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"chocolate: a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of theobroma cacao seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. it is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods." said pico in a rather monotonic voice as he made his way towards the local grocery store, his pupils completely gone, leaving only the whites of his eyes visible.

a dog barked and growled at him from behind. noticing this, the humanoid turned his head 180 degrees, "how may i help you today?" he asked, though the act seemed to have only frightened the stray. it scurried away, and pico blinked a few times. his pupils reappeared.

"noooo, puppy!" he wailed with an outstretched hand, but the canine was long gone. dejected, pico trotted to where the dog had been and quickly threw himself down on all fours. he sniffed at the ground, eager to find some sort of evidence that the dog was actually there only moments ago. when he only managed to come across a few pieces of fur, however, the pinknette was utterly disappointed. nonetheless, he picked up the loose dog hairs and stuffed them all inside his mouth.

finally satisfied, the robot assistant bounced back up on his feet with a nod, mostly to himself, "back to pico's errands for dad! dad wants chocolate. pico goes to obtain chocolate. dad compliments pico. happy dad equals happy pico." he announced as he about-faced and march on forward. mind on the chocolate, mind on the chocolate, mind on the choco-

he was suddenly on all fours again when an odd odour caught his attention; it smelled vaguely like some sort of... eyes glinted when he came to a realization. "dog poop!" sniffing the ground once more, pico continued to move forward in an animal-like fashion. of course, walking this way was bound to get him into trouble, and he soon found himself colliding with a solid object.

glancing up, pico blinked, "you do not look like dog poop. you do not smell like dog poop. you are not dog poop. please don't pretend to be dog poop." he stated, never forgetting to mind his manners.