Cats of a Different Color, Chapter 2: The Outsider
Over time, he found himself proficient in servicing the machines, and so the overseers had promoted him again and again, until he could find all the solace that he desired among his beloved machines.
World in Conflict ch6 : Ambush
I kicked over the machine gun and jumped into the trench, with my gun blazing.
A Chance of Showers - Part Twelve
It had only taken him five or six seconds to recover his wits and come around to the front of the machine, but that had been enough time for jake, his jake, to cross the distance between them and rip his attacker out of the machine.
Chapter 8: The Day After
She saw sonic admiring the itg2 machine, and informed him that anyone that successfully placed a high score on the machine would receive a free 2gig flash drive that had been formatted to carry songs and courses and be used with that very machine.
The Tortoise and the Hare
A machine doesn't make mistakes." the tortoise seemed outraged. "you're stretching the truth! we all know machines don't always do everything the same way, it's just like getting different patterns from a boss!
Venturing: Storing Habits
A short distance ahead was a machine. rotten and moldy since it was exposed to the air of many years perhaps. as we walked our way towards the machine, we slowly realized that it was smaller than we had expected from far away.
The Very First Step of a Pokemon Journey
There was a computer system with a ton of different wires running from it to various machines all over the room. some were mounted on the walls, others just laying about on the ground. the place was an absolute mess of wires of machinery.
Children Chpt 9: Kinslayer
"this is commander roy jay of the mechanical division for the hunter's guild. he is one of our most potent trump cards, and is our head mech. other mechanical instructors have learned from him directly.
Tower of Troubles: Bats and Belfries
Standing between them where a series of machines, a grandfather clock had pride of place opposite the door.
Little Blue - Short Story - Mech Donkey
I was looking at the end-of-life scenario for future machinery. writing it in 2000 i had no idea what to do with it, so i didn't! i pulled it out in 2004 when i started battle of the titanium horse. but again it got hidden.
Guardians of Gaea's world: Magic & technology
Furthermore, any technomancer will tell you that not even magical machines are truly perfect: you can enchant an engine to run forever but you can't eliminate friction (yet), so eventually it will grind itself to pieces... and some even say that magical machines
Static Memory Record 86-75309
This ultrasound machine i found here was very accommodating and really seems to enjoy her work. i suppose it follows logically that medical machinery would be given a friendly personality, it's meant to take care of people after all.