Automated Nursery

Lauren smirked as she looked over the contraption she had just created, practically counting the money she earned from her latest invention: a mechanical nursery! She imagined one of these babies being installed in every mansion from the United States to Beijing. First though, she needed to make sure that this thing worked; after all, she wouldn’t be just losing money if it accidentally injured the child of someone important.

Taking out an old baby doll that she had bought at a thrift store, Lauren sat the doll down on the ground in front of the device. The doll sat there for five minutes as Lauren impatiently tapped her foot, narrowing her eyes. Suddenly…

Nothing. Absolutely nothing happened. Lauren looked over the machine again, making sure that she had turned it on or plugged it in; only to growl in frustration as she saw that both were true. In a fit of anger, Lauren kicked the machine…only to let out a painful cry as began hopping up and down on one foot.

Muttering angrily to herself, Lauren moved the doll before sitting down on the floor to remove her shoes and socks; thankful that she was in her own home so that no one would see one of her many secrets. This secret in particular was that her shoes were specially made to add to her diminutive height, bringing her from 4’2” to 5’4”. Lauren let out a whimper as she examined her sore foot…not even realizing that one of the machine’s lights had turned on.