Chapter 4: Birthday Present
Brain: The boy wants this for his birthday.
Common Sense: That’s not even a toy. It’s big, and it’s just going to sit around his room with the multitude of other things he just has to look at.
Brain: Hand? What are you doing?
Hand: Putting in the credit card number. Sorry, it’s just reflex.
Brain: What? Wait, we don’t want to buy it. How often do you do this?
Hand: I don’t think you want to know the answer to that.
Brain: Something must be done about that. We better shut down Memory.
Memory: You've done that before. As a matter of fact, you do it constantly. Never with good results.
Hand: Wouldn't make a difference. The numbers aren't kept there anyway. I just use Force of Habit.
Brain: We have that?
Common Sense: Of course, but you wouldn't know. You two don't speak, remember?
Brain: No, I didn't know that.
Common Sense: That's exactly the point.
Brain: OK, so how much does Force of Habit do around here?
Common Sense: Everything that you don't need to worry about.
Brain: But I need to worry about everything!
Common Sense: Exactly. You don't.
Hand: Done. Package arriving in 3-5 business days.
Brain: Hey wait! Didn't you hear me say not to buy that?
Hand: Sorry. Force of Habit out ranks you.
Brain: Mutiny! I must destroy Force of Habit.
Common Sense: You really don't want to do that...
Brain: Complete control! It will be mine!
Common Sense: You don't listen to me, do you?
Brain: Nope. I am your fearless leader.
Common Sense: That's not a good thing. I am seeing the future, and it's not pretty.
Common Sense: That’s not even a toy. It’s big, and it’s just going to sit around his room with the multitude of other things he just has to look at.
Brain: Hand? What are you doing?
Hand: Putting in the credit card number. Sorry, it’s just reflex.
Brain: What? Wait, we don’t want to buy it. How often do you do this?
Hand: I don’t think you want to know the answer to that.
Brain: Something must be done about that. We better shut down Memory.
Memory: You've done that before. As a matter of fact, you do it constantly. Never with good results.
Hand: Wouldn't make a difference. The numbers aren't kept there anyway. I just use Force of Habit.
Brain: We have that?
Common Sense: Of course, but you wouldn't know. You two don't speak, remember?
Brain: No, I didn't know that.
Common Sense: That's exactly the point.
Brain: OK, so how much does Force of Habit do around here?
Common Sense: Everything that you don't need to worry about.
Brain: But I need to worry about everything!
Common Sense: Exactly. You don't.
Hand: Done. Package arriving in 3-5 business days.
Brain: Hey wait! Didn't you hear me say not to buy that?
Hand: Sorry. Force of Habit out ranks you.
Brain: Mutiny! I must destroy Force of Habit.
Common Sense: You really don't want to do that...
Brain: Complete control! It will be mine!
Common Sense: You don't listen to me, do you?
Brain: Nope. I am your fearless leader.
Common Sense: That's not a good thing. I am seeing the future, and it's not pretty.