your reading needs!
  
  * Some restrictions apply.
  ** Offer valid only to households that possess a telepod.
  *** No more than one book per household per week.
  **** Book selection is at the discretion of the librarian. This
  week's special topic is botanical history!
   Only rhyming requests can be accepted at this time.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a library flyer
  a Style Handbook of Proper English
  an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
  Cheyenne Rose
  a collapsible hula hoop
  Great Eats From Canyonville High!
  Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
  a stove manual
  The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
  Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
  a poem book
  a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
  
  > go north
  There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
  
  Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The robots do not need to use it.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa and wearing a sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
  
  You can also see a coffee table here.
  
  You catch the Jenny of Tomorrow giving you a smoldering stare.
  
  > look at the closet
  Nowadays, the closet is used as a dumping place for Showroom set-dressing props that aren't currently in use.
  
  In the closet is a French Rhyming Dictionary.
  
  > go north
  There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
  
  Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The robots do not need to use it.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting bolt upright on the sofa and wearing a sash. The sash was a good touch, but it's not very Jenny.
  
  You can also see a coffee table here.
  
  > give Dictionary to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow pores over the French Rhyming Dictionary. "Rhyme: Acquired! French: I did not spurn what thou asked me to learn! I feel like we're really communicatin' now."
  
  > talk to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Bonjour! I am ye Jenny of Demain." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from before.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "What's the weather forecast?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 5
  "Can you write me a poem?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow blinks slowly. "But yes, absolument!" She clears her throat.
  
  "There's a colorful man baptized Max
  qui est toujours on guard for attacks
  He was gifted at snipin'
  And General ass-wipin'
  And his medals he piled in stacks."
  
  1) "Bravo! Well done!"
  2) "I'm really coming to respect you as an artist."
  3) "That was terrible."
  4) "Ooh, do me another one!"
  5) "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for
  her."
  
  > 5
  "Let's phone the librarian now and you can recite that for her," you say.
  
  "Ayup!"
  
  The Queen heads over to the kitchen and places the call.
  
  You're not able to hear everything from her side of the conversation, but she comes back a moment later, complaining that the person at the other end described her composition as "drivel" and "doggerel."
  
  "They refused to lend any books on that basis," she says, flouncing back to the sofa.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "What's the weather forecast?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > check what you're carrying
  While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "What's the weather forecast?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 11
  "Blessings to ye!"
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a French Rhyming Dictionary
  a library flyer
  a Style Handbook of Proper English
  an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
  Cheyenne Rose
  a collapsible hula hoop
  Great Eats From Canyonville High!
  Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
  a stove manual
  The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
  Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
  a poem book
  a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
  
  > give the dernier to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow rapidly studies Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse, committing all of its details to memory. "Fromage: I've maximized ye merchandise thou requested me to memorise! French: Already know that one. Ennui: Learned! Snobbery: Got it. Painting: I've maximized ye merchandise thou requested me to memorise. I notice thou hast not paid me to read these."
  
  > give the flyer to Jenny
  Sighing, the Jenny of Tomorrow dubiously reads through the library flyer. "Advertising: Thy demands for attention elude circumvention. Meh."
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow emits a pre-recorded gusty sigh.
  
  > give Handbook to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow languidly peruses the Style Handbook of Proper English, obviously bored. "French: Canceled. Cowgirl culture: Canceled. Medieval times: Canceled. I feel like we're really communicating now."
  
  > talk to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hi. I'm the Jenny of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "What's the weather forecast?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 4
  "How do you feel about parades?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow sounds exasperated. "Overrated."
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Could you hand me your sash?"
  3) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  4) "How do you feel about parades?"
  5) "Can you write me a poem?"
  6) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  7) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  8) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  9) "What's the weather forecast?"
  10) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost singlehanded?"
  11) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 2
  "Could you hand me your sash?" you ask. She looks down at it thoughtfully.
  
  "Parades are the cattle-drives of the bourgeoisie." Then, when you don't reply, she adds, "Help yourself." She takes off the sash and hands it over.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > examine the sash
  While you're conversing, you can only pick conversation options.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 9
  "Cheerio, friend!"
  
  > examine the sash
  Every Pine Nut Queen needs a sash. This used to be yours: pink satin with white lettering.
  
  > wear sash
  You slip the sash over your own head. It feels good. Familiar. "I observe you take refuge in roles assigned by other people," remarks the Jenny of Tomorrow.
  
  > look at Jenny
  The chassis doesn't contain a drinks cabinet, because the Pine Nut Queen is clean-living and doesn't imbibe. Her mini-micro brain uses some of the same circuitry as the Wife of Tomorrow, though.
  
  There's also a gleaming yellow button on the back of her neck.
  
  > Examine button
  The button resets the Jenny of Tomorrow, booting her with a new personality and causing her to forget any training she's undergone so far. It has been pressed two times today.
  
  > look
  There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
  
  Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The robots do not need to use it.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa, and looking frankly a little on the underdressed side.
  
  You can also see a coffee table here.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from before.
  
  > talk to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Hello there. I am the Jenny of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 7
  "What's the weather forecast?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow says, "We can expect high temperatures most of the week."
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 4
  "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow looks down her nose. "You won't be sorry you asked."
  
  1) "My father wants me to go to a technical college, and I'm not
  sure I want to."
  2) "I'm afraid of being separated from Jenny if I go to college."
  3) "I keep having flashbacks to the Brain-Guzzlers attack."
  
  > 2
  There's a lot to explain, and it's hard to get started, so you circle around the topic for quite a while.
  
  Jenny of Tomorrow nods. "College isn't forever, but it is a big change in a person's life, and it can change relationships. Unfortunately, you've a difficult decision in front of you. But there are more possibilities than you've currently considered. For instance, there are correspondence courses if you wish to study without leaving Canyonville. Most of all, you've not talked to Jenny about this, and it would help a lot to get her opinion. She's probably worried about that part of the future too."
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 1
  "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  
  If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time, the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "Known skills: etiquette; security; active listening; innuendo; finances; pine-nuts; weather; rhyme; fromage; ennui; snobbery; painting; advertising; ...and that's it."
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 9
  "Okay, whatever."
  
  > Go north
  You can't go that way.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow eyes the sofa upholstery. "Would you say these flowers were better described as puce, or venetian red?"
  
  > call Jenny
  Jenny answers the phone on the first ring. "Yoshida Floral," she says. "If you're calling about the misprinted coupon in the Canyonville Gazette, we will be honoring it through next week."
  
  "Jenny, it's me again," you say.
  
  "Oh, hi!"
  
  1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
  2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
  3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
  4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
  5) "I'm worried about moving away from you for college."
  
  > 5
  You take a deep breath and then just say it. "I'm worried about moving away from you for college."
  
  Jenny is silent for a long moment. "Me too," she says. "But I didn't want to sound like I'm keeping you from doing what you want. And I know it means a lot to your father, for you to go."
  
  "Yeah."
  
  "I really want to talk about this more," Jenny says. "Sometime when I'm not watching the store. We need to talk in person."
  
  But at least now the topic isn't lurking like one of those Guzzlers in a creepy yellow egg-seed, waiting to climb out.
  
  1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
  2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
  3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
  4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
  
  > 1
  "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
  
  "Well... she'll need to know plant types, so she can answer questions in the shop. She should have enough finance skill to handle the register. She should be able to paint ad signs, too. And if she can bake, that would help with the illusion. Otherwise... you know what I'm like!"
  
  1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
  2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
  3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
  4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
  
  > 4
  "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
  
  "Back to painting signs," Jenny says.
  
  Before you can hang up, she says, "Thanks again!"
  
  You hang up.
  
  > call Jenny
  Jenny answers the phone after a couple of rings. "Yoshida Floral," she says. "You'll never exceed a bouquet from Yoshida."
  
  "Jenny, it's me again," you say.
  
  "Oh, hi!"
  
  1) "Remind me what the Jenny of Tomorrow should do?"
  2) "Could I borrow your diary to train her with?"
  3) "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup."
  4) "Okay, thanks! I'll call you back when she's ready."
  
  > 3
  "Fake Jenny is ready for her closeup," you say. This is it: Jenny's going to judge your work.
  
  "Wait, really? I'll be right over!"
  
  " Jenny's at the door. She looks... like someone has just given her the key out of prison. Wow. Maybe you didn't quite realize how much she hates working in that shop every day.
  
  "Go for it," you say, and gesture at Jenny of Tomorrow.
  
  "Okay," says Jenny. "I'll just try to think of stuff I would ask her... I mean that I would ask me. Or, no, stuff that other people would ask me."
  
  You give her a little nod. It's a sensible approach.
  
  "
  
  If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time, the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "Pine-nuts are a tolerable plant highly recommended by the local Nut Farmers Association."
  
  1) "I don't know why she does that."
  2) "Good, isn't she?"
  3) "..."
  
  > 2
  "Good, isn't she?" you say.
  
  Jenny flashes you a smile.
  
  "How much change would you give if I bought an apple sapling with a five dollar bill?"
  
  If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time, the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "That would be four dollars and sixty-nine cents, accounting for the six cents of local tax on top of the standard sapling price of twenty-five cents."
  
  1) "I don't know why she does that."
  2) "Good, isn't she?"
  3) "..."
  
  > 2
  "Good, isn't she?" you say.
  
  Jenny flashes you a smile.
  
  "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow shrugs. "You won't be sorry you asked."
  
  1) "I don't know why she does that."
  2) "Good, isn't she?"
  3) "..."
  
  > 3
  You don't try to say anything. Best just to wait and see how this plays out.
  
  "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow sniffs commandingly. "If I must." The Jenny of Tomorrow gets to work trying to draw a flower, but she gets bogged down when it becomes obvious she's never seen an actual flower at all. Her rendition looks a lot like the pattern on the upholstery.
  
  1) "I don't know why she does that."
  2) "Good, isn't she?"
  3) "..."
  
  > 1
  "I don't know why she does that," you say.
  
  Neither Jenny of Today nor Jenny of Tomorrow look your way.
  
  "What's the weather forecast?"
  
  If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time, the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "We're looking at light rainfall starting by mid morning and stopping by Wednesday. I mean, I think. I can't look outside from here."
  
  1) "I don't know why she does that."
  2) "Good, isn't she?"
  3) "..."
  
  > 2
  "Good, isn't she?" you say.
  
  Jenny flashes you a smile.
  
  "Where are you really from?"
  
  If it's possible to look both seductive and bored at the same time, the Jenny of Tomorrow is doing a good impression of it. "I was manufactured right here in Canyonville!" she says brightly.
  
  Jenny giggles. "That's... yeah. That's perfect."
  
  1) "I don't know why she does that."
  2) "Good, isn't she?"
  3) "..."
  
  > 2
  "Good, isn't she?" you say.
  
  Jenny flashes you a smile.
  
  "I'd be worried about her trying to use the oven when she doesn't know how," comments Jenny. "Fire safety is important."
  
  It looks like Actual Jenny has something else to add, so you wait for it.
  
  "Um," says Jenny. "This is what you think I'm like? I don't even recognize me."
  
  > Reset
  What do you want to reset?
  
  > go west
  There are plenty of actual laboratories at MinSystems Labs. This isn't one of those: you train your robots in an ordinary household setting.
  
  Off to the east is the kitchen area, panelled in faux walnut, and there's a bathroom, south, just for the sake of verisimilitude. The robots do not need to use it.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow is sitting properly on the sofa, and looking frankly a little on the underdressed side.
  
  You can also see a coffee table here.
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow tosses her hair.
  
  > Reset Jenny
  The button depresses. The Jenny of Tomorrow's head emits a metallic PING!! noise and her eyes flash twice. She is now back on line.
  
  > give the dernier to Jenny
  Thérèse, but says, "Sorry, I need better French before I can understand such a text."
  
  > give french Dictionary to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow avidly studies the French Rhyming Dictionary. "Rhyme: Mastered! French: I've maximized the merchandise you requested me to memorise! That's cooler than a fish."
  
  > give the dernier to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow scrutinizes Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse, committing all of its details to memory. "Fromage: All of this learning sends my positrons churning! French: Already know that one. Ennui: I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to memorise! Snobbery: Simple enough, I suppose. Painting: Your demands for attention elude circumvention. Would you refrain from boring me with your purposeless tasks?"
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow crosses her metal legs, the opposite way from before.
  
  > give the guide to Jenny
  You can only do that to something animate.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a sash (being worn)
  a French Rhyming Dictionary
  a library flyer
  a Style Handbook of Proper English
  an annual Canyonville Pine Nut Harvest report
  Cheyenne Rose
  a collapsible hula hoop
  Great Eats From Canyonville High!
  Ye Goodwyfe's Bodice Overfloweth
  a stove manual
  The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining
  Le Dernier Regret de Thérèse
  a poem book
  a pink purse (being worn and open but empty)
  
  > give polite to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow slowly flips through The Polite and Cheerful Girl's Guide To Elegant Dining, obviously bored. "Ennui: Canceled. Etiquette: I've maximized le merchandise you requested me to memorise! Merci!"
  
  > talk to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow begins to speak: "Bonjour! I'm le Jenny of Tomorrow." She looks nothing like actual Jenny, which is disconcerting.
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 1
  "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  
  The Jenny of Tomorrow mimes smoking a cigarette in a very long holder. "Known skills: rhyme; fromage; french; snobbery; painting; etiquette; ...and that's it."
  
  1) "Remind me what you're trained in right now."
  2) "Can you give me some tips about plant care?"
  3) "Can you write me a poem?"
  4) "Can you listen to my troubles?"
  5) "Can you paint a sign advertising seasonal flowers?"
  6) "Do you remember how to unlock my purse?"
  7) "What's the weather forecast?"
  8) "Is it true you fought off the Brain Guzzlers almost
  singlehanded?"
  9) "I'm done talking now."
  
  > 9
  "Great talking to you, friend!"
  
  > give Rose to Jenny
  The Jenny of Tomorrow dubiously reads through Cheyenne Rose. "Cowgirl culture: All of this learning sends my positrons churning! Security: I did not spurn what you asked me to learn! Snobbery: Canceled. Active listening: All of this learnin' sends my positrons churnin'! That's cooler than a cast-iron comm