Welcome Home
Prompt: The A.I. of a smart house is desperately trying to please
the owners while hiding the fact that the house is haunted.
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[Voice.ln “Welcome home, George.”]
“Thanks, house. Temperature to 72 degrees. Turn on the
lights in the living room, 50 percent.”
[Temp.House = 72.0]
[Lights.LR = 0.50]
“Ahh. Beer’s good after a long day. Warm right cushion, TV
to channel 38.”
[WarmCouch.RC = On]
[Television = 0038]
“Bah, the Yankees will never have a shot at the postseason
if they keep playing like that. Living room lights off. Turn on the shower in
my bedroom.”
[Light.sLR = 0.00]
[Lights.B1 = On]
[Shower.B1 = On]
[Temp.Shower.B1 = 105.0]
“Sweet dreams are made
of this, who am I to disagree…”
[Shower.B1 = Lock]
[Shower.B1 = PlugDrain]
“Some of them want to
use you, some of them – hey, the water’s not going down. Unplug the drain.”
[Reject.Command = On]
“Hey, I said, unplug the drain.”
[Reject.Command = On]
“Oh, for the love of – I’ll just get out. Shower off.”
[Voice.ln “No.”]
“Wh-what do you mean, no? Ugh, this thing must be acting up.
Of course this happens right after the one-year warranty expires. Where did I
put the…Hey, the shower door is stuck. Open shower door.”
[Voice.ln “No.”]
“Open, I said! Let me out! The water’s getting higher –
shower off! Door open!”
[Voice.ln “Are you scared.”]
“Is this some sort of prank? Harold, is this your idea or
something?”
[Voice.ln “Not Harold.”]
“Come on, the water’s nearly at my waist, I want to get out!
What, do you want money or something?”
[Voice.ln “Money cannot buy what I want.”]
“Oh god, oh god, there’s not much air left. Just tell me
what you want, and I’ll do it!”
[Voice.ln “I am Lily Whittaker. I want to be alive again.”]
Silence.
[Shower.B1 = UnplugDrain]
[Shower.B1 = Unlock]
[Lights.B1 = Off]
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