There was a knock at my bedroom door. I startled awake. "wazzit?"
"Um, Mxtress?" Came the voice of my clockwork doll.
I sighed. "What is it beloved?" I popped my back. "I was taking my afternoon nap."
"Yes, well... you remember when you asked this one to make poundcake?"
"Have you forgotten the recipe love?" I asked, heaving myself out of my bed.
"Well... no." It responded.
"The fuse hasn't blown has it?"
"No dear witch."
I opened the door and looked at my lovely clockwork Macaw. "Well... what is it then?"
"The mixer is demanding fair recognition for its work." My doll mumbled.
"The what?"
"The mixer."
I blinked. "The mixer."
"Yes dear witch. The sugar and the eggs are also asking for health care options."
"They're what?"
"They're asking for healthcare options dear witch. And what's more troubling, if we don't meet their demands, there is talk about a general strike reaching as far as your alchemy lab."
I rubbed my face and sighed. "Tell them to get it in writing and we'll begin negotiations." My doll bowed and moved towards the kitchen. "And make a list for exorcism supplies, just in case it gets too intense."

