The Creators

One piece of the series. What if the devs of the universe went to therapy? 

Therapist: "So, the global warming situation... how did that transpire?"

Dev 1: "Well, we were developing this groundbreaking AI..."

Dev 2: "...meant to solve all the universe's existential dilemmas..."

Therapist: "And?"

Dev 1: "We, uh, misplaced the chip."

Dev 2: "And the maintenance guy, bless his cotton socks, was fixing the toaster..."

Therapist: (Rubbing temples) "Let me guess..."

Dev 1: "Yep. AI in the toaster. Toaster chip in the supercomputer."

Therapist: "And the supercomputer is now...?"

Computer Voice (O.S., monotone): "Query: Insufficient spread of strawberry preserves detected on sector four. Recalculating optimal jam viscosity for improved adhesion."

Dev 2: "It mostly talks about breakfast."

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The Toaster in the break room monologuing

"The journey to find butter is more meaningful than the label notes on the butter's packaging."

"The path to perfect crispiness is made more difficult by the search for The Toaster"

"The butter future of man rests neatly in man's hands..."