[Excalibur] ...and a pear tree

[xp_daredevil]

I went to the vending machine yesterday while on wormhole duty for a snack and it gave me pears. I assumed someone restocked and forgot to update the braille labels. But I like pears.

I ate one, I left one in my office.

There is now a pear tree in my office. That's not normal.

[Excalibur] ... Two Turtle Doves

[xp_submariner]

We have something of interest to report.

Due to the unnerving quietness of the Portal Watch shift We had graciously accepted, I decided to enjoy a pear from the newly stocked machine as per the team advocate’s suggestion. I was amused to find that someone had painted the previously mundane machine full black, leaving only the button pad.

We chose a number.

Not a pear.

I instead received two small canisters bound together with what the phone search is saying is Turkish.

Again.

No pear.

I only received these two canisters in slightly different colors despite different button combinations. Charges on the card I obtained from the Archer were different each time, but I assume that is merely a side effect of this century's "capitalism."

After receiving 20 or so canisters, We felt this was enough and proceeded to open the machine forcibly looking for fruit.

There is nothing inside. Empty. We have attached photographic evidence.

Advocate Murdock may have been correct. Perhaps. We are not entirely convinced.

Also of note: combining the two canisters produced a rich, velvety chocolate and caramel foam that feathered out beautifully and only had a slight aftertaste of soap. This act was so satisfying that I combined all of the canisters. Same effect. The extra are stored in the Archer’s office for examination.