Being a Kitchen Timer is R2-D2's Latest Side Job
As far as CVs for droids go, the skills and experience section on R2-D2's must be at least 100 holograms long by now, as he's now a kitchen timer.
As far as CVs for droids go, the skills and experience section on R2-D2's must be at least 100 holograms long by now, as he's now a kitchen timer.
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