A-Z challenge 2022 - L is for Looking

Welcome to the conversations in my head with my friend Alice, previously seen in my 2019 A-Z posts and loosely based on Alice in Wonderland.  At least that's the plan.

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Alice, have you seen my Fitbit charger?

Well I suppose if I knew what a Fitbit charger actually looked like I’d know if I’d seen it but as I don’t know what it looks like I’m pretty sure that no I haven’t seen it.

It’s the lead I use to recharge my Fitbit it’s got….

And your Fitbit is what exactly?

It’s the thing I wear on my wrist it…

Oh you mean your watch?

Yes well it’s more than just a watch it…

Why does a watch need charging?  I thought you just wound them up every so often, like clocks.

No Alice it has a unit inside it that every so often has to be recharged, like now, it’s almost flat and I can’t find the lead.

And I suppose you’ve looked everywhere Wendy?

Yes but…

Well you can’t have looked everywhere because if you had you would have found it.  Are you sure it’s in the house?

Well 99% certain.

Oh so there is a margin for error?  And if you had made an error and it wasn’t actually in the house do you have any idea where it might be?

Well most likely in the apartment in Windermere but possibly in the hotel in Bakewell.

Hmm that narrows it down I suppose.

But I’m more or less certain it’s here.  I took it away with me but didn’t actually use it while we were away.

Are you sure about that?  I seem to remember you having to charge it while we were in Windermere.  Didn’t you plug it in next to the bed?

I thought you didn’t know what it looked like Alice?

Well I didn’t know what it was at the time but now you’ve explained I can remember it being by the bed.

Yes well in that case I must have brought it home because I checked all the rooms before we left Windermere to make sure nothing got left behind.  Even you although that might have been a blessing.

Charming! 

Yes well you’re not being very helpful Alice.

Have you checked where you usually keep it?

Yes, first place I looked.

What about the bag that you had packed it in for the holiday?

2^nd place I looked and it’s not there either.

It must be quite maddening that you’re doing all this pacing up and down looking for the charger and your Fitbit isn’t recording any of the steps Wendy.

Alice I thought you didn’t know what it was for……

Of course I know what the charger is for and what the Fitbit does but it’s an annoying thing that takes your attention away from me far too often!

I don’t like you in this mood Alice.

Well I don’t like it when you put those things in your ear, turn on your music and head off for a walk without a second thought for me.  And only yesterday we were talking about the need to be kind.  You’re not being kind right now.

Found it!  Although I’ve no idea how it got under my bed.

Great.  Now can we get on to a proper chat?

Sorry Alice I need to find my Fitbit now.  I obviously putting it down somewhere when I was looking for the charger.

Wonderful, I’ll send up a prayer to St. Antony.

Thanks Alice, that would be kind but today’s word is looking so I’ll keep doing that.