Inspired by Teresa Green's wonderful series, now in Howl's Moving Castle Style.
Congratulations! You are now the owner of a fully-automated MICHAEL FISHER unit. To ensure that you get the full use and benefits of your wizard-in-training, please pay close attention to the following instructions.
Basic Information:
Name: Michael Fisher
Date of Manufacture: Appears to be around 15 years of age
Place of manufacture: Porthaven
Height: 130 lbs
Weight: 5'4"
Your MICHAEL FISHER unit will come with the following accessories:
Full set of clothes
Some wizard books
When you first unpack your MICHAEL FISHER unit, he may seem scared and timid at first. After awhile he will warm up to you.
Programming:
Your MICHAEL FISHER may or may not perform the following functions:
Student/Apprentice: Your MICHAEL FISHER unit is a wizard-in-training, but he is willing to learn anything! Need to pass on a trade or business, or just need an extra hand in your shop? You can apprentice to your MICHAEL FISHER unit and will learn anything! No guarantees on the skill level of your unit and ability to adapt to the trade.
Money-keeper: The MICHAEL FISHER unit is quite good with money. He can do all your finances for you and even keep your money safe for you and from others.
House-keeper: The MICHAEL FISHER is quite capable to watch over the house for you. But don't expect him to do any of the chores! His services is only limited to answering the door and keeping a fireplace going.
Your MICHAEL FISHER unit comes with several different modes:
Timid/Shy (default)
Melancholy
Worried
Complainer
Frustration (Locked)
The MICHAEL FISHER comes with a default mode of Timid/Shy. He may seem more wary of people and frighten of opposition in this state.
The Worried mode is activated when the MICHAEL FISHER has great concern about something. In most cases, this mode is activated when he sees a HOWL JENKINS unit doing reckless things as being a 'feckless spendthrift' and chasing after girls.
The Complainer mode can be a quite annoying mode of the MICHAEL FISHER unit to be in, especially to a SOPHIE HATTER unit who is forced to hear about all the complaints that the MICHAEL FISHER unit has about a certain wizard unit.
The Melancholy mode may and will be activated when the MICHAEL FISHER unit is led to believe that his LETTIE HATTER unit (who is really a MARTHA HATTER unit in disguise) is being courted byHOWL JENKINS. In some cases this can lead to frustration and propel him to do things quite out of the norm; i.e. wanting to dye the HOWL JENKINS unit's hair blue.
The Frustration mode is activated when the MICHAEL FISHER unit finds anything that is perceived too difficult for him to do, such as solving a very complicated spell or problem. This is a locked mode of the MICHAEL FISHER unit since he is generally a nice boy by nature. You will also see the frustration mode leaked out when a SOPHIE HATTER unit is running amok the castle in a mad cleaning spree.
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Relations with other units:
Howl Jenkins: The MICHAEL FISHER unit is extremely compatible with the HOWL JENKINS unit. You will also witness accounts of the HOWL JENKINS unit taking advantage of the MICHAEL FISHER unit much like with the CALCIFER unit. You will find that the MICHAEL FISHER unit holds a lot of respect for this unit though as a teacher and an older brother figure.
Sophie Hatter: The MICHAEL FISHER unit is impartial to this unit at first but warms up and learns to care for this unit later on.
Calcifer: These two units get along quite well. You can find that the MICHAEL FISHER unit can take good care of the CALCIFER unit while you are away.
The Witch of the Waste: Your unit is terrified of this unit.
Martha Hatter: Your unit is in love with this unit. But due to some confusion, he is led to believe this is the LETTIE HATTER unit which is really a MARTHA HATTER unit in disguise.
Lettie Hatter: This unit causes your unit great confusion and distress when he learns that the HOWL JENKINS unit is courting this unit.
Cleaning:
The MICHAEL FISHER unit is quite capable of taking care of itself. Though a growing boy needs a reminder.
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Energy:
The MICHAEL FISHER unit knows how to feed itself properly. However, the MICHAEL FISHER is still a boy that needs to be reminded to eat the right things though.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: My MICHAEL FISHER unit keeps bringing home cakes! It's making my HOWL JENKINS unit extremely suspicious and moody. What do I do? -wyndancer
A: The HOWL JENKINS unit is more likely curious by where the cakes are coming from. I'm surprise that he even seem to notice this strange activity, which means he is in the pre/post-LETTIE HATTER stage. Try to get the HOWL JENKINS unit to woo a girl and he will quickly forget that he even saw those cakes.
Q: My MICHAEL FISHER tends to steal my homework. After a few minutes of looking at it, he starts asking me if we have things like 'stardust' at the local store. I'm a bit confused. - blackedawne
A: The MICHAEL FISHER unit is still a learning apprentice so he tries to get all the help he can. He must have confused you homework with some of the spells he is learning, hint the 'stardust'
Q: My MICHAEL FISHER unit starts acting absurd and lovely-dovey near the LETTIE HATTER unit and MARTHA HATTER unit; I think he's confused; Is he malfunctioning? - theredrobin
A: No, he is not malfunctioning. This is quite a common stage that the MICHAEL FISHER goes though. The LETTIE HATTER and MARTHA HATTER unit had switched places which have added to his confusion.
Q: I have noticed lately that my MICHAEL FISHER unit is bringing home a lot of cakes and sweets. Where is he getting all of there?
A: Who are you to complain? You're getting free cake from the best bakery in all of Ingary! But seriously, your MICHAEL FISHER unit has seemed to have found himself a sweetheart.
Q: Lately, my MICHAEL FISHER unit has been complaining all the time about his boss! Should I be concern about this?
A: No, the MICHAEL FISHER unit likes to complain as an outlet for his frustration. Even though most of the things he says about his boss are true…
Warranty
With proper care, the MICHAEL FISHER unit should live quite a long life. However, the warranty does cover your unit when it becomes a victim of a distempered witch.
Thank you for all your questions!
COMING SOON!
Charmain Baker? I really liked this character from the latest book and might do a user guide on her. Open to any other suggestions as well. Maybe doing a Peter one as well.