Gipsy Baby

My wife bought a new high chair for Troy, so he can sit with us at the table while we eat. As usual, she spared no expense, and we ended up with the Ferrari of high chairs. It’s actually Italian with a leather seat, and it can be adjusted in 27 different ways. My favorite feature is that the seat can be raised and lowered, which immediately reminded me of a Jaegar from the movie Pacific Rim. For those unfamiliar with the Jaegars, they are giant robots that are piloted by two humans connected by a neural sync. The two humans have to act together in symmetry for the robot to function. While normally it’s impossible for one human to pilot a Jaegar alone, a smaller one-man version was introduced in the second installment of the movie.

Seeing Troy sitting in his high chair immediately reminded me of the Jaegars. The thing even looks like a robotic extension of Troy’s self. So I’ve taken to calling the thing Gipsy Baby, in homage to Gipsy Danger and Gipsy Avenger, the central Jaegars from the movies. Every time I strap him into it, I say, “Neural uplink complete, Gipsy Baby online.” I’ve even thought about getting some decals for the side of it, but my wife said that might be a bit too much.