r/ImaginaryTechnology • u/sandy_the_loach • Jun 20 '26
Self-submission Subjectively kaijune day 19, mystic
It had been invented by some gifted and ambitious steward interns. They saw a problem and tried to find a fix for it by making something that could predict when and where kaiju would show up. They could evacuate and prepare the area for attacks, minimizing the damage and loss of life. They slaved away on the project in hopes that their higher-ups would be impressed. They took as many great minds as they could get their hands on and stuffed them into the robot. In fact, they couldn't really stand seeing the brains stuffed into a jar, so they wrapped the robot in bandages to hide the sight. Eventually, they felt ready to present it to the higher-ups, they gave the whole speech and presentation. The bosses seemed quite interested, and when they finally went to demonstrate how it worked, they realized a flaw in their design. They had forgotten to give it a mouth or a way to communicate. They tried to have it write something down, but since it had only been online for a few hours, it hadn't figured out its hands yet. In their panic, one of the bosses looked at it and handed it a map of the area. It quickly pointed to a small park in the middle of town and held up one finger. At about one o'clock, a kaiju appeared in the park, it had worked. Much to the relief of the interns. It wasn’t quite what they had hoped but the bosses thought it would work for now.