by ArcticWaterDrake » Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:52 am
Sundae adjusted the camera, sunlight glinting off of its darkened screen. She squinted through the harsh rays to see the video feed, and pressed the "record" button.
"Ok Apollo, we're on!" she alerted her trusty partner. Just then, a faint beep escaped the small speaker nestled in the grass, and a smile stretched across her rosy cheeks. The first machine had alerted them that the ice cream truck had entered the neighborhood. The sensing camera was specially programmed to detect the iconic vehicle.
Apollo adjusted the focus on the camera, before flipping it around to record his face.
"Hey guys, it's Apollo here, and the truck's just about to come through, so hold on to your waffle cones, cause' I'm getting an extra-large fudge sundae!" he half-shouted in the microphone. The music was steadily growing louder and louder, its tune a sound almost as sweet as the treats that awaited them inside.
Sundae snatched the camera away from Apollo before he could get carried away on some tangent or another, and held it in her snow white paws. Taking special care not to drop the precious instrument, she pointed it towards the horizon where the vehicle would surely arrive soon. Within seconds, the gleaming white truck came rolling down her avenue, and her bright white face lit up. Its silky soft music rang happily through the air while the sunlight shone down on its multi-colored display side.
"It's here! It's really here! Quick Apollo, the camera!" โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
The ice cream truck hunt was an annual thing for Apollo and Sundae, and it was no laughing matter! They took it very seriously!
It first started out as a simple game when they were both small, they'd both cooperate to make up little crafts to alert each other of the in-coming ice cream truck in the most extravegant way they could possibly come up with. String phones, make-shift telescopes... The list could go on! They'd always be together, side by side, waiting in their rooms or in a nearby bush for the ice cream truck to arrive...
... but this was all normal was it not? Kits being kits always play around when they are young and they'd usually grow out of it. No big deal! But not for Apollo and Sundae!
This stayed on as their annual tradition. Every month they would spend at least one week creating their gadgets and every year, the level of complexity of their gadgets increased.
And this year... Could have been their most complex one yet.
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Apollo sat bent over his project as he carefully glued the top of the metal tacks onto the inside of the wooden clip. Sundae poked her head over his shoulder and she whispered,
"whatcha making, Pollo?"
"I'm making a trip wire," He said matter-of-fact-ly, "I looked it up online but apparently if you combine this pressure sensor and a wooden clip, clip it onto a copper wire and hook it up to a battery, you can create a cheap trip wire. If we also hook that up onto an alarm I got off of ebay, I think it'll be able to let us know when the truck's arrived. I dunno if it'll work so we're going to have to test it later."
"Woah! Sounds complicated... I've already finished mine, it's sitting on that table right over there," She said as she pointed to the oak table in the dining room, "I was working on something more... visual I suppose! I was originally planning to set off those little fireworks I had in the garage once the truck curves into our block but I realized that would probably be quite... dangerous, so instead I thought, why not design some signs that automatically drop hang up in between some of those trees that'll count us down until our amazing and miraculous appearance!"
Apollo chuckled at Sundae's big plan as he turned away from the table, the complicated-looking gadget in his paws,
"Ok, I think I'm done! Let's go outside and test these babies out!"
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Apollo fumbled perilously with the bulky technology Sundae thrust at him for a hot second, but soon got his grip and pointed it towards the truck, which was getting nearer and nearer to their strategic position.
When the truck was not but 20 feet away, the speaker box beeped once again. The trip-wire had been hit, and it was time. Sundae dashed out onto the pavement, pale yellow sunlight dazzling her eyes. The towering vehicle came to a halting stop, and both Kalons ran around to the side of the truck. A pale-faced kalon peeked out the window, looking quite surprised when he saw the complex array of gadgets and gizmos set up around him.
โLookโs like heโs a fresh one, not my man Willy,โ Apollo sighed.
"No matter, an ice cream's an ice cream!"
And an ice cream it was. After briefly explaining to the bewildered driver about their famous YouTube channel, and filling him on the workings of all their futuristic machines, they both handed over some of their allowance, and at last, obtained their glorious reward.
As Apollo stuffed his face with chocolate ice cream, Sundae closed out the video with her signature motto.
โThatโs all for today creamlings, so work hard and stay sweet yโall!โ She pressed the button on the side of the camera and ended the video. Editing could wait for later, because she a banana cream sundae of her own waiting. She sighed contentedly and sat down to enjoy her chilly treat. Delicious!
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ArcticWaterDrake on Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:06 am, edited 4 times in total.
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