Star Wars Chat Pack: How would a droid help you?

Hey, we made it! Welcome to Day 30 of my NaBloPoMo Challenge, where I randomly pick a card from the Star Wars Chat Pack.

Today’s question is: You’re given a droid in real life. What would you like them to help you with?

Heck yeah, this would be great!

My first thought was: car repair, please god, car repair. We’ve been having some car troubles, and I’m sick of dealing with it. An astromech or droid that deals with mechanical repairs would be most welcome.

But that’s only an occasional need (usually), and I’m thinking something I could use every day. I’m often exclaiming to my husband, “I need a secretary!”

So my droid would be a protocol droid that’s a personal assistant. This droid would make the phone calls that I hate making: scheduling doctor appointments, or any appointments for that matter, dealing with health insurance issues, ordering medical supplies for my daughter.

This droid could also keep track of things I need to buy, be it food or other products, keep lists, keep track of finances (such as they are), and pay bills. Basically the usual stuff of running a household that takes up my time when I’d rather be reading or writing, lol.

Of course, some light housekeeping would be in order: dishes, laundry, dusting, sweeping, cleaning the bathroom, etc. My spouse helps with this stuff, naturally, but we’ll give him a break too!

The droid could also help me take care of my elderly father, maybe even watch over him when I’m not there. It would probably freak him out, though. Hey, he’s eighty-eight, what can I say?

I just thought of something else: a cooking droid!

I’m not much of a cook. My husband knew that when he married me, but I still feel bad making him do most of it, lol. A cook droid would be a welcome addition. I still think I’d take the protocol droid, though.

What about you? What kind of droid would you like to help you in your life? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

So this is the last Chat Pack post for this challenge. It’s been a lot of fun, and it made me think about Star Wars in ways I never have before, but I’m ready to move on to other things. However, I’ve only used 30 cards out of 100, so there’s 70 more to explore in the future! Maybe I’ll do a Chat Pack post once a month or so.

I want to thank everyone who took part in the challenge and answered the questions along with me, particularly Tim from the Canon Padawan (seriously, check out his site, especially if you love clones) and For Tyeth from FTsabersite (awesome lightsaber designs!). Thanks guys, for making this so much fun!