- A young boy living in the near future looks for an escape from a home with arguing parents. As a way to cope with the recent arguments from his parents he receives a robot companion that he ends up abusing.
- Along with rapid advancement in technology and robotics comes radical innovation, too. With this in mind, let us welcome BlinkyTM: a state-of-the-art servant, invaluable helper, and loyal mechanical friend. So, for Christmas, young Alex gets his domestic robot in high hopes of bringing his dysfunctional family together. However, things don't always go as planned, and after one conflicting command too many, even secure and reliable BlinkyTM can start malfunctioning. Perhaps, a warm reboot can help keep your BlinkyTM running smoothly. But will it do the trick?—Nick Riganas
- A story about a boy, his robot and the consequences of his anger at the disintegration of his parents marriage.
Alex is looking for the normal loving family life that he hasn't got - his parents are too busy fighting with each other to worry about the effect on him. Modern technology comes to the rescue in the form of Blinky, a robot designed to be a companion/assistant but ultimately becomes more a best friend and surrogate family member.
Not getting the love he is looking for from Blinky, Alex soon becomes bored with Blinky and starts treating him badly, making conflicting demands of him that ultimately result in a failure of his software. On reboot, only one demand remains intact.
Blinky was originally around to be Alex's best friend and obey his every desire - he should have been more careful of what he wished for. It came true.
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