Upon returning home, the telephone rang and you answered it on the second ring. "Hello?"
"Nathan, this is Stacey Fawn." came the voice of the daycare owner and operator. "I'm wondering if I could talk to you about a strange offer I was given by a major research company."
"A research company, huh?" frowning, you said. "How strange of an offer were you given?"
"Well, I'd rather discuss it with you in person." hesitant, Stacey replied. "Can I come over to your place or you can come to my house to talk about it."
"I'm here by myself for the time being." sighing, you said. "Come on over to my house."
"Okay, see you in ten." said Stacey. "Bye."
After ending the call, you began to get a bad feeling about what Stacey was about to offer you. Ten minutes later, Stacey arrived with a number of papers and a large folder with a strange logo on it; you guessed it was from the research company. "The new era research company is offering me enough money to get completely out of debt with a good chunk of change to spare." sitting down, Stacey said. "I'm offering you a huge bonus to volunteer to be the test subject in this field experiment they which to run."
"What exactly is this experiment?" worried, you asked. "We run a daycare, not much one can do there."
"It's an experimental robot nanny." with a bemused smile, Stacey replied. "Its designed to teach daycare providers the proper way to tend to infants, toddlers, and young children."
"They can't experiment on real babies so they need a volunteer to play the role." turning pale, you said. "Is that what you want me to volunteer for, to be treated like a baby by some experimental robot!?"
"Well, you are short for a 16 year old boy." patiently, Stacey said. "I estimate you are no taller than five foot."
"Four foot eight, actually." wincing you said. "That is why I took the daycare job. Because I can almost literally work with the kids on their level."
"Well, everything will be custom built to match your size to give you the full baby experience." smiling, Stacey said. "Your job will be to rate how gentle the robot nanny is and report any problems you encounter while playing the baby under Rona's care."
"Rona?" confused, you asked. then you understood. "Short for Robot Nanny."
Stacey nodded, holding back a giggle. "I will make it well worth your while to volunteer as it will be well worth my while as well to allow the robot to be tested at my daycare." pausing, she asked. "Well, what do you say... 'baby Nathan'?"
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